Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-11-12
NO. 3l6
THE BIG CUT.
TIE RITES TO CHIC3GO TINS IN
OTHER DOWN TURN.
The Rock Island Places Rebate Tickets at
Thre- Dollars from s Paul to Chicago
The Other Ro ads Selling Tickets at Five
Dol ars--Stocks Dropping.

The cutting of rates to Chicago, as fully
stated yesterday morning III 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 So 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 we're 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 fulE
of business. On the announcement being
made that the above named roads had de-
cided to reduce tie fare to SIS, 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 SIS
under the pretence of going to Chicago,
when they intend going oniy
part of the way to
that point. In other words, The object IS
to prevent interference with the loca. bus
mess. No information could he obtained
az the Office of the Rock Island road, further
shan the statement that the rate of IS to
Chicago meant business, ana that tho other
roads would have eli they wouid w2nt o-..
\ good many people were around
the Office during most of the
lay, and many of them awaited
themselves of the opportunity to SO to
Chicago. OF course no one ca, form any
idea of how long this business is going to
last, or when it will end. The profit of
the Rock Island at So for tickets 10 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 S. IS
big catch for passengers. 1t may be
mentioned that the stock Of the Chicago,
(, st. Paul and Omaha, and the Chicago,
Milwaukee and st. Paul dropped a little
in New York yesterday IN consequence -.
the cut, as will be seen by or speoiat
stock reports.
| Around the streets the inauguration OF
the war was the PRINCIPAL topic of discus
! s:on. Not few took The earliest oppor-
t,..l'r tr:er roading .hs announcement IN
tae LOBE 70 secure passage for them
s..tes and their families To- the We-fe IN
metropolis. being evidently ieacf;.i that
the Rock Island. having made the bluff,
wonld throw M It's hand as soon rs tho
other roads had decided to take hand il,
the game n this they were anrar-
emily at fault, for the Rock
Island responded to the.
cut OF the other roads pro11. pity with Il
still further reduction, and tho public BE-
gan to predict that ere many days the fare
would be reduced to dollar. There Is
every indication that thousands will take
advantage of the low rates to make i isip
to the east at an early day, and unless the
tickets are limited not a few business men
and others will lay in a 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
lbe known If the limit is to be enforced.
The companies will undoubtedly take
measures to prevent these parties from
taking advantage of the cut