New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-03
B1NEING I'ND FINANCIlL.

EI,nTnrR IARGE E.nrEr.lNS "a RArEs.


FURTHrR LARGE EtpUCr. MS OF RATES.
This company has made nine important reductions
in It's rates since January, SO, follows, viz:
Feb. IT,. 1S1G.-BetYeen principal cities east Of
and including Omaha Neb.
March Is, ls7G.-Batwccn principal points on the
Atlantic and the Pacific coasts.
Nav %. lsTG.-GcHcral reduction Of from cents
10 20 cents on all rates previously ~ 30 or less. and
local rate in NrwlOrh tIiS and su5urhstO - cents
June % lS7G.-uniform rate oi - coats through
ont NcN-,tnsland, and to IL between NcT-Lngland
and -. Louis. BIO.
AUG II, Is7G-Betwcrn all points on the Central
ONO Railroad and important points cast ct tic Mis-
De-. I37G-Drision of all Territory cas-; of the
Mis,OGn River into four sections, with ~ 40 the
Jam. /, I>77.-1argc reduction between New-York
City and all nrncipal points cas-; OF and including
IAN, ~. ISI7.-lntrrchancc between all priu-
cipal cities east OF and including Ogden ard salt
Lake, Utah, corresponding wih reduction between
such pJInl, and Ncw-IOgk Ciiy
March !, 1657.--ENten,iOn Of uniform 2j-ccnt
rate 10 cover Middle states, except beyond Eht Ol
800 luilcs.
thosc OF year aco ia' tiuS been fli-ct,d gfadu'y
a. ,ic facilities of tie company have increased and
il, ability to carry business has been demonstrated
iat reduction has resulted not only J.. n increase
oi business but al revenue.
- means Of further increasing it. revenues and
simplifying IL tariffs, 'lc adoption Of THREE RITES
ONLY Dst ~ he ttaD't Hiycr, TO take cilcc on Mon
day, March 3, 1871, las been decided upon 10 iol-
IpW-:
Between points within 900 miles VI cIcl olhcf. ZDS.
Within Section /, embracing New -EnsrHd ana
N"y-ltjN .ZJc'
within Section >, embracing NcW-lprE STATE,
NcH-jcI-cy. Hc.nsy INania, Delaware, AaTy-
land, Mc-t .rtIulI east 81 Grafton, ana d.
tire. OF Columbia. Z0c
Within Section ., embracing Michigan, ONO
Indiana. Chicago, H., Louisville, ny, and
West Virginia east AZ briit .-Jc.
Within ScctIoiei. embracing Wisconsin, Illinois,
Iowa, Missouri, Omaha, Nch., and LtaIcn-
WORTH and AtChsOu. han-.....--...---........2J c.
Bctsccu points III any tWo adjoining sections
over 800 DOC.
Between points in Section and Sections j and
4, and between Sections aud l.......-...-..5 DOC.
Except New-l ok to Chicago, which will be- 33c.
The present - stem OF night messages at half rates
Will be discontinued. Twenty words VIII, however,
be transmitted ~ night for deliver? the following
morning IOr the pl1cc Of tcn-word day message.
under the same conditions in other respects rs half
rate night messages are now accepted.
Additional facilities between Ncw-lOrk and
Chicago and ~. LOuis will be- available within
about 30 days, when further reductions tending to
q uniform ratio viii be made.
This company Is free nom bonded or floating debt
and has ample means in its treasury. IL has made
arrangements f0r'ihe construction OF about 10000
mics of new iLc as rapidly as the material can be
supplied Tor the extension OF its system 10 New
Orleans, Mobile, Savannah, CharlefOn, Richmond,
Norfolk and OF der principal cities in the South, and
Tor greatly increasing its facilities throughout the
country.
The question Of cheap telegraphy depends upon