New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-01-14
THE WARM RAILWAY RATES.
LOOKING FOR THE FIGHT TO SPREAD.
rAITINoRE AND OHIO STILL BELLIGERENT-WArr-
ING FOR POOL MEETING

BALTIMORE AND OHIO STILL BELHGERENT-"Aii
ING FOR POOL MEETING.
Tbere wasa falling off in the business done
bv the Baltimore and Ohio ticket offices yesterday as
compared with the previous days, bat the agents
claimed that the practical monopoly OF Inc through JUDI
ne to the West which the cut has brought theih
still maintained. 1t was generally expected tna' INC
warfare would open In Chicago before today Aho
Baltimore aud Oho's agent in Chicago teie-
graphcd to General Passenger Agent Lord here
that he informed on what he considered eoou
authority that the Pennsylvania Railroad contemplated
cutting rate from Chicago to Baltimore anu was"
ngton from ST. to $l3 the present electromagnetic
Heretofore the tariff has been III from Cheago u 'no'
seaboard cities and also to NewYOrk although inc co
missions still paid by Of the Westero ROADS nave
enabled the ticket brokers to cut the schedule some
what Mr. Lord Immediately sent instructions that III
case the Pennsylvania made such cut from chicago ID
Baltimore and Washington, the Baltimore ana On'o
was to sell tickets to NewYork at $l2 and to announce
that its rate would be 81 lower to Newiork than Dy ,he
lines matter what rate the latter might make
This is simply what may be expected from the detena
ton OF tho Baltimore and Ohio fight the pool lines 10
the extent to make itself good on the business taken
from it by the Pennsylvania cut Into the west
bound Baltimore and Washington rates. The pos
sibility Of the extension OF the war 10
Easbound fares is increased by the recent %
the practice o; the pool roads III paying con
Within the last days observers wLo have returned
natl and Chicago the roads have been making ocouou
increase In their allowance TO "scailers. ,,,..,t.
Some figuring on the position OF the PennsylVania
Railroad IN regard The West-bound business einpha-
sizes tho disadvantage the deroni al rate ralr0aH
suffer from Baltimore and OhO's hostility. rms is no"
the latter roads managers figure: Estimating mat ths
company gets by It's cut % per cent t %,
the comfortable business to tho West IL win
on - moderate basis sell the next thirty days 4oOO
tickets which will yield S212O0 to the Pennsylvana
Rail road, taken out Of the pool dlyislOni the lHti
road by meeting the Baltimore and Washington rates Oh
its rival, Will get back about loo passengers or
S10jO making total OF about $4,000 reaped III me
next thirty days by the Pennsylvania Railroad Inc
Baltimore Ohio receives average OF net on us
New-Yor tcRets 100000 for the next thirty days
deductng the surrendered 10 the Pennsyva
mia In Baltimore and Washington the company enjoys
net gain OF $50 500 This money (r6OOOO IN round ng
ures reprcsesents the loss to the WcstboLnd Trunk line
pool next month resulting from the Garrett-PenDsyNa'
MIA contest. . -.
Passenger Commissioners Person did not return yes
terday from Boston IN time arrange for meeting or
the pool lines dispatch, 1t Ia understood was sent 10
Baltimore Yesterday by the Grand Trunk OF Canada ana
the Ftchburg Rolf; al general passenger agents say
ing hoped the cutting OF rates out OF Boston
would be stopped, IL dd not accomplish anything III
settling the controversy between the rivals while IL was
inurlous To thu busDrss of friendly connections Inc
"a only So uud, the rail tarn rate aud sose OF thelr
agents were surprised that strong New-Euglhnd lines
should feel the when the NewIOrk lines said that
they could - - 80 cut Reply was sent to
the Grand Trunk and Ftchburg rcgreting tue necess
~ under present circumstances OF making the through
Boston rate according usual custom. by adding local
fare TO the New.York through fare to tho West