The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-25
THE NORTHERN PACIFIC PULLS
OUT OF THE MINNEAPOLIS UNION
1EPOT
AND GOES TOITHE MILWAUKEE.
CLAIM MADE THAT THE REoRGAN-
ICED COMPANY ISN'T BOUND
BY THE OnD CONTRACTS.
COURTS TO DECIDE THE QUESTION.
Belief That a New Union Depot Is to
Be Errected In Minneapolis
Shortly.

An indication Of what President Win
ter's policy will be in the management
OF the affairs Of the new Northern PACT
nc company is seen in the change of
passenger terminals in Minneapolis
from the Union station to the passenger
station of the Milwaukee, mention
Of which was made in the advertising
columns of the G 20 e yesterday. 100.
General Manager Kendrick, Of the
Northern Pacific. of course fully ex-
poets law suit will be inagurated by
the Great Northern as owners of the
Minneapolis Union depot terminals, and
IN this expectation he will not be dis
appointed. However, the suit is not
likely to commence for another month.
as the Northern Pacific will have to
make violation of the contract be-
fore the Great Northern will have a.
cause of action, unless of course. the
latter road Institutes injunction pro-
ceedlngs to compel the Northern PACT
nc 70 i've up to the contract But this
Is not likely. The Great Northern will
very likely wait for a month, until the
Northern Pacific is in Arrears in rentals
and will then bring a direct test Of the
case in the courts. A
BY the new terminal ARRANGEMENTS
the Northern Pacific will save over $50 :
ooo year, according to the statement
OF one OF the roads oficers,a sum which
Inc ROAD VIII, 1T is said, increase large
~ ana place in pool to defray the cost
OF constructing another union depot
N the Mill City. AS to this, however.
General Manager Kendrick had moth
ing 70 say, merely re1narking that the
IN 10 4l@s.
1ne test OF the contract in the courts
is OF no little Importance to the North
ern Faclflc, If the decision should be
IN It's favor. The road has other CON
tracts Which are likely to follow the
same course, if the claim that the new
corporation is not responsible for tha
contracts OF the old, should be sustain
General Counsel Grover, of the Great
Northern, fully expected the now ca a.
the part of the Northern Pacific ond
says MS road is prepared to resist tha
cialIn OF the Northern Pacific regard
ing the matter. Mr.. Grover said r. ia
u 1 e, In 1882 the Northern Pacific
hallroad company entered into con-
tract with the Minneapolis Union Rail-
way company and the st. Paul. Min
nesota ana Manatoba Railroad COM
pany Tor the use and endowment of
the term of rs years, at an agreed rent
a. 10 pc paid during the full term Of
the contract, whether the tracks and
uepol faculties were used or not The
Northern Pacific Railway comnanv
Wnlcn mas succeeded the Northern
racine Railroad company. under mr.
chase OF foreclosure, claims that it lis
no poulfd by the provisions of the lease
OF the Old company, and has given
notlce TO that effect. The receivers Of
the ROAD recognize the leases and are
unuer obligation to pay the rentals nm
I'll oept.zI, at which time the new com,
pany assumes management Of the linz
Inc claim of the Great Northern will
De that the Northern Pacific Railway
company is bound by the lease, as
successor of the old COMPANY The
question is one Of law, arising from
the construction of the contract. and
action will be commenced by the Great
Northern for the purpose of securing q
judicial construction of the points at
issue" " a. 81
General Manager Kendrick. Of the
Northern Pacific, says it is very
simple case, and that the new com
pany is under no, obligations whatevnr
to the Great Northern The Northern
racine OF course will be somewhat
handicapped by the change. as the
terminals of the Milwaukee in Mime
apons, although central, are not con-
Venlent. However the Northern Pa
cine ofnclals say dit will not be neces-
sary TO alter the train schedules to any
great degree, if at ALL The Northern
Pacific will use it's iown short-line to
minneapolis, and on reaching the milT-
ing district will switch to the tracks
used by the st. Paul and Duluth and
the Minneapolis & st. Louis, upon
which the Northern Pacific trains win
be transferred to the Milwaukee depot
1t IS very likely that the Northern
racine will buildoa cutoff of it's own
In the milling district, which will en-,
able passenger trains to enter the Mil
Waukee terminals with little incon-
venience. The Northern Pacific short
line has only so per cent grade between
the Twin Cities, while the Great North
ern has 80 per cent, and the MiIwau-
kee ITO per cent grade, that is
raise of so, so and 10 feet in a mile.
This easy grade will allow the North
ern Pacific to haul its trains of Ia
cars to Minneapolis with but one en-
CINE, instead of with two as at present
The new depot scheme is not dis
cussed by the railroads, although it's
very likely such a project is on. If the
new union station should be built. the
Northern Pacific, ST. Paul & Duluth,
Minneapolis and st. Louis, and the Mil
waukee roads would cooperate in it's
construction. The latter two roads own
tract of land jointly south of the
milling district which might be used