The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1897-04-29

g WHAT the nature of the difficulty iC be
b tween the Chicago & Northwestern an,
3 the +, P. NJ. and the Ann Arbor line
g which causes the former to refuse t,
switch cars for the latter two consainip,
local freight, no one here seems to know
1t Is proving source of great annoyano,
to shippers who are on the sidetracks o
the Northwestern. 1t is learned that tn.
refusal extends to freight received herr
from the east as we'll as TO freight going
out on the two lines. Not even will the
cars COM aiming freight be brought to g
wagon track. The trouble, no donbt, is
due to some disagreement as To switch
ing rates. The Pilot was Informed, or
thought it was that no arrangement for
switching local freight to and from the
car ferries had ever been made between
| the c. & n. W, and the two lines operat-
! ing the car ferries. But this does not
| seems not to have been SO. as on the
opening Of the slip cars we're switched
for local concerns.
1t is unwise to jump at conclusions or
to be basty IN denoupcinE. Ii the T.. d
N. W. is holding eff so as 10 secure rea-
sonable switching charges from the other
two lines, the people will bs wllllnng to
put up with the inconvenience temporari
ly. IT on the other hand the purpose of
the Northwestern is to prevent freight
intended for ManItowoc to come by way
OF the F. & P. M. or Ann Arbor lines, it
is discriminating against the interests
of this city in such way that 1t will Ill
t1mately work to It's own disadvantage
The city granted the Northwestern GER
tain privileges by virtues OF its being a
common carrier. 1t expected to profit IN
return by the use the Northwestern was
to make of what the city had surrendered
to it. The slip, under the present refus-
al to switch, is of no benefit to Manlto
voc businessmen, though it is to the in
terests of all other places along the line
as their freight will be put on board o.
taken off the car ferries. The situation
is such as to encourage the suspicion that
it is the "haul" the Northwestern wants,
aud wants to discourage the shipment OF
all rail freight to this place by means of
car ferries, so as to secure that haul. This
may be unjust to the Northwestern but
this is the Interpretation which will be |
mr., to r no tod
ID.
Businessmen here are already Indig |
nant and are making threats which bode !
no good to the Northwestern go far as its |
future interests here are concerned. 1t |
is to be hoped, however, that the Difficult |
ty is one of rates between the roads which |
can and will be easily and quickly adjus- |
ted. NorthN estern people could easily |
foresee that al eastern line would work |
to its temporary disadvantage, but that |
the institution of such line was beyond |
its lower to prevent They are too
shrewd to fight the inevitable when harm |
to themselves can be the only result of |
such course. Manltowoc is no longer |
at the mercy of one road and every line |
which may suffer slight diminution in !
former Business should accept the situa- |
ton and seek to secure some of the new |
business which is coming.
Since writing the above, and with !
out time sufficient to change its tenor
or to make good its killing, the follow
ingfacts are given They bear out the
sense of the suggestion offered that |
haste in condemning and without !
proof is not wise.
Mr.. DEAN the travelling freight agent |
of the F. & p. NJ. was in the city on |
Tuesday and informed The Pilot that on |
that afternoon the differences between |
the f, & p. nj. and the Northwestern |
were wholly adjusted, and in such way |
as will be perfectly satisfactory to Mani |
towoc businessmen. The F. & P. nj. |
warehouse will be closed u p both for re-
ceiving and delivering freight. All freight |
to and from the east will be billed and |
received by both the Wisconsin Central |
and Northwestern agents. This will dis |
penss with the services of the F. & P |
M. force here other than Mr.. Wbittemore
who will look after the boats and other |
local affairs of the +. u p. M.
ONLY the ferry boat will run through |
the summer and the prospects for good |
business are bright. Mr.. Dean reports. |
Freight is coming from points the least |
expected and where no attempt was
mDde to secure it. Shippers from vari-
GUS points send ont an experimental car
load so as to compare the time taken in |
transit With the time taken by way of |
Chicago. The Manitowoc route has |
proved to have such an advantage IN this |
respect that business is coming unsoIlcit- |
ed. A through train to Minneapolis is |
among the probabilities of the near fu-
ture. There is also possibility of other
roads shipping via Manltowoc. The ques-
ton is whether a summer route will pay. |
and judging from indications, it will.
The dog has found its way to the Unit |
ed States Snnremp Court IT. was q dead