The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-09-03

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| Ssmp toms of the breaking out of anoth r
war here IN eastern passenger rates appeared
on the surface yesterday, which were sggra,
waited possibly by the indiscreet utteranCe Of
u morning paper. Tho public are ready to be'
leve that the buIchering of rates is more eE-
tensive than it really is; and the moment that
impression prevails ittend5to produce the re-
suit that the conservative roads are trying to
prevent. But ills evident that the deuorsIlzs-
ton among eastern lines on the passtnge
traffic coming this way, would IN the end ip.
feet tho traffic going cast The fare from
New York TO ST Louis 10 cut down to Sl2.
and the brokers state they have met with
persons coming through for $40. The old fare
from ST. Louis to New York was $24 70, which
was cut down to SIS, and the roads have
up to this Time been holding it at that
figure. Yesterday there was break, and
the Wabash and L, Il ST. l..
commenced selling tickets over their coun>
ters to New York A SIG. Curiously
enough, the Ohio q Mississippi and the Van
dalia affected TO believe that their ueighbor
was SHINING in this respect and L.. commit
ted the overt act. This gave them the
face to demand and receive the old fare and
they held hrm to that rate, though it was
more than intimated by some of the rival
lines that the Nandslia would not let u pss,
sengef 20 away if they would not pay full
| rAtrs,
lhn Chicago " Alton kept A dignided
compusure, as they are not much affected BY
the cut. when they ca send passengers 10
| Boa ON for 80, via tho Grad Truck line.
The decentralization is attributed to this
seal p'r7, who hsve got possession OF
ticke's worked into their hands from
eastern lines, which they can of course un-
dersell AMI realize margin.
Tho Nandnlia and 0. Il VI. have few of
these tickets out and 1t ia not their policy to
maintain the rates.
There Are nne brokers within stones
throw of tue Plauter'5 house and it is be-
lieyed they are all doug well, though they
are not so anxious for cut as might be sup
posed. Yet tseir hArves, depends on 70
dlmoriized 5tato of affairs generally. A
broker stated last night tina. anybody Wishing
tickets can buy them s. less from tho bro
kors than nj tho regular Offices, with ample
limit on them, He had sold 'ickst to Ne W
York for SlS and cleGr1d margin. II the
ticket Ollie put the fare down for instance
Ut Sl2 he would sell tickets az $40 An.
other prominent broker stated the case in
this way: ii said that timid people gen
e,ally preftued purchasing trou the regular
ticket Office rather than from Thorn, they hay
ing more confidence in the former. He
said he bougnI couple of tickets on Thurs
day issuol nj Denver, Colorado, to New
| York. The oWuers concluded to 20 to
| Chicago as they were shown where they
could mako noUoy hv going that way, They
woua, rot 10 Chicago ON draw back for 81
snd from Chicago TO Boston for So via Grand
! Trunk, md from Boston 10 New York the
fare would pe 81, making the through fare
fl m here only Sill. They therefore suld
thrit thrcuu n tickets to New NmC, which
WIS only e for seven DAYS from Denver,
at S3S. Ot l,urfc, the broker had towel the
tickets low SIS. Ho sold one for $l7 and
the other ter $40 clearing So by tho transac-
lion. He said no would nko 10 know Of u
broker selling ticket rs high as the regular
office, The moment he did he ceased to be a
broker. 1t this thing is to keep on there will
| be some liyClV limea