St. Paul daily globe., 1895-11-28
REGARDING THE INJUNCTION
SUIT OF THE GREAT
WESTERN
AGAINST UNION DEPOT CO.
1T REFUSES TO PAY FOR
FREIGHT CARS ON MIXED -
TRAINS
AND WITHHOLDs MOTOR TRAINS
To Avoid Paying Depot Charges
The Suit Is Brought to Set
tie the Question.

The application for an injunction
restraining the st. Paul Union Depot
company from interfering with the
use of the union depot tracks by the
Chicago Great Western road for its
local train, filed with the district
court Tuesday, has brought to light
a little history, which, while not very
important, explains at least one rea-
son for the special meeting the depot
company held Saturday in General
Manager Winters office, and which
it was stated at the time was purely
routine in it's nature. In a nut-Shel
the difference between the railroad
and depot company has been hanging
fire for more than a year, and it was
decided that the time had come Tor
it's settlement in the courts one way
or another. For some time the chi
cago Great Western has been rum
ming a local mixed train, which has
enjoyed full passenger facilities, such
as the sale of tickets, the handling
of baggage and the care of passen-
gers, as we'll as the use of the pas
senger tracks under the union depot
shed.
1t is alleged that in spite of this the
road officials have stoutly refused
to pay for the freight cars on the
basis of passenger cars, as all the
other roads have done and are do
ing in the case of race-horse cars,
carloads of silk transported on pas
senger trains, etc. Bills were pre-
sented, and payment as often refused
until spring, when the matter was
left to an arbitration consisting OF
the solicitors of the Union Depot
company, w. II. Norris, who is also
local counsel for the Milwaukee
road. and Counsel Daniel w. Lawler,
of the Chicago Great Western. Upon
the statement Of iIr. Norris that no
agreement could be reached, the spe-
cial meeting was called, the train
having been allowed to run all the
time.
AS this road was the only one run
ming a mixed train into the depot,
the meeting, at which all the roaqs
were represented, simply voted to re
fuse any mixed trains passenger ia
cilities. and also denied such trains
entrance to the passenger tracks ex-
cept in an emergency, where the
transfer tracks were blockadeq.
This move resulted in the applica-
ton for an injunction, and the couft
will settle the vexed question, the
train being, of course, unmolested
in the meantime.
Several other matters were taken
I'D at the meeting. The same road,
it was stated, is violating it's contract
with the depot company by not runs
ming it's motor line trains in and out
of the depot. By not doing so the
road saves car charges. At present
the motor line trains for Invar Grove
leave from the foot of Jackson street,
but the road has been notified that
on and after Dec. 1 the cars will be
charged for as running through the
depot, Just as the Burlington snort
line trains, which go down the oppo-
site side of the river are charged.
A member of the union depot COM
| pany stated to the G l o that II the
depot company was wrong about the
mixed train matter, the members
were entitled to know it, whereas II
thew were right, the road should pay
| it's lust indebtedness.