, 1881-08-04
r,,r GLAND TRUNK WAR.

Church Dl0ck bore doc!utu .ss'. 90
ser,sy 70 70 S.msn SuU MI Ices tiew IN, dumped their
s*hsu Nc,harwsn tncIr "augnr,"-and-but
's1eets. ts.-o'nel",so ,n1u Instca,, NJ ooinr
ss's eopty.asnded, me like tho boesor as tho
'pees . wo',T -, n,ancal sweets hustled out with
certain long and very yE.oM puo y. .,,ah
<hsr possession and win eoantenaneSs ,a wnlen' aa
soone With that. degree Of delight WHICH comes
Rns ,s% sno"1ns pp soat sSSs ' Is ' nssr to nohne
II i possible and not exactly get thero;;
Tbe loue strips Of yellow raper, mlaao up Of
soeRoI, Su nto tho Grad rruuk gystem between here
ny .aa ',s i,oston wero obtAnabo on tho deposit Of
sIh rs yith tho dletinck understanding that whnt
r. It sIss ~ ifp ] as se1 o "a s
iaWf,Il currency OK tho country. Tho net cost 1f
III tTip, In other words, was lust 81, and. while
n1susn.i 10 ioposit $l5, but supposed IS bll
20 rs ~ ~; IN msiory I of ts hores who sta
s,assIt stount Of cnsn ant, Rot whnt they can't,
1of. Il force Of ak or seven ticket.sellers was
ient porilnatcIy busy froIn carly IN tho morn
puunicrous t md 50 rapid that they soon gave
W pgar a', ans the dsand Ttunk did reRninr land
thst @ the sush would continue to-day. -:~.
Tbs number Of questions asked and answered
during lbs day would h!i an issuo ct The Iftin-
would be "crowdel cut" at TINT. Tho ques-
tons we're generally very long ano very nx.
Ss'' Ss Is I'll tbe po,t The ayerago purchaser Of
courte, was hubbtinB over with a .icstre to-
know alt about runnfnR-ttne, connections,
lieeplna.e .ear aoconmodatlons: and the othsr DO
t!cfst @ or on i cut rate. Tho ticket sellers had
sssas seS ssff ss ssa ssfas ss
Thio the lite ronicfs would have to stt up all
Si astioas II Ky @ wanted o. On asrivne Il Toronto
esI busry ~ ,p tsavet said so'd come aroad
this morning and get his ptck OF tho borths In
to-nIshts slcoper. The ,chancos arc that
With, sestsal moro like him, md
Ssse 6eeq tafen, nd tho rcst of tho crowd can
up In the ordinary car-seats and court sleep
i Va noticeable that no small part Of the
ttwoad cost 70 reach .hera b. raii Of bont from
~ nsam af, That sort o. cosnccaons woEs male M az
oass ss s s' rs 6oeu 'sasSS
tohIT answered., they planked down thcir
1a.a 1nonss. M tbe CLICK Of sha ticket'stamper WIS
business: And td.,s e kept up al day. ono pur.
81 eaistf being succeeded by another. greatly to
pany.s cash drawer. and to tho very apparent
satiattedon Of tho crowd OF travellers on cheap
'Sas,: s.: far t,o =, no,to, r.t.s ,,v .ns
9!Fand TnaE has not Icon 'iit ,not BY tho other
lIncs leading to nostou, aud i il not BY any
%sans certain that they will meot y. The
toats, having no direct limos to Boston, arc not
murh affected by the cut, hut tho
1sasI 1sssadeFbll: llnes,-hleataai Central and Lake
hs Bosson business, suffer severely. Tho for
nsr, Of eouEso arc aaxspus to havc tho prosont
M!ss.tl6 10 huston and sl5 to New, York
Nade By tho Grand Trunk ID Doatou Wera II
nettoE tha fact that II they reduced tho nostan
r!ss 1!ss T. = corresponding, rate would have to be
asmsfe 70 gu tho trunk lt,,ea. This ID Just what
tae M Grand Trunk meant u accomplish when It
e iSS ''s.! Boston rsc down 70 g. and Tho Wander.
G%a1d % Trunk In this respect. They argue that
thsy ca bettor naor.i to let the urand Trunk
iisstssay r.! With the hulk Of the Nostoa business
paat'. They caaino that tho Now York
r Ys.q ,|;.4a E. TiSnk cut. = peeps going 10 NV
$3t foules a. ~ " acccG,,ns nj ths Il rate M To to
Retoa ia tue Grand Trunk, They say it viii
IL H%alpsa lpa!escngcr taking the drand Trunk about
ns.eaf accommojat lions. as tho limo consumed
as5Se!as a.5Ss orer that road 10 Nov York ok il almost
~ Se4Sls s tnat OF tho old routes. Aud II
H. teG VI y added tho rate from Boston to
ssx yosk passsasets &c ~ yla " ths a. Sran "S TraaS S
ss rMla have 10 pay more thau RoiuR oycr tAe
tIsass sa llnes ii the regular fi5 ratio, lot ting
eslaf y!a tho Grand Trunk. stiil tic
nsaaesails lines may bo co.apeilod to roducc fhe
H. p9a Tat. t.tSs within day Or Two, iE which ovoni
nes md III ths s'1S Hrio weEo 1 ,pSEs rnn,na
tsctt IT. 70 Aoston thoy would Undoubtedly tpnjts-
Tr,,t ~ tee exattuE rates in spitp Of ttt, Grand
Msnessa M1 eas. hoping TO make up On tho Now for4
sSa.h 70 Albany and FttuhburT Ws;.rnsIs. n1st