, 1880-10-16
Tho New Pacific Route via Atclli-
son Rapidly Nearing Com-
p1Ction.
Still Courting in the Matter Of
the Western Indiana
Crossing. 7g'
English Dondholtlcrs Prepared to Assert
Their Rights In tho Read-
Ing R0ad.
Tho Pennsylvania Contra1's New Ter
minus in Philadelphia.
TIE WABASH WAR.

wuged OIL Western passenger rates bctwccn
tho Wabash nn,s the chieaso lines 'c",.lns to
~ - $500, ,.a.Hs rr.a -utna Law, n,,,,,t
1of ''any se"fs. lAe ,"tes "M'e "o"ue
reaclieu bottom ftgllfes, united tlukets 1or
st. sN;s by!ns sola rs low rs s. and there =
i'ns,,l,tina trhn 81 mi. woa n.odc hv tho
,"s,lt'seS' i H~ ."to ""S % .1.u ,;,,,,,".
aoasn. INC Ateon ~ ac,uscu 10 ss'' ,'.s M,"'.eu ~"
tickets for less than ST. but evc,, at this fig
~ nrn.n,,r. hpwnynr. TINT th,s roaa will self
~ ,i 1v",.a,, rat. tn.,lav r. II ,Inds Tint III,
~ t"e H"t"sl. t"to 'vus - ~ sus t''"5 ,,t. t
lnttef IL taxing my business from H. 1ho
81, 1,outs and Kans,y City Is confined to
In Wohosn mig trh, Alton and tllinois
~. " ..','u ".' a,,,.. .',,,"t ,n,, rnta
ter.l"l' "nue ns'Sens ~ h,eu1 my INV
agreed not to sell unlimited tickets from this
civ to ST, Louis oxccpt Mt the regular rate,
"a - ns snch t,ckcts ontv fri ,ut6 tho hantls
'o, ~ snel .cNe.s u.s., o"s ~ ,.o .s" '1p ~ o
market again after the wnr comes to M end
arld rates have been restored. The Wabash
so,d @ unlimited tlrkcts to 81. Louis Yesterday
SI s".cs onI ~ rarsas rt,,, ~ CO MN r..r,,.
lar rate to st. Louis is $50, aud to Kalsas
City Si460. Tie Wabash office was crowded
all tlay Yesterday with spectators buying
nnlimitcti tickcts, antl about SID. COO worth of
IA. l.
them were ulspf'seI e. Mhte tG ~ Al,o not =
m0t selling nt!li!l11teu tickets iron! anls pont.
u II getting y " ,envy ~ @ tne aY9pasni "
selilns u,a!in'tea usRe's tIoln & ~. 4.U"'s ~, ~
MAabnsl charges from chtsMg2 to to St; MouIs; ".
THUS the Alton not only l1lts DAek the
Walasll With ils @ 0wii WEAPONS b'it 0lso Esygs @
thy Missouri pneltlc: another 81; Louis do3n' I'
Tho Alton: It y claimed, llns sold twice tlie
Nll0ItIt OF unlimited tickets bGtWeGn 81.
!,.is and hansns City tlnt the wabash @ las Md.s,
Tswteii chicago nltd H. i.nMls. Ihe coMTSo
i'"t ni ssiins g any y annitca tickets from thls
city to st. Louis seell,s to n wise ore, and
must SOON prove disastrous 70 tle specu.
lAtors, wtio hAy9 bomEht unlimited unlimited ''ekets ei'e
ns s !e 4lc arxsss y ' we ratss y arc '1 r
stored aEnin. The prDbabllstieH arc
tllat 1t will be years before TUG old
ratcs are restored, fnr It f. the lnten;,
e ake te rsgu!ar rate f9o i GhcHsG s to r. 1:
over, md keep up tsis rate until every mi
limited ticket s1h oy tne Wanas'i as Hs;a Seen
t%ses St 4 hoas it q ana a9 ss ey sid ~
MT bu played by the Wabash. l'ecnnse the
Missouri Pacific Is made MI inyn(nnsary rar,,
l:asI9s's principal esIailEs arp derived flS,' SI
Gould. wlo Is tlle prinslpg! owner @ OF .,t tlis
H. also l!oltls large intsres, WV fly p a5p
the contest aH tnr as the KANSAS CITY tfalG
from st. Louis Is CONCERNED. rs tie Slissnnrl
Pacific cannot afford to have IT'S principal
source II income taken aWny " conll!Gtll!E
lines. TheHfore. tic Alton ls very likely
TO gain Iloro OIL It's passenEer business bg,
tween knnsas clty md y. Louis t,an It
luses ot, the ,same business between Chicago
and 81. Louis. The WabAsl, evidently forgot
is oHo,! W. tn 5 Il MI S ',y na ~ ihat
the game It Il, playfng emu bu glnycd by two.
Tile people, however, that Htli be most us
appointed III tlits matter Will Du t!lu speci.-
lators who lave been purchasing thousands
Of dollars worth Of unlimited tickets Il. ti.e
| expectation telat tho former regular fTlt9S
would soon be restored again. They VII
will be suc!I tint no margin OF profit WILL be
left fnr them.
! Aa this var Is causing considerable COM
ment, and bnt little y known regarding ilie
causes which, letl to Y, 1t Will he well to Rlvo
II history of tts origin. ,,,,
The Wabassl, St. Louis T. Pacific. unwilling;
| tIpn IN Nhtpnty0 n11inff 1fat1f tr1th t1lR