The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-06

Morning.
A meeting will be held in ST. Paul this
morning at II o'clock, at which the mat
ter of transporting the Thirteenth reg1-
ment from San Francisco to st. Paul
will be satisfactory settled. At the meet
ing Monday it was decided to give the
business to the first road that offered
S3O-rate The Northern Pacific was that
line and in all likelihood will securs the
business.
There seems to have been slight mis-
understanding between Mayor Gray, Of
Minneapolis, and he st Paul men having
the matter in hand. This was satisTac-
torily explained, and peace restored last
night The railroad men conferred with
the committee yesterday on the suDle;t
OF making rates for the business, and 1t
was soon found the difficulty over the
rate of $28.75, which the committee that
opened bids for transportation theusht
too high, could be overcome. But at that
there was a hitch. Mayor Gray, or MIME
apolis. left the Monday meeting, at which
the $50 resolution was passed, before
vote had been taken, and did not cieurly
some slight friction, but President Ham
lin. of the Commercial club, explained the
position of the st. Paul people in con-
ference with the Minneapolis executive by
telephone last night, and common UNI
Outstanding was effected. AS a result
MI. Walter Gregory, representing Mayor
Gray, will come to St. Paul this morning,
and with the st. Paul committee close the
deal.
Mayor Gray was to have met Mayor
Kiefer by appointment yesterday art
ernoon, put the latter did not Keep MS
date. 1t was claimed at first that Mayor
Ktefer had broken faith, and that his nom
appearance was deliberate coup de force.
A fuller understanding of the situation
however dispelled any such idea.
The st. Paul committees representa-
tives spent the greater part of yesterday
working for satisfactory settlement OF
the difficulties which have arisen. and
last night it was given out that not only
were the Minneapolis people satisfied, but
that matters had taken a turn heretofore
Indicated
HOW THEY TALKED.
In speaking Of the situation a general
passenger agent of one of the roads
which submitted bids for the business
said:
The Northern Pacific and Great North
ern, the two roads into Portland, make
proportionate rate with connecting lines
from San Francisco to Portland. The
Omaha and Milwaukee make connection
in the same manner and are also held to
a proportional rate. The Southern Pacific
will probably carry the Minnesota volun-
teers to Portland if they return over the
Northern route, and 1t Is an axiom in
railroad circles that 1t Is q line which al
ways demands the highest possible rate
and Is not influenced by sentimental mo-
tiveS.
1.-THE Southern Pacific has it's proper
ton of the through rate. Our bids were
thrown out on the ground that they We're
too high AS a matter of fact they were
made very low, and the roads were will
ing to handle the business on a small
margin for the sake Of the movement to
bring the boys home We cannot easily
bid at $50 a man, as the proportion for the
7SO miles between Portland and San Fran
cisco is so high that 1t leaves us no
chance to cut the rate. Our figures, s2S. rs,
were the lowest we were able to make.
The Southern Pacific sees no reason why
their proportion should be cut for Mime
sofa business any more than for Iowa,
Nebraska, Wisconsin and Dakota bust
ness 1t will be difficult to make a $50
rate since all lines are affected by proper
tional rates and have to meet the same
conditions under which we named figure
for the transportation of the regiment"
WHAT ANOTHER SAID
The general passenger agent Of one Of
the Northern lines said
1--WE will do the best we can. When the
movement was started we gave out a
statement that our road would make as
low a rate as possible, In order to help
the people Of the state IN their generous
efforts. Our hands are tied by the pro-
portions which we have to pay to othor
lines for handling the business over por-
ton of the route. Ii we could make a
$50 rate without losing money, we would
be glad to do SO. but our margin Is so
small that it Is impossible. The distance
to the coast Is approximately 2.0GO miles,
and the cost of transporting the regiment
is heavier than would be naturally sup
posed. Our first-ciass rate to the coast
ia almost three times the rate which we
offered the Thirteenth"
START FOR THE COAST.
The governor and party, including part
OF his staff. tho mayors Of the cities hav-