St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-11
RATES WILL REMAIN.
Electric Lines Will Cause No
Reductions by the Short
Lines.
q Suggestion for Obviating
the Electric Difficulty
With Fares.
Clumsy Counterfeits That Got
a Saltwater Man Into
Trouble.
The Walters Adopt a New
Scale and Summarily Try
Discipline.

The Great Northern ana Milwaukee short
lines between ST. Paul and Minneapolis will
make no reduction in fares between the cit
les on account of the opening of the electric
railway. The companies assume that theirs
Is class of patronage which can suffer little
by the o. ening of the new line. 1t had been
rumored that the short lines would begin the
sale OF round-trlp tickets for o. cents yester-
day, but on inquiry at the ticket offices, it
was found that the old time 5O-cent fare was
demanded.
General Manager \. L. Mohler, of the Great
Northern. was seen yesterday al his office by
q GLOBE representative. When asked if his
road would make any reduction in fares be-
tween ST. Paul and Minneapolis on account
of the opening of the new line he replied
that no such action had been considered for
an instant. He did MOI apprehend that any
very appreciate difference would be made
III the business of the company by the in
GREASE competition.
DO YOU moi think that a large percentage
of travel Will be diverted from the short
lines on account of the cheaper fares offered
on the electric rOuteY'
"Our position is that we offer, all things
considered. as cheap fares rs those III vogue
on the new line. Purchasers of commute
ton tickets pay for a ten-trip ticket 20 cents
each way and for fifty-lTip ticket only 10
cents each way. We make the trip in thirty
minutes, are invariably on Time and are
never SnOwbound. II may be that the elec
tric motors viii be able 10 go the distance in
thirty minutes. as il is. l understand. pro-
posed, but it is yet 10 be discovered that they
can do il. Heavy snow storms prove very
serious obstacles 10 regular railroad travel
Heavy trains are frequently stopped by snow
drifting. II may be that snow drifts will not
interfere with the electric cars, but these
things have all 10 be considered. We look
upon the new line as legitimate competitor
What its success may be remains for the nut
uTe TO decide. There will be no reduction
of fares on The Great Northern as s result OF
the electric experiment"
Assistant General Passenger Agent Dixon.
OF the Milwaukee road, was absent from his
odiee during Il e afternoon. 1t was learned
subsequently from his representative, how
ever, that the Milwaukee would take no
cOgniZance Of the new bidder for interIrhan
travel. 1t " ouId be il opposition to the priI-
clples of the company 10 compete with street
car lines, and no attempt will be made to do
so IN this ease. This company also sells ten
and hftv-Iide Communication tickets, by the
use of which the round trip fare is reduced
TO So cents. The Milw aukee officials take
the view that the certainty of arriving on
time, the rapidity of travel and the accom-
mOdatinns generally on hat read are SO far
superior to any the electric line can offer,
that The small differ renee in the fare is more
than compensated for thereby. Other roads
running trains to Minneapolis at infrequent
intervals Will charge the same fares as in the
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