The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-24
Rate WAR SPREADS
HE 500 PEOPLE REDUCE THEIR
\ THROUGH RATE TO MAINTAIN
THEIR DIFFERENTIAL.
iHlCAGO-OMAHA LINES, TOO.
NORTHWESTERN GIVES NOTICE II
WILL APPLY WISCONSIN, CEN
TRIAL RATE
HICAGO-0MAHA LINES, TOO.
TO TIE NEBRASKA METROPOLIS
so Chance for the Decentralization
10 End Until Next Week, and
Perhaps Not Then.

THE rate war precipitated by the Wis
eonsin Central is still on. and the indi-
cations are that it will be waged for
some little time before the figures are
finally restored to tariff. If it is not
Soon adjusted, it is possible that people
will have a chance to make the trip
between the two cities for 81. The pas
Renger men dread to think Of this, but
the statement was made yesterday on
fhe rialto that one line had been ad-
Tised by it's attorneys that under de-
cision Of the United States supreme
court in the Alabama case, that II can
take such action without reducing
fares between intermediate stations.
/ Several of the local railroad attorneys,
however, differ with this opinion, ana
hold that such action cannot be taken
without direct violation Of the inter
state commerce act. The decision in
the Alabam case, they argue, apples
solely to water competition.
The 500 people got in line yesterday
and took action which amounts to
maintaining the 81 differential between
here and the East. This line announc-
ed cut of $3.50 by quoting t1rst-class
rate of S24 and a second-class rate OF
5000 to Montreal, Albany and New
work and corresponding slashes to
boston. Portland, Toronto and ButfaIo'
RI Is limited that the 500 people have
only whetted their little axe and mean
To warm things up considerably before
they are through with the present I'M
satisfactory situation.
CHICAGO. Nov. 23.-The Chicago ~
Northwestern road gave notice To-Day
Fhet If had found it necessary to apply
20 The Missouri river gateways the rate
made nv the Wisconsin Central pc
tween St. Paul and Minneapolis ana
chicago. The Northwestern says thaI
Styhas found it necessary to apply the
rate in the compilation OF through
rst-es It was understood from the nrst
that his course would be followed py
fhe Western roads, and it is the gen
eral Opfnior that unless the trouble De
tween the Chicago-St. Paul roads IS
settled in the near future, it will mean
That the local rates between chicago
and the Missouri river will be reduced,
sccordingly. This will not come about
unless the fight between the chicago
St. Paul roads should be long con-
tinued affair If it is so, there Will pc
nothing left for the Western roads but
TO base their through rates to the Mis-
sC111.i river on the rate between Chicago
and st. Paul.
It was thought that the executive
officers of the Western roads would get
together this week to consider the mat
ter. but it has been agreed that be
cause of the Thanksgiving holiday the
affair will be put over until next week.
1t is not thought that there will be any
further reductions pending the meeting
Of the executive officers.
A meeting will in the near future be
held by the traffic managers of the
Western roads to consider the old ques-
ton of taking out of the market the
unauthorized freight tariffs that have
been demoraIizing the freight rate stu
alton for so long Just how this is to
be accomplished with the recent reduc-
tiuns that have been made in the rates
to Colorado points, is hard to see, but
some of the roads are in favor of hold
ing the meeting and say that they will
urge that it be held. At the same time
some of these roads say that they are
ready to reduce still further the rate to
Colorado points. if such step should
become necessary in view of the COM
petition through the Gulf of Mexico
ports. While this situation continues
there is not much chance that the pro-
posed meeting will result in any per-
manent good.