Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-10-27

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~. Pal Pisnssr psurs. 0sk III
Ia =. k1ni q Hi1unafnIs F4n1zns
eaf fn1rrfa4Irn - ~ - - -
l1l1n den1t FzzlEHfsF. kfzaT inasEzzl
r9w HoElhaHz Enri e psinta. - - Es14
1keat. - c-'serfirsi - $3.50. - rzs'-.T-
90 tcuri1f rate1 = b rs1ad q 9ala
% UaE1 zee rI.el - EEizisa E1Izratzz
6le fIa11aztcr. s11 wns atrsuno1sIr o.
p1l1EtI1u waN n1leuf . defzaf S1a
Aa11Eota exseFs - pakiizA Tie nsw
GAINED tke rfR1t 50 nama fha rates %
ltess points bsranse 4 was Ghs ahurtasl
ilEa- 1ke &cFIheEn Rnaide rested isa
otizetinn upan . Enis of tks assosiaGfen
tn49 ~ Rad o0uid nar1e q rate % q eaEa-
positive pOiu4 unless Il SIS aeaspsabfs
% 1he 0DupetlnR 6uaz. The Katsa The
RIA. FoFt Townsend, Oiymuaa and Sc
niaHa submitted, #65 Grse elamH aimffsd
4
are a0. &73 and &41 FEapaa6fvnIF. IMa
change In all 1hn Northern Paeiaa lnaai
rates. for In present RATS 20 PuFfinnd.
and 90 Eoma puiutz east 81 PasGland,
ara hlzher than he proposed Ea.es 20
the kaGBt Souad paiHfa mentioned
Is seems - Be tha inlenfion % the Man
- - l.
With the Canadian Raeifie, 30. II possi-
bic. enforce the proposed rates. Several
days aoo she Chioaao Passenear assoafa-
tisn vas foEmallY reqaestsd % as these
rates - the bssiug rates upon basiness
oklEinafing e Q isaeo.
The reqnssi uas laid before tie 49,
station OsL IS. has vas denied This
ae1iou waa taken II aseOrda1oe With ar
tiole u Of he eonslilufion Of she asso-
citation. which Eeads:
No pas8enaer rates, eifhsr special OF
EeRulaR, shall be allowed 10 appear in Ne
Chioag0 joint rate sheet without the con
SAT- Of The majority Of hines directly
interested IN snah fntes.1
The associations NOS OILY denied this
sequeg', bot slsO decided thai no rates
u the Chieaeo rate sheet 10 Pu4es
boand points should be changed exeepi
b. written request jainily signed b
the Manitoba and Northern Paci6o. o.
tuesday the same matter was bFonRhl
before the Ceuirai TFafie association,
BAT d also declined te take the desired
auti0n uniasa the Northern Pacific
should request the same change 3
rates. Yesterday the IS. Louis Passen.
ser association 1osk nimilag action. II
Il expected By q number Of cal on
oialB that the Manitoba will bring the
matter before the trunk lines paasenaal
c0mmiiioe, with the h0pa that thl
soad's members Of Il will use the az
ures given above as the hasinR ratel
upon business originating e the SEA
board. Il is confidently expected tha
tho new tranB9ontinsntal route vii
meet with no mere success there thar
u has IN the West. 5psakinR Of thl
matter yesterday, prominent ofieia
said:
aYou viii and that this whole thin,
viil resolve itself into q fight betwesl
The American lines and the CANADIAN
Pacific. The latter i simply takin,
this action 20 advertise itself, and Il
ny opinion is only lighting Tor reooeni
tion- deaf think they care paFtieu
larry for the business, and am inoIine
20 bslisVe that Il has taken this stan
with the hope that it will force from %
Iranscontinsntsl association, shout
there ever again Be such an organize
. ton. Q bonns for keeping out Of con
petitiye Pacific coast business. Tier
is not much danger Of the Eastern line
adopting the new rates, fer the Cans
} dian Pacific has nothing TO civ
them 10 return, and besides they vi
not care 70 take any action 90 diFeeil
opposed 10 that already taken By thei
Western connections. Yes, think th
Manitoba will pat the new rates /
eject from Sc. Paul. This will, Z
course. force the Northern Pacific /
meet them, but IL will do 50 IN such
way a. 70 protect its own local business
The competition, however, will not b
very great, for pretty much ali busineE
20 British Columbia originates east q
81 Paul. What listle business IL origin
: ated here the Northern Pacific can We
take care Of"