St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-08-11
W0RlD DIS FAIR RATES.
But Slight Indications That
the Railways Will Agree
on Them.
Most Western Roads Will Make
a One.Fare Round-Trip
Rate.
Canadian Roads Will Evil,
IDENTIFY Be a Serious Dis
turbing Element.
The Atchison Asks for the
Privilege of Making a Five
Dollar Rate.

CHICAGO. aug. lU.-lne committees
appointed 10y the several traffic ass0cia-
tons to act jointly in preparing sched
uie of passenger rates for the worlds
fair next year held their first conference
today in the rooms of the Central Traffic
association. Representatives were pres
ent from the Trunk Line. Central Traf-
fic, Western Passenger and Ohio River
associations. The meeting organized by
eectng George III. Heafford chairman,
but it resulted in nothing more than an
exchange of views of the members
present. The roads traversing the more
thickly settled portions of the United
States were generally inclined to favor
higher excursion rate to Chicago in
1888 than those lines which traverse
sparsely settled territory, and in the
end 1t was practically conceded that it
would be necessary for each passenger
association to act Independently upon
the question of excursion rates In ac-
cCrdance with the local conditions eX-
listing within its Jurisdictions. All the
leading roads between Chicago and the
Atlantic coast are opposed to
Making a Higher Rate
than fare and third for the round
trip. They argued at the meeting for
the establishment of such rate, and
produced statistics to show even that
would be greater concession than was
made for the Centennial exposition at
Philadelphia in 1876. On the oc-
casion of the Centennial the
rate from Chicago to Philadelphia
and return from May 10 to Sept. Is was
S13. The regular one way fare at that
time was SIS, so that the reduction was
only about 8 per cent. From Sept. 10
until the close Of the exposition the
round-trip rate was sos, little over a
fare and one third. The general basis
throughout the country was two cents
per mile in each direction. This, the
Eastern representatives claimed, was
regarded as reasonable reduction in
1876. and rate of a fare and third
should be regarded as a reasonable re-
ductiOn ill 1893. But the Western roads
had an answer to this argument. They
were OF the opinion that rates to the
Centennial would have been lower had
not the Pennsylvania system controlled
the situation at Philadelphia. No one
road or system of roads could dictate
rates to the Chicago exposition, and I'M
less
were made by agreement of all lines
the rates would be SO cut 10y COMPETE
ton as TO cause general decentralization.
Most OF the Western roads are in favor
of one fare for the round trip. and it is
not unlikely that different bases of
rates will prevail from different points
of the compass. One circumstance,
however, may eventually convince the
Eastern roads that it will be advisable
to establish lower basis of rates than
the one they now advocate. 1t is said
that the Canadian Pacific and the
Grand Trunk, of Canada, are already
contracting to carry passengers from
Montreal and Quebec to Chicago and re-
turn for SIS. Foreign visitors to the
fair are likely to take advantage of this
lnducement to travel by the Canadian
routes, and it will be strange indeed
If the trunk lines do not decide that it
is to their advantage to meet the COM
petition.
Again the AtchisOn Strikes.
Chairman Caldwell. of the Western
Passenger association, has been re-
quested by the Achison company to au-
thorlZe an excursion rate not higher
than So from Chicago to Kansas City
and return OH account of the knights
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claimed by the passenger officials of the
AtchIson that an agreement to make a
rate OF one fare for the round trip
from all points in the territories of the
Central Traffic and Western Passenger
associations has been greatly violated.
From Cleveland the rate has been
grossly violated. From Cleveland
the rate will he cut down from
$50 to $40 for the round trip and
similar reductions are announced from
Toledo, Lima. Cincinnati and Fl. Wayne,
while from Chicago certain roads are
quoting round trip rate of $3.50 to Sc
against the agreed rate of $40.
Danger eff Dissolution.
1t has finally been decided that the
next meeting of the Transcontinental
association will be held at the Windsor.
in New York, Aug. "a. The official call
has been issued by Chairman Vining
naming that place and date as having
been agreed 10 by a vote of the MEM
berS. Several important subjects are
docketed for consideration. but the
opinion is expressed by high official
OF one of the tranScontlnental
lines that the meeting will never
get beyond the discussion of one sub
ject. That subject is: "Relations of
the association lines to the Pacific Mail
Steamship company and distribution of
the assessment of expenses thereby
rendered necessary" 1t is not eX
pected by the official in question that a
settlement of this matter can be reached.
and he thinks the association will be
dissolved.
st. Paul Earnings.
The earnings of the Chicago, Milwau-
kee & st. Paul railway for the first week
for the corresponding week last year.
an increase of Sl12,29l. The earnings
of the Milwaukee IL Northern during
the same week were S33, 405, decrease
of S1,26l.