The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-06-15
Railroad News
WILL GRANT LAND
AGENTS NO FAVORS
immigration Associations Cir.
GUAR Queers Movement for
Cheap Rates

Because the American Immigration
association is said to have favored The
Chlcago Great Western by giving that
Inc cfedit Tor securing special low
rates Tor homeseekers, Northwest land
men may now receive no concessions,
from the Western Passenger associa
ton.
The news story published in yester-
days G 10 b e telling of the special
mention given to the Maple Leaf
route in circular issued by the Inn
migration association, caused much
comment from passenger officials cor
nected with other Chicago-St. Paul
INES There was a great demand yes
terday for copies of the association
circular and these We're mailed to the
headquarters of lines whose general
offices are in Chicago
1t was the intention Of the roads that
are members of the Western Passenger
association to grant several conces-
slons to the land men when the July
meeting of that organization is held.
There is now strong probability that
theSe concessions will=be refused. Pas
senger officials who were interviewed
yesterday said that if the association
is to be used to advertise any line, they
Will refuse to vote to grant any special
rates to the land men.
The plan of the Western lines which
IS now likely to be voted down. is to
create bureau to handle the Ian
agents business. This bureau would
be similar to the clergy bureau Of the
western Passenger association All
land companies, land agents and sub
agents would be entitled to member
ship. They would be furnished a Gre
w
10 half fare at all times on any Of
the lines in the territory Of the West
ern Passenger association.
The bureau would also sell home
seekers special round trip tickets ev-
cry Tuesday at rate of one fare plus
90 the land seekers to be introduced
70 the railroad agent by a member of
the bureau, who would vouch that the
applicants were bona f1de homeseekers.
A bond would be required from the
land men to protect the railroads from
ScalperS.
The above concessions were to be
granted TO the land men at the next
meeting of the Western Passenger as
ISOLATION, but unless some action is
taken by the American Immigration
| association to offset the harm done by
It's circular, there is little likelihood of
the favors being given.
The passenger agent of one of the
lilies yesterday Sald: w e don't blame
the Great Western. 1t is good adver-
Using for that line But we do censure
the American immigration association,
and l will do all in my power to de-
feat the resolution granting the land
men special rates when the matter
comes up for consideration before the
Western Passenger association.
Together with other passenger
| agents I have worked hard to procure
concessions for the land men from the
| association, but am now finished. The
circular is rank discrimination
against all the st. Paul Chicago lines,
| except the Great Western, which road
is given credit for all the work thus
| far done"
Great Western officials were not in
| clined to discuss the matter One
passenger man said: Il guess the land
| men won't suffer. The circular placed
| the credit for the special rates where
| it belongs, and the other lines are
Sore That's all there is to it. We
/ made the special tourists rates and
| the other roads followed, and now
when the immigration association tells
the truth about the matter the other
| lines have become angry because we
| have been given our just credit