The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-07-30
THE RAILWAYS.
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The Santa Fe Replies to the Criticisms oi
It's Competitors.

/ CHICAGO, July IA Scathlng reOuke TO
the chairman and members of the Western
| Passenger association was administered
today in a letter from w. F. White, pas
senger and traffic manager of the Atchi-
| son. He accused Chairman Caldwell and
| all the association roads except the Atchl-
| son of having entered into an arrange
ment with the Chicago and Alton to effect
| reductions In passenger rates to western
points without the interposition OF the
| rate committee, as required by the assocla-
| tion agreement, and consequently to de-
! priye the Atchiso0 of its right to a voice
AS to the advisability of making such re-
ductions. AT meeting at which the
Atchison was not permitted to be repre-
sented it was arranged that the Alton
should reduce rates, and that thereupon
the chairman was to use such action as a
pretext for granting to the members of the
association authority to make similar
rates.
"Tn pursuance of this infamous conspir-
acy," continued the letter, 1.-The Alton gave
notice of a reduction as follows" Here
scale is given. showing that in addition to
the twelve-dollar round-trip rate between
Chicago and Denver a one-way rate of the
same amount is made, besides round
trip rate of IS and a single-trip rate of So
to Kansas City ana rate of S. from st.
Lonis to Kansas City.1 1t is claimed that
while the chairman authorized the mem-
bers TO meet these rates, he did not accord
the same right TO the Atchison as to por-
tion of them. Mr.. White takes the ground
that neither the association nor its chair
man has the power to authorize
a reduced rate in favor of some OF
the members to the exclusion OF others
competing for the same business. He
also holds that the one-way rate is not an
excursion rate, and, being reduction OF
the existing rate, cannot be restored under
ha int tp cnr pt a nv trlv
ing the ten days notice required thereby.
1t is claimed, more over, that conspiracy
has been entered into for the purpose of
injuring the AtchiSon, which is contrary
to the manifest spirit and purpose OF the
agreement and a violation of the law and
morals. On these grounds the Atchison
gives notice OF an appeal from the action
taken by Chairman Caldwell and by the
association members, and names E. A.
Ford, general passenger agent OF the
Pennsylvania, as one Of the arbtrators,
KANSAS CITY, July 29.-Acting Chair
man McFadden of the Transmissouri
Passenger association has granted the APP
plicatiou made yesterday by the Atchison's
competitors to meet that lines twelve
dollar Denver rate, by authorizing all
Transmissouri lines to put in force the
same rate. This twelve-dollar rate will
prove harvest for brokers and scalpers.
Passengers desiring to go from Chicago to
Kansas City can buy Denver ticket for
sl2. and at Kansas City can sell the re-
naming portion of the ticket for, say s..
That viii carry the passenger from Kansas
City to Denver and return and still leave
him coupon from Kansas City to
Chicago, which he can sell for, say 81,
thus making the brokers rate from Kan
sas City to Denver and return So From
this combination the scalpers expect to
reap a harvest.