The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-07
SAYS 1T is ABSURD WILL FINISH TODAY |
GENERAL COUNSEL WILSON, OF THE
OMAHA, SO REGARDS MTANEAP-
OILS BOYCOTT THREAT yafai
w. A. SCOTT SIMPLY SMILES
General Manager Says, Call 1t "BOy-
colt" if You PIease-NO Fear
of Shippers Com
pIiance

The Minneapolis Commercial club has
distributed letters among shippers in
which it inVeighs against the fruitless at
tempts on the part of Minneapolis TO
induce the Omaha road to transfer its
terminal facilities from St. Paul to the
Mill City, and make other concessions
asked by the citizens of Minneapolis The
letter is regarded in the light of boy.
colt. 1t reads as follows: 80
Minneapolis, Aug. g. ls1I-To members:
We have decided to make inquiry of air
shippers in the city, and, ascertain who
propose TO discontinue doing business
both freight and passenger, with the
Nortn-W eStern system (the "Omnha'
railway company until that company
discontinues its boycott against this city
we, therefore, urge every member to in
tefest himself in this matter actIvely
and DO all possible toward securing rea-
sonable and fair treatment from the
Omaha company, and a compliance with
our requests. Yours very truly,
Ernest f.. Smith, Chairman
F. q. Lindsey, Vice Chairman.
Railway, Mail and Telegraph Committee
Two of the executive officers Of the
Omaha road We're interviewed by the
G o b e last night upon the proposition,
General Manager w A. Scott and Gems,
eral Counsel Thomas Wilson Neither of
the gentlemen appeared to be seriously
frightened over the threat, and are rath-
er disposed to treat it more in the nature
of joke
Mr.. Scott, when approached declined
to discuss the matter at all, saying II
called for no discussion from him.
Does not the letter suggest a boy
colt for your road?" was asked the gem
eral manager
We'll, if it suits anyone to consider It
that way why it's all right, l guess ne
laughingly replied. But" he proceeded,
81 don't care to talk on the subject at
all"
WILSON SAYS IT'S ABSURD.
THE Minneapolis shippers are too sem
sible and just to do anything of the
sort" was Judge Wilson's first state
ment, when seen at the Aberdeen hotel
Il have not paid much attention to the
controversy, but l do know that certain
demands were made by the Commercial
club and shippers of Minneapolis with
which the railroad company declined to
comply, and for very good reasons, too,
as any reasonable man might see" he
continued.
Regarding the removal of the general
shops to Minneapolis, it is manifestly
unfair to ask the company to do anything
of that kind. Then the demand that the
Omahas Sioux City division trains be
run into Minneapolis first is also absurd
1t would be simply running the trains out
OF their way in order to satisfy the
Whims of one city.
Il am sure the majority of the ship
pers in Minneapolis and the majority Of
the members of the Minneapolis Conner
cial club-alI men of excellent jud gment
will see the utter folly Of boycott ]
will see the utter folly of a boycott. /
bility Of anything of the sort occurring.
If such a thing should come about,
though, l am unable now to say just
what steps the company would take if
indeed any would be taken at all
An effort was made to obtain con-
ference with Vice President J. T. Clark.
but he was absent from home and could
not be found.