The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-04
RaiIroadaN News
EASTERN LINES !! ASK
FOR FULL. !. PAYMENT
Big Claim is Filed Against
the St. Paul..c6;hlcsao
Roads.

Claims aggregating more than $25, 900
have been filed by the joint passenger
committee of the Central Passenger as
ISOLATION against the st. Paul Chicago
lines The demand is for the Eastern
roads full proportion of revenue on
tickets sold to New York and other East
ern points by the Chicago-St. Paul lines.
Without the consent of the Eastern lines
the Chicago-St. Paul roads made rate
Of $25 to New York last June AT that
time the Central Passenger association
notified the offenders that they would be
required to settle with the Eastern lines
in full, and that the proportionate rate
would be figured on a full fare basis.
Notwithstanding the warning, the roads
continued to sell tickets from st. Paul to
New York for several days at the SIS
rate When it came time to check up
with the Eastern roads, the Western
lines only paid proportion based on the
$25 tariff.
Now the Central Passenger association
has appointed F. C. Donald to collect. the
difference and he has started proceedings
against the offending lines by filing a
claim for $4,000.
Mr.. -Donald's appointment as collector
was made at a recent meeting of the
IL
a resolution was passed demanding the
payment of the money due the Eastern
lines. The resolution LAS follows
Text of the Resolution.
"whereas, The Chicago eastbound lines
acting for the lines in the joint passenger
committee have been unable to secure
from the Chicago-St Paul and other
Northwestern lines, the adjustment Of
certain correction sheets covering unau-
thoriZed proportions reported to the joint
passenger lines. and sG4
/ ! Whereas, The joint passenger commit
tee lines are a unit in the belief that the
correction sheets referred to are properly
rendered and that adjustment should not
be further DELAYED. therefore be it
Resolved. That Mr.. Fl g, Donald, COM
missioner, Central Passenger association
be appointed commissioner of the joint
passenger committee for the determine
ton of the question at Issue between the
Chicago-St. Paul and other Northwest
and that full and Complete Statement Of
amounts due from the said lines subse-
quent to March Is, 1900; be furnished the
commissioner by each line in the joint
passenger committed and that Commits
sioner Donald be authorized and directed
to collect this debt in Such way as in his
Judgment he may determine in the direc-
ton Of prompt settlement = -s,s
+ The task assigned to Mr.. Donald is not
altogether desirable, for its Importance
(ctliS lOI Tic SASIGlS0 vi UNUSUAL TACT ana
firmness Of purpose. 1t is expected that
before his work is done the Chicago-St
Paul lines will have been taught lesson
that In future will make them less liable
to reduce through rates without first
knowing whether it will be agreeable to
the lines east Of Chicago.
Still Another Question.
: With respect to- the differential dispute.
it was learned definitely today that it ap-
plies only to the practice Of Pacific coast
lines being allowed to quote the same rate
over all Eastern lines, thus ignoring the
difference between the rates of the stand
ard and differential hnes-about $2 If the
former had not accepted such rates from
| the Pacific coast, there would have been
no occasion for complaint The differen-
tial lines insist that the question be set
tied, as they are weary OF enduring the
loss Of revenue to which they are sub
jected. si<GTf 1i'@9 ~ -
At the meeting of the joint committee,
the standard lines, Notwithstanding the
stiff manner in which they insisted on full
proportions being exacted from the Chi
cago-St. Paul roads, were indisposed to
act on the differentiaI controversy, where
upon the weak lines gave motive that thew
would probably demand a settlement by
arbitration. which they can do under the
rules of the joint committee. The gen.
eral proposition of aboiishing differentiaIs
Is not involved. ,.s,,r...ei;aTs