St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-01-30
ONE ROAD HOLDS OUT
CIiICAGo-GREAT WESTERN RE-
FUSES TO ABIDE BY DECISION
OF THE w. T.. A.
WILL BREAK THE COMBINE,
AND PROSPECTS ARE BRIGHT THAT
THE ENCAMPMENT WILL
COME HERE.
WILL BREAK THE COMBINE,
BuFFALo IS NOW IN TROUBLE.
Rates Granted National Educational
Association Must Be With
drawn.

CHICAGO, Jan. 29.-One road in the
Western Passenger association will
grant the thirty-day extension on c. A
r. tickets. This is the Great Western,
which has appealed to the chairman of
the association against the action Of
the meeting Of yesterday in refusing to
grant the demands of the c. A. R.
Under the association agreement
Chairman Caldwell is bound to decide
within five days whether or not the
road is entitled to relief. If he decides
against the Great Western, it will then
give notice that it intends to grant
the full thirty-day limit asked by the
G. A. r. There was some talk among
the other roads today of ignoring the
action Of the Great Western, and al
lowing that road to become swamped
in its effort to carry all the business,
but the chances are that by the time
next September rolls around the rate
will be generally met, if the encamp-
ment is held at st. Paul.
The Joint Traffic association dealt
out cold comfort to the Grand Army
today, for it took action in relation
to cheap excursions that practically
announces that it will not grant as
Western roads, and will not extend
the time limit as low as the Western
lines have already done. 1t has issued
orders that no rate be made lower than
one fare for the round trip, and that
the longest limit be three days from
the expiration of the meeting for
which the reductions are made. A
declaration has also been issued to the
effect that the arrangements for the
IN
society at Buffalo are unauthorized,
and must be revoked The Joint Traf-
fic association claims jurisdiction over
all business going through Buffalo,
and it is declared that in making the
cheap rates for the meeting of the ed
ucational society the Central Traffic
association went beyond its powers.
INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 29.-Comnan-
der in Chief Walker, of the G. A. r.,
who returned from Chicago today,
where he attended the meeting of the
Western Passenger association, said
that he thought the roads will eventu-
ally grant the concessions demanded by
the G. A. r. He was informed that
the Great Western railway would al
low the extension. The commander will
call the executive committee of the
council of administration to meet at
indianapolis on Feb. Z, and if the rail-
roads have not made the concessions
by that time the encampment will be
taken away from ST. Paul
Month of December
Gross earnings 1885. 81 496, 3399: 1894, 81, ,315-
7s0.46: increase, S1se61S.54.
Operating expenses. 1885. $919, ,653 ST: 1894
s945. .57437; decrease, S25.92O.5o.
Net earnings, 1895. S576, ,74513; 1894, $780,
206.09; increase, s206, ,539. .04.
Ratio operating expenses to gross earnings
1895, 61.46 per cent; 1894 7.S6 pc cent de-
crease. 10.40 per cent.
Six Months Ending Dec. 81
Gross earnings, 1895. 81. .sSe. 2s2. 81; 1894,
$40 335 6169S; increase, 81. .653. .66569.
Operating expenses, 1895. $685. 090.47; 1894,
Sc 152 923. 81 decrease SIC. 1884.
Net earnings 1895. S. s53. 1872. 20; 1894, 81, ,1S2
69317: increase 81. $40. 499.03
Ratio operating expenses to gross earnings,
1895, 51.1S per cent; 1894. 1888 per cent; de-
crease S.S5 per cent.