New-York tribune., 1876-01-21
CENTENNIAL PASSENGER RATES.

ACTION OF THE GENERAL TICKET AGENTs-FAREs
TO BE REDUCED oNE-FoURTH EAST OF OMAHA
PREPARATIONS BY THE LEADING RAILROADS.
The Special Committee appointed by the
General Ticket Agents Association Of the United States
to arrange and recommend schedule of Centennial pas
senger rates recently held meeting at Philadelphia and
will report to the Association at It's special meeting TO be
held at Louisville KY, Feb 0. Ten out of the 13 mem
bors of the Committee present, and Western roads
were well represented. The Erie road was represented
by General Passenger Agent j. N Abbott, who In con-
yersaton with TRIBUNE reporter yesterday said that
the members of the Committee all conceded that the
amount of travel next year. even in view OF the Cenie
na Exhibition would depend largely on the liberay %
the railroads giving reduced fares and extra accommo
dation Before arriving decision the interests of each
secOn Of the country and Of foreign visitors were fuy
discussed II decided TO recommend reduction OF
25 per cent present rates for the round trip from OIL
points OF the country east of Omaha TO Philadelphia or
New-YOrk The Union Pacific and Central Pacific were
not represented in the Committee but will probably take
part in the action OF the Association in February. II is
hoped by the representatives Of the other roads that
these two roads will nd 1t TO their interest TO make
similar reduction for the round trip, but as such au ar
rangement would affect almost their entire passenger
traffic and they have fears of competition reduc-
ton on their part would be act Of great beraty AS
cheap rates will affect the whole country about equally
and as the West will object of great interest to
most Europeans as the Centennial Exhibition ITSELF IT
has been decided TO recommend similar reduction Of %
per cent round trips from NewYork snG Philadelphia
10 oil parts Of the West These tickets will be arranged
In the form circular tours including the great natural
features Of the cOuntry the principal cities of he IN
terror, the Mississippi Valley, and the south IL the
Union Pacific comes into the arrangement these tours
win probably be extended 10 all parts OF tie Pacific
coast. . 49, - -, 90,
be good for 80 days only from points east OF Omaha and
probably the time will be shortened from points within
davis ride of New-York aud Philadelphia IL Will also De
recommended by the Committee that round uckSts from
the West be made good eastward one route, ana
westward over ano her route thus visitors Cen
tcnnal can come eastward via Chicago tOlt, Niagara
Fails and New YORK. and return Dy way OF baltimore
and Washington. Passengers VIII be allowed 10 stop
over at all places the at pleasure except within
certain distance of NewIOrk and Philadelphia which
Properly includes local travel In view Of the fact that
Sew-YOrk will be made the headquarters Of the great
majority Of travellers, both domestic and foreign who
viii desire AVOID the crowded hotels of Philadelphia,
and who will regard the metropolis OF the country OF equal
interest with the Exhibition the difference ia aie Dc
tween Philadelphia and NeWIUrk on round tIip tickets
eastward or westward has been fixed at IL only. The
fare from Chicago FhiiadeDhla and return Will be
So, while from Chicago To Newlok anu ie'uih Dy way
OF Philadelphia, II Viii be @33.
Excursion tickets reduced already arranged
from NewYork and Phiiadelp pa to Niagara tdils the
bt Lawrence, aud the NewLugland states. very eX-
tensiye travel is expected from California Many o tue
Adventures Of 1919, who have never been East SINCE
will mud the Centennial good opportunity for renewing
acquaintance with the eastern part OF the country Inc
influx Of Australians and MeXicdns, through Ban iran
cisco, will, II is thought, he very large.
All the lines building additional passenger ears.
The Erie Road has 90 passenger coaches under cOstiuc
ton aud will add many sleeping and drawnfoO.n ears
Extra trains viii be put way. Mr.. Abbott said
lac could not say what the seepngca companies would
do toward reducing the prices of accommodation but he
thought they ought 20 make discount The four trunk
lines will American tourist ueket once on INC
Ceenn al grounds, Ia be operated by the COMPANIES III
concert The plan Of the buidiug viii probably be a
model American railway station. IL Is understood That
trains viii lie run between NewIOrk and Philadelphia
every 20 minutes during 10 hours OF The day and ample
nieht trains will be furnished Local rates have not
yet been fixed The trunk lines will have nothing 20 do
with mddlemen, and propose 10 give the public The ben
eht Of the commission which otherwise would 80 10
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