Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-10-06
H. s, ';' ss 's;s;jAD WORLD.
Way Evidently Declared Be-
tween st. Paul: Chicago Lines
for Buffalo Business.
Great Scheme of the Wisconsin
Central to Secure COnven-
ton Delegates.

ST. PAUL, Special Telegram, Oct. L.
very pretty scheme has been cooked
up in connection with the round-trip rates
from this point to Buffalo on the occasion
o: the real estate congress to be held in the
latter city. AS result four-ti,ths of the
local passenger agents interested in that
travel are torn asunder with desperate sus-
piclons while the remaining onet fifth, Cal
Stone. calmly rubs his hands and inwardly
chuckles. The situation is this: A couple
OF weeks ago q special rate OF one-!are- and
u third from here to Chicago was author
lied by the Western Passenger association
Tor the benefit of delegates from the Twin
Cities and Duluth desiring to attend the
congress. Since that time the roads rum
ming east from Chicago have been playing
the merry dickens with rates, until the
Lake Shore has come out flat-iooted with
round-trip ticket for IS from Chicago TO
Buffalo. On this basis. and adhering to the
association decision, the return rate from
st. Paul should be $685. of which SIS. IS
would go into the coiler> OF the Chicago
lines. AS at the outset it was scarcely prob
able there would be 100 persons in this re-
gion sufficiently interested in the congress
to make the trip, there appeared to be no
earthly inducement for any further manp-
ulation of rates. But Yesterday it was very
clear that at least one road did rot concur
in this con clusion and reports were circu-
lated that the delegates rom ST. Paul had
been contracted for at SIS per capita for the
round trip, this being equal to
$40 FOR THE ROUND TRIP
from here to Chicago. The quotation be-
ing direct violation of the asso iation
| Nd
it seemed impossible to locate the leak. In
short time it was demonstrated that nei-
ther the Omaha nor the Milwaukee were
the offending parties. The matter then
rested between the Burlington the Wiscon-
sin Central and the Great Western. 1t was
soon satisfactorily settled that while the
Burlington might put in cut rate by way
Of retaliation, it had not so far done so.
The leak was thus tracked down to the
Great Western and the Wisconsin Central.
Clarence Rob- and Cal Stone devoted
considerable share of the afternoon to SOL
emily and emphatically asserting that
neither Of them was the guilty party. Mr..
McCul Tough, Of the passenger department
OF the Omaha, was inclined to place the
responsibility with the Great Western, and
SO positive was he that Clarence Robb
seemed almost convinced against his own
better knowledge. Cal Stone declared en-
phatically. persuasive.y and colloau;ally
that the Wisconsin Central was putting in
no reduced rate, and when pressed to the
point threw out dark hints about the Bur-
lington.
The scheme finally responded fully
Pledged to the close pressure OF q little in
vestigation. It's distinguishing character
istic is the inecnius manner in which it has
enabled the Wisconsin Central to capture
the delegation without violating the tech
meal form Of the agreement. although the
spirit OF the latter has been knocked into
cooked hat. The association provided
rate OF $l5.35 or the round trip, but said
nothing about the form in which the value
should be rendered. The Wisconsin Cen
trail has had an advertising arrangement
with the company which Publishes the
Official Rcco.d and the Grand Opera pro-
grammes in this CITY. This arrangement
has been made the medium, so it is learned
0, giving the delegates from this city the
benefit OF SIS round trip rate from here to
Buffalo, or Of $40 to Chicago and back.
Judging from the feeling displayed at the
| railroad offices yesterday it is not At all inn
probable that request will be made Tor
relief and that all the roads will put in
similar rates. and that Il trip to Chicago
and back in the near future will be h COM
puratiYely inexpensive affair.