Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-03-04
FIRST CLASS


As soon as this action was made
known the representatives of the other
companies in this city telegraphed for in.
structions and the cut became general.
The Southern Pacific made the same
rates ss the Santa Fe with the addition
of little cut on second class rates to
New Orleans, st. Louis and Memphis,
from $42 so to $40.
Similar rates will be made from East
ern points to this Coast. The round-trip
rate of 500 first class between this city
and Chicago will remain unchanged.
There was no second class round trip,
but the change in rates makes the full
fare, second class, both ways now only
$50, which will probably have the effect
of increasing travel of that character.
The question which was asked on all
sides yesterday as soon as the cut was
made known was, does this mean gen.
eral rate war? The general verdict of
railroad men is that it does not. Their
reasons for thinking 80 are that it applies
after all only to the connections east of
the Missouri river, and is not trans
continental fight. 1t is true that the cut
is on transcontinental rates, and yet it is
made to meet cut of st. Paul and
Chicago road. Another reason is that
all travel is light at present and that
there is very little to fight for. Another
reason is that the Transcontinental As
sociation has things fixed SO that cut of
this sort can be made, while trans
continental cut is impossible without
breaking up the organization. The Santa
Fe did not act until it had q tele-
gram, which was received by Mr.. Hynes
yesterday m orning, announcing that the
association consented to and would up
hold the cut. In short, it is merely the
cut of the roads in the Transcontinental
Association against q single connection
of the Northern Pacific road. Even il
the St. Paul road should undertake to
carry passengers gratis. it would not
mean q very considerable reduction on
I transcontiI ltal rate For these and
other reasons the railroad men declare
their belief that no railroad war will
occur.
On the other hand, it may bs said
that rate wars as a rule have their origin
in just such cuts as this one-a cut on a
distant connection of main line. In
the reconstruction of rates some change
has to be made in all parts of the route.
and the result is an inevitable clashing OF
interests and ultimate chaos. AS far as
the views of railroad men 60 they are
invariably given against the probability
of rate distur Dances, as is perfectly nat.
ural, considering that they do not az a
rule desire to see existing schedules
changed.
There is no connection between the
present disturbance and the meeting oi
the association at Coronado on the 18th.
By the rules of the association it is moi
possible to raise rates without q ter
days. notice, 80 the present schedule
must be maintained until about the
time of the meeting of the association.
kilograms received from the Associated
Press announce that similar reduction.
have been made from San Francisco
east.
F. w. Thompson, of the Rock Island
says that that road is going to meet any
cut that is made. 1t has taken the LEAF
in cutting from points farther east, as tn
following dispatch from the Associates
Press shows:
DENVER, COL, March 3-The Rocl
Island has taken the first step in tn
passenger war by announcing rate from
Denver to Chicago of $26 Is. This is
reduction of $4. so, and is to 60 into effec
tomorrow. The Missouri Pacific an
Chicago and Alton have met the cut an
it lie presumed that other lines will do 8
tomorrow.
President Marvel of the Santa Fe wi
probably be on hand in time to take
hand, if any war is to come off. He al
rived at Pasadena last evening. Hi
family has been staying at the Ray
mond for several days. K. II. Wade
the general manager of the Southern Cal
ifornia. went out to meet Mr.. Marvel.
The Chicago and Alton, Texas Pacific
Mexican Central, and several othe
roads which are members of the Trans
continental Association, have issued o.
elegant engraved invitation in book form
to the meeting of the association at Cor
onsdo, which is sent TO prominent off
cials Of the various lines.
J. A. Muir, of the Southern Pacific
went north to San Francisco.
Sir Sydney I'll. Waterlow went mort
to Santa Barbara yesterday.