New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-08-11
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RAILWAY INTERESTS.
FARES TO CINCINNATI.

AN IMPORTANT QUESTION OF pIPFERgyrTAr pAs.
sENGER RATES SETTLED BY THE TRUNK LINES.
knOtty question which has long been
bohering the trunkne railroads was settled Yesterday
at meeting Of representatives OF the roads nc Commits
sioner Finks Office. This is the proper allowance Of
dinerential passenger business between
New-York and Cincinnati. There were present
at the meeting General Passenger Agents
Lord, of the Baltimore and Ohio; Abbott Of the New.
York Lake Erie and Western and Wood. OF the Penn
sylvania c. B. Meeker general passenger agent OF tho
New-York Central, was not present, his assistant ap-
pearing in his place
Some months ago the trunk lines after the formation
of their passenger pool agreed TO establish dferential
rate on Cincinnati business by allowing the Erie and
the New-York Central roads TO make their rates
20 that point 80 so less than those Of
tho Pennsylvania and the Baltimore and
Ohio. To carry this plan out the two asnamed roads
compelled to advance their Cincinnati fares to
2 so the two other trunk lines Keeping their rates at
SlS The principle OF these dfcrenta passenger rates
upon of allowing for disadvantages 70 route
facilities the part OF road competing with
another. In the disadvantage consists OF
longer lne and consequently longer time in the
running OF trains; in others it arises
from inferior accommodations 10 passengers,
or less favorable situation at the terminal
points Occasionally ali these disadvantages
bDed by route. TO Cincinnati the routes OF the
shorter than those OF the the Erie,
aud their trains make quicker time This principle OF
dferenlal passenger stOutly contested In Us
application under the Arrangement between the trunk
lines mentioned before.
Ever since that arrangement much friction has attend
ed Its working Cincinnati business. On tue Baltimore
and OHIO road 1t worked great inconsistency The faro
from New York To Indianapolis $l9 The only line 70
the latter place over the Baltimore and ONO Is through
Cincinnati. Hence, at n Sl9 rate 70 Indianapolis,
large opportunity for cutting the 2l 80 Cincinnati ratio
afforded to the Baltimore and ONO Complaints OF
the cutting OF Cincinnati by selling Passengers ln-
dlanapolis tickets frequently made against that
Dy It's rivals. BY the agreement reached yes
terday all this trouble s removed, and in addition de-
cded advantage is given 10 the travelling public In
effect 1t works reduction IN Clncln-
natl rates to the public OF from - 10 - 30. It
decided to put into operation on next Monday new
schedule Of fares Cincinnati The VIII be as
follows: BY the Pennsylvania and the Baltimore ana
OhiO roads, SIS by tue New-YOrk Central @l7, and Dy
tine New York, Lake Erie and Western, $40 Ine allow
the greatest difference In rates 10 the Erie
made account Of It's unequal as wen az onger
line. The schedule applies ia the same relative pv-
portion from New York To LOusVne and 10
Nashville. The to Indianapolis VIII remain tno
by all the Trunk Lines-at Slo
Tue Joint meeting TO be held OF the Eastern ana
Western passenger agents Is to consider the same prnci
pie of dlerentla Rates applied To Chicago and u.
Louis business. II viii probably be held carly next
week,