, 1881-01-15
Almost a Settlement OF the
Southwestern Passan.
ger War.
Tile Lake Eric s. Western Cut
Now the Only Bar
to Peace.
Kentucky Changers Propose to
Make It Warm for the
Roads.
Efforts Of tho Baltimore l. Ohio to Heoure
Line from New York Through
Delaware.

Delaware.
THOU ART so NEAR.
Tho General Passenger Agents Ut tho vnri-
OILS Western roasls I'll this city Interested III
the st. Louis and Kansas City business re.
ceiyctl the efollowlng dispatch yesterday morn
Ing:
Tho moctlng yesterday faitcd to advance rates,
hut commencing tuny. Jun. II. tic FabHsh, st.
r. claim to .l;!tcr"nt!al rnte between all points
Our ,ascns ~ t Wy r. inatreted tu scl st rtss
Gc,lcr1ll Ticket Arrnt.
Upon the receipt Of this dispatch the Alton
and Illinois Central advanced rates to st.
1A'u's TO $3.50. and tho Wabash speedily fol-
lowctt suit. Tho kansas City rntcs wcro also
advanced to 81 by tic Alton. Wabash, a'ul
Rock Island Koatls. But later III the day tho
Kansas City rate was again reduced by all
,s i!nSs 4, g. oseHnsP the chenTo @ Bari.nE.
lines III tho a!lvnnce. Tho refusal OF the
burlington to advance Kansas Clty rAtcs Is
based III the ground that tho Alton Ind
ot "iaouncsd H. ..emsi9n to nysass
loi'!ts East win Like Eric & Western HALL
ruad. The oIficials Of the Burlington sny
they are not only willing, but nrc nnxinus.
that the war should come To- ail etld alld the
for them to AEree TO all adyunce rs long Us
the l.ake Eris i Wss,sr,' linn woro ci'arge'i
b. tic direct routes. T0. submit to such Il
Of Chicago, rs much Ut tho business would
he diverted Vim Bloomington and tho Lake
Erie y Western. Under such cIrctl1lstailces
the, Burlington would niso be, Justified III
tngton IL Western or my Other Of their
EASTERN outlets west Of Chicag0s but
such action would be to the ttetrlment OF
Cnicago. u1ld for this reason they would not
tl!e Alton, they say, establishes ths sa'ue
rites yin Bloomington nua the LIKE Erie u
Western MS are charged via other routes,
they are willing TO Join in an n!lyanGe Ut
rates. Ge11erAl.AlanaEnr Potter, Of hlo l'ur-
President Blackstone, nf the Alton. request
Ing him to gtys tlettntt answer ns tn tia in.
icilttons Of the Altut regar1tnK rates vim tho
Luke Erie u WestNrnt but up to lust evening
scluently rates to and from kansas Cltysttll
The Alton oillcials, wien requested to state
t. their position rssaTa!ng t'.eir in!e'ntlons s'
Western. did not give US frank nm
explanation Us wt,uIl lnye bren desirable,
but It was evident from their. renlarl;s that
they Intended 10 innku rates Win TINT line to
correspond with ,t!sosc vim other routes. Tl,ey
ont wllcthertlio WntiasIl iias MT laid 4 trip
for them Il! so suddenly renouMcii.3 ,,Its
torner position. and declaring It's willlngGss
other roatls, even before II has got Tito 4Eeo
Twelftl,.Stieet Depot, and In the face OF. lie
inability 0f. the st. Louis. meeting ~
come to mn undarSta'ltltng regarding atl ad.
vance ,;a IL rates Thore ' can hardly By doubt
satisfied that the Wabash people ,nro acttnK
IN Eo0h faith. they "l!! restore rates oyeE;tle
Lake Erie :,::& Western. Tlere e is
SWysty WsGyas fe'iaG pasGepy - ars HEINZ ht
fnith ~ t!lis n'ntter. THEY hive evidently
enough. ot war, and are anxious to have rntyS
restored to. paving figures. While t1io AYa.
hasl, has not been aitogot1er successful! q
the war, yet 1t tlas gained one point TINT Is Gf
,,o snla! consideration to q now line. It Inns
succeeded IN advertising Its Chicago lina az
direct lMes from Chicngo to 1T Louis and
knnsas City. But IT. tl1 principal p0Int>it
lns l.een bsaten; and tint Is, It las not bfsl
nblc to bring about the formation, ut POOL Of
Tint business US thu o!tt-esablislIed routes.
Tho Wabash gould no longer hnpe to gain
my additional advantage by further a!tver-
'giye II! after llnling TINT thn roatls It hns
been fighting would nut Only bo able t0 iold
0t III long rs Itself, hut Ind actually carried
tile wnr into Atrica By making nominal rates
1S ~ ppls East om ths maH line "t thy
ti,o lattcr Wl,en tic Wabash bcgali lostili-
ties 1t calculated that the war would not
spread to Its iNAtn line, but Woultt keep CON-
81 eIt I q ts 5 Gsesa eSaso a nsiYSS Ksss GGfaEo Gy a I
Alton, however, ,vas n3 novice IN the nrt ut
fighting rntlrold battles, nld, instead Of
keeping tho defensive, ut onta asstImetl the