Omaha daily bee., 1881-07-26
RAILROAD RACKET.
The Passenger War Between
Trunk Lines Still Continues.
All the Principal Roads East
of Chicago Involved.
No Prospects OF an Early Settle
mont of tho Difficulty.

National Associated Press.
New YORK, July %. The passen-
ger agents of the trunk lines adhere
to Saturdays rates to the west, which
We're 50 to Chicago S142b to st.
Louis, and SO to Cincinnati. Scalp
ers also maintain their stand, selling
at a reduction of dollar under the
regular schedule. There has been no
change in emigrant fare, and it is not
expected that there will be until n
further cutting of tirst-class passenger
rates shall have been announced,
when 1t is expected that q general
lowering of rates all along the lines
will follow. 1t was rumorcd during
the forenoon that an effort was being
made to patch up the east bound freight
fight, but it is believed to be onlyhru-
NOR, since no meetings of trunk line
managers have been held and none
have as yet been called.
New York, July 20. There is less
likelihood of ceasing of hostilitics
between the warning passenger ticket
agents than two days ago. The
New York Central has been forced in
to the contest, and to-day q reduction
to 50 was ordered, and a play card
is being placed up that the New York
Central and Hudson River road viii
sell tickets as low as any other line.
This road has held off thus far, and
has demanded one dollar more than
any other road for first-class fare. 1t
appears that early this morning the
Grand Trunk railway company
placarded all fences, advertising
tickets to Boston at So. AS this
came in close contact with the New
York Central, an order was given to
reduce below 50, and later in the day
further reduction to So. 80 was made
About p. m. the Hoosac Tunnel and
Boston n Albany routes reduced to
So, and CONSERVATION vas caused
in the New York camp.
Samuel M. Carpenter, eastern passen-
ger agent of the Pennsylvania railroad
sat in his Office awaiting the action of
the other trunk lines, and prepared
at moments notice to establish So
rate to Chicago. He claims that the
war was originated by the New York
Cent? al, and that scalpers have been
furnished with tickets Mt q reduction
by the Erie " Baltimore. To uso
Mr.. CSrpenter'e telegraph language:
81 propose now to give them full
dose of cheap fares" Rates at 8 p.
m. to-day were as follows: Scalpers
to Chicago, So; to st. Louis, $13; to
Cincinnati, $3.50; to Washington,
So; to Buffalo, Sc; to Cleveland, So.
Regular fare fifty cents more. The
new ticket issued by the Boston
roads1 is What Is called a ras
bate coupon, and completely destroys
the occupation of the scalpers.
The person purchasing a ticket pays
the accustomed fare and signs the
following: 81 accept this contract"
and receives an order on Chicago
ticket Office for n rebate of SO. Ar
irving at his destination the passen-
ger must write upon the back: RE
ceived rebate of So" This pro-
vents an intermediate sale of the ticket
to scalpers No money is refunded
unless the order is presented. 1t is
expected that general order will be
issued in the morning by the Penn
sylvania, New York Central, Erie,
and Baltimore & Ohio to reduce first
class passenger rates to Chicago to 30
a rate scalpers cannot meet, except at
a heavy loss. Emigrant rates are now
in excess of first class fare. 1t is not
that reduction in that
direction win be made.