Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1886-02-25

Prospects OF "A stiIi Further Re-
dueiiOn.


ducfi0n.
NEW YoRg, February 24.--Ths uneasy
feeling yesterday concerning western
passenger rates has grown into the con-
victiou that everybody is cutting. The
officers Of the Sunset route are figuring
out" their promised new tariff. which
they will issue tomorrow. The rival
lines say that it would be nonsense for
the Sunset to do anything Of the kind.
because they will Immediately cut
under it's rates. The opinion pre-
walls in some quarters that the
Pacific Mail will jeopardize the
sS5, 900 subsidy which it receives under
the existing agreement by cutting before
ths thirty days notice expires. Ii the
Eastern pool breaks up it will be every
body's fight, with the Sunset in the lead
on lighting facilities. The Iowa roads
have made a cut to 81 from Chicago to
Omaha. SO that now the $50 and 800
passenger rate from the Missouri river
obtains on all lines. The Baltimore &
Ohio people are jubilant and claim TO
see in all this trouble benefit for them
An official said that the fight was sure to
spread to the Eastern trunk lines. 1t
was rumored that freight rates had been
cut again from yesterdays figures SO
that the discount now was go per cent.
off on all classes OF freight from $4 per
hundred to 81. 25; 40 per cent off on all
grades from 1926 down to 81 80 per
hundred, and 25 per cent. off on all
grades under 81 so. This was told to a
Sunset official and he was asked whether
their new tariff equalled that discount.
He said: I'VE go under that, but re-
fused any other information.
At meeting Of the general passenger
agents of the trunk lines to-day it was
decided to adopt cut rates west OF the
Missouri from day to day as they were
reported through Commissioner Fink's
office. Commissioner Midgely, of the
Southwestern Railway Association, and
President Potter, Of the Chicago, Bur
lington & Quincy. will be in town to-
morrow, ii is rumored. to meet the Ex.
ecutive Committee Of the trunk lines TO
confer with them about the transeonti-
mental light.
san FRANcIsco, February 4.-But
slight changes have taken place in the
railroad fight. Passenger rates have
declined somewhat. The lowest rates
quoted to-day are, New York, unlim-
tied, ST.; limited, s63; third class, s35.
Chicago, unlimited, S62; half limited,
$50, third class, s25. Freight Is now
being taken at so per cent reduction ON
old schedule rates The Atlantic 4 Pa
cifie still maintain old rates on unlimited
tickets.
ST. PAUL, February 24.-The st.
Paul and Minneapolis Passenger Associ-
alton this morhing issued instructions to
sell first class limited TO San Francisco
via either Omaha or Kansas City for
2.65. and second class limited for
s32.65. The Northern Pacific still re-
tains the S65 passenger rate to San
Francisco but made a cut ON the rate to
Portland az announced yesterday.
KANSAS CRY, February 24.-Tickets
were sold to San Francisco over the At
Gibson, Topeka & Santa Fe line this
morning for $50 first class, with rebate
Of So. aud $40 for second class with q
rebate of 50. Later in the day the re-
bate was Withdrawn, making the rates
the same as by other lines.