The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-23
GIVES NOTICE THAT THE RATE
CUTTING TO CHICAGO MUST
STOP
OR 1T WILL MAKE A N. Y. RATE
THAT WILL MAKE THE CHICAGO
ST. PAUL LINES SICK AT
HEART.
DECENTRALIZATION is COMPLETE
of Italians and Everybody Is
Excited.

The end of the rope has nearly been
reached when passenger business be-
comes so demoralized that railroad
will carry lat passengers to Chi
cago on special train for SO per head.
The situation yesterday was the
same as it was on Wednesday, only
more So The bitterness between
the roads is growing worse ard worse
and things have come to such a pass
that General Passenger Agent j. C.
Pond found it necessary to come up
from Chicago and look after the Wis
consin Central end of the fight. He
says that his road did not commence
the trouble. and that the Wisconsin
Central has at no time been disturb
ing factor Nevertheless the Wiscon-
sin Central has carried a half hum
dred Italians at prices said to be very
low.
Yesterday nearly $50 Italians arrived
in the city from the Northwest over
the Great Northern, bound to Chicago.
They were around the union depot all
day long. The rumor went the rounds
that the gang was being taken to Chi,
cago to start a colony for illegal vot-
ing purposes, but as the registration
incorrect. The local passenger agents
OF the Chicago-St. Paul lines were
lowering around the foreigners like
flies around a sugar barrel The gang,
of course, had one head man who did
all the talking. He was considerable
of bargain driver himself and he
kept the agents in a ferment until late
IN the afternoon, when he announced
that he would go with the gang via
the Great Western if they would grant
a certain rate. Just what this rate
was IS unknown, but a representative
of rival line says he will file an affi-
davit that he saw the boss Of the gang
collect So each from the lat and pay
the sum over to the agent The boss
is said to have made 25 cents a head
off the gang, which is cutting rates in
another line. for the bosses who drove
bargains earlier in the week made as
high as 81 to $3.50 off each passenger.
representative Of one of the lead
ing lines yesterday told reporter for
the o b his side Of the fight, and his
opinion was cOrrObOrate ted by several
others. The original cause of the trou-
BILE was laid to the Milwaukee line AS
the story goes, all the lines had ad-
vices from their Northwestern immi-
grafton agents that the crowd was COM
ing down from the north, and Monday
morning there were a number Of pas
Omaha seemed to have an inside track
and it is said that the boss of the gang
agreed to take his men down that line
for the agreed party rate of $8.05. Dur
Jig the morning the agent of a rival
company got hold of the boss and in,
formed him that, if he would consent
to change his mind he could very
likely get better rates and make some
thing himself The scheme worked and
the Milwaukee is said to have made a
rate of 1918 per man, or rather S5.75,
as 81 per head went to the boss of the
gang. Several persons saw the bust
ness manager Of the party collect &c. rs
from each of the laborers, and the local
or Western Passenger association can
secure all the affidavits they want
Then the other lines took up the fight
1t is said that all the roads had a tacit
understanding that the regular party
rate was to be maintained and the
traffic divided. and this would have
ensued but for the Milwaukee's cut.
The fight cannot go much farther
unless the railroads want to carry the
1aborers for nothing. Several instances
Of a misuse of the reduced rate tickets
have already come to light. 1t is said
that a smooth travelling man bought a
ticket of one of the Italians. giving him
81 more than the laborer paid for it, and
that the drummer went to Chicago on
He saved S. by the deal and all the
laborer had to do was to buy another
ticket and make a clear profit Affida-
Wits on this subject will also be forth
coming
And now on the top of all this comes
the rumor that the 500 has filed a no.
tice that. unless the rates are instantly
restored and held at the agreed sum,
that line will Immediately place
In effect a rate to New York that will
make the other lines sick at heart The
reason for such move on the part of
the 500 can easily be seen. The regu,
lar rate from st. Paul to Chicago is
about $11, and from Chicago to New
York it is SIG, making a $27 rate from
the Twin Cities. The rate of the 500 is
the same via Montreal But when the
Chicago-St. Paul lines are charging
but SO to Chicago. it makes the rate
to New York but $40. and the 500 will
not tolerate this a minute The 500
will make a rate still lower than this.
1T is said If matters do not mend at
once. AS yet no formal notice of a
cut has been announced by the 500.
The result of this independent action
of the 500 is waited with considerable
interest, for General Passenger Agent
Galloway generally means business in
a case of this kind.
There are said to be about 600 more
1aborers in the Northwest who will
pass through ST. Paul on their way TO
Chipa 90 within tha pov+ u,ooI- Te