St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-22
DOWN THEY GO AGAIN
The Burlington Makes An
other Break in the Chi
cago Rates.
The First Class Passenger
Tariff Reduced to Seven
Dollars.
The Cut Will Be Meta Re-
duction by the $500"
Likely.
President Blackstone, of the
Alton, Discusses the Rail-
road Situation.

The Burlington yesterday made a
ger rate between st. Paul and Chicago.
This makes the tariff stand: First class,
81; second class, s.. That all the roads
will meet the cut is apparent from their
action up to the present in this passen-
ger rate war. Assistant General Pas
senger Agent Dixon at once stated that
the Milwaukee would meet the cut, and
il is understood that the Omaha people
similarly expressed their aetermipa-
ton. The rest of the Chicago
lines will be heard from to-day.
A 81 crate from st. Paul to Chicago
brings it below the mileage rate, and
the officials outside the Burlington are
kicking Justify. General Passenger
Agent Kenyon's reasons for this reduc-
ton are explained in letter addressed
TO the members of the Central Traffic,
Trunk Line and New England Passen-
ger associations and to lines in the ter
ritOry formerly controlled by the West
ern States Passenger associations. He
writes:
Permit me to call your attention to a
resolution offered at meeting held in
Chicago. Jan. 10: 1890, which reads as
follows:
Resolved, That the lines east of Chicago
and Milwaukee decline to participate in any
reduced rate from St Paui or MINNEAPOLIS TO
Canadian or New England points which have
been or may be made by any initial line from
st. Paul or Minneapolis, via Chicago or Mil
waukee, to meet the competition of the
500 line, or any Western connection of
the Canadian Pacific railway, and that this
resolution be communicated by wire by the
chairman TO all of the lines leading east from
81. Paul or Minneapolis
The limited first and second-class
rates have been advanced to the sum of
the rates in effect from st. Paul and
Minneapolis to Chicago. added to those
quoted via the various routes from Chi
cago to Eastern points.
Under date of Feb. Is, 1890, the Min
neapolis, st. Paul 4 Sault Ste. Marie
railway Zone of the Western connections
of the Canadian Pacific railway, issued
circular No. Is. advancing certain of
their rates, and quote among other
points, the following:
Albany, n. Y, 5 4 special firstclass lin
tied; 81 special second-class.
New York, n. Y, S25 special irst-class
limited; 50 SPECIAL second-class
The rates from ST. Paul or Minneap-
oils, in effect via Chicago this date. are:
Albany. n. Y, S2S irstclass limited; $50
second class
Via differential routes from Chicago.
S23. 10 irst-class limited; $50 second-class.
New YORK. N. T., SO tirstclass limited;
S2l second-class.
Via differential routes from Chicago, S27
tirsi-class limited; $50 second class.
In order to protect the rates TO New
York we will, under the resolution re-
ferred to, be compelled to reduce our
local first-class limited rate st. Paul and
Minneapolis TO Chicago from 50 TO Sc.
giving passengers choice of routes east
of Chicago, the fares of the non-differ-
entail routes being. of course, 81 higher
on first class and 81 higher on second
class than the rate quoted by the Cana
dian Pacific railway from ST. Paul and
Minneapolis TO Chicago.
The 81 rate goes into effect Feb. 25.
There is some probability that the
$500" road will again participate in the
tighgt. but up TO the close of business
last evening nothing definite could be
learned.