St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-31
Chicago Lines Prepared to
Meet the Cut in Passen-
ger Rates.
Alleged Secret knitting by the
Albert Lea and Wiscon-
sin Roads.
Burlington officials Deter
mined to Have Tickets Sold
Above Board.
Serious Outlook for Railroads
Good Time for the Trav-
cling Public.

ave propose to do openly what other
roads have been doing secretly for
months"
1t was with these words that the dep
uty of General Passenger Agent Ken
yon yesterday supported the Burling-
toms cut ill passenger rates between st.
Paul, Chicago and st. Louis. From an
other source it was CLEANED that the Of
Tending roads are the Wisconsin Cen
trail and Minneapolis d st. Louis.
These roads. it is alleged. by
doing business through brokers
and steamship agents, have been
regularly cutting below the other Chi
cago lines. The soft inpeachment IS
naturally denied by the officials of both
roaus. 1--WE know nothing about this
alleged secret cutting" blandly re-
marked All official of the Wisconsin
road. 1T is true that We do a big BUSH
ness through the steamship agents.
Otner roads would like to DO the same;
but these agents have Instruct .OnS not
10 cut below the rates. Ii they 40 we
know nothing about it," This official
did not say whether the trouble Was
taken TO inquire into the charge, but he
limited that TIE Kansas City Was as big
d
road. Whatever there may be in these
regulatory charges passing between the
various railroad officials, the action OF
tile Burlington Will help clear the air
and the travelling public will reap the
benefits.
That all the Chicago lines would fol-
low in the wake of the Burlington was
demonstrated yesterday. and merry
tine is expected ere the end is reached.
The BurlingtOn'S cut, as has already
been published i'll the GLOBE, is re-
ductiOu Oh first and second class fares TO
Chicago from SIl and - respectively to
50 ana 81. The rate 10 st. Louis is also
reduced from sl5.S5 to SIS. BY this re-
ducLIOn round trip rates to the East are
affected CORRESPONDENCE.
The Omaha road was the first to re-
Spomd To the Buriingt0n'S cut, as indi-
Gated III yesterdays GLOBE. The Mil
waukee Will similarly guard its inter
eStS. W. ii. Dixon declaring that 'our
revised tariff will go into effect when
the Burling;On'S does" General Pas
senger Agent Kenyon says the Burning
ton 5 revised tariff goes INTO effect Jan.
L. According to law the tariff
must be posted three days be-
| fore 1t goes INTO effect. MIR.
Dixon says that the Burlngton's revised
tariff WAS not posted SUNDAY, but that
il was yesterday. This would Indicate
that Jan. 2 was the date for the lnaug-
uration OF the BurningtOn's reduced
rates. However. that is small point;
the sooner the war is begun the sooner
some amicable understanding VIII be
arrived at between the cOntendlng
roads. In meeting the BurlingtOn's re-
ductiOn. the Milwaukee, extend the cut
10 Sioux City. Council Bluffs, Omaha
and Kansas. 1t was not until late yes
terday afternoon that the Kansas City
| road officially declared its action, when
the following EOtice was posted:
| q On ami after Jan. 2, the following rates
will be in effect between st. Paul aud Chi
| cago: First-claSs, limited, 50; second
| Class, 81.
1t was stated at the Office of the Min
neapois IL st. Louis road that the III
| terests of that line would be project
| ed" but nothing definite could be
| CLEANED as to the Wisconsin Central.
| Up to late hour last evening, the local
! officers had heard nothing definite from
| the head officials at Milwaukee,. The
| action of the Wisconsin road is profile
NAUTICAL. The new rate might he metin
| a more effectual way, as is freely limited
| by officials of other roads.
| The 500 road is somewhat interested
| III IiiC nSnt JuC SniSOSO llilOcs
| the reductions 10 he made reducing the
rates proportionately to Eastern points.
The Sos present rate to Boston Is
$3.50. and the reduced rate to take
effect to morrow on the Chicago lines,
will cut this to S2S. To meet this the
500 road will apply its ditferent'al rate,
| which will give reduction of Sl.SO on
| firSt-claSS tickets and 81 on second
| class tickets. General Passenger Agent
Taylor claims it to be the right of the
500 road to enforce this differential.
| The new rate of S26.20 to Boston will be
| a special limited.
| With all the roads practically in the
arena, merry and spirited fight may
be anticipated. Whatever may be the
outcome of the fight, the travelling pub
| lie will look on with no little degree of
complacency and secret wishes that the
internecine warfare may be prolonged
indefinitely.