Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-02-26
THE RAILROAD WAR.
a Very Sharp Knife Used in Cutting
Rates.


ISau Francisco Bulletin February 9TH
This morning the Atlantic and Pacific
and Atchison, Topeka. and Santa Fe Rail
roads, having sharpened up their knives
last night, made a cut in East-bound pas
senger rates which set the passenger agents
wild, and which brought from the office of
the Southern Pacific an order to meet the
reduction. The Atlantic and Pacific, in con-
nection with the Chicago and Alton and
the Pennsylvania Central Railroad, put the
price of limited first-class tickets to New
York down to $50, the time within which
they can be used being fixed at ten days.
The Southern Pacific Company at once met
that rate, and all the agents of Eastern
connecting lines were notified that tickets
could be obtained from them over their
respective lines for that price II is under
stood that the Southern Pacific Company
also gave orders to meet at once any reduc-
ton on the rates as reduced. Limited
| tickets to Omaha and Kansas City are sold
for $780, and to Chicago for S35. Third
| class tickets to Chicago are $25, and to New
York $50. There was no reduction in the
| price of unlimited tickets. the lowest price
of (which seems to be ST.. as the Chicago
Milwaukee and st. Paul road is selling a
great many at that price. Unlimited to
| Omaha sell for $55.
THE PENNSYLVANIA CENTRAL.
4 is believed by many railroad men that
bottom prices have been reached, but the
| fact that the Pennsylvania Central has lust
| come into the fight hardly seems to war
| RAM this assumption, as the other trunk
lines from New York will Immediately
| make bid for business, which can hardly
faiEto produce competition among them
and lead to further reduction. The tele-
grams from the East to-day were of
nature to foreshadow such action, although
1t = hard TO see how rates can go much
lower than they are at present. The action
OF the Atlantic and Pacific and Atchison.
Toleka and Santa Fe roads in making a
cut in East-bound tickets naturally follows
ther savage cut to the same extent on
WeA.bound few days ago. and gives
promise OF future vigorous action
AN ACTIVE INTEREST IN THE FIGHT.
TIE public is taking an active interest in
the railroad fight, and is purchasing tickets
by the hundred at the reduced rates. Much
COMPLAINT is being made by agents of East
ern ines concerning the sale of unlimited
tlckefs at cut rates, and all urge the with
draH9l OF such tickets from sale. But the
outssa of the warning roads this morning
was Dnfined to limited tickets. this action
being made possible by the refusal of the
Atlantic and Pacific and Atchison. Topeka
and shnta Fe to sell unlimited tickets over
their lines at less than the schedule prices
obtaiped before the outbreak of the war
The new cut rates can be obtained at any
of the railroad offices, including the office
OF the Southern Pacific Company. At the
latter office the sale of tickets TODAY was
very lively, and sleeping-cars were RAPIDLY
filled days in advance of departure. East
bound trains will, for some days, be very
long.
All of the trunk lines between Chicago
and New York are offering the same in
ducements for overland travel. and the
purchaser of $50 ticket to New York has
the choice of the Michigan Central and
Canada Southern and New York Central
the Pennsylvania Central and the Balti-
more and Ohio, the West Shore and Erie
lines
1t is believed by railroad men that the
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe and At
lantic and Pacific Railroads are playing a
strong game, and one which is designed to
wear out the Southern Pacific Company. 1t
is beginning to be the opinion that this
plan will be successful.