The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-04
ST. PAUL JOBBERS DAMAGED
IRON AND STEEL TRUSTS SAID TO
BE DISCRIMINATING AGAINST
THEM
Chamber of Commerce Takes the
Matter Up and VIII EndeavOr to
Protect Local Interests Against
EncrOachments of Combinations.

Matter Up and VIII EndeaVOr to
Protect Local Interests Against
EncrOachments of Combinations.
w. R. Dorr charged at the chamber of
commerce meeting yesterday that the
iron and steel trusts were discriminating
against st. Paul jobbers. DIR. Dorr
stated that the iron and steel trusts
had adopted a policy of charging the all
rail rate to st. Paul from their manufac-
turing districts, reserving to themselves
the right to ship their products by the
lake and rail route.
Heretofore the st. Paul jobbers had al
ways been on a par with Chicago, but
this refusal of the iron and steel COM
panies to allow the st. Paul jobbers the
benefit of the lake and rail rate resulted
in discrimination of nearly 10 cents per
100 in favor of Chicago
The chamber adopted strong protest
against this action of the trusts, which
will be forwarded to the companies, and
an attempt made to secure immediate re-
lief.
In conformity with a resolution intro
duced by E. w. Peet the chamber took
up the question of increasing the relief
fund for New Richmond by means of a
general call to all the chambers of COM
merce in the country
Thomas Cochran reported, in regard to
the telephone service in ST. Paul, that
the managers of the Northwestern Tele-
phone company had promised that most
of the evils complained of would be
remedied when their new switch board
was in place. The committee recon-
mended that an accounting department
should be established at the ST. Paul
| telephone Office, that all bills would
not have to be made out and corrected
| in Minneapolis, as at present
! B. L. Freely, manager of the St. Paul
| office, assured the chamber that when
the improvements now going on were
| completed, there would be no better tele-
| phone service in any city than in St.
| Paul.
There was a short tilt between City
| Engineer Rundlett and few members
| of the chamber over a resolution intro
| duced by J. H. Weed, calling upon the
| city council and engineer to see that Dale
| street was kept in good condition as an
| approach to Como park.
Complaint was made that there was
| not cross walk between Marshall ave-
nue. and the park along Dale that could
| be driven over faster than a walk
Mr.. Rundlett explained that the city
| had not yet had time to repair all the
streets dICef the recent rains, although
| he had doubled the street force. The re-
pair work had cost $4,000 more this year
| than last, and he thought there was not
much more money available for the pur-
| pose of improvement.
The resolution was passed.
F. B. Doran introduced the following
resolution, which was adopted:
| Whereas, large number of students
| from st. Paul are in attendance at the
! state university, who make at least a
! daily trip thereto during the university
! term, and upon whom daily expense
! of 20 cents or more is a very burden
some item; therefore, be it
Resolved, That the chamber of COM
| merce take such steps as may seem best
! to secure a single rate of fare for all
university students from this city to the
nearest point on the interurban lines to
! the university"
The executive committee was empow-
! cred to try and secure the concession
and at the same time request a similar
rate from Minneapolis to the ST. Paul
! colleges in the midway district
President R. A. Kirk announced the
! new standing committees for the COM
! ing year.
The chairmen of the committees are
as follows: Mercantile and manufac-
| turing, A. H Lindeke; banking and cur
rency, w H. Lightner; legislation, John
B. Sanhorn; transportation, John D. Lud-
den; arbitration, J. w. Bishop; state af-
fairs, F. B. Doran; municipal affairs, E.
w. Peet; reception, w P. Clough; educa-
ton, Charles P. Moves; membership, A.
H. Lindeke; auditing, w. P. Jewett
The chamber adjourned until the first
| Monday in September.