St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-08-10
BOTH OF THEM SHAKY
Two Western Associations
Which Are Likely to Have
to Go.
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The Burlington & Quincy Fails
to Get It's Amendments !
Through. !
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Eau Claire's Three-Cent Re-
duetion to Go Into Effect !
Aug. is. !
How the Milwaukee & st. Paul
Sacrifices a Valuable
Business.

CHICAGO, Aug. 9.-The Burlington
officials failed to carry their point at the
meeting of the Western Freight associa-
ton today. Their proposed amendments
to the agreement were defeated. The
roads that voted against them were the
Chicago d Alton, the Chicago Great
Western and the AtchisOn, Topeka "
Santa Fee. The first two are not, and
never have been, ME mbers of the West
ern Traffic association. and are appar-
emily satisfied with the present agree
ment OF the Western Freight assOcla-
ton. The Burlington. having decided
to withdraw from the former organlZa-
ton. was anxious to strengthen the latter
so that it would answer every purpose
as fully as the presidents agreement.
TO this end it is proposed that ten i'll
stead of five days notice be required in
advance of a regular meeting of any
contemplated change in rates, and that
an affirmative vote of two-thirds instead
of a majority of the interested lines
should be necessary to the adoption OF
proposition thus submitted. AT pres
ent. when the proposition to change
rate is voted down by the ASSOCIATION,
the road presenting The subject may
still make the change by giving ten
days notice of its intention. The Bur
lington proposes that thirty days no
tice shall be required. None of these
amendments were acceptable to the
Alton and the Chicago Great Western.
1t is believed, however, that
Their Reasons
for voting against them were entirely
different from those of the Atchison,
which is a member Of the Western Traf.
fic association. A freight official said
this evening that the Atehisou's motive
in opposing the amendments was clear
enough to him, and he explained it in
this way:
1.-The Burlington will cease to be a
member of the Western Traffic associa-
ten next October. 1t does not want to
shoulder the responsibility of any de-
mOrallzatiOn that may follow as a result
of its withdrawal, and to guard against
decentralization it seeks to strengthen
the agreement of the Western Freight
association. The Atchs0n. on the
other hand. feels that it has
hot been fairly dealt with, and
IS only awaiting an opportunity
to teach some of its competitors les
son. The withdrawal of the Burling-
ton from the presidents agreement will
give It an excuse for smashing rates
and settling scores, for it can then put
the responsibility OH the Burlington.
10 allow the amendments to be adopted
would be to deprive itself of this
chance. There is the whole thing ip
nutshell. In my opinion, both the
Western Traffic and Freight assoeia-
tons will 60 to pieces toward the end
OF the year, and the Western reads WILL
begin the new year with an entirely
new agreement"
Lumber Rates Down.. a.,.rs
One result of the meeting of the West
ern Freight association today was Sc
we're disappointment to some of the in
terested parties. Chairman Midgley's
proposition to ask for rehearing of the
Eau Claire lumber rate question was
not adopted. This means that the three
cent reduction from Eau Claire to the
Missouri river, as ordered by the inter
state commerce commission, will be put
into effect by the Chicago, Milwaukee
d st. Paul road Aug. Is, and that on
the same date other roads will make
corresponding reductions from all af-
fected points. 1t is understood that
the st. Paul will simply carry out
the instructions of the commission.
That Is, it will reduce the rate FROM
Eau Claire only, leaving tine present
rates in effect from WinOna and La
Crosse, Notwithstanding the determine
ton of the Chicago u Northwestern to
reduce from those points also. While
the st. Paul, by this course. shows a
disposition to abide by the decisions of
the interstate commerce commission. it
sacrifices valuable business at Wi
mona and La Crosse, as we'll as large
portion of its revenue from Eau Claire,
The shippers Of Eau Claire will be in
no wise benefited, but that is something
the st. Paul cannot be held responsible
for, since it has 10 power to prevent
other roads reducing for further points,
Reductions will extend over the entire
territory of the Western Freight asso-
citation.
Big Reduction Proposed.
One of the cases to be heard by the
commissioners of the Western Traffic
ASSOCIATION at their meeting Aug. 16 is
an application from the Southern Pacific
for authority to make rate of so cents
per 100 pounds on canned goods, wines,
bOraX and beans from San Francisco to
New York, Chicago, ST. Louis and New
Orleans. The reason given for such au-
thority is that the competition between
rival clipper lines has forced rates down
to a very low basis. One line, it is
claimed, is carrying these and other
commodities to New York at $3.50 per
ton. The Southern Pacific's applica-
ton was rejected by the Transconti-
mental association, and an appeal was
taken to the commissioners of the West
ern Traffic association.
Transportation for Japs.
The Japanese government has ar
ranged TO send 20 this country 1000
japanese of the middle class. who are
to be here during the worlds fair and
afterwards to make tour of the prin-
cipal cities of the United States. The
Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul road
has just closed contract for the taans-
portation of these people from St. Paul
to Chicago. Their journey from the
Pacific coast will be over the Canadian
Pacific. +