The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-31
RATE SCHEDULES FILED.
Proposed Changes Suggested Be
tween Interhtation Points.

Proposed Changes Suggested Be
tween Lnterstati0n Points.
Details OF the schedules filed Thursday
with the railroad commission. looking
to the adjustment of the rate differences
from the Southwestern part of the state,
were given out yesterday The schedules
filed pay especial attention to flax and
wheat and the changes in tariffs affect
the former product principally Sched-
ules involving points in the Dakotas ana
Iowa were also filed, but they do not
enter into the case before the commits
sion except in an Indirect manner.
Such reductions as have been made on
FAX tariffs vary from l to 212 cents per
loO pounds, an important conc ssicn to
Shippers from many of the points in
VOWED. Wheat reductions which are
FEWER In number, vary from 1 cent 10 ~
cents. A feature of the schedules Of
fered In adjustment Of the troub es
which is taken as indica ting 4 desire to
hedge on the part Of the railroads is
that where wheat IS concerned, the i'm
portant grain shipment from Minnesota
ana the Northwest, comparatively few
reductions have been made On the
other hand, the reductions in flax tar
HIS from various points has been in
many instances liberal. Flax. however.
Is staple Of which comparatively it'll !
Is grown and the amount shipped by
Minnesota farmers as compared with
wheat IS almost unlmportant
The schedules filed consist Of rage
after page of typewriter matter, record
Ing proposed changes between inter
station points principally, amounting to
from less than y cent to 215 cents TIE
schedules as a whole do not solve the
question. In a few instances the re-
duction of 80 Is per cent asked by the
railroad commission has been granted
and IN isolated instances very considera-
bic changes have been made Taken as
a whole the schedules do not bring the
rates sufficiently low to meet the re-
quirements of the commission, and many
OF The important demands made have
been politely ignored.
The railroad commissioners are unWill-
Ing TO criticise the schedules PUBLICLY.
though there is little doubt but that
what is practically an ullimatum from
the railways has fallen far short of wha
was hoped for The reductions made
nave not been sufficiently sweeping and
the changes in many Instances have been
20 arranged as not to seriously affect the
important sources Of railway revenue Il
seems 10 be the general conclusion that
the commissioners viii submit their
own schedules showing the reductions
winch they consider just and proper. and
in the event that the railway companies
are not willing to acQuiesce will use
the power conferred upon them b. law
and issue orders making arbitrary
changes, thus carrying the matter into
the courts at once
Without exception, the commission era
are decided in the view that the reduc-
lions asked are not so great but that
me courts Will sustain their position. In
fact one of the members of the com
mission said yesterday:
IF we were to ask reductions one
third greater than those which we have
demanded, the courts would stand bv
us Our demands are just, and if the
case goes Into court our demands can
be proven to be more than reasonable"
No decision IS expected from the com
mission for several days. The he'd
ules are being carefully considered point
by point and their review will take
considerable time. When the members
OF the commission have thoroughly
studied them a decision as to their
acceptance or rejection will be made