The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-07-16

WASHINGTON, July 15.-As a result
OF the recent conference between rail-
way officials and members of the inter-
state commerce commission the latter
body today ordered an investigation to
be held at the federal court room at
Chicago at 10 a. M. Aug l, into the
alleged disturbance of passenger rates
by the Canadian Pacific Railway COM
pany. The order of the commission
follows:
Whereas, 1t has come to the attention of
the commission that there exists at the pres
ent time contest in passenger rates be-
tween the Canadian Pacific Railway company,
canada. upon the one hand, and certain Amer
lean lines and their connections, including
the Grand Trunk Railway company, of Cam
ada, upon the other; ana that
Whereas. 1t is charged by the American
lines that the Canadian Pacific Railway COM
pany has been and still is in open violation
Ieasonable rates between various points in
the United States, not measure OF lie giti-
mate competition, but as a means Of retaiiat-
ing for the purpose of exacting certain IN
reasonable demands upon its part and that
such Illegal conduct ON the part of the Can
ad1an Pacific railway will result, if persisted
States and incalculable damage to the inter-
estS or the American lines, all of which
is either denied or justified BY said Canadian
Pacific Railway company. and
whereas. 1t seems advisable that the COM
Mission A.. should be fully informed of the
as induced or affected by the competition Of
the Canadian Pacific railway as above set
1oTth. with view of determining If any
fen@i can. or ought to be provided Or to
dered that an investigation into the matters
be made and this cause be set down for
hearing e, at the federal court room in Chi
caso' I'LL, at 10 O'clock in the forenoon Of
Aug: L, 1885, at which time and place all
parties interested in the matters under in
vestigation will be heard and at wbicn time
and place the following named Companies
are directed to appear by their general pas
senser agents or those persons having in
t t,afg5 the passenger traffic Of the respec-
u re halfway company, the Burlington L
Missouri River Railway In Nebraska, the
burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Rail
company, the Chicago G Northwestern Rail
way company, the Chicago. Burlington &
R Rorfhern Railway company; tie chicago
Cnlcago Great Western Railway company;
the Chicago. Milwaukee & st. Paul Railway
company; tie Chicago. Rock Island & Pac fc
minneapolis & Omaha Railway company; the
Colorado Midland Railway company; the
Denver & Rio Grande Railway company; the
way company; the Sioux City & Pacific Rail-
way company: the Hannibal & St. Joseph
railway company; the st. Louis, Kansas
City G. Northwestern Railway COM
pany the Kansas City, st. Joseph &
Council Bluffs Railway company the H.
nos Central Railway company, the Iowa Cen
trail Railway company, the jacksonville G. s.
Louis Railway company. the Missouri Pa
cite r. Iay company, the Minneapolis & St
Louis hallway company, the Michigan Cen
trail Railway company, the Oregon Railway &c
Navigation company. the Oregon Short Lins
Railway company, the Rio Grande. Yves: ern
Railway company the Rock Island & Peoria
Railway company, the St, Joseph & Grant
Island Railway company, the st. Louis Iron
Mountain 6. Southern Railway company, the
st. Louis 6 San Francisco COMPANY, the
Southern Pacific company .(At!anie system1
the Southern Pacific company CPacihc system9
the Southern California Railway company
the Santa Fe Pacific Railway company. tie
Texas & Pacific Railway company, the Unioa
Pacific Railway company, the Wabash Raj
way company. the Wisconsin Central ines
the Great Northern Railway company, the
Northern Pacific Railway company, the Dos-
ton & Albany Railway company, the Fitch
burg company, the Toronto Hamilton G. But
falo Railway company the Chicago & Grand
Trunk Railway company, the Grand Tuck
Railway Company of Canada and the Canadi-
an Pacific Railway company.
COLORADO AND UTAH RATES.