, 1876-01-21
CENTENNIAL FARES.

TUE FILL 0iLuEp yEnY cHARNISoLy, nut HI1L1
TOO 'co9TlyE
:rteiat Msnatch tn This Chicago tribune,
New Yonx, Jan. 20.--At tho meeting OF tho
Special Commlssce appointed by tho General
TicRes-AEcn,s' Association Of tho United States
10 arrange schedule for Centennial passenger
rates, hell in Philadelphia recently, Western
railroads Wero vol represented. Tho Eric Road
waB represented by General Paaaeuger-Agcnt J.
N. Abbott who said That tho mcmbora Of tho
Com5nitteo NIL agreed that tho number attending
tue Centennial uould depend largely on the lib
erali.y Of tho railroads In giving reduced rates
and extra travelling convenieucea aud accommo-
da,ions- 1t WAS decided to recommend rcduc-
ton OF IS per cout on tho present rates from alt
roints of tho country cast Of Omaha to
Philadelphia o. Now York. Tho Union
and Central Pacific Ratroade werc not
represented In the Con,mitseo but will probably
tako part in the action Of tho Association at
Louisville. Ky, on Fob. Q. It il hoped that tho
two rocds uiu lind it to their interest 10 mnko
ssn,llar reduction for tho rouudtrlp, but CO such
an arrangement would eToct almost tho entlro
passenger traffic, and as tseY havo no foars of
competition, a reduction Oh their part would be
ar act OF unusual libaratity,
All cAiTASDuM.
As reduced ra.es.would ba bcno1clal to tho
whola country. It has been decided to 1oeou,-
mend similar reduction on round trips from
Now York and Philadelphia to oil poinss in
tho Weat, Tneso tickets will bo arranged in the
form Of circular tours, Including tho great
nhtlltal features OF tho country, tho principal
tho sontl,. II tLo Union Pacific comes into tho
arrangement these tours will probably be ex-
tended u nil parts OF tho Pacilio coast Tickets
will DO a1ll froua aIny to Oct 81, will DO good
for thirty days only from poin!s cast Of on,ahs.
potnta within lsys ride OF Nsw York anu philn-
delphia- 1t will also bo recommended
by thu ,Com1nitteo TINT round tlcko.H
from tho West ho made goo1 eastward
oyor ono zonso aud westward over another.
Thcso visitors can como last via Chicago, Do
ttolt, Niagara Falls, and Now York. and return
by why OF Baltimore aud Washington. paaarn-
gers will be allowed to stop over a. all places ON
the route A. their plcasu5o except within GER
which properly includoa local sraro1.
NEW YoiIx'a ExrEuTArIoNa.
IN stew of tie fnct that Ssm York Will bo tho
headquarters Of many who desire 10 eseaps tho
fare hotweon rhtlsdolphla ana Naw York OIL
rouNd-tnp Tickets eastward or westward h#a
boon fixed as 81 onty. The fare from Chicago
to Philadelphia anu return will be 433. wl,tlo
from, Chicago to Now York ana foturn, ny way
Of phadclplls. vii, bo s33
MAY he.
Travel between tho last and San Francisco
will probably DO largo. Tho adventurous Of
1919 Vii no doubt sa,zu tlis opportunity u 10.
now acquaintance WITH Eastern fellow pioneers
ut tho r0ducol coat. md Australians End ,toxf-
cana will como from San Francisco. Tho Eric
Isoaa llas fifty pAAhenger coaches bu!ling, un'i
will add many htecplnH-cara aud drawing. room
coaches. Extra sssi,.A vii. t,e sua each wSy.
YuU PAYS YQul MONEY.
-Four trunk-lines viii ercct nl1 American tour
IAtB' tscket-a1!ca en- TIN Centennial grounds to
| be opened by tho Companies in concert. Trattls
| will be run between, New York md philadelphia
every twenty lninnteA during ton housa Ut tho
| day. and anT!o night trains will bo Furnished.