The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-30
NEWS OF RAILROADS
IRON ORE RATE CASE WILL PRoa-
ABLY BE DISMISSED
TO-DAY
NO ONE TO PUSH 1T ALONG
Attorney Nelson, Representing the
Central YermiHiOn Mine Com
pany, Says His Client VIII Not
Object, and He VIII Sc Notify the
Commission - States Interest
May Not Warrant Expense.

The iron ore rate case against the
Duluth & Iron Range Railway com
pany will probably be dismissed today
by the railway commissioners. It
would have been dismissed yesterday
had not the commissioners felt uncer-
tain regarding the attitude of Lawyer
George NJ Nelson, representing the
Central Vermillion Mine company,
which was interested in the case Mr..
Nelson told the commissioners that he
was not positive whether his clients
would consent to q dismissal, but last
evening he told a reporter for The
G. l b e that the Central VerniIIion
Mine company would interpose no OBJ
lection to a dismissal Of the case
It was supposed that Attorney Cen
eral Chllds would insist upon a con-
Clnuance of the rate case because the
state was interested, and it was neces-
sary TO establish the principle OF the
matter, but yesterday he said he did
not think the states interest in the
case Of sufficient Importance to justify
the expense that would be entailed.
He Will go out of office anyway the
first of the year, and the bulk of the
work would fall to his successor, and
he would have no opportunity to carry
II through Gen. ChildS, Commission
ers Mills and Becker, and Lawyer KEEL
day afternoon regarding the matter
and il was practically agreed that IN
less Mr.. Nelson insisted upon a con-
unuanCe the case would be formally
dropped today
Even il the case Is dismissed said
Commissioner Mills to a reporter for
The G o E. 1T may be reOpensd at
any time. Any person may enter a
complaint against the Duluth & Iron
Range and the railway commissioners
viii be obliged TO hear it. The COM
mission will follow the advice of the
attorney general. at present. He is the
person to say whether the case should
be prosecuted. If he thinks the ex-
PenSe too great we snail. of course, re-
spect mis- opinion and dismiss IT.
The attitude Of Gen. Childs in the
case is peculiar. He stands as g. COM
plainant for the state and also as coun-
sci to the board of commissioners that
hears the case.
The excuse given by the original
plaintiffs for dropping the case is that
the expense was too great for them
to bear. And again they have sold
out their interest in the mines which
they controlled and the purchasers
Messrs. Carnegie and Oliver, have not
manifested any interest IN the matter.
At the same time there are several
mysterious features connected with the
case. 1t is known that the Carnegie
Oliver people have money to fight any
road that does not come to their terms
as to rates, and that If they felt so
disposed they could build line Of their
own from their mines TO Two Harbors
which would carry the products of the
mines and shorten the distance TO the
lakes. The Duluth & Iron Range rail-
way and the mines which the road con-
trolls could not stand the competition,
and il is believed In some quarters that
the fear Of such a line has brought the
Duluth & Iron Rrange to terms. and
that as soon as the Dreliminaries to
peace are settled the Duluth & Iron
Range will issue a revised ore tariff
which will be satisfactory TO the indie.
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