, 1881-07-12
THE RAILROADS.
Open War Between the Trunk Lines
in the Matter Of, Passenger
Rates.'at
Important Meeting Of the South
western Association T0-
Day. i i:
A Lively spook Of War On tbs Rates to
Boston and New York.

between railroatl companies III cutting
liassenEcr rates to ch'npctsne points IN TUG
West finds tho companies as usual Inclined
TO 9|ane cacll olllcr asl1 iiot themselves tor
tlIs stato Of affairs. me Ticket agents
ut THO various Hotels throughout the
city hal'l lu'tay tllat tlav we're not
;'hssot''shed tint at length '!are-s4p among
the COMPANIES Ind takcn place., Tile sur.
lrisa was That they had not c"r!icr began
ilier light. Ill tile open atf a1d III broad day
llg'is. For some t'ile 1'ast. they
sun, MI uhaerhana WARFARE haa
oeeti carried out III tlle matter ot
cutting passenger rates anu Tue hote' slckos
Ss1 at m sa cosr "se%9a' cosss wsps e d s5"fsa lsa
forscd fore s 10 slow % their hands. AS m mi iutist- @
iye.n snli ttcIset aren't to a 1I,ne. rrnnrtrr
"1't mn shn.J W., hn,v ',1,o cn,,nani.s;
agents cr ' i"Uw "yo '0 worIea @Sw ' s'ps pentjs.
1nan who Inns travelled mich and
wl,o is .lcstro,,s OF going to Cinc innati visits
tic ulaln oIcp Of a % Srrat trunk lInr u;,d ushs
tl'e tnriir rates to, lint point. rio are,at =:
once replies tint It Is SO. and exhibits tho
printed rates on fares. The oil traveller
smiles rs he discovers ti,as tlle
agent is ono oftl'ose willing to sell the ticket
ana says, THAT'S all right, but wIlat's yo,,r
hest iguroT 4 short Talk after tic manner
street foIlows. md ti,u agent nurees to take
sl5 for the ticket. Rates for other conlpet-
Ing points ara similarly bundled by NIL the
companies. none OF them being too high and
lofty to rctusu to engagu III that kII Vt bl.sl.
ness IL mas been pFactleea l'e1t a'one WIN"
| ont n niurmur until tho Pennsylvania
Mona !, Shouted. t 10, r1lteer ,a,o xa Marer1 t
A dlsuatcl' hi from pi,iia,lsIpl4ia to:'ay set
ioaa s'. 'u G"s'''s -. "cs.pa.! %a,.,o 's. ps.
senger rates was inaeR'1rated OIL Friday lust
by tie Boston y Albany lsa'!road. aid TINT
New York, Lake Eiie Il Western.
Compa''ies ri, Ilad an1cSIy iH foliowi 'si st,
.s TSsy @ e. te cS ISis ts f. i Spt pt1 y .a tS
Mot yct rra,,cra t,cIr schedule Of rntrs, "iWi
that Inc officers Of that rt,ad said that
concluded quickly 10 return to
tic turlrlrr tariff tllo PENNSYLVANIA Railroad
Company would cut rates III order 10 meet
them. Tln tartir rate to ClIicoen is $50,
s ysx Ssw Ysk fofk s Sep!,i T'I fS i3 'ssg ts ts
Baltimore & U}liO Iiaijroad G0MpunIcs
.mssl,ee to fi,Iaty,, aitho,,gh tl,cy jatl ti!1lS
| H4k0tlrt In H1fHFt5Alnr f}1H rntttS II WIN
cn,ns tn tl,a ni'frrs nj tiiesa ct,nuan,as cm,ii
secl,rc t,rkcts ia i,h1cnno at ihaf rafe. ffhe
ieIii r. io';S,,n1 IL t' Thc ca,,.
snnies warn 'e mnc..,,ttnr m Iii 'FIo 'Hi Hai.
t,mnro &. ohfn 'isaitrwd o.tnT III,
nv wny 1T Colnmi,,,s TO t:inrInna,f' md sia
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rhc tn,I nn rto "St ~ ~ y ;a Ma1 a z I'd Y an iE
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on '4 sasli ticke} TGis eyst,lug Nj. Sau,Sl ~ Il
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fa1G!.i.ldn ~ A., aau lsmnss l,,G HT'ts rt,;,
iult',aa Moua sei' ~ ~ Sur,9 !nesi a'!,s ns
Toatl wnMl' p1olecs itse't " eHItxss Juss H., ~
1nsa " u1 ntar rans Its s'aggn'fIea Eqt s;es;
+, his r n.ot Snyinr oniy
sasesa.toi& & ~ n;s ;s n6h' ,os U'y yt,iniat S,Kf ~
the Nnw l9fk Gentrat ~ nHason MsHr st