The Minneapolis journal., 1906-06-08
BURLINGTON HITS
At MINNEAPOLIS
ROAD IGNORES PROMISE TO
TREAT TWINS ALIKE.
Circulars Sent to 1900 Northwestern
Railway Ticket Agents Says that
New Day Limited Leaves St. Paul
Not a Hint Given that Train Starts
from Here. -a.

Circulars issued yesterday by the pas
senger department of the Burlington
road at Chicago indicate that the COM
pany has again forgotten the existence
of Minneapolis and that bitter ex-
perience Of two weeks ago converting
it's Grand Army folders is not remem-
bered. .- t.s
The circulars in this case were mailed
from Chicago to coupon ticket railroad
agents, of whom there are 1000 in the
northwest, announcing that the new
night train to Chicago leaves the st.
Paul union station at l0:30 pm; that
the daylight train, with new equipment,
leaves the st. Paul union station at
$3.50 am; that the electric-lighted linn
tied also leaves the St. Paul union sta
tion at $3.50 pm. The fact that these
trains all start from Minneapolis has
no significance to the railroad COM
Promise Is Forgotten.
Secretary Nye Of the Commercial
clubs public affairs committee was
much annoyed to receive copy Of the
Burlington's s instruction card to coupon
agents. In the light Of the statement
made a week ago to Mr.. Nye by the
general passenger agent of the Burl-
ington, that he would Immediately issue
orders to the advertising department to
place the twin cities on a parity he
cannot understand the omission of Min
neapolis from these circulars after the
The particular feature objected to in
the circulars is that they practically
constitute orders to agents at points in
the northwest to sell tickets over the
Burlington thru the st. Paul gateway.
While Minneapolis is striving to get on
the parity basis as gateway point
that has been promised by the railroads,
the business men are much annoyed to
find that at least one road is ignoring
their wishes.
Circular Is am Order.
The text of the Burlington 3 card ex-
plains why agents Of connecting lines
consistently refuse to sell tickets to
Minneapolis, even when they are de-
manded. Altho passengers who expect
to arrive on the early morning trains
from the northwest may want to spend
the time before the Burlington leaves
for the east in Minneapolis, they are
led to believe that they must go thru
to St. Paul because of such advertising
matter as the following:
Beginning Sunday, June 8
NEW NIGHT TRAIN
TO CHICAGO
Leaving st. Paul Union Station, 1880
| D. m. daily
Arriving Chicago. Union Station, ILLS
a. m. daily
This train will carry standard draw
ing-room sleeping car, tourist sleep
-i9g car, reclining chair car (seats
; free), high-back seat coach, cafe
parlor car; breakfast served s*
10 ~ Al.
NEW EQUIPMENT ON
- .- - DAYLIGHT TRAIN =
Leaving st. Paul Union Station, S:2t
a. m. daily
Arriving Chicago Union Station, 9:3;
o. M daily
This train will have handsome ani
comfortable observation-parlor car, a
dining-huffet car of unusual design
and finish and modern high-back-
seat coaches: The finest day
train in the Northwest.
ELECTRIC LIGHTED
CHICAGO LIMITED
Leaving St. Paul Union Station, s:4'
pm: daily
Arriving Chicago Union Station, 90
a. m daily f...s>. -. g..
This famous train will continue to ru
On its present schedule: All trains
: run, over the cool and picturesque
300-mile Mississippi River
Scenic Line.
F. M. RUGG, Northwestern Passenge
Agt. St. Paul, MINI. - (.
J. FRANCIS, General Passenger Ag
Chicago. !. :
P. s. BUsTIs, Passenger, Traffic Mar
ager. -