The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-08-23
TO CHICAGO FOR S. LESS.
A Cut i'm Rates Between This and
the Windy City.
The Order to Allow the San Francisco and
North Pacific Railway Company to Sell
Not Yet Made-An Explanation.

intending eaStDOunu travellers can pnr-
chase tickets from this city to Chicago for
| S. less this week than they could last
week. There has been cut in rates. but
this is the first official and aboveboard cut
made for some time The Chicago and AL
ton Railroad reduced the fare from Kansas
City to Chicago s. and all the lines will
have to do likewise. Some Of them have
done SO already and the others doubtless
will follow suit to-day.
There was much talk about this cut in the
railroad ticket Office yesterday. because it
is the first event OF that kind on record dur
ing many months, and because it is looked
upon by many as probable forerunner for
other reductions to follow soon.
Through tickets from here to Chicago are
now sold at S45 second-class and at S65
first-class. The rates last week were $50
and $40 respectively. First-class return
! tickets, good for 80 days, which were for
merly sold at S72 90, are now rated at $50 90
| The cut is the direct outcome Of q bitter
| feeling which has existed between the Chi
cagO and Alton and the AtehisOn, Topeka
and Santa Fe roads. ever since the latter re-
duced its through rates for the Knights
Templ2r cOnclave held IN Denver. and
thereby compelled all the other roads to do
likewise.
THE LOCAL TRAVEL.
The Chicago and Alton controls nearly
all the local travel between Kansas CITY
and Chicago, and is in a position not to
care much whether il has much through
travel or not, while, on the other hand, the
Santa Fee depends almost entirely on the
sale OF tickets TO points further east or west
than Chicago.
All the transcontnental roads via Omaha
| VIII, II is expected, issue orders 10 their
agents at once to reduce the rates, as TO
make them correspond with the Kansas
| City lines.
Yesterday was the date set for an order
! to be issued by Judge Angelotti of the Su-
! peTlOr Court of Marin County authorizing
! the sale of the property known as the Don
! ahue estate, which includes the San Fran
| cisco and North Pacific Coast Railroad.
| The matter. however. was by stipulation
! postponed for one week.
Speaking of the frequently mentioned
sale of the San Francisco and North Pacific
Coast Railroad, Attorney Charles F. Han
Ion, one of the executors of the Donahue
estate and lis legal representative. said yes
terday that all the rumors that are abroad
| concerning the disposal of the road are
wholly or partly incorrect. when the
court makes the order allowing US to sell
the road" Mr.. Hanlon said, I'VE will have
to advertise for bids for one month, and at
the end of that time the highest offer will
probably be ac epted."
AS AN ATTORNEY FOR THE ESTATE.
! Mr.. Hanlon said. speaking as an attorney
/ for the estate and, therefore, anxious TO
| give impressions favorable to his clients.
| that the value of the road had been greatly
moderated, and that he expected when a
! sale is finally made the price will be much
! higher than the public has been led to ex-
pect. He claims that $50 will be realized
| per share. and there being 1900 shares,
! the total purchase money viii amount to
| s., 100, 900.
The attorney admitted that i, 900 Of these
! shares are held by the Seigman combina-
| ton of New York bankers. but he was not
! wiling TO state positively that the road
| would pass into their hands, because be
| claimed that there are other parties in the
field who will make liberal bids when the
| time comes.
Amos Burr, the travelling passenger agent
OF the Vanderbilt lines, returned yesterday
from the Northwest.
HAYWARD's REPLY.
AlVinza Hayward has sent G reply as fol-
lows to the letter addressed to him by the
League OF Progress anu published last
week in The CALL, concerning the San
Francisco and Great Salt Lake road:
SAN FRANCISCO. August 20, 1892.
To the Board Of Control ~ the California
League OF Progress, san Francisco, CaE.-GEN-
TLEMEN: ! desire 10 acknowledge recent of
your favor OF The 9Th inst, and 10 extend 10 the
board ot control OF your league lie thanks OF the
promoters OF tie San Francisco and salt Lake
Railroad for The action you have taken and the
lntei est you eVluce IN This erprlse.
1t is plain 10 our minds that IL offers CON-
plete solution Of the commercial difficulties IN
Der which this business community and The
State OF California at present laboTing; be-
cause within Itself il renders the merchant
manufacturer and producer Of this coast indie
pendent OF The present situation 10y The iuirOdue-
lion Oh a competition wholly In The inter-
est OF this STATE, and, therefore, becomes
the natural ally OF the commerce by sea
as well as The producer ana consumer Of
The interior. The possibilities Of Tie enterprise
can hardly be appreciated mot only as a profit
able and legitimate enterprise within itself, but
business in
lie Stale) unless one has thoroughly can
yassed tie situation In all OF Its bearings
III Is great pleasure 10 us 10 note
that your league appreciates the impor-
taDce OF the enterprise, and We hope
within few days 10 b. able TO place the mat
ter b fore you IN a definite shape ana avail
ourselves of every assistance which the League
OF Progress eau lend US in material way or
otherwise.
Again thanking you for your kindly interest
and pTofeTed assistance in this very important
undertaking, am yours very truly,
ALVINZA HAYWARD.
For the executive committee OF San Francisco
and Salt Lake Railroad.