The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-21
JOINT DECISION
OF n. W. ROADS
Reduction Agreed Upon from All
Points to Minneapolis and
Duluth Markets.
TARIFFS FILED TODAY
TAKE EFFECT SEPT. ]
Conference Last Friday Agreed
on Changes-Lines Farther
South Meet Tomorrow.

South Meet Tomorrow.
General reduction in grain rates to
the twin cities and Duluth will take
effect Sept. /, over all lines covering
western and northern Minnesota, North
Dakota and eastern South Dakota. The
cut ranges from half a cent a hundred
on nearby points to 2 cents, with in
tain sections.
The reduction is the result Of con-
ference held last Friday morning in
ST. Paul by the interested lines. 1t
was attended by J. NJ. Hannaford, traf-
fc manager Of the Northern Pacific;
benjamin, Campbell, fourth vice presit.
traffic manager Of the Great Northern;
W. L. Martin, freight traffic manager
Of the 500; F. B. Clarke, vice president
Of the Omaha; F. A. johnson of Vino
ma, general agent for the Northwest
ern, and Assistant General Freight
Agent Simmons Of the Rock Island.
terms of the reduction, and turned
their decision over to the rate clerks,
who spent Friday afternoon and Satur-
day morning in conference, checking
up and finally arriving at the new
tariffs to apply on the Great Northern,
500 and Northern Pacific: The tariffs
for Minnesota were filed today with
the state railroad commission, and will
80 into effect Sept. /. A conference
will be held tomorrow between officials
of the Milwaukee, North W estern,
Rock Island, Minneapolis & St. Louis,
and the Great Northern to agree on
the reductions that will apply from
South Dakota, They probably will
apply also to points in Nebraska and
iowa. 49, -'-'' '''' - '.'.-
Great Northern Told It First.
The changes made are the result of
concerted action on the part of the
roads, but, the Great Northern scored
'scoop' Saturday afternoon by
making it's own announcement prema-
turely. Nothing was said in that
statement about the other roads ex-
cept an Incidental mention that the
Northern Pacific would follow suit, and
ID the impression was given ont that the
Great Northern had cut loose indie
pendently in an effort to reduce rates
for the farmers. Under the 1circum-
stances this claim is resented by off
Gals of the other roads who Joined in
the conference. They do not claim to
be philanthhrop:ists, or to have agreed
on the reduction for the purpose of
taking. money from the railroads and
putting it in the farmers pockets
They say that the reduction was an
inevitable thing.
The original cause is traced back to
the Canadian railroad and political war
which led to a reduction Of grain rates
This. resulted in the Canadian Pacific
making rates from points along the
northern boundary of North Dakota to
the. shipping point at Fort William
which were about two cents lower than
the rates from corresponding points on
the Great Northern and 500 in North
Dakota to the twin cities and Duluth
1t was only question of time wher
the American roads must readjust theil
rates to correspond with their northern
rivals The necessity for a reduction
has been recognized, and has been dis
cussed back and forth among the Of
1lclals for SIX months or more 1t final
" came to head in the conference OF
Friday.
Covered Whole Northwest.
A reimbursement of the rate in NORTH
Dakota carried with it reductions al
the way down thru the spring Whea
territory. In order to preserve tn,
eequilibri UNI, the market shippers il
Minnesota and South Dakota had to b.
gwen similar concessions, so the con
ference Friday agreed to make the Gu
general, grading it only according t.
NioIdHCt IIOI1 the market. The confer
ence tomorrow will doubtless reach tn
same conclusion about the territory far
Their south.
The new 500 line tariff was presente,
10 the railroad and warehouse commits
sion this afternoon, for the commission
approval as to the Minnesota chances
W.. l.. Martin, freight traffic manage
OF the 500, said today:
The reduction in grain rates whic
n 4-~
with the general program agreed on b
tne representatives Of the different raj
roads at our meeting in St. PauI r.;
DAY. We agreed on the character of til
reoGctlon Friday morning, the rat
clerks worked out the changes that al
t h ana Saturday morning, and W
nave Just secured the new tariffs fro1
the printers to file this afternoon.
Details of 500 Changes, 49,
The 500 reduction begins at Amman
gale, and from there to Fairmount.
D., on the main line, and to Dent q
the Winnipeg line, the cut is half
cent a hundred '-A
=. Asone cent reduction applies to stf
lions from Altoona to Detroit, MINI
on the Winnipeg line From Westbur
TO OallaWay 1t IS u cents. and fro1
Ogema north to the boundary two cent
The new basis also applies to. the ne,
line being built west from Thief Rive
Fails to Kenmare, N. D.
In North Dakota, one cent redu
tion is made from Oswald west to Alici
on the Bismarck line, and to Matad(
' on the main line. One and a half cen
are taken from the rate between RAJ
som and Perry, on the Bismarck lin
and from Moselle to Sandoun, on IL
main line. From Forman to Bismarc
the reduction is two cents; from Arnol
Baldwin and Wilton three cents, fro
Washburn five cents, and from Unde
wood six cents. ~. = ;.
On the main line there is reductic
of two cents from Venlo to Cuba, Il
cents from Lanona, Valley City an
Courtenay, and two cents from Kens
to Minot. From Burlington to Dom:
brook it is three cents, from Galva 81
cents, from Kenmare two cents, an
from Bowbells to Portal two cent
This places the rate at Portal even wit
the rate across the Canadian line
Fort William.
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