Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-21
DOWN TO TWO CENTS.
Exceptionally Low Rail Rates to Two
Local Celebrations.
FISHING CLUB LOW FARES ILLEGAL
An Effort on Foot to See Whether They
Can Go Below Tourists.
A COUPON TICKET QUESTION AGAIN

The Passenger Agents Association met
yesterday and decided to make rate of
cents per mile within radius of 125 miles
for the May Festival. The railroads were
determined that, this time, the newspapers
should not be given an opportunity to say
that other cities could secure lower rates
than Pittsburg, so they looked up what rates
had been given Cincinnati for her
festivals, and the same rate was made.
Regular fare will be charged for less than
so cents.
These tickets will be put on sale the day
before the festival, and will be good until
the following Monday. The tickets will be
sold all the week.
A similar rate was made for the Wash
ington Centennial within a radius of 20
miles. These exceptionally low rates are ex-
pected to induce a large number OF people
to visit Pittsburg on both occasions. The
radius of 125 miles was made to take in
Akron.
A FISHING CLUB DAMPER.
Some time ago the passenger agents agreed
to offer fishing clubs the same rates as last
year; but in the meantime they wrote TO
Judge Cooley about it. The Judge replied
that such rates were illegal under the law,
as they are nothing more than unjust dis
elimination. Yesterday the passenger
agents talked the matter over, and, IN the
face of this decision, concluded not to issue
the rates. In the meantime the association
will correspond with Judge Cooley to see
what reductions in rates can be made forthe
fishing clubs. The majority of the agents
think that some arrangement can be maoe
bv which the club rates will be less than the
tourist rates. If the roads issued the regu-
lar fishing club rate, they would have to
give the public the benefit of them, and this
would necesSitate excursions every day
something that the roads could not stand.
The rate to New York on the B. q U. for
the Washington Centennial is S13 81. The
pBtrons of the road are anxious to know If
the tickets will be good to stop of at
Washington, Baltimore and Philadelphia.
Division Passenger Agent Smith said yes
terday that he
HAD RECEIVED NO INSTRUCTIONS
either way, and he did not know what de-
cision would be given. The Lydia Thomp-
son Company will 60 over this road to
Philadelphia, and Ada Gray to Clnclnnau.
The commercial agents of the country
have repeatedly asked the passenger
agents to issue a l, OoO- mile ticket that would
be good on all the railroads. They claim
that, on through ticket, the roads handle
their own coupons, while the money is taken
in at one Office, and is afterward distributed
among the lines interested. They see no
difference between this plan and the one
proposed, except that q ticket for certain
number of miles is issued.
The Wisconsin Central has taken up the
fight, and is now issuing 1000, 1000 and
5OOO-mile tickets, good on % railroads An
effort is being made to induce the larger
lines to enter into the agreement; but, so
far, they have kept alooi. The leading
railroads say that while the scheme would
be great accommodation to travelling men,
it would have the effect to divert trade from
their roads to the smaller lines.