The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-01-11
FOR A UNION
TICKET OFFICE.
Local Agents in No Hurry to Have
One Established.
The Burlington May Refuse to Join the COM
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. From Pennsyl-
vania-Personal Notes.


ticket Office, as result of the Presidents
meeting in New Y ork, is still the topic of
conversation in railway circles. The har-
mony which has thus far prevailed at this
important conference, as announced by the
Associated Press dispatches, has dissipated
the hope entertained by some in this city
that rupture would occur between the
officials in conference, thus holding from
contamination a scheme which proposes to
close up nineteen or twenty ticket agencies
on this Coast.
Jay Gould controls the Texas Pacific, the
Missouri Pacific and the Union Pacific.
Allen Marvel represents the controlling
interest in the Atchison, Atlantic and Pa
cific and the Colorado Midland, while Hunt
ington speaks for the Southern Pacific, and
these roads are for union agencies, first, last
and all the time. There is also every reason
to believe that the Burlington people will in
sist upon concessions which will surprise
Huntington and Gould.
This line has an extensive and constantly
increasing passenger business with Austria
liza, Japan and China, which has been es-
tablished at great expense. 1t maintains
well-regulated agency in the antipodes. and
for several years has enjoyed The better
part of passenger traffic from this part OF
the world. 1t is not reasonable, then, to
suppose that after working up lucrative
trade it will be willing without some conces-
sion to agree to such combination as the
formulated plans of the present association
propose.
HERE WILL BE THE SPLIT.
If any split should come it is thought
probable that it will be from this source, for
the Burlington in becoming a party to an
agreement for tile mutual division of passen-
ger business, such as the one now being
discussed in New York, must be a heavy
loser. II this road can be coaXed into the
fold, by concessions in some form or other,
all will then be smooth sailing for the great
est traffic combination ever proposed or eff
fected in the United States-a scheme which
Gould and other big railroad men have for
years been haTboring.
They have look, d forward to it as the
only means of abolishing that disastrous
competition which is forever breeding rate
wars and other difficulties for which the
railroads pay SO dearly, and the first diff
Guilty encountered in the path Of successful
combination was the Canadian Pacific. AS
member of the Transcontinental Assocla-
ton, This road has until recently been
allowed a differential rate, which enabled 1t
to secure a large share of Pacific Coast bust
ness. The dfferental was not large, but
proved sufficient inducement to divert an
roads.
Ii not allowed lower rate, which could
justly be claimed on account OF the LONG
haul" the road threatened to withdraw
from the association end make a rate to suit
itself, and one still lower than that allowed
by the association, which course it would be
enabled to pursue on account OF the enor-
nous subsidies received from the English
Government. Here was a serious question
to be solved before G0uld's pet scheme
could be carried out.
WITHDRAWAL OF THE DETRIMENTAL.
The road could not be taken into the pro-
posed combination, and ON the outside
would prove a greedy competitor, when
about two weeks ago 1t leaked out that the
differentlal rate allowed the Canadian Pa
chc by the Transcontinental Association
had been Withdrawn. The news was a
great surprise to railroad people-those not
on the inside-and also to large number Of
Pacific Coast shippers, who had enjoyed a
lower rate over this road than could be OBJ
tanned on other transcontinental lines.
1t was matter of surprise because
the abrogation of the ditferential meant
practically that the. road would cease to
to do So Tie same rates efrsed b Shorter
routes. The matter throughout has been
conducted with the greatest secrecy and the
press dispatches have given no news of the
meeting which decided upon the new order
of things, While the Canadian Pacific's gen.
thing concerning the causes which induced
his road to give up Pacific Coast traffic.
About the only conclusion to draw, and
one which is looked upon as highly proba-
BILE by railroad men here is that this line
has been subsidized by Gould. Whether
subsidized or not, the fact remains that the
lower rate has been abrogated and the Can
adam Pacific Is not longer a stumbling
block in the path OF gigantic traffic COM
blne. Whether the Burlington can be dis
seen. Undoubtedly some scheme will be hit
upon 10 overcome the objections raised by
this system to the combination.
If a union Office is established here, it
will be Pacific Coast headquarters for the
Union Pacific, the Denver and Rio Grande
Island. Burlington, Milwaukee and St.
Paul, Wabash, Northwestern, Missouri Pa
cific, Northern Pacific Atlantic and Pacific,
Southern Pacitir, Chicago and Alton, Van
derblt lines, Pennsylvania, Baltimore and
Ohio, Erie and the Great Northern, and VIII
be in charge of Commissioner appointed
by the Advisory Board, whose duty it will
be to see to ii that each road enjoys an
equal share of traffic.
PENNSYLVANIA EXCURSIoNIsTs.
The Excursion Department OF the Penn
sylvania system has sent Excursion Agent
Studd to this city for the purpose of making
arrangements for series of eXcuTions 10 be
run to the Coast. Mr.. Studd says that the
announcements of the company have at
tracted wide attention throughout New En-
gland and the Middle States, and applica-
tons have come in for the first two trips far
IN excess OF the capacity OF the trains. so
that excursions are limited to 100 passen-
gers. The Pullman crew of each train will
number twenty or more persons and the
company Will have a dOZea attendants.
Nearly all those coming in the first eXcur-
sion Ito leave Philadelphia February 7thl
are in family parties. One gentleman will
bring five of his family.
The party will reach San Francisco Febru-
airy 10Th. The trip west will be by way OF
the Piedmont ali line, New Orleans and the
Sunset route. a number of tourists will
stop of at Los Angeles for a brief stay, but
under existing arrangements will all have
to come to this city and be ready to return
with the arranged excursion trip of the
party announced to leave here March 18th.
The Pennsylvania excursion system will
differ from the Raymond q WhitcOmb in
putting no restrictions as to hotels, ETC., On
the tourists.
The round-trp fare simply brings the
travellers west together AID takes them
country trips will be issued. The train that
brings the first party out will have to return
without excursionists. 1t will leave here
February 10th, going through direct to Phil
adclphia.
MATTERS PERSONAL.
-. IL pray, Ine popular passenger dSeiiI
OF the Northern Pacific in this city, will
leave for Boston this evening, to assume
the passenger agency in that city of the same
line. lie was presented yesterday by his
brother agents with Il handsome diamond
pin.
A special excursion will be run by the
Southern Pacific from this city on Wednes-
day for the accommodation of those desir-
ing TO visit the citrus fair at Marysville.
L. 5. Harrison, Travelling Passenger Agent
OF the Burlington system, is here from South
ern California.
Sam Miller, Agent of the Yosemite lines.
has returned from two weeks vacation in
the north.
ii: r, Sterne, Freight and Passenger Agent
OF the Santa Fe at San Jose, is in the city.
Chief Engineer Hood of the Southern Pa
cific has gone south.
Who Has Lost Chickens?
Yesterday afternoon Officer Egan of the
Harbor Police observed man who was I'M
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