New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-12
PRICE FOUR CENTS.
RAILROAD INTERESTS,
RATES VIGOROUSLY CIT
THE WAR OVER PASSENGER FARES Am Tyry ~,

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TIE WAR OVER PASSENGER FARES AND TIIF pp,crs
FOR TRANSPORTATION OF GRAIN BETWEEN rnr
khLkoADS-EACH CORPORATION FOR ITSELF
Inc railroad war over rates In the freieht
Gnu passenger business continues with undininisl:sd
i' Inc contest Is sevoTest eastbound traffic. and
" at least this business is being at prices than
n "foiy meet the cost OF transportation Passeneey
rates fron the West cut 10 a pont that gives ths
ueler all the advantage, and from Eastern cities "a
- o. i'1cs are unsettled, and reductions Of from Is
,, ''i ooh' IRON the schedule rates made openly
n "estoonnd freight business is reported 70 be some
a' steadle bnt it is admitted AT the same time hattha
SoHeoule rates are nearly maintained ,l,, h =
,, % ~ s"iai' business offering. Apparently no EFFORT
10 arrest The progress OF the conflict and tbe
- " i oeheVco by railroad men generally 10 he vet
iohg way or The Pool Commissioner ann ars "a ha..
exercise it, 'h' ~
d Au price AT which grain is shipped from Chicago
s western points to the seaboard IL dlicult "a
""oer'ii The present schedule on the hasis ~ on
oen'f IRON Chicago 10 NewYork: hut no further ruc
"oii mas been made by the Pool COMMISSIONS rs.o,,
~ d, ''hc"go is certainly not above Is cents nd how
o"ei 'hah ths grain is actually 10 one outside
~ tiVis ana the railroad men appears to know Dis
P'ceS from chicago state that SATURDAY the Fort av
Road cut the gram rate TO . cents q hundred, h.
a"'eo 'nat this cut only applied To Grain in g.
Na'"r' ana not 10 that transferred from il Ses., ~
no'ois Inc cost OF running grain through the Gle
Vators Is scarcely than l. cent A hundred ,,o,Da
SO that the Western connections are o, I,,o,,. =. -
over 12i2 cents RumOrs OF rates stil yer Than ,l.
are circulated daily and by many are believed 10 have
foundation in fact.
An "cer oI ono Of the trunk line railroads was asked
YESTERDAY 10y TRIBrNE reporter for Information ato,
astoniehIlcut replied ~ ' NoN"ii'iS
, liee Is no one here who give you that insorn,
"2n, 2I uecdh7e here are 30 slch Tai.s."
IL. ftclW2rd said that the lowest ref. ,ra.Io -.
li3d hCcn , Che,o 10 .,, ,..tt
nNlSlon or this rate would be 6l5 cents =, ~.
company ana - cents TO the railroad lr.u'rin, -.
iiS.i rom Dnhaio TO Ncw-YoIk. Canal rates Nycre
ivl0lt'a 10 ne somewhat frIner YESTERDAY ana -
hSi.eSi Was ahont ~ cents huni-ed rn;,,5s M -
io. n' IT remarked that contracts were. ,e fnr F,l
a. tn'Hc Iiles, ana II said TIA. corrrac-.
~ H ~ lit heei made la.i week the basis u
- Non's ii"ih thicdeO 10 Ncv-Eofll He added.
alea L" bear as hand on Tho canal l.afrf a. an -
in"h III a letter sent recently by the hoa',nen n
m ca ',e chaige was shown tha the act fcceips
sew nTk were oriF Sl07 20 that ol' o his ba -
., pdld ne ct tlng Of horses wages rer> and l,erg
cA AS,S u seems as u there would not Do. "a lar-o 49,
hl ls lof 'c 10 only relief for re hoo--
thing world bc harmonious -'
The rates on westboand traffic are c,i, 10 a eerfos -
49, 'l' iii amount oi business Offering en-
ales the railroads more nearly dad ain tag m rs
On hnsnc-s % stincd FOR Missouri RfV.r lopfs e.r
1"IF lhe rates are unsettled. through rli.s "a
mao hf,iy al much less than the schc.ln. r.fn
nc NF iN is-tngcr rates Is hardly less violent -ha,
liLh rates licHeis may be hoacbf the n, l-ular
l}foadWay Offices at S5 10 Clca-o ana elO a ia Csc
Ht'i. ih srhcdne fares S23 and SIS A. ma
sciicf "ihces tickets may be obtained siir love-
rSs. lie passenger agent OF OF the trEnN lines
car not say how low tickets are sold l,- # loos a
Il tirrc N09d ne no bottom price IL iS fi.af
'rH, liaN tiN'l almost at any price iiat suits LIN
worse t...u the WcstuOuad Fat