, 1876-05-30
RAILROAD NEWS.
Further Concerning Yesterdays
Break in High Rates..
Prospect Of War Fiercer Than Any
Ever Waged Before.
Schedule Of the pennsylvania Company.
Published Yesterday.
Tho Centennial oampiug~0rouDd Estab-
liahed by the Above Company.

TUMBLE IN PASSENGER RATES.
Those wh0 hare been xrumbling because the
passenger rates to the Ea.twerr 80 hgl, that people
nj ordinary means could NIT nor1 ~ valt the Cen
tcnnal Exposition will Mt longer have any causc
to atuy At home. and they may at once puck their
carpet. t.bags and get ready tn eo The passenger
rates from Chicago to the Ea.i will follpw tho
ample Of tho rate. from Ehsttrn points announced
yesterday, and rItnilar reduction taker place this
morning The roads leading frum Chicago To tho
linz. and thy xcre IN hope. lint Ea.t-bonnd
rates could ba maintained though the W..t-hound
Sss asea rS T. f1sf to gfso M % Si,s w
uhunl pluck. arsun,cd the offensive yesterday, afh
forced down the Eust;bouad passenger -falss A. II
have been ob.crycd IN the announcement Of The
reduction of West. bound passenger. .rates yvstcr.
Day that no rsanc;ion M VA. mfds fFpn no.'o
from IS, ii 10 III. ana to 81 Louis tt9,n S!s .
e. ots vi 'Gsssp as. 's"Sa y
With the GRIND Trnnk.. and which had for
the lq, two wesk. bon ssi'ng tcksn
thIs ,ins aanounced wss sii ffo,n Bo,ten /:
Chicago, and prnmise Of = reduction t9 Sl2 !!
ordered i fedue,ion from Detroit to 1uiso, scll:
Ing tickets between the t~0 paints for 81, while
hereotore u Ia. been 81, and round trip tickets
This last move was the. straw which bEnkc The
camel hack. and lat evening tln slct wen! forth
TO eel tlckGth 01tn FI1 Michigan LentfAl ana MICH.
gun Southern Railroads. which CnMmodore Van.
drrbllt controls, al the following rates: ChicAgoto to
no.tnn. S17: New York, s1G; NiagaFa Falls ard
| Buffalo, $11. 49,.
Thrte rntc. are the eame as thore charged from
| the East TO the West There fs, However,
hut l!te probability that the rates will rclaLn Al
| these fgnrcs. A further reduction will undnubtcd-
\ ~ be male before long. The war between Wander
| bil aud tie Grind Trunk has Just begun III ear.
nest, and a. all the oher trunk lines nre Of
rity compelled to take part In the combat to main
thin tleir business. the most gigantic ralroHd waE
ever fuug,t on thir contincnt ,nny te looked fer.
and sonc nf the roads will be crushed and ruin"t!
before thu attIc IL over. The, Granl Trunk, though
I small line az compared with rome Of ita
| ndvtrarick, j. ucyeFthc1css In excellent
| condition to r. On with The aght- IL
/ has the gool will of tho people Of tile West
for the noble fight II male against Vanderbilt d and
6cott's combination, and It will receive much sup.
port, brcnutc II 1t thou!d 20 down there Il every
| probability Of another combination like the late
| one. During the simmer months 1t haa Weatefn
outlet by the lake. and II ita managers continue ~
wide awnkr Us they hnvc been In the past they will
make aome ARRANGEMENTS by which they will eccute
aceess 70 Chicago during the winter.
Tie Fart Wayne and Pennsylvania HallrohdH a.
lnte hour last evening Decided tu foluw the retnc.
| tlons nAde t,y the Michigan Central and Michigan
Southern isaiIrualH. They also reduced The ratt
from. chicago to rh!ladulphla 10 S14 40. To baltt
more corresponding reduction will BE- made. Jlt
| baltimore 4 tIhtu and ttle Erie ts Chicago noad
! will undoubtedly follow sut to-day.