Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-02-21
THE TRAsscoSTINESrAL WAR.

LABOR.
THE TRAsscoSTINESrAL WAR.
ST. Paul. Feb. 20.-The rails De
partmens Of the Northern Pacific re.
oeIyed instructions from New York
regarding the Transcontinental row
The Northern Pacific will make its
Portland rate to correspond with the
San Francisco rate daily, though moth
inc has been said regarding the ocean
line from Portland to San Francisco
Ii ia believed that the Northern Pacific
will work for business that way. A cut
of 30 per cent. has been made in freight
rates from the East to Portland aud
San Francisco. Passenger rates have
also been cat. and first class limited
tickets can now BE- obtained for rom
f65 to $50 TO San Francisco.
CHICAGO, Feb. 20.-In response to a
telegram sent from the general Office OF
the Associated Press at Chicago to 5 X
Galloway, general manager OF tbs Uni on
Pacific Rsilvsy. asking for a statement
from hin respecting tbs disruption OF
thu Transcontinentsl Association, Hr.
Galloway telegraphs from Boston this
evening citing that the pooling arrange
mepi bstwsen the California roads ex-
pred by Limitation months ago, bat
there aas tacit agreement between
the roads to maintain rates pending the
time when they could agree on basis
Of reorganization. Nevertheless all The
lines appear to have ous rates more or
less, and The Southern Pacifi,, with its
water line to New Orleans, cut the low
est. The Sosthern Pacific was allowed
25 per cent. In the pool, the Atchison
%, the Union Pacific AZ, and the Bur-
lingtou and remaining lines the rem air.
ing 10 per cent. At the New York
meeting, Mr.. Galloway says, the A,ohl-
son demanded 50 per cent. OF the
southern California business and p per
cent. OF the remaining Pacific Coast
business, or, as Mr.. Galloway asserts, so
per cent. OF the whole. He also de-
olares that there are three railway sys-
TENS touching Southern California-the
Southern Pacific. the Addison aud the
Union Central Pacific lines--and that
objection was made to the Atchison OBJ
tanning one half of the business. This
would have increased its percentage 7
per cent, representing about $3.50. 900.
Galloway states that the other com
panies were willing to leave the ssbject
10 arbitration, and even to concsde
something additional to the Atchison.
bat ths latter held to its demand aud
the meeting adjourned. This was fol-
10 we'd by the present open rate cutting
The telegram states that the Pacific
Mail Company, owing to It's loss of the
$4,000 monthly subsidy granted it by
the transeoniinentsl lines, and which
ended With the disruption OF the asso-
citation, has decided 20 put on weekly
line Of steamers to California via the
Isihmas Of Panama, and to buy one
new steamer and construct another.
with a view TO obtaining its full share
Of the overland traffic.
NKw YoRK. Feb. D.-The difficulties
growing out Of the disruption of the
rranscontinentsl Association are in
cfeasiue and the cutting of rates. il is said
will be something phenomenal. Tsere
has been no important change in the
situation, though @. ID. Simonson of the
Atchisou road said that Tuesday would
be lively day in regard to the reauc-
ton of freight rates, Whatever reduo-
ton that road may make will doubtless
be promptly met by other roads. TIE
Sunset route will put on more ears and
will convey passengers to New Orleans
az minimum rate in order to divert
traffic from the Atchison road, which
conveys its passengers to that point by
way Of Kansas City.
At the Union Pacific and Chicago a
Northwestern Companies Jfiicss nothing
new was developed. A Broadway scalper
10 selling tickets to San Francisco via
the Baltimore 4 Ohio and Atchison. To.
peks & Santa Fe roads for $50. SOS and
"a. the trip on other rosds costing fS7.
t73 80 and $40 respectively, according
TO class. The tickets are issued to Kan
sas City, at which point the passenger
is given an order for the remainder Of
the trip. The scalper, it is said, has
made special arrangements with the
Atchison road.
The cot on freight has not yet begun.
bus as soon as the Pacific Mail steamers
take freight at 4 Low rate and that will
certainly be in less than q MONTH, then
the war on freights will be prosecuted
With esrnestness.
A reporter called in one OF the Pacific
Railroad offices and asked IL return
ticket TO San Francisco would be issued
az the reduced rates. Tbs agent said he
could not give q return ticket. but would
guarantee IN writing that tie reporter
could return to New York st the same
rate. AZ another office still better
cff.r xss made. showing thst the rival
Companies we're anxious TO secure bust
bcss at ary rate. AZ the Pacific Mail
Steamship Offioe it vas said that rates
for freight and passengers would be re-
duosd one hslf az soon as the var really
opsued. which might be at any bour.
The Nal saS EIprsss says; Trans
continental freieht has come to hals,
and today kilograms we're scot fr-m this
CITY 90 the West to stop further cuts
pssdins efforts about 10 be N Ace to end
the contest. The Atehison, Topeka L
Santa Ee have been unable To get roads
out Of Chicago 20 pro rate or cot freisst
rates to the Pacific Coast. and thus fas
q freight var hss been avoided"
Kansas CrrY. Feb. 9.-VIce President
Smith OF the Atchison. Topeka Il Santa
Fe road passed through this city this
evening en- route TO lophkA-
Toe ys.rsal will state tomorrow that
orders have been received here from the
Union Pacific headquarters TO rsdnes
~ per csat GA passenger rates to Wye
ming points