The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-07-04
DOMESTIC AFFAIRS.
Railroad Lines Competing for
Passenger Travel.
The Richmond Editors Meet
at Last
Elan Receives a Ball In His
Hip.
Elan Receives a Ball In His
MISCELLANEOUS, ETC, ETC.
Railroad Tricks.

CHICAGO, June 3O.--The strife be.
tween the West bound roads in refer.
ence to securing passengers for Den.
yer to the elcampment OF the Grand
Army of the Republic is still as great
as it was week ago, when the Rock
Island met the st. Paul rate by put
ting round trip tickets at $29.SO
straight, instead of rebate ticket.
The other roads appeared to take no
particular notice Of the rate making
agility Of these two roads, but they
Immediately began to understand
that it was necessary to do some
thing, or they would not secure their
share Of the travel. Agents were
dispatched to various parts of the
country, especially to Ohio, Indiana,
Michigan, and Illinois points. with
instructions to work quietly but to
secure every passenger possible, with
the distinct understanding that they
would be carried at as low rate as
that made.by any other road. This
plan has been continued by the
agents of several roads, in most in
stances they being members of the
Grand Army and were in position
to attend the meetings if necessary,
and present the claims of the roads
they represented for a share of the
travel to Denver.
While all this has been going on
the roads have been watching each
other, in constant fear that the rate
would be made still lower, and be so
secretly done that it would come to
their knowledge too late to be met.
Yesterday a new complication be-
gan to stare them in the face. The
round trip rate from Denver to San
Francisco to the 1'riennial Conclave
is $65; while from Chicago it is
$3.50. The roads are anxious to sell
as many tickets from Chicago
as they can, but have become
alarmed at the prospect Of rate
being made to Denver that will be
less than $s24.50, for fear advant-
age may be taken Of it to pur-
chase tickets at 1 the reduced
rates and then buy their San Francis
co tickets at Denver. There was a ru-
NOR Yesterday to the effect that
rate would be made to Denver as low
as 500, and possibly less; and several
representatives of the west bound
roads are becoming some what anX-
ious to have a settlement of the ques-
tion before such a rate is offered; but
they have not yet called for a meet
ing to take action upon the subject,
and noae OF them seem anxious to
take the initiative in the matter. The
attitude Of the st. Paul & Rock
Island is regarded as decidedly bal
ligerent, and if a meeting is to be
suggested, it will be done be some
other line. While there has been no
announcement that tickets would
be on sale before July 10Th, six days
before the trains start, and nine days
before the meeting at Denver, it is
currently reported among those who
claim to know, that tickets have
been sent out and placed in the
hands of prominent men of the &. A.
r.. with the direct understanding
that they shall be sold to meet any
rate made by roads out Of Chicago.
The meeting is tobe held a. Denver
from July "a h to the 9th inclusive,
and tickets have been announced for
sale on July 18th, leaving but little
time to fix matters up if the roads de-
sire to prevent a war of rates, that
will probably bring the prices OF tick
cts down to $15, and seriously IN
terfere with their sales of tickets in
San Francisco.