The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-25
IS TT DISCRIMINATION.
Senator Dunn and the Milwaukee
System at Outs.

System at Outs.
The first thing at the morning session
was the receipt of a response to the
resolution introduced recently by Sem
ator Dunn. The railroad and ware
house commission, to which the reSo-
luton was directed, submitted a state
ment from General Agent Chandler,
of the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul,
showing the tariffs, time schedules,
etc, in vogue on the Southern Min
nesota division of it's line. In it the
road assumed something of a proud
and naughty spirit which did not at all
please the new senator from Fairmont.
who said the statements confirmed the
claims made in his resolution and that
as for the hint of the company in its
letter that the senator who introduced
the resolution might arrange a time
schedule that would remedy the de-
feet. The road had tried in vain, it
said, and Mr.. Dunn promptly raised
the profiered gauntlet and went it
one better. Not only would he arrange
the card, but he intended to introduce
resolution directing the railroad and
warehouse commission to enforce such
remedy. That failing, he would ask
the senate to pass a bill to compel the
road so to do. The matter went over
until today. Senator Dunn says that
the Milwaukee road has, for the past
AiAOCOAi cars, pSdSlSIeillly Q1SCf1D1lndCSu
against the Twin Cities in operating its
trains to an extent that has made that
section of the state entirely tributary
To chicago, contributing no more to
the trade Of st. Paul or Minneapolis
than to Iowa or Southern Wisconsin.
He says that, in coming from Fair
mont, Jackson, or other points west of
Austin on the Milwaukee road, passen-
gers on the day trains have to stop
over at Austin three hours and that
those on the evening trains, which are
better patronized, have to wait at
Austin twelve hours before they can
catch train for the Twin Cities. Going
to Chicago, all the trains make d.
rect connections. Austin is 1874 miles
from Chicago and 1874 miles from ST.
Paul and and Minneapolis, and yet q
box of freight can be shipped into Fair
mont from Chicago several hours
quicker than it can be shipped from
either st. Paul or Minneapolis Senator
Dunn says that if, as Judge Chandler
OF the Milwaukee road, claims, no bet
ter connections can be arranged at
Austin, it is time that the two Min-
nesota commercial centers have a turn
at the long end of the bargain 1t
is time that the order OF things was
reversed and that the direct connect
ions be made from ST. Paul and MIN
neapolis, and Chicago be allowed TO
wait awhile.
Judge Chandler in his communica-
ton, says that some of the trains make
close connections at Austin, and some
DO not. Neither can they, unless the
schedules can be so arranged that all
trains will meet at that particular
point.
Judge Chandler continues:
The Southern Minnesota line, of which
complaint is made, extends from Woonsocket
>. ~, TO chicago, distance OF ZOO miles
and within that distance are twenty-five juno
tons and crossings, at all Of which we would
be glad to make close connections The Iowa
and Minnesota division extends over 600 miles
with still more functions, and the company
after taking into consideration the needs of
the patrons and all the conditions. has made
the best schedule possible
The connections at Austin have long been
source or trouble to the company and if the
author Of the resolution or any one else can
make a better schedule for connections at
Austin the company will adopt it with
thanks.
Two cases against the company are now
pending before the interstate commerce COM
mission. The suits arose in this same terri
TORY and are based on the claim made by
Milwaukee and La Crosse parties that the
company IS discriminating in favor of in
stead of against ST. Paul and MINNEAPOLIS
II the commission decides against the COM
pany, either the rates to the East will have
TO be lowered or the rates to the cities from
Southern Minnesota will have to be raised.
Passenger rates, Judge Chandler
says, are uniformly 3 cents per mile
except where the shortest distance be-
tween two points cOnpelS lower rate
The following is a schedule of freight
rates between points on the Southern
Minnesota road and ST. Paul, as com
pared with those to Chicago. These
are interesting to shippers as the ques-
ton Of freight rates will come up later.