The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-21
NOT THE STARTER OF RACE
HORSES BUT OFF FREIGHT AS
SOCIATIONS.
CONFERS WITH LOCAL GUNS
CANCELLATION OF THE 500
PACIFIC.
RATES TO KooTENA1 COUNTRY
Are Being Considered by Another
Meeting Which Is Also Held in
ST. Paul.

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Western Passenger association, breezy
suave, dapper and laxative, dropped
into the city yesterday morning and
during the greater portion of the day
was clOseted with the passenger and
freight officials of the Northern Pacific,
the Great Northern and the 500. Com
missioner Caldwell, it is believed, had
number of very important matters to
consider during the day He did not
finish his work and will remain over
today
One of the matters which is agitating
the commissioner is the proposition OF
the Canadian Pacific to run excursions
TO Eastern points Although these ex-
cursions are supposed to begin about
the first of the coming month, no de-
tails have yet been arranged The Ca
madam Pacific is holding off, and this
is said to be the cause Of the trouble.
1t is understood from the commits
sioner's remarks that the Western Pas
senger associat ton has given the Chi
cago-St. Paul lines full permission to
cooperate with the Northern Pacific
and the Great Northern, in competition
with the Canadian Pacific, and that
matters would have been fully settled
long before this had the Joint Traffic
association come to conclusion on the
traffic east of Chicago. The Joint
Traffic association has agreed to come
to an understanding provided the COM
missioner will secure from the North
ern Pacific and the Great Northern
certified copies Of their propositions
and agreements. Upon the filing of
these the Joint Traffic association
promises to settle the matter instantly
The commissioner did not secure the
certified copies yesterday, but he ex-
poets to do so as soon as the Canadian
Pacific makes it's position known. In
case the Joint Traffic association lines
refused to cooperate with the Chicago
st. Paul lines, that settles the scheme
so far as he Northern Pacific and Great
Northern are concerned That would
leave the Canadian Pacific in full pos
session of the field. 1t is expected that
if everything goes smoothly that a
basis Of one fare for the round trip will
be made.
General Traffic Manager Kerr, Of the
Canadian Pacific, is in the city and
Commissioner Caldwell will have
matter before returning to Chicago.
Another matter which is taking some
Of the commissioner time is the 20
sition taken by the 500 upon East
bound passenger traffic. It is generally
admitted that the 500 is getting about
three-fourths of the travel between
Northwestern points and New York
and, Of course, the Chicago-St Paul
lines are making a great howl over it,
and freely make accusations Of rate
cutting against the 500. The commits
sioner admitted that the 500 was get
ting by far the greater portion of the
business. General Passenger Agent
Galloway, of the 500, and Commissioner
Caldwell held a conference yesterday
and when asked about it, the commits
sioner said, II think the 500 is behav-
ing better than it has been doing in the
past" He was asked if he thought the
500 was cutting the New York rate and
the commissioner declined to answer.
Commissioner Caldwell brings up the
rumor from Chicago that the Canadian
Pacific and the 500 may become mem
bers Of the Western Freight aSsocia-
ton. This would be q wonder of won
ders, considering the attitude of the
two roads toward the association for
some time past The 500 and the Ca
madam Pacific have maintained an in
dependent attitude for years, making
and breaking rates as they saw fit
always laying the blame, however
upon association lines. There are those
who believe that an independent road
in association territory is a good thing
as it prevents the association from
raising its rates above the high water
mark
Commissioners Galloway did not deny
rumOr that one Of the reasons for
his visit was in the interests Of a new
agreement between the Western Pas
senger association lines and the 500
relative to Eastbound passenger bust
ness. The nature of the proposed
agreement is not known, but the COM
missioner was sanguine that it would
be arrived at and made effective.