Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-04
TIE RAILROADS.
Another Full-Fledged Passenger Rate
War is Being Enjoyed.
Cutting Rates to Chicago, st. Louis and Colo
RADIO Points-A Heavy Railroad Land Deal.
Texas Traific-General News.

al don't know what the matter is this year."
said railroad passenger man to a GAZETTE re-
porter yesterday; ''but it looks as if there was
something in the atmosphere to cause trouble in
rates. THE GAZETTE made mention of the fact
some time back that there was an unusual
amount of rate cutting and more than the usual
number Of rate wars, both freight and passenger,
this year than usual, and THE GAZETTE was
right. l have been rairolding now for over
twenty Eve years, most of the time in the pas
senger department. and l never knew rates to
be as unsettled as they have been since January.
Business has been increasing all the lines,
and It does look to me if there should be no
cause for the terrible slashing that is going on.
1t is no wonder that people think railroads ne,
regulating when tratIic men do they have
been doing this year. II a road decides to-day
TO put rates down to 4 certain point there
people who Will think the road can afford it,
and will resent any advance in the future. 1t is
this kind of bus mss that provokes a great deal
of untagonism TO railroads. aud sometimes am
Amos. persuaded that it is justifiable
Now here it 1t: There have just been settled,
not more than ten weeks ago, two rate wars,
one freight and another q passenger war, snd
now we have another one in the passenger de-
pRrtmcnts caused by general grabbing for
business. The st. Louis fair seems to be the ex-
for the present ar, but there is at the bot
tom of il something that needs regulating. This
has seen year of turmoil and strife and the
roads have suffered by it more than the pub ic
is aware OF. Had it no, been for the different
rate wars the earnings OF railroads for 1880
would have showed up grandly, As it it-.welI
wait until the end comes and you will see what
it will be-
CUTTING AT KANSAS CITY.
KANSAS CITY, Mo, Oct. 3.-The Rock Island
to-day announced an extension of It's excursion
rates as follows: The rate TO Chicago will he
one fare for round trip tickets to be sold Octo-
Der 10. and good returning including October 20:
the rate To St Louis Is the same, tickets being
similarly limited.
The " abash to-day announced similar rate
to Chicago and the Missouri Pacific to St Louis
DIS ABSTRACTION SPREADING.
News from Dubuque, Iowa, Is to the effect
that a rate war is Likely o be inauguralaI thera
between the Kansas City road and the Illinois
Central. The Kansas City was suspected of cut
ting rates to Chicago by selling tickets 10 st
Louis via Chicago at 1915, and having hem
bought up at Chicago for S. making he fsra
to Chicago So s. The Illinois Central sent n
man 10 the Kansas City Office to buy an excnr
sion ticket to Chicago. The man said he conid
buy one from the Central but preferred the Ksn
sss CITY road and wanted to know if the later
could not sell him ticket to seine point beyond
chicago and take his chances of selling il il,
Chicago. The reply was that 1t could be done
and the name Of scalrer given. By request
the amount that could be Obtained 70 the ticket
and the name of the scalper were gwen on the
back of ID card. The ticket and The card are now
offered as evidence against he Kansas c ty road
before the Western Passenger association A
written statement OF facts was given to the agent
OF the Interstate commerce association, and
thus The matter rests.