St. Paul daily globe., 1891-05-30
Record of a Weeks Shipments
Heavily in Favor of the
Former.
Proposal to Restore Tariffs
Looked on With Little
Satisfaction.
Western Managers Are Hos
tile Toward the Canadian
Pacific.
Call for Western Passenger
Meeting--Santa Fe Stock
holders Kick.

CHICAGO, May 29.-To-morrow being
a holiday, the statement of east-bound
shipments for the present week was
given out this evening. 1t shows that
the shipments of dead freight by the
railroads has fallen away to "a, $40 tons,
against 40,701 for last week and 81, $50
for the corresponding week last year.
AT the same time the lake lines secured
1874 tons of freight or 1904 tons more
than was carried by all the railroads
combined. 1t is expected that next
week will show still greater
increase on lake tonnage. as it
has been agreed to restore lake and
rail rates June 10 to the basis OF 20 cents
hrst-ciasS, Chicago to New York, and
shippers will of course rush forward all
their accumulated freight before the
higher rates go into effect. In the mean
time railroad officials are not gloating
over the action of the Trunk line and
vessel managers in deciding to restore
lake and rail rates, because they do not
believe the higher basis will be long
maintained after it has been restored.
There is a sufficient amount of inde-
pendent business to keep these rates in
state OF decentralization, and there
are members of the Trunk Line
association that have not the
moral courage to enforce out
side competition. The Lackawanna,
it is argued. cannot be depended upon
TO maintain rates. A trunk line official
said, recently: I'VE cannot deal with
the Lackawanna as we might with some
other lines. Sam Sloan has way of
doing pretty much as he pieases. He is
held i'll the trunk line association by
such slender thread that if we under
take to demonstrate with him for allow
ing his subordinates to employ irregu-
lar methods of securing business he is
likely To cut loose from the association
altogether, and give us more trouble
than he would if let alone" 1t is true.
however, that both the Lackawanna and
Lehigh Valley are in the agree
ment to restore eaSt-bOund rates
June 10, and If by that time
there should be business enough for all
the lines there is room for hope that the
agreed basis will be maintained. But
the weSt-bound rate situation is also
becoming complicated. Western man
ayers are swearing vigorously at the
Canadian Pacific, which they hold re-
sponsibie for the ali-raii tariff now in
effect from New York to st. Paul. based
on Sl.07 firSt-claSS. The West Shore
people deny that they have authorized
any such tariff. and leave to be inferred
that the Canadian Pacific is solely to
blame for any reductions below the
Sl.20 basis that may have been made to
the Northwest. At the recent
meeting in New York the West
Shore agreed to abide by any
decision that might be reached on this
subject by the trunk line presidents,
and there is reason 10 believe that it
has kept its promise. The Canadian
Pacific representative refused TO make
such pledge, and the reason is now
apparent. Representatives Of the Chi
cago-SJ Paul lines. which are shut out
of through business from New York to
Northwestern points by reason of this
unauthorized reduction, have been IN
vited to attend meeting of the execu-
tive committee of the trunk line asSo
citation in New York next Monday.