The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-16
ST. PAUL CAUGHT
STEALING GLORY
JUaaLEs FREIGHT FIGURES TO
INCREASE IT'S PRESTIGE.
Shippers, Aghast When Down River
I City's Freight Movement Totals
Show Greater Than Minneapolis In
vestigate to Find Hamline Trans
fer Consignments Are Included.

Advertising possibilities in the jug
Cling Of figures are fully appreciated in
St. Paul. The down-river5 city IS total
movement of freight figures as used in
advertising that city, include all ship
ments from Minneapolis that are
cleared at Hamline,. 1nasmuch as this
is a considerable amount, wonder: was
expressed by leading shippers and the
Commercial club today when it was dis
covered that st. Paul's totals furnish a
better showing than Minneapolis can
make. In fact Minneapolis shows the
sister city clcan pair of heels in the
annual roundup. q
No more doughty champion Of the
city and its records exists than Wallace
Il. Nye, secretary Of the public affairs
committee of the Commercial club, and
when the Fact was thrown up" to him
by some big jobbers in eastern cities
that, exclusive Of Minneapolis three
main commodities: flour, grain and
lumber, st. Paul made better show.
ing by the card, Mr.. Nye began an in
vestigation.
How Scheme Works. ,4.., j:
Mr.. Nye started with the theory that
tnere was mistake somewhere and
ne found 1T. The error is discovered in
the compilation of St. Paul's fipures
and with kindly spirit Mr.. Nye does
not charge that it is any more than err
ror. - -,
1t is we'll known among shippers and
business men that the Great Northern
road has freight clearing house at
Hamllne, whittier small shipments for
me SANE, stations are taken from both
c1tles and made up in to carlots. FREIGHT.
winch IS left at the Minneapolis ware
mouse for Crookston, for instance, is
Dnndled into an extra long freight car.
; YIN other consignments, it is made
into train and hauled to- the clearing
house at Hamline. In assembling the,
freight, all that goes to Crookston from
me" Two cities is placed together in
the same car, OF. cars, billed for Crooks
ton. This freight is therefore billed ia
Crookston from Hamline, or St. Paul,
and 1t goes into St. Paul 8 annual totals
OF freight moved.
inc same is true Of shipments by
other lines: Therefore, with the aid Of
minneapolis, st. Paul is able to make
splendid freight shipment showing.
ana 1t may be surmised that the figures
are used to the best advertising adj.
vantages.
''Just Like St. Paul.
Attic it was well known by the Com.
merclal club publicity officials that St.
Paul is accustomed to include in its
locat building figures the construction
at the state university agricultural
plant and the, state fair grounds, both
IN Rose township, as well as the build
ing at Fort Smelling, in Hennepin com
ty, and that it includes in its revenue
TOTALS the figures of the head office in
st. Paul, which includes the receipts
or the whole state, the latest reveIa-
ton is astounding 70 them. 'D y - @oH' -
!, Steps, have been taken to counterfeit
the effect Of the advertising which St.
H 5T! IS making, indirectly adverse to
NJ minneapolis, and totals in the future
Will show the real state of affairs.
Even emitting it's freight movements
OF flour, grain and wheat, the Mime
apolis total merchandise movement is
greater. than that Of St.. Paul. This in
formation is of great use to prospective
iocators in the northwest, who have
been led to disbelieve the commercial
west, = - -N01 W. =.