New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-16
RAILROAD INTERESTS.
WORLDS FAIR RATES.

TRUNK-LINE PRESIDENTS WILL DECIDE THE
QUESTION.
Tho Trunk Line executive committee yesterday dls-
cussed the que ton OF passenger rates " INC "or"
Fair Beside Commits sioncr Goddard and Passenger
Commissioners Farmer there were present H. j. nay
den ond George H. Daniels, for the New-iorR Cenu@'
Frank Thomson and j. r. Wood. for the Pennsylvania
J. d. Laying and J. Fl. NILSSON, for the West ehore'
orlahd smith. C. K Lord and Charles o. Scuil' t1r
tlo Raltiuor, and Ohio. George II. Valiant ana "
7 Roberts for the Erie; y. J. Power for the "rauo
Trunk Of Canada; G. G.. Hancock for the heauIis
H. p BALDWIN for the Central OF New'JerSey' W. D
sloan for the Delaware. Lackawanna and western ;
7 G. Anderson, for the New.York. Ontario and West
ern: A. ". Nonemacher, for tho Lehsh Vaiey' anu
H. W Fuller for tho Chesapeake and OHIO
hearing was givon to F. Is. Tlmrber, John Claim
and Henry Willard. q committee OF the Chamber Of
Commerce. Mr. Willard took the place Of oscar D.
straus who could not be present. HE committee
pre- ented the following communication:
The undersigned were october appointed a con-
mttcc by the NcwYor Chamber Of Commerce TO confer
with railroad companies regadns passenger rates during
the WORLD, Fair with view Of bcnehttlng alike the
public and the railroads
We ask your consideration Of the following;
Pigst That low general reduced rat 70 and from
Chicago be established I'm your judgment Will aford
a fair remuneration 70 the railroads on large franc
Second We ask that rates DO SO arranged that visit
tor 10 the ~ord's Fair may visit New-fSrk or return
home via NewYorh, At the rcducei rate
Third We ask that the time during which a reduced
rat4 ticket Is good be long enough ~ that resident OF
tho Pacific Coast may hayo reasonable time % visit
The Fair thence come u New.York and return home,
say not less than thirty days.
Fourth. In order 70 perDie the working classes And
thor persons Of limited means visit the Fair, we
suggest the Organization OF special excursion trains
limited 10 short time. FOR which rnto lower than tn
reduced rate b. made.
There q general discussion Of the topic OF
rates between the committee OF merchants and the
railroad representatives, and the former left the meet
Ing with assurances that the roads were anxious
10 do all in their power TO encourage big travel
to Now York next year Then the railroad men 'pcnt
tho DAY considering tho problem before thern with
ont being able to reach agreement. IT," same
differences NJ opinion existed TO the time limit the
style Of ticket and the reduction from regular rates
which prevailed when the general passenger agents
vninlv strove % agree upon concerted acton. me
r,.uctons discussed ranged from 20 per cent from
the regular fare 10 rate and one Third Tor me
round trim. q wido diverg"nc" Of oplni IN
rs Ia whether round trip tickets should he Made
or a "nat" reduction announced. The time UNIT
WINS discussed I'm connection with The rate. 10 being
agreed that Il a very low rate was made The time
limit couh not exceed twenty or thirty days. "hile
A hl1her rate might permit umo limit Of six months
Az Inst tho executive committee voted 70 refer tho
matter 10 the trunk line presidents, who VIII meet