St. Paul daily globe., 1886-01-16
RATE WAR CONTINUED.
The Baltimore & Ohio Forcing the War to
Gain Concessions from the
Pennsylvania.
Steamship Managers More Exercised Over
Baltimore Competition Than
Railroad Men.
a Scheme 10 Have Northern Pacific
Business Go over the Wisconsin
Central.
Carload Rates to be Made on AgrIcuI-
turaI mplements--Trafiic
Meeting--Notes.
baltimore & Ohio Rate War.

The st. Paul brokers are awaiting anx-
iOusly the time when the Baltimore 81 Ohio
passenger rate war will be extended TO Chi
eago and east-bOund business, il being con-
fined At present 10 weSt-bOund business en-
tirely. Should the war be inaugurated at
Chicago. rates from st. Paul will be affected
by brokers giving orders on Chicago agents
for tickets at reduced rates from there on.
Emigrant agents are in communication with
Eastern agents in regard to the reduction
made in emigTant rates. The clearing
house scheme went into effect yesterday at
New FORK, when emigTant rates were re-
duced from SIS TO 81 to Chicago. This ac-
ton was not based upon the action of the
HambuTg-American Packet company, but
rather 10 protect the steamship companies
landing passengers at New York against
the Baltimore d OhO's 81 rate ont of Bal
timOTe. Just where any material protec-
tion comes in at a S32 rate against S26
rate, these including ocean passage from
Germany does not appear to the managers
of the North German, Lloyd and American
lines. To satisfy the steamship companies
landing passengers at New York, either
still further concessions will have To be
made or else the trunk lines will. in order
TO protect New York business, have
" uEillE ~ NtlllllA lAlE 4lA4tA-
more q Ohio road to the pool.
and to do away with the present disturbing
factor i'm the business. Steamship mana
gers appear to be more exercised over the
Baltimore competition than railroad men.
especially those who represent the differ
ential rate steamers-the Anchor, State.
American, National and Monarch lines
and who are more affected by the Baltimore
service Of the Allan and Dominion lines.
They threaten, if they are not protected by
a further reduction of the rates. or by the
admission or the Baltimore Il Ohio road
into the pool. 10 brake their own agree
ment as 10 rates and get business i'm any
way they can. The Baltimore Il Ohio is
only working against the Pennsylvania. to
50 discourage it. that il will allow it the
same track facilities 10 New York as il had
before it was elected. In all probability It
will secure what IL is after as il is bound to
do New NOTk business. and Will get some if
it does have TO cut rates TO get what it
does. The trunk lines recognize this fact
and will perhaps prevail upon the Pennsyl-
vania TO grant the Baltimore q Ohio track
facilities and share of New York
business.
THE POOLS DISPOSITION.
NEW YORK. Jan. l5.-The reduction Of
the emigrant rate TO Chicago from SIS To 81
is regarded as a slight indication of the dis
position of the pool towards the Baltimore
IL Ohio company. The regular emigrant
rate adopted by the pool was SS. from
which a commission of 81 was paid to
agents. Now that the rate has been re-
duced, orders have been issued to the effect
that hereafter commission of 81 will be
allowed. This reduces the net rate 70 the
several companies constituting the pool to
s., which is just 60 cents more than the
rate said to have been made by the Balti-
more d Ohio. Nothing new is reported in
the situation among the several companies.