, 1879-08-20
THE RAILROADS.
The Latest Cut on Passenger
Rates from Kansas City.
Commissioner Fink Anxious to
Put an End to the VFnr.
Iowa Rnitrond Matters-- Mlscel-
laneous Items OF News.
st, Louis Excited 0ver the beginning
Of q Passenger War.
:rr1E COMMISSION SYSTEM,

:rr1E COMMISSION SYSTEM.
Cap,tnisniDnor Fink sent dispatch yesterday
to Mr. j. w. atthgler, Commissioner Of tho
Southwestern roa,is from thta ctty, nsktng lin
whether le could no. possibly arrange for a
meeting Of tho Gcncral Ticket anl Passenger
Agents Of tic varlous roaIs to n,atso arrange
ncnts for a petter maintenance OF tic cnst-
hunna passenger rates fron Western points,
a''l 10 abolish tic cotnu1ission System II pos-
tiblc.
Ab6ut mouth ago, whcn tic passenger
rates from Kansas CITY 10 Eastcrr points Ind
oil gone to piccos, 1nE 1'ptnuNx said Il would
bo useless to make auv ncw agreements
for The maintenance Ut castbound passenger
rates unless the obnoxious commission
system was abolished. hit Commissioner rtnk
and tho "ltgt Jutnsa " t,oagnt tlrrv ,;tlrw bet.
tert af'i i!c rates nese restored without inter-
ferlf1E with thu payment Of co!nnIssi.,s,s hy ll.
various roas1s, IL make tic Inst agreement
hndIt9 meeting Of The General Tvkrt us,u
Passenger Agents was held lit this city at tic
tuEEestton :, .; Of W. fak. ahl 'c aesio ot tlc
tsn'1 month has fassca, and tsc passenger
bad as ever. TIC agreed rate to New York
in 'roa hansas C,ty n IN xHl75. but Era,ia'ly It
agatn sold at q reduction Ut 81 yta tic
81. Louts lincs. Tic st. l4n1Is roads ntc rnaoud
to do Tits bt knorlIng otf thu - combustion
allowed bv The Eastern 1incs ~lthont violating
cut from tariff rates shall ls made cast oi ll.c
Mississippi River. The Chtrago roads c1lnnot
meet the rate nlade VIZ st, Louis, as the East-
caro-, which gives the st.. LOUIS reads an nd
vantage of 81. TIE *. Louis At},w5'icau hu.
liz !o!'ow!ug In regard to tlle present colnplca-
ttons:
Thu cut in the tariff rates cast. mndo by ihe st.
Long. KnuAnN iHty r NntkhArl f1uhI Er.,,
What vii g Tug outcome ot it III il otc of t1o
!ia'lsas cily, and, after looking about anu scrlng
l'uw shiftles.y tne htzh.tar.,i staqe was moving
anont gavs cfack a ot thu wIin aid administered
'ns Thu hita. liz fund al,ut tho tcaipass hid
s'Arted !n the aFst Of the wcok cutting down rates
| & ST. Joo AMI tho CAicago Il Alton lines. Tire
agreed rate to New York trom kassas Clty has
woTsc unt tho abovanauea ~o soas %Slsu rot t1o 10
l4ans wh see sep,psM;s' * r. , nott' tcsS was nGta!nk
hfow. They cut down Iho rates 81. They n,a.le
stsi ! t%s sses; fS y ,.s .sfess0 Y Y:
ss"* = s s''tsa'? sow se"t Tt 4
uudrr, the!r schedule gslav s1o.Tj. max.
ss III Ssessc sc'"f fssas .'s s. ass ss Il '1ss ,s
%s tsa s";tns III. sss hss fa :o T. 20 c. ~
s ts oi s chessp es tut IT, "ss ean
n,akc il ahose tho ''arn!trary" al Chicago. Which
IL SO. 70 meet ths cut tho lines tt Chicago
would be - Cunts out lin passengers fru,n kn,laas
joa. Tho clieaso Alien. ani tl.o shlssxo. nns.
III that respect. l,. question n,uy be asscl, liow
san tae s.. H.. r O. nasoaa s liys a! wax
l,syo % to roiunt i. s3s7s Tnat, Of course III i
snat tho X. T. y n. autrly 1uso the conimissIou on
austwara ttcketa. st. am! carries tho passenger on
e; viii H's III fiix fss %asess :s Il T.
'r. Sr. fowler. o. tho Missouri Pacific when con.
roah will mol enter iato Y ll's road il tcnacous
Oh that polns rttcy don't SEQ tI,e po'nt IT c.rry-
sUe1 1t os a rosa ny sxe n S
lae 5o.cent turIlF f.o Kausas Csiy 10 st. LUX
RessTans this last Kai*as iii, cu.. In psomtnen.
ratlroaa broker go.sipeu ~ foIEo'ss:. ':'TAs II:
step The tckets Ut thecnt rates a,S solI uat It'll II
tnrir own ollces A. hansas City. while ilse unson
sp, s"fsss r m !. s;in :sfM Eatf IT, tty 9x
rucide car xoco mt ., i. a. lko ! saoen.axer
bloScsa olilcca III st. lVl!a. the broker having vi
sa ass Il" sses Il M'';a ;1m eRy Rysu.ns h. ; ia
tnore Is Kansas City iarq lost un every orc u
them. H. tne erokc!. d aas q !naas rate of s:l
!io,s piasss i s:t:S; + SsS SofS, 5a:s 10 10
| hcen what this proIt l. to tho bFokcr. I!u n,nkca
from, d"!!ns to dollar ana hnlf on each ticke.
rhefp y no CT GonE en sSfs EEyerya:
Will a!Inw this 10 20 on without cutting, tho rites.
Tho ostsr proxers IN tae i.y will get sMpp1lcs Ut
sss se ~ esra
OF Ftsk involved In h1ink ttlesc ftcko AZ trre is