Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-11-13

The cutting of rates to Chicago, as fully
stated yesterday morning in the GLOBE,
was the sensation of the day. Both the,
Chicago, st. Paul and Omaha road, and
the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul were,
selling tickets all day for s. to Chicago.
without rebate. Everything was very
quiet about the Offices of these two roads,,
and the passenger agents of both roads.
had but little to say. They were trans
acting business in the usual way and
did not recognize any occasion
for excitement. Mr.. Brown, of the Chi
cago, Milwaukee & st. Paul, was calm, and
smoked his cigar with his usual grace and
ease. Mr.. Teasdale, of the Chicago, ST..
Paul & Omaha road, was smiling and full
of business. On the announcement being
made that the above named roads had de-
cided to reduce the fare to S., the Rock
Island road Immediately hung out poster
in front of its Office announcing that
the fare to Chicago had been still
further reduced to So. This, however,
is On what they call the "rebate' system.
That is to say, the person purchasing a
ticket pays $40 for it here in ST. Paul, and
when he arrives in Chicago he receives
back, as rebate, 81. The purpose Of this
is to limit the sale of tickets to those who
actually intend to go to Chicago, and to
prevent people from getting tickets at So
under the pretence of going to Chicago,
when they intend going only
part of the way to
that point. In other words. the object is
to prevent interference with the local bus
mess. No information could be obtained
at the Office of the Rock Island road, further
than the statement that the rate of So to
Chicago meant business, and that the other
roads would have all they would want of it.
A good many people were around
the Office during most OF the
day, and many of them availed
themselves of the opportunity to 90 to
Chicago. Of course no one can form any
IDEA of how long this business is going to
last, or when it will end. The profit of
the Rock Island at SD for tickets to Chi
cago cannot be sufficient to render it de-
sirable to keep up the fight for very long
time. The other two roads have the short
est and most direct route and in this re-
spect have the advantage. Still the SIS is
a big catch for passengers. II may be
mentioned that the stock of the Chicago,
st. Paul and Omaha, and the Chicago,
Milwaukee and ST. Paul dropped little
in New York yesterday III consequence of
| the cut, as will be saen by our special
stock reports.
Around the streets tho inauguration of
the war was the principal topic OF discus
sion. Not few took the earliest oppor-
tunity after reading the announcement in
the GLOBE to secure passage for them
selves and their families for the western
metropolis, being evidently fearful that
the Rock Island, having made the bluff,
would throw up its hand as soon as the
other roads had decided to take hand in
the game. In this they were appar-
emily at fault, for the Rock
Island responded to the
cut of the other roads promptly with
still further reduction, and the public be-
gan to predict that ere many days the fare
would be reduced to a dollar. There is.
every indication that thousands will take
advantage of the low rates to make trip
to the east at an early day. and unless the;
tickets are limited not few business men
and others will lay in supply sufficient.
to last them for the remainder of the winter
There is question as to whether the
scalpers will be permitted to take advan-
tage of the cut. They have already sever
al agents in the city who are ready to in
vest good round sums as soon as it shall
be known if the limit is to be enforced.
The companies will undoubtedly take
measures to prevent these parties from
taking ADVANTAGE of the emf