Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-05-19
PACIFIC COAST.
Round Trip Rates to Chi
cagO and st. Louis.
OTHER RAILROAD MATTERS.
Southern Pacific COmpany's Lis-
bilities for Goods Lost
at Sea.

Associated Press Dispatches to the HKnAlp.1
SAN Francisco, May 1s.-It is asserted
that had it not been for the existing RI
valries among the roads interested in the
Transcontinental Association, the round
trip rates to the political conventions at
Chicago and st. Louis would have been
much lower than those announced few
days ago. The trouble lay in the fact
that the Republican delegates promised
to go over the Burlington and Union Pa
cific roads just ON the eve of the meeting
LOT the Association here. Com
sequently the other transcontinentaI
lines were not favorably disposed to make
a low rate. 1t was said the two roads
interested wanted a round-trip rate Of
500 made between the Pacific coast and
the Missouri river, which would have
made the rate TO Chicago $3.50 and
$67 30 to st. Louis, but the Santa Fe and
other competing lines being in the ma
joTity would not permit it.
The question has not yet been settled
as to how long the tickets will remain
good. From present indications the
tickets will be good only for eleven days
between the Missouri river and Chi
'cago and st. Louis. If, therefore.
the Convention should continue in
session six or seven days, the Pacific
coast delegates would have to start back
at once to get the benefit of the return
portions OF their tickets. Chairman
Leeds can extend the time from here to
the Missouri River, but not east of that
line.
Chairman Leeds telegraphed to John
Abbot, Chairman of the Western Passen-
ger Association, to-day, asking that
longer limit be allowed on California
tickets. Abbott Immediately wired back
that he had no authority to change the
rule OF his association. Further CORE
spondence by telegraph was had with
Abbott on the subject, but no definite
answer has yet been received.
SOUTHERN PACIFIC LIABILITIES.
The Southern Pacific Company has
received the manifest of the steamer
Eureka, which was lost on the South
Atlantic coast, and the freight depart
ment is now engaged in sending out cir
culars to those Of the local merchants
sustaining damages. The losses to mer-
chants in this city, which the company
will pay in a few days will foot up half a
mllilon dOilars. The Eureka was on the
line between New Orleans and New
York, forming part of the Sunset route.
The liability of the Southern Pacific
Company is due to the fact that in it's
competition with all the rail
lines between the north Atlantic
seaboard and California, it guar
antees . the California merchants.
shipping via the Sunset line, an absolute
safe delivery Of their freight. The COM
pany pays the cost price Of the freight at
the point of shipment. On whatever
freight it takes from the Atlantic sea-
board to intermediate points, from Cali
fornia. in does not give this guaranty.
TRANsCoNTINENTAL ASSOCIATION.
SAN Francisco, May 18. - At the
freight meeting of the Transcontinental
Association to-day, the Western classifi-
cation of freight was discussed at length,
but no changes in rates were agreed
upon. The question of intermediate
rates between here and the Missouri
River was also brought up, but no defin-
lite conclusion reached. At the passenger
meeting the day was takan up in figuring
upon the proportions each line was
entitled to from the sale of through
tickets