Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-03-08
THE RAILROAD WAR.
Rate Cutting Raging Fiercely in s
FrauciscO and Los Angelica

Francisco and Los Angeles.
The passenger ticket rates quoted in San
Francisco Saturday were the standard fig
ures and remained so till the close of bust
ness, namely: Emigrant to Chicago.
ST. so; to New York, S2S so. Limited
first-class to Chicago $50. to New York
$50, Unlimited first-class to Chicago
S72 so and to New York S92 25. The At
lantic and Pacific road, however, cut the
limited tirst-class rate to Chicago to SIS and
to New York TO 1913, by means of rebate
order for the difference, payable at point of
destination. They also put rates on limited
first-class to Cincinnati to $50 and emigrant
to $40 90, in the same manner. The limit
ed first-class rate, good for 80 days, of 500
hence to New York and return, was raised
in the afternoon to S94 %. The Southern
Pacific local ticket agents were meeting all
rates offered. The city passenger agents
report the supply of travellers as about
seemingly exhausted and but verv little
business doing. For the last few DAYS the
number of freight cars leaving San Fran
cisco for the East has averaged about fifty
daily, which, at the estimated capacity OF
twelve tons TO car, makes daily freight
shipment of 600 tons of California and
coast products. The shipments consist
principally of dried fruit, beans wine.
canned fruit, picked salmon, raw sugar
whale oil, hops, raisins and old rags, of
which latter an average of two cars are
dispatched daily. 1t is strongly limited
among high railroad officials that proposals
for peace and an immediate arbitration of
all differences have been received bv the
heads of the Southern Pacific road in New
York from Boston parties. Freight rates
remained unchanged. Passenger Agent
Vice, OF the Chicago and Northwestern
road. was busy putting up and distributing
free packages OF tobacco as an inducement
TO patronize his office.
IN LOS ANGELES.
Los ANGELES, March 6th-The day has
been one of great excitement about the
railroad offices, and the rate-cutting be-
tween the various lines has been unpre-
cedented. The California Southern, the
Atlantic and Pacific and the Santa Fe lines
advertised In the morning papers that they
would sell tickets at lower rates than ever
before. AT 8 o'clock the California Southern
bulletined the following rates Kansas
City, Deming and Ell Paso, first class, Sl5:
third, $40. Chicago and st. Louis, first
class, SIT; third, SIS. New York, first
class, $50; third. S27.
The Union Pacific Immediately followed
with another bulletin. announcing the an
nexed rates: Kansas City. first class linz
ited, So; second class $40. Chicago and
St. Louis. first class, ST.; second class SIS.
New York, first class, $50; second class,
s27.
AT 1890 the California Southern revised
is bulletin as follows: Kansas City, FL
Paso and Deming-First class $40; third
class, S.. Chicago and St. Louis-First
class, SIS; third class, S13. New York
First class, SIS; third class, S25.
At IL O'Clock the Southern Pacific halle-
nled the following: First class to Kansas
Gty, 81. 1t was speedily reduced to 81
and Chicago, first class, to $50.
SThe Union Pacific bulletined at 1880
Chicago-First class, S.. Busted, only ST
to Kansas City.
+ At noon the Southern Pacific again cut
Kansas City-FiFsi class, So. Chicago
First class, 81, ard fifteen minutes later
| made the Kansas City rate 81
At 1870 the Southern Pacific put the
Kansas City rate at II, at which about
| twenty-five tickets We're Sold Hundreds
OF people were visiting the ticket offices
and people intending paying visit to San
Francisco and other northern points
largely took advantage of The rates below
So for Kansas City tickets, via the South
ern, Central and Union Pacific. This be-
came quite notorious, and about o'clock
the Southern Pacific ceased selling low
priced tickets, and shortly afterward bulle-
tined the same rate as those maintained by
the California Southern or Atchison peo-
pie throughout, viz: Kansas City-First
class, SO; third class. IS. st. Louis and
Chicago First class, SIS; third class. Sl3.
New York-First class, SIS third class, S25.
The foregoing are the rates of all the
lines this evening. The California South
ern sells rebate tickets-that is, full rates
are collected and the balance refunded at
the destination. The Southern Pacific sells
flat tickets-that is, they take whatever
coin is being called for.
The telegraph office is doing the largest
business in its history, many people send
ing East for friends and goods on account
of the low rates prevailing.