The morning call., 1890-05-13
LIVELY COMPETITION.
4 Rate Cutting War Inausurated on the
Western Railroads.

CHICAGO, May 12.-There never was a
m ore mixed state of railroad affairs than
that existing in the Western passenger bus
iness. Tomorrow the Alton will begin
selling tickets either way between Chicago
and Kansas City for So and between Chi
cago and Denver for $40 90. TIE Atchison
road will meet these rates on Wednesday.
The Burlington and Northwestern roads
will not decide until tomorrow what they
will do. The Chicago, ST. Paul and Kansas
City will stick to the present SIS rate in or
der 10 preserve lis locals. To cap the eli
max the Rock Island Will raise its
rate between Chicago and Kansas
City TO 50 so, thus preserving its en-
tire local passenger earnings, but
abandoning through business. Beginning
in few days, the Atchison will carry the
war into Africa 10y putting on double
daily vestibule train service between Chi
cagO and San Francisco, which will beat its
present time Just twenty-four hours. This
will reduce the time between Chicago and
Kansas City to fourteen hours, time with
which the Alton alone can compete. Not to
lag behind in the procession, the Burling-
ton has also given notice that. beginning
May 18th, it will reduce rates both ways be-
tween Chicago and ST. Paul to SIS first class
ana So second class. The st. Paul road also
bObbed up with a notice that on May 10th it
would make, i'll connection with the Iowa
Central, rate Of $40 for first class ana 81
for second class from st. Paul to Kansas
City, and S1l for first class and IS for sec
ond class from Kansas City to st. Paul.
General Passenger Agent Busenbark of the
Chicago, st. Paul and Kansas City said that
his line was the short one between these
points, and that he would meet the reduc-
tons.
DENVER, May 12.-The resignation of
Superintendent Choate of the Union Pa
pitIp line COlOTuhn nv rpOupSt nf VIpp-
President Holcombe, which was announced
here yesterday, continues to be the chief
topic of discussion in railway circles. 1t
was rumored here to-day that he would be-
come the General Manager OF the Oregon
Navigation Company, which rumor lie em-
phatically denied, announcing his inten-
tion to remain in Denver. The real secret
Of the affair is probably this: When the
Fort Worth and Union Pacific lines were
consolidated c. f. Meek, General Manager
of the Fort Worth road, became General
Manager of the consolidated lines. Choate
WAS candidate for the place and made a
trip to Boston to see his uncle, President
Adams, in order to obtain it. He failed,
and it is probable he did not work well
under Meek; hence the request for his
resignation. His successor, X. j. Duncan,
has been many years with the Fort Worth
road and is great friend of Meek's. Both
are practical railway men and both are
proteges of General G. NJ Dodge of the
Union Pacific directory, and also of the
Fort Worth directory, through whom the
consolidation of the two lines was brought
about. Choate is not practical railway
mar, and it has often been asserted in this
city that he held his position through his
relationship to President Adams. Choate
has many friends here in Denver club cir
cles, but the general consensus of public
opinion is that the change will increase the
efficiency of the Union Pacific management
in Colorado
LINCOLN (Nebr.), May 12-At meeting
OF the State Board of Transportation this
afternoon q resolution was adopted in
suuctng the Secretary of the board to
formulate and present Il reasonable freight
tariff at the next regular meeting, June 4th,
of the General Managers of the various
railroads, and If any are earning light rate
OF interest upon an unreasonable valuation
they are invited to meet the board on May
21st for the purpose of giving information
as to the actual value of the property.
PIERRE, May 1.-Two hundred and fit
teen thousand dollars was subscribed this
afternoon at a citizens meeting in forty
five minutes toward building the Pierre,
Duluth and Black Hills Railway from
Aberdeen to Pierre. Work Will commence
on the grading just as soon as the preimi-
naries can be arranged. The road will be
completed and running III eighteen months.