New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-22
THE OTHER SIDEOFTHE CASE
UNFOLDING THE WORLDS FAIR RATE
RRESI DENT FOWLER OF THE ONTARIO AND
WESTERN. REPLIES TO THE PUB
L.C': CRITICISM

L:C': CRITICISM.
Thomas p. Fowler. president Of the wforN'
Ontario and Western Railroad In speaking with
Tribune reporter yesterday regarding the passenger
tariff which will be in force the several lines OF
railroad between and Chicago during the Colum
Man Exposition said IL Go not think the pubic
understands exactly how cheap the fare between here
and Chicago viii be. The reduction Of 20 per cent
from the established rates, which has been aereeu
upon, will amount 10 only little more than inc
rate asked for by the committees which appeared
before the representatives OF the various lines TIC
passenger tariff now In force between thi, CITY anu
Chicago is as follows: New York Central and Penn
sylvana railroads $40; Erie, Yves, shore and DeIa-
ware. Lachawa and Western, SIS LemSh Naiey'
Baltimore and Ohio and Ontario ana western @i''
The Pennsylvania ard New-Nork Central companies
charge 50 extra on limited trains. Now, during the
Exposition it has been agreed that, on al O'''nS
taking trlrty-Gvc hours or longer TO make the rum
reduction OF 20 per cent may be made from the cs-
tablished rates The fare then between chicago
and New York on thirty-fvehour trains, ana these
are all the trains except the specials OF tne NV"
York Central and Pennsylvania roads. VIII De Sl'
for the New.York Central and Pennsylvania ana
sl4 40 on all other roads except the Ontario ana
Western which will charge s13 90. or less than Il
cents per mile. The charge for the round u1p Will
be S27 90.
have discussed THIS question with Mr.. DeIew'
who entered most heartily into TIE idea OF securing
For So CO. plus the seeplng.caF fare Tor one night
po9scncers over the ontario ard Western road can.
cunIe he Exposition leave ew-lorR at 80 ocioc"
IN morning and arrive at cswego at 8 80 IN inc
evening. There they VIII be transferred 10 wagner
sleepers on the Rome, WATERFOWL ana OedehsDurg
Railroad and arrive at Chicago the next evening MI
Depcw thought, cid, that this was giving peop!e
an opportunity to visit the Worlds Fair at a reason
able railway charge. Those who come from ABROAD
and can afford the expense OF ocean travel will proCa
bly, patronize the quicker and more costly routes, rs
Will those 10 whom cost Is secondary consldcrauoh
All OF theso thirty trains are as comioFAoie
as the limited trains although less luXuI4ohs II Is
considered for the best Interests Of the railway com
panes TO make them comtor oble and desirable They
pay better than the fast limited trains, In WHICH, a.
Mr. Thompson of the Pennsylvania Railroad, recent!
said, half dozen places are occupied by each pas
senger: half section two seats, IN the slecPiH6
car seat in the smokingcar one In the dining-car
and one in tie observation Even at the full rates
which row prevail there IS little profit in these fast
specials Main tracks must be kept clear freight
trains side tracked. sometimes for hours ana DETER
paying freight traffic disturbed and delayed
Passenger rates east Of Chicago are so low now that
It IS Impossible TO make any great reduction The ran
ways west OF Chicago chsrge higher rate per mile
and cen therefore, make greater reduction Inc
tIansconhental lines. Northern Pacific. southern Pa
cifc and Union Pacific averaged In 1870, cents per
mile In the passenger charges. They steadily re-
duced the tariff until t;e report Of 1890 shows that
they charge 2.33 cents per mile. The tariff on the
Eastern roads has been reduced from 2oS cents m
1870 10 2.C4 cents In 1900 This shows that the
RAILROADS III the country have displayed an inclination
to favor the travelling public in regard to rat es as
well Us 81 other respects. The New York cent al
company's report for Ahe fiscal year ending June 30
1892. shows the profit per passenger per mile . Dc
fOry-O1c on undr.dlS OF cent. The earnings per
passenger rain mile within the year for that com
parry i.cldng mails and express We're Us, ana the
expense rs cents. leaving profit per train mile wich
certainly caLno; lie considered excessive Al! !ocN
trains are included in these figures. and venture 10
say that the profits from through passenger trails
"The American public should consider the fact that
railroad rates for both passenger and fret zM business
are much lower IN this country than elsewhere Ihey
have been reduced gradually and permanently. They
are now down TO barely remunerauve point. auG the
officers Of the railroads cannot, in Justice 20 their soN
hoders reduce them moro. We carry hrs-class pas
sengeTs here at the rate OF trd-class In England
The Midland Railway, Of England, charges GEMS
mile rSt-class and cents FOR third class passf-
gers The average rate to non competitive points ~
England Is cents PET nile frstclass cents second
and cents third. The train Dc luxe. which runs
between Paris and Marseiles, and corresponds 10 our
Chicago limited runs Al speed Of 81 IA miles az
hour and the rate of fare charged averages cents
betweef hcre and Cicago would be SEQ II must be
taken into consideration also. that IN this country
baggage Is generally carried Tree while In Europe the
charge for baggage often ~ proportion than
Tire rate Of fare per mile for the traveller When the
public understands the facts, am sure that the rail
roads viii ne denounced their officers censured
for beiDQ greedy or lrhcrnln