The Saint Paul globe., 1899-05-05
NEWS. OF RAILROADS
ARGUMENTS BEFORE THE STATE
COMMISSION ABOUT THE N. p. III
DULUTH RATES
COUNSEL BUNN ARGUES FOR IT
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st. Cloud business Men Jodn with
the Duluth Road. in "a Protest
Against Allowing the Northern
Pacific to Charge2IMore for the
intermediate Than; for Through
Business.


The application of the Northern Pa
cific to quote a through rate from st.
Paul to Duluth without a rehange, In the
intermediate rates came ON for hearing
yesterday before the state railroad COM
mission. -
G. W.. Bum. general counsel Of the
Northern Pacific, argued in favor of
granting the application. In his opin-
ton the company was authorized under
the Interstate commerce act to disregard
the long and short haul clause when
the conditions we're not the same as OBJ
tanned with other companies Most Of
the business between st. Paul and Du-
luth was interstate shipments on
through tariffs to and from the East.
The difficulty as to the rest might be
obviated by securing terminal facilities
In Wisconsin, or by billing through from
the East. The subject was one which
would require the action of the inter-
state commerce commission. If the
Northern Pacific should be required to
reduce intermediate rates.
The Minnesota act, Mr.. Bum went en-
to say, was identical with the interstate
and the interstate commerce act had fre-
quently allowed roads to meet the compe-
tition of water lines or other railroads
by making a less charge for a long
haul @between strong competitive pcints
when, conditions by different routes were
radically different.
'The Northern Pacific he said, could
not afford to give up its local business
to compete for the st. Paul-Duluth traf-
f1c, because 9of ninety miles longer haul.
No shipper within OF without the STATE
could be injured by having choice be-
TWEEN four lines instead Of three. and the
intermediate towns will not be affected
in any manner and will remain exactly
in their present conditions, and it is rot
possible that there will be a raise OF
rates between ST. Paul and Duluth al
long as the Northern Pacific is COM
Emerson Hadley. general counsel Of
the ST. Paul & Duluth, sobjec ed strenu-
ously to the granting of the application.
saying that if a competitor was allowed
to live on its intermediate business and
still cornpetes with them on through
business there was no reason why they
should not be given thet same privilege
and be served notice that If the appli-
cation was granted and the Northern Pa
cif1c was permitted to make lower
rate for a, long haul the ST. Paul & Du-
luth would at once make a similar appli-
cation. - ~ au4 .s.... j
Mr.. Irwin, representing the business
men of st. Cloud, argued that. the
through tariffs on other lines being
quoted as low as q. rate to informed ate
points as to st. Paul the same privilege
should be granted other towns on the
Northern Pacific THE business men
Of ST. Cloud" he said, a4tare, opposed to
the shipment sof goods through their
city at a less rate than they have to
| pay
The matter was taken under advise
ment by the commissions and it's decision
will be announced later!
Among those present. at the he a. irg
were H. c. Irwin, H A. Mcdonald. c. D.
Grinos. c.. ]. Metzroth and G. F. Ladner,
Of st. Cloud; j. H. Rhodes, A. Tanner
and F. c.. Cowley, of Little Falls: Vice
President Hannaford, of the Northern
Pacific, and General Freight Agent
Broughton, of the St. Paul & Duluth.