The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-30

TWINS WILL PROFIT GREATL Y
AS the New scheme VIII Give Out
lying Merchants Low Fares TO
Their Doors.

Success has at last crowned the eff
forts of the st. Paul jobbers and mer-
chants to secure from the railroads the
adoption of some plan as has been put
in effect in both New York and Chi
cagO, namely, to provide fixed times
each fall when merchants from the sur
rounding territory may come to the
commercial centers at reduced railroad
rates. and do their buying.
New York jobbers set the example.
which was shortly followed by Chicago,
whose merchants made a strong fight,
and now come ST. Paul and Mime
apolis getting into line. At a meeting
of the passenger representatives Of all
the lines coming into the Twin Cities,
held yesterday afternoon in the Office
of General Passenger Agent Whitney,
of the Great Northern, it was agreed
that a rate of one and a third fare for
the round trip be put in effect for two
fall excursions in this territory, the
dates for the purchase of tickets being
fixed for Aug. Is and II and Sept 3
and 4. The August dates follow those
for the same month adopted by Chica-
go, but the September dates are earli-
er, and the local jobbers say that this
will more than offset any advantage
Chicago may have owing to the prior
ity of her August dates.
At this meeting 0Hessrs. Stone, of the
St Paul & Duluth; Teasdale. of the
Omaha, and Conley, Of the Milwaukee,
= were named a committee to draft a
definite plan to govern the business
which will be done under the reduction
agreement, and it is expected that
these gentlemen will report very short
ly.
Immediately with the adoption Of the
plan by the Chicago lines, after they
had turned down and afterward resur-
rected the plan of the Windy City job
bers, it became apparent to the jobbers
of the two cities, that unless similar
action was taken applying to this ter
ritory that Chicago would gain much
of the patronage due to come here. The
Northwestern Merchants association
was at once formed, including st. Paul
and Minneapolis wholesalers, and con-
siderable quiet but effective work done
towards the adoption of this proposed
plan. E. A. Young was made presi-
dent; George H. Partridge, of Mime
apolis, vice president; T. B. Janney, Of
Minneapolis, secretary, and Joseph Nc
Kibben, treasurer.
A committee, made UP Of Messrs.
Richards Gordon, E. A. Young, Joseph
N4cKibben and D. r. Noyes, has &C
complished much in the way of prelim-
mary work, and the action yesterday
by the. roads. was the beginning of the
end 50 far as the success Of the project
is concerned Some of the jobbers.
while deprecating the general scheme
of cehtralizing patronage with the aid
of the railroads, argue that the Twin
Cities were forced to adopt measures
in their own defense, and it is safe to
presume from the vigorous manner in
which the st. Paul men have taken the
thing. through to a finish, that they
will not suffer this city to lose any of
her legitimate trade on account of more
favorable railroad rates elsewhere.
This rate mentioned above holds good
for all the Western territory, and the
tickets are good returning for g. reason
ably long period.
The details of the plan have not yet
been arranged, but in d general way,
will resemble those in vogue in Chi
cago with any improvements which
may occur to the local railroaders and
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