Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-04-03
CHICAGO TO CALIFORNIA, S14.5O.
Another Cut in Passenger Rates
That Takes Everybody by
Surprise.

With the arrival in the city OF j. w.
Morse, general passenger and ticket
agent OF the Union Pacific Road, whose
office is in Omaha, came the Geographic
announcement yesterday morning OF an
other cut in transcontinental passenger
rates, this time inaugurated by the Union
Pacific Road. The new rate on limited
tickets from Council Bluffs or Omaha to
California points is $30,with rebate OF $25,
making tie net first-class limited rate from
the Missouri river 49, or from Chicago
$l4.50. The second class is 500, with $l5
rebate, which equalizes the tariff on all
classes. Through tickets OF the Eastern
lines, with exchange coupons or orders
drawn on Missouri river offices, at gross
rates, will be accepted in exchange for
rebate tickets at these figures. Arbitrator
Wilson, OF the Missouri River Association,
yesterday issued instructions to the effect
that these rates will take the place OF any
other quotations, and that the gross rates
quoted will apply hereafter to unlimited
points in Nevada, Utah, Wyoming and
Colorado affected by them. No rebate,
however, will be paid except on tickets to
California destinations.
Il have no means OF knowing how
soon the fight will end" said Mr.. Wilson.
in conversation with the Herald man.
Rates may 90 lower, and they NAV
not; but there's one thing certain, the
roads will lose nothing by the transconti-
mental war in the long run. The cutting
OF rates is the most effective advertising
scheme ever resorted TO in booming n
sparsely populated section of the country.
It's what built up Kansas and other
States, and will rebound greatly to the
inter ests oil both the State of California
and the transcontinental railroads,
When it appears on the surface that the
companies are losing on through trans.
continental business they are at that very
time realizing fortune on local traffic.
The fight will come out all right in the
end"
The $50 round-trip rate, good for six
months, is still maintained. The other
roads Interested in business beyond the
Missouri River were as much surprised
at the Union Paciiic's cut to 50 as thew
were at the reduction OF the round-trip
rate to S3S on the previous day. The
Denver d Rio Grande was PROMPT
enough in meeting it, but the Atchison,
Topeka u Sante Fe hing back for sew
eral hours before taking the inevitable
action.
General Passenger and Ticket Agent
Morse, OF the Union Pacific, spent the
day in the company's Office on Clarl,
street and seemed TO have his hands full
OF business. ave are down to bedrock
and doing great deal OF good" he said
to the Herdid representative. AT the
light does not last too long the result Of
me war viii be beneficial to all concerned
Many for years have dreamt OF going to
California, when they We're rich enough,
and are now availing themselves of The
cheap rates, and are taking long ride
Tor little money, just to see the country.
90 not look for Il speedy settlement.
The Atkinson, Topeka 4 Santa Fc Road
went out Of the New York conference
saying that it had given its ultimatum,
ana when II was wanted the other roads
could send for il. II il waits till il il sent
Tor think it will be a long time. In ali
adjustments OF percentages the Santa re
has been awarded by arbitrators more
money than the amount Of its business
You'd justify II Is always the old and
shor, lines that have to make concessions
to the weaker fry, and in this case, the
,.Won Fac nc, being the oldest and most
Glrc, lire 10 the coast, has To suffer Inv
me unreasonable demands OF roads less
iayoIab!y constructed, yet which possess
me checking power to influence rates. -
ChicagO Herdid.