The record-union., 1892-08-12
The Clipper Ship Lines to be Met
on Their Own Ground.
RATES TO BE REDUCED BY TIE
SOUTHERN PACIFIC SYSTEM.
A Clothing store at Sisson Burglar
lied and Nine Hundred Dollars In
Coin Talxen-A Dispute Over Min
ing Claim Results in a Fatal Shoot
ing-Two Children Burned to Death
In Fire at Seattle.
Special to the REcoRD-Us1os.


SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 1.-THE South
ern Pacific Railroad apparently has every
intention of meeting the new clipper
lines, and all other competing concerns
for that matter. on their own ground in a
fair and square fight for through freight
business between this city and the East.
As member of the two great railroad
associations of the West-the Transconti-
mental and Western Traffic Associations
the company cannot of course act in
dependently in the matter Of cutting rates,
but 1t proposes to make material reduc-
tons if it can obtain the requisite au-
thority.
To this end list of reductions averag-
ing about so per cent. on many classes Of
freight has been prepared, and every en-
deavor will be used to secure favorable
action upon it by the powers in authority.
Some at least of the other companies in
the Transcontinental Association are
known to have heretofore been antago-
nlstic to the proposed cuts, but it is
hoped they may be won over. If not
there remain the Commissioners of the
w eStern Traffic Association to appeal to.
Such an appeal has in fact already been
made, and Will be acted upon before long
II this is not rendered unnecessary by an
agreement being reached at the forthcom-
ing meeting ofthe Transcontinental Asso-
citation.
TRAFFIC MANAGER GRAY.
To Post representative, who called
upon him in relation to the matter this
morning, Mr.. Gray, General Traffic
Manager of the Southern Pacific, spoke
very frankly.
These reductions are proposed" he
SAID. because Of the manner in which
the clipper lines have begun to cut freight
rates OH through business. There is no
mystery about it at all. We do not pro-
pose to come down to the clipper figures,
as, of course, we do not need to do so,
considering that theirs is sea transporta-
ton while ours is by land. But we de-
sire to make such a reduction as. the
different conditions being considered,
may be sufficient for the purpose in
view.
The list of proposed reductions as you
have them is correct, practically so at
Least, but of course it is possible that
changes may yet be made. You under
stand that these are not new rates already
liked, but simply such as we propose to
try and have agreed upon. Something
may be done about it at the meeting of
the Unconstitutional Association on the
24th, or If not, then the governing body
of the Western Traffic Association, to
which we have already appealed may do
something. The Western Traffic Asso-
citation includes, you understand, the
Transcontinental Association and several
other minor bodies"
The Southern Pacific does not pro-
pose. then, to make these rates independ-
ently?"
"Oh, no. The Southern Pacific is not
in position to act independently in such
matters. 30 road is nowadays where
through business is concerned
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