St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-14
Lively Times Again In Store
For the Western PaSsen-
ger Association.
The Educa tional Association
Has Caused Mr.. Finley
"Heap Big Trouble.
The Alton Now Considers It
self Free to Do as 1t
PleaSeS.
Unlimited Tickets Will Still
Be Sold--Along the Rail
Lines.

The National Educational convention
at Toronto still continues disturbing
element in Northwestern railway cir
Giles, or rather that part known and de-
scribed as the st. Paul-ChicagO lines.
The Canadian lines terminating at To-
rOntO lately notified Chairman Finley
that owing to the fact that there are no
ticket scalpers in Canada they deemed
it unnecessary TO put in vogue tine elab-
crate system of handling tickets pursued
at the convention in this city year
ago, and used at the recent Christian
EndaVOr convention in Mime
apolis, by the terms OF which
all tickets are deposited with
ton and by him stamped or signed and
retained by him until demanded by the
purchaser for the return trip. This
seems a simple matter and a change
that would not make any particular
difference TO either the rail-
roads or those travelling on
such tickets, but it may lead to some
thing serious, and several OF the st.
Paul-ChicagO roads are up In arms.
claiming that it will have the effect of
giving the Omaha road monopoly Of
not only the business to Toronto from
this section which it was given by the
terms of the association agreement. but
also of that to New York and other
Eastern points, or as one of the prOmi-
nent representatives of one OF the st.
Paul-Chicago lines put it yesterday:
"A man going to New York or an
other point East would be foolish to pay
S23 to Chicago and return over our line
when he can secure ticket to Toronto
and return for S24.45. only S1.45 more.
He might be forced to stop over one
train in Toronto to have his ticket
stamped, but l do not believe that
would be necessary. 1t could be done
while the train stopped. All this would
be different if the tickets had to be
deposited. While this action of the
Canadian lines might be all rig bit under
ordinary circumstances, the fact that
the business from this territory has
been diverted TO the Omaha gives them
monopoly, and now that the depOsiting
of tickets is not required any one can
buy one of these tickets and the only
Inconvenience, as l have said, is the
stop at Toronto. AS the rate from here
to Chicago and return by all the lines is
S23, it will be seen that this rate and
ruling are likely to interfere with the
One Way Business
of every line save the Omaha. 1t isn't
exactly a square deal and may lead to
trouble"
General Agent Holdridge, of the pas
senger department of the Chicago. st.
Paul q Kansas City, was shown the
above interview. and his views concern
ing it asked. The brainy and shrewd
Kansas City man closed his eyes for
moment and then smiled smile so
broad that on the cOuntenance of any
,,,,,, 2 ,.-Orfd va haat, a
laugh, and then said:
1.-The Kansas City makes it practice
to attend strictly to its own business.
If any of our rivals start out to do any
crooked business there are plenty of
ways for us to get even. We prefer to
get along peacably with our competitors
and do not care to interfere. When
road is given a certain amount
of business we have nothing
to say. | have not examined
into this matter. but | think it
is probably ali right. l do not appre-
bend that any great number of people
will care to 90 East by way of Toronto,
as they would be obliged to pay local
rates from that point to use the Omaha
tickets to Toronto"
General Passenger Agent Teasdale,
of the Omaha, was inclined TO think
that the scare of the representatives o.
the other st. Paul-ChlcagO lines was al
together uncalleG for, and at once sent
for rate sheets and set out to show that
asitar as New York business was con-
cerned there was no reason for alarm.
"The 500 line" he SAID, sis now max
| ing rate of $40 to New York and re-
turn. This has but one change at the
most. and no waits like that which
would be rendered necessary at Omaha,
and is certainly in all respects quite as
desirable route. Now the rate from
Toronto to Buffalo is $3.50 and from
| Buffalo to New York 1925. These two
sums, you see, foot up Sl2.75. or $3.50
for the round trip from Toronto to New
Toronto. $685., and you have
1895 as the rate from st. Paul
to New York. or 1896 more
than the 500 rate. For this reason l can
not see that there is any particular
basis for the views contained in the in
terview in question"
All the ST. Paul Chicago lines are rest
less just now, partly through an impress
sion that the Western States Passenger
association is nearing the end of its
eventful and troubled existence, and
partly from the belief that there is con-
siderable rate-cutting going on by sew
| eral lines IL was rumOred Yesterday
that one of these roads had agreed to
make a SIS rate from Chicago for
the Hall-FitZsimmons fight on the
22d. and this was enough to excite local
passenger circles to quite an extent
and threats of making a $40 rate were
| made by another line. Taking every
thing into consideration. the outlook
| for peace in railway passenger circles is
| far from promising, and about the time
the Alton forces Chairman Finley to
the wall, as it is certain to do, there
may be a little fun.