The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-08
TO BRACE UP RATES.
Representatives OF Chicago-st. Paul
Lines Agree to Restore Rates.

Representatives OF Chicago-St. Paul
Lines Agree to Restore Rates.
The days Of cheap rates to Chicago
are numbered. Representatives of all
the st. Paul-Chicago lines met in the
Ryan hotel yesterday and after an all
day session agreed upon plans to re-
store the standard rates which were
recently abandoned. The change will
go into effect within a few days.
The st. Paul-Chicago situation had
become intolerable. When the rate
was reduced from $115O to SO it was
thought that rate would be maintained,
but no sooner was 1t in effect than
several weak lines were found to be
cutting. Scalpers were openly hawking
tickets in the street for $3.50, and thew
are doing 1t today. Yet, in spite Of the
low rates, travel was not stimulated as
it was expected to be. General de-
moralization was the result and the
situation became worse every day.
The meeting yesterday was called by
Chairman Caldwell, Of the Western
Passenger association, who presided.
Those present were Vice President
Cedar Rapids & Northern railway; j.
r. Hastings, Of the Chicago, BurIing-
ton & Northern; General Passenger
Agent P. S. Eustis, Of the Chicago,
Burlington & Quincy; General Man
ager s. c. Sticlxney, Of the Chicago
Great WESTERN Vice President A. j.
Earring and General Passenger Agent
G. H. Heafford, Of the Chicago, Mil
waukee & st. Paul; General Traffic
Manager H. R. Mccullough, of the
Chicago & Northwestern; General Pas
senger Agent John Sebastian. Of the
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific; Gen
eral Traffic Manager ]. T. Clark, Of
the Omaha; General Manager L. r.
Day, Of the Minneapolis & st. Louis,
and General Manager H. F. Whitcomb,
and General Passenger Agent J. c.
Pond, Of the Wisconsin Central
The meeting began ct 10 o'clock in
the morning and continued until $50
p. M, when adjournment was taken for
dinner. Immediately after dining the
members of the conference held anG
other session and adjourned shortly
before . p. m, In time to take the
evening train to Chicago.
1t Is significant that the three limos
not members Of the Western Passen-
ger association were represented at the
meeting. Neither the Chicago Great
Western, the Wisconsin Central nor the
Minneapolis & st. Louis belong to the
association. and it has been claimed
that they are the lines that have
caused the most trouble in maintaining
u.
would agree to retire from Chicago
business and the two other lines would
join the association and maintain rates.
1t is alleged there would be no fur
Their difficulty. The Albert Lea is so
much longer route to Chicago than any
other that it is claimed 1t has no bust
ness to compete for Chicago traffic, as
1t can only induce passengers to travel
on its line to Chicago by inducements
Of low rates
None Of the conferees would explain
what action had been taken, but 1t was
admitted that a general understand
ing was reached, and that in a short
time the results of the meeting would
be manifest.
The action Of the Canadian Pacific
In aCquiescing in the recommendations
Of the interstate commerce commits
sion and announcing that on Sept 25
1t would restore transcontinental rates
had beneficial effect upon the meet
ing yesterday, as 1t cleared the rail-
road atmosphere considerably.