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

CHICAGO, Jan. 29.-One road in the
Western Passenger association will
grant the thirty-day extension on G. 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 G.. 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 thirtyday 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
low a rate as has been given by the
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
meeting of the National Educational
society at Buffalo are unauthorized
and must be revoked. The Joint Traf-
fic associati ton claims Jurisdiction over
all business going through Buffalo,
and it is declared that in making the
cheap rates for the meeting of the ed
vocational society the Central Traffic
association went beyond its powers.
INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 29-Comman-
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
cOuncll OF administration 10 meet at
Indianapolis on Feb. 7, 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, 1896. 81 1876, 500; 1894, 81, 315-
7s0.46: increase, s1s0,61S54.
Operating expenses 1895. S919, 653.S7; 1894
1916. 574.37; decrease, S25. 920.50
Net earnings, 1895. s576 745.13; 1894 s37O,-
206.09; increase, s206 539.04.
Ratio operating expenses to gross earnings
1895. 146 per cent; 1894, 71.S6 pc cent; de-
crease 1910 per cent.
Six Months Ending Dec. 81
Gross earnings. 1895, s1l.9S9. 2S2.67; 1894
$40 335 $685. increase. 81 ,653 $3.50.
Operating expenses, 1895. s6,136, 090.47 1894
Sc, 1872, 923 81; decrease. SIC, S33.34.
Net earnings 1885 S.. S5S. 1920; 1894. 81, 1872
69317; increase. 81. $40 1903.
Ratio operating expenses to gross earnings,
1895. 511S per cent; 1894, 1888 per cent; de-
crease S.S5 per cent.