Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-02-23
TIE RAILROAD WAR.
Price of Limited First-Class Tickets to
New York.


Esan Francisco Bulletin, February 3D.
The railroad war was resumed this morn
ing but with few features different from
those of the past week. The Atchison,
Topeka and Santa Fe and Atlantic and Pa
citic Railroads placed on sale at their office
under the Palace Hotel full line OF tickets
to Eastern points, which will be sold at
prices 10 meet the competition of opposing
lines. The Union Pacific, Denver and Rio
Grande and Texas and Pacific offices were
also out with full line of tickets, and all
were crowdedwith persons making inquiries
concerning rates or buying tickets. IL was
announced this morning that the limited
first-class tickets woul not exact contin-
lols passage to the Missouri river, but
would allow ten days fftfff the date of pslr-
chase. A purchaser, therefore, has four or
five days after buying ticket in which to
prepare for his trip. There was no reauc-
ton in the schedule rates to-day, the differ
ence in price ut the various offices depend
ing upon the commissions offered over
Eastern lines. and to cuts on rates east
from The Missouri river. The placing OF
lines Of tickets in the offices of lines hay
ing connection with the Central Pacific has
placed il IN the power of such lines to cut
at will their own rates, and this is undoubt-
ediy ., ing done.
LIMITED NEW YORK TICKETS TODAY
AS far as could be learned this morning,
limited tickets to New York fiuctuated be-
tween $40 and $50. the latter being appa-
rently the ruling figure at most offices.
The position taken by the Atchison, To-
peka and Santa Fe and the Atlantic and
Pacific Railroads, gives promise Of long
struggle. The fight is wholly against them
on the Middle Route, as the line is gener-
ally known, and they have evidently fore
seen the present trouble. and have we'll
considered plan OF operations. They are
prepared for long contest. and are show
ing no disposition to force the lighting
contenting themselves with simply meet
ing the rates fixed by the Southern Pacific
Company. There is no indication of an
inteniion 10 cut below these rates al pres
eHt, and It was stated at the Office TO-DAY
that there would be no competition with
other than the Southern Pacific office The
Office is, it was stated, a legitimate ticket
Office, and not scalping office Through
il tickets are sold 10 the Missouri river and
frst--1r f1frits, al tiffs 5sssss-Fatss as those
charged at the Office of the Southern Pa
cite Company The Middle Route roads
are enabed to do this for the reason that
the contract with the Central Pacific Com
pany relating to the latter's road, from Mo
jave 70 this city, gives them the benefit over
that length OF line of any reduction that
are not compelled to pay local fare to No
jave, bat only that proportion of the re-
duced rate to the Missouri river-$60, $50
and S25-which is determined by the length
OF the line 10 Aoiave.
RIVAL ROADS or EQUAL FOOTING
They are thus, it seems, ON an equal
footing with the Southern Pacific Company
and eau be undersold only BIZ cuts secretly
paid by the latter company to Eastern con
meeting lines. or by the commissions and
cuts allowed by these Eastern lines them
selves.
There was : good deal of mystery sur
rounding the operations this morning
some agents Of Eastern lines not being able
to account for the sudden falling off in the
ticket sales, although they had been favor
lite routes. Local agents had little to say
upon the situation and would not acknowl-
edge that there was any material change in
the situation from that of last week This
of course is natural. as there is a good
business reason for keeping the lowest fig
ures from the public, as far as possible.
Each agent wishes to get all the money he
can, and 50 places his rate as high as posi-
BILE; but It is likely that the showing of
coin and the demand for ticket at figures
considerably below prices generally quoted, |
would result in a SALE
There was considerable number of buy
ers on the streets this morning, and appear
anceS showed that the Atchison Topeka
and Santa Fe and the Atlantic and Pacific
were getting their share of the business.
THE CHICAGO AND ALTON.
The first ticket sold by the Atchison, To-
peka and Santa lfe Railroad was over the
Chicago and Alton Railroad from Kansas
City TO Chicago. The business over this
latter road has been good to-day, more than
the average number of tickets having been
sold. The Chicago and Alton is the con-
nection OF the Atchison, Topeka and Santa
Fe Road which is most likely to support
Them in tie war with The Central Pacific
Company. tee other connecting roads at
Quincy, and the Chicago and Rock Island
being more dependent on the Union and
Central Pacific Companies.
rHE LOWEST TO CHICAGO.
The Chicago and Alton to-day did q little
cutting on their own account, selling the
lowest ticket yet disposed of-S27 SOTO
Chicago The rates generally ruling are
$50 to Chicago and $40 to New York, third
class.
First-class tickets are quoted by Mr.. Fair
banks, of the Chicago, Milwaukee and ST
Paul, at $50 unlimited and s65 limited, to
New York, and are undoubtedly the
lowest at which first-class tickets have been
sold. The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
will not sell unlimited tickets a. less than
the old schedule price-Sl25 25-making
their fight on the limited and third class
tickets.