Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-02-20
EASTERN NEWS.

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z.ao Feb. bah the ChicaRo
800 having transcoptlnental con-
nA,;crs are booking passengers 10 San
ns.;sr, Al the folio wing rates: First
-nIirujted, ST040; first elass, lin
- 49, IN. second class or ernigrsnt,
bJ k52. This IS a reduction OF
srst. class rates. Rates 70 Port
a. California via the Northern
nssss remain unchanged. no reduc-
80 having been announced.
,,araineai railroad official, in com
,;no an the situation this morning.
az. the action Il the Pacific roads
.souncine the sale Of unlimited
80. 4. a rednced rate meant that the
~ ssris would probably never again
5000. as the present rate allowed
-. rsarly three cents mile, which
n a. equitable return for 80 lone a
hssi. r.. "a IT. -,
.ss var crossing out OF the collapse Of
- Trsnscontinsntal Association was
;rs,tuted today in thoroughly aeRres-
=. vay, both as TO passenger and
s..;oht traffic. All lines running west
"a soothzest from this city having
SsI;s.rnia connections were looking for
ms.oers today TO San Francisco at
N for fret class unlimited, $50 for
-. slass limited, $40 for second class
"a suicrsnt. In the matter Of COZ
s,sstipr for freight no rates are quoted,
- soeuts have been given carte blanche
~ sscurs business at any figures, and it
!. s,ovu that very large reductions are
hs.,o made. The Atohison, Topeka 4
ssnta Re did not announce It's rates
.rt,l this morning, awaiting antil the
s,isslvs had been taken by the Union
80 southern Pacific officials. The
Itohi,ou company asserts that the war
- bean forced upon thsm against
shsi, wishes, and owing TO their claim
y What they deemed an equita bic
percentage Of the overland traffis. The
6rM Vice President of the Aschison
Company today 10 speaking Of the sit
ustiou said that the company had given
notice Of its intention 10 Withdraw from
IA Transcontinentsl Association De-
amber 4, 1885, for the reason that the
saooiation was not being conducted
mon what they deemed proper business
prineiplss. The Atohisen Company had
porohssed an unfinished railroad ia
Southern California, known az the Cal
FORMS Southern Railway and after
vsrds proceeded to construct 100 miles
additional road from Cotton. the juno
Ton with the Southern Pacifis. TO Bsr-
SOW. the junction With the Atlantic d
Pssific road, which VS. completed No
ysmber 7th. The purchase and compile
ton OF this road placed the Atohison
Company, according 10 its claim, In .
pssitisn to handie and control at least
ons-half of the business 10 and from
Southern California, aud as there we're
bet two roads running into that terri
tory they claimed they we're entitled
70 Atty per cent. Of the businsss. Ii
vAs on this claim the association split.
A its meeting Ia New York city, the
Atchison Company asked that Oalifor-
bia DO divided into two districts, the
northsrn to be north Of Moiave harbor,
ssd the southern south OF that point
All other roads interested, the Southern
Pssiao, Central Pacific, Texas P,oifis,
Unior Pacific, Dsuver i RIO Grauds,
sad the Burlington aud Missouri River
In Nebraska, opposed this claim Of the
Asehison 90. The Off iai in summing
% said that throughout the entire con
tssk tbs Atchison Compiny has bseu on
The defensive. but inssmuos as the
Uniou aud Southern Paoifia Railways
have sssn fit to initiate a var in rates,
u 10 the purpose of our COMPANY to meet
them at every corner, and to see that
The pablo has the full bsuefi, to be de-
rived, II suoh q thing is possible, from
low transportation. While the Atohison
Company deeply regrets the posi-
ton into which IL has bssn forced
thx~uoh Aha aAE.hsaaA anttnn ~ ska
othsr members OF the association, and
fully realizes the deplorasle results
which are 20 be expected, and which
have always heretsfore obtained so far
% revenue Ia Concerned from q war in
rates. they do not propose TO give no
the contest until the question OF equity
ID conceded 10 their interests. None OF
the leading officials of any other roads
directlv interested have been in the CITY,
and their views on the situation have
not been obtained. Connecting roads
oat OF this city are passive, and do not
expect to become emoroiled in the fight
BY reducing though rates to the extent
Oh the reduction of rates announc ID BY
The warning roads from their terminal
points.
Nxw YoRK, February 10. Today
the Eastern agent OF Ihs Atchison,
Topeka and Santa Fs Railroad re-
eeived orders TO co.'s freight tariff rates
70 meet those offered By any Of the
Western lines. As result freight rates
were today reduced about per cent.
The Sunset route has also cut rates, but
70 What extent 10 net generally kuswn.
Shippers at this time of the year are
not making many oousign ments, and
The roads therefore make liberal terms
With them in order TO secure business
u " therefore difficult TO ascertain at
the Offices of the company Just what
rates are made. The officials Of the
sunset route are now at work upon a
nes tarih schedule, which 10 IL expect
cd vii be completed and put into force
90 or before Monday next.
"A meeting Of the Union Pacific.
Northern Pacific snd Oregon 4 Trans
continental CompanIes' Presidents is
bsing held here today to detsrmine
What action shalt be taken by those
roads relative 10 Pacific Coast passenger
Aad freight rates. ID is expected that a
uniform and rsdnccd schedule will be
agreed upon which viii briag 10 those
rcads their share Of Western business.
The Baltimore 4 Ohio Railroad this
moraina was the first and only trunk
nne out OF New Ysrk which reduced its
passenger tariff TO San Francisco in &C
eofdsncs With the recently adopted cut
g lines west Of the Missouri river.
farse 70 San Francisco are a. follows:
Unlimitsd tickets $3.50. frst class lin
ued tlS6e aud eco md class $<S. Ths
oshef trunk lines will probably follow
tsmarfov.
San Francisco, Feb. 19.-Amona ths
dinerent agents Of the roads formerly
connected with the Transooniinentai
peol. there vas great hustle and excite
meat this morning. None of them
hardly knew where they stood, and all
Ct them we're eager to knov what the
oshsr agents were doing In the way of
cutting rates. and had men engaged in
Rctng around 10 the Offices ascertAinins
vhai tickets we're selling for. The little
kame was soon dropped upon, and ticket
agents grew rcticent. Only upon the
arpearancc OF men who appeared 70 be
sasa ME inqairers fer tickets, did the
aesnts unbossm themselves The pub
ncssion In the papers of war rates led
han unprecedented inquiry as 10 the
eess OF tickets to the variaus points
hAse, and the various agents were kept
cay answering inquiries. There il.
ssvsver, little purchasing Of tickets. A.
mere IL . general belief that rates will
ahi lower. The lowest rates quoted