The Mankato free press., 1902-05-30
LIKE RATES.
So Minnesota Railroad Com
mission Says to Railroads.
If CHICAGO Live Stock Rate is Reduced
Like Reductions Must be Made
in This State.

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Platt, is the argument addressed to
the st. Paul Chicago lines by the Min
nesota state railway commission in
the matter of redued rates on live
stock says the St. Paul Pioneer Press.
Chicago must have them, and points
to her Will statute. The commission
would be pleased to see Chicago graft
fied-only her gladness must not bring |
sadness to South st. Paul. The Chica-
90 stockmen insist that they are losing
business that rightfully belongs to
them because of the unreasonable atti-
tude of the railway lines connecting
the windy city with the west and the
northwest. These lines have made
such low rates on live stock, say the
dealers, that it is cheaper to ship cat
tie to Kansas City or South st Paul
and slaughter them there than it is to
ship them to Chicago, allowance being
made for the relative distances. The
Chicago stock yards and Chicago pack
ing houses are losing for the benefit
of stock yards and packing houses In
South st. Paul and Kansas City. The
railroads concerned have been per-
suaded, it is said to lower live stock
rates so as to make Chicago a more
alluring destination for the believing
COW.
Hence the Minnesota commission
addressed last Saturday q letter to the
Western Traffic association, insisting
that, however live stock rate. be
changed, no discrimination shall be
made against South st. Paul. The
commission does not oppose the lower
ing of rates. On the contrary, the
commissioners are aware that their
agricultural supporters conceive the
ideal freight rate to be minus 10 cents
per 100 pounds. But if live stock
rates from the northwest to Chicago
are to be lowered, corresponding re-
duction must be made in the live stock
rates from the northwest to South
st. Paul. The commission has, of
course, no jurisdiction as to Chicago
rates, but it can effectively protest
against discriminating rates to Min
nesots points.
Some months ago the commission
was obliged to take similar action to
prevent the establishment of live stock
rates to Chicago that would be pre-
judicial to the great stock market of
Minnesota.
A double ack electric railway
from the borders of Canada to the
Gulf of Mexico will be realization
within the next few years. if the
plans of a syndicate of Mississippi
valley men, with Judge John Porter
of Eldora, Iowa, at the head, are car
ried out.
The railway, according to present
plans, will start near the Lake of the
Woods and will follow the Mississippi
valley to the gulf.
Judge Porter was in Waterloo Thurs
day to interest President Chase of the
Waterloo & Cedar Falls Electric rail-
way in the deal. He states that the
project is pactically sure go.
A meeting of the pomoters, repre-
senting every state between Minnesota
and the gulf, will be held in Des
Moines June to perfect an organi-
Zation.
The state railroad commission yes
terday sent second request to the
various roads in Minnesota asking
that they supply certain data required
in the passenger rate investigation
started some time ago but which went
over to June at the wish of the rail
roads.
The latter said they wanted time
in which to prepare a statement of
their side of the case, and presumably
show the commission, that they are
now operating under cheap passen-
ger rates as is possible and not sustain
a deficit.
The commission, on the other hand,
wishes to be posted on the situation
and be prepared to combat possible
claims by the railroad companies when
the hearing is resumed next month.
The first request of the commission
for certain information was ignored.
Whether the roads will observe the
second sent yesterday remains to be
seen.
General Passenger Agent W. r.
Galloway of the 500 road looks for
ward to the largest excursion business
the northwest has ever seen this year.
His road, he says, has done much to
advertise the summer resorts of the
northwest in all sections of the coun-
try this season and other roads have
not neglected this feature of their
advertising. Hundreds of people will
come to the twin cities in addition to
those attracted by the various conven- |
tions.
There promises to be a tremendous
slaughter of the 6nny tribe this sea-
son. Mr.. Galloway says that up to
date this spring he has received more
inquiries for fishing literature from
all parts of the country than he did
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