New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-18
THE DEEPEST RATE CUT YET
SWEEPING REDUCTIONS ANNOUNCED IN
THE NORTHWEST.
BURLINGTON AND NoRrHEIN'S HEROIC
LAKE coMPETImoN-oTH RAIL
ROADS FOLLOW SUIT.
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lBY TELEGRAPH 10 IHE TkIBUNE.l
Chicago Aug 1.-THE Chicago, burlington and
Northern gave notice in to-days meeting of the
Western Freight Association of the most sweeping
reductions in rates made by an American railroad
II is an alLround reduction Of 20 per cent m rates
between Chicago and PAU, basis beng cha ged
from co 10 10 cents The basis will go intO cnect
IN Monday General Freight Agent Hdmbiin, OF The
burlington and Northern, read the following TO The
ASSOCIATION, and submitted Il, together with copy
OF the new tain
The attempt 10 induce the Central Traffic ana
Trunk Lives associations 20 Joan IA plSi outlined
In The resolution unanimously adopted pS Iho Pr
dents OF ali lines interested IA traIc between ChC@e'
and ST. Paul and Minneapolis mas resulted In iahUIe
lLe AFORESAID resolution was directed 10 your a9sO''"
ton and is as follows: . A., q,
Paul and Minneapolis trailc be rtqdestc1 10 oi Pa,
negotiation, through The north~ es,eln dN son
Of The csem Freight Association wan ther i.aS Ii
connections, Win view 70 mshe !olnt 49,, and
rates between ali points reached by thc Cahadd "iu
Lake routes shall meet amy aao al! RACES mado -
sad Canadian and Iahc routes 'hdt IN III. oi'io ,
The committee. by reason OF laAe ana CdHada" C0'Nl
tt0n, diSsmIiarlty OF circumstances anu oo"u''.I
exist which JUsuhes ihe meeting % eS.N e., r. >
CANADIAN competition regargcss % ihicIIhe a. "a 80,
so large diversion OF Traffic has arcanS taNon IN
tAat OR eomlduy has sHhcfcd heaNS lo'' :" ~ ,a.o
with OtLer rVa.s WHi,h nave no iihcs ~
superor nor any short cut 10 me NaIon"i IONA oe OF
nder these ClicuA.s antcs We mus iir,naurutly
TWO plans IL retire complete ana luIl" -
from al traihc competition win C@l.@4leii; ~ nc ,
lines; ~ engage ltiHianehll! III uhat an i% ma
rates a. II viii yield In competition WI e ,ris IN
HcOrd~tce win me terms OF uui h.a Mime 't,I
association 10 enable Us 10 meet OutsiuG CUM i,a
at Minneapolis, MINI sofa Transfer, 81 IauL =" mn, "a
and la Crosse, where that class OF mn do mai
directly felt. The named in SAID farm 40 Io'
lie interstate law places no embargo the traffic
Of the country and most wisely allows u 10 enPioS
such lines Of railway oitr meas OF trans C
as viii Lost sclve its inieres vi h0t regard 10
whether The Lines employed are in this county OF OF
from the operation OF the fourth section where foreign
and water compei ion is encOunie ed Otnef% Sg
competition OF traffic or reduce all rae TO va
basis whenov foreign Or wafer rates had to be met
Heretofore the raj ways betwe Chi 40 ana 81
Paul and Minneapolis have accepted all TIE disAD s
and borne all The burdens i mPo'e9 P reason
have carefully RETAINED from eXercs ny me n5n.
and accepting the immunites which me law pa"' ,
for exactly such circumstances and conditions as now
surround them. The view of the law. when mas up 10
this time prevailed with majority Oh mrcaej SoT
and has prevented such lines nom engaging IN
competitive traffic. and has undoubtedly aided IN Grv
thousands OF tons of FIRE ght which ought 10 nave Poe
tran: ported oy your e for the pT%oon Of many
schemes &c build railways 10 the Nauoudl IlNis-o ,
20 ret traffic ont of the country the quickest ana
sboitest way expelng the business from the country,
iepressng trade along the lines ana III nc lCiil,JS
reach, and driving commerce lIOli ndidt Eritr
10 those (which have the sole merit Oi OOscuiH;
1t Is not necessary 10 INFORM !ouu 10 T1.
the tariff put in does not maLo any new o rc AZ
simply permits company 70 compete loi ia,aa ,im
the same prices those made by the Oalauid"
Pacific and water lines 81,
The tariff accompanying uit o"V'' "if''''
traffic received at Chicago from rail or lahe lne' "'
originating at NewYork, Boston, Phi adelpha' Bait-
more ard other points east Of the Western ermlhl 81
the Trunk lines. and from Port Huron, Detroit loieoo
sandusky Cleveland, Erie Dunkiri and Buffalo, ana
all iron articles from Pennsylvania destined 10 ~
Paul Minneapolis Minnesota Transfer, Lacrosse anu
Winona 1t does not apply on shipments to INFER
mediate points. The rates from New-Iork, EOFtoh'
etc are 10 Il, j., 10, {, and cents Cd ron
articles. , 10,
The letter and tariff we've no sooner read man
General Freight Agent StOhr. of The Chicago, ST. fah
and Kansas City road, gave notice mat inc same
rates would be applied over his line 10 - Joseph
Omaha and Kansas Ciy. The Iowa Central also gave
notice that It would apply the rates over It's line
of the now tariff must ompany such notices, ana
both roads were compelled to withdraw them uhth
tariffs could be prepa ed At the best me Chcaeo'
S. Paul and Kansas city will be compelled 10 ad0p
the IJ-cent rate to Mar -halOwn. This IS ia miles
from Chicago: ST. Joseph Is 533 miles from Chicago
and Il is nanlfcsty impossible to continue the pres
ent 75-cent rate ST. Joseph and charge but 10 10
MarshalltOwn Unless some kind OF heroic a'ufeS
are adopted, there possible way 10 pleVeni
tie rates spreading TO Missouri River POINTS, ana con-
se1uently over tine whole West. Good judges clam
Il is the blacklist outlook which railroads have ever
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