Omaha daily bee., 1892-03-18
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Western Roads Requested to Issue Five
Thousand Mile Exchangeabie Tickets.
CHICAGO, H., March 10 Special Tele-
gram to The BEE. IA strong appeal has
been sent into the western roads by the
Western travelling Mems association asking
for the introduction OF 5,000-mile ticket eX
changable on all the roads at the fiat rate of
500, and also for a l-cent Saturday
night rate good tor return TIL Mon
ing men to spend Sunday with their
families. In support of their application the
travelling men say their association is $50
men strong and there is every indication that
it will soon have mem bership of 800. They
undertake to expel any member abusing the
privileges and to make the firms they repre-
sent parties 10 the agreement against the
abuse of the privileges granted. Having tho
association and the roads co operating in this
matter would greatly reduce the abuses now
prevalent. The matter was once shelvcd by
the western roads, but Its consideration may
be reopened at the next meeting OF the West
ern Passenger association.
In their compilation OF summer tourist
rates, the rate clerks of the western roads
have struck snag which has brought them
to full stop in their work. The Omaha road
wanted $40 rate from Omaha to ST. Louis,
but the Sioux City & Pacific wants TO make
Paul, but could not maintain 1t
consistently with $l9 rate from
Omaha That road wants an SIS so rate from
Omaha, a S22. IS rate from st. Joseph and a
S24 rate to Kansas City, Atchison and Leav-
enworth. Other differences of more or less
importance have presented themselves,
which tho rate clerks cannot harmonic, and
q special meeting of the Western Passenger
association has been called for 2 o'clock next
Monday afternoon to help them out OF their
difficulties.
A passenger rate war between ST. LOUIS
and Chicago is brewing. One OF the lines
interested made application to Chairman Fin
10y today for authority to make a rate of 81
that tho Chicago & Alton has been cutting
the rate to that figure Tue chairman
has called special meeting OF the
Western Passenger association for to-
take action on the application. The com
planning road, 1t is understood, is the Jack
| sonville & Southern, which forms part of
| the Atchison's ST. Louis line and the agents
| TO it claim to have purchased the theatrical
tickets Of the Atoms issue at 81, reduction
| of S2 below the regular rate. Officials
Of the Alton deny tho churgs and
threaten to retalate if its competitors
adopt any such measure that is
| proposed, by cutting rates between Chicago
| and St. Louis and Kansas City ana ST.
Louis. Some such ultimatum will be sent
| tomorrow by the Alton management. If
| this is not regarded as "Dluff'' it will prob
| ably frighten some OF the roads into oppos-
I ing tne JacRSOnVllle SOUTHWESTERN appIlc3-
ton. The Alton's threat, If carried out,
would be a serious blow to the Missouri
| Pacific, the Wabash and the Burlington be-
| tween st. Louis and Kansas City and to ali
| the southwestern Missouri lines.
The commissioners Of tho Western Traffic
association are again wrestling with the
question Of equality. Some time ago the
Burlington and Rock Island roads applied to
them for "a reduction of the rate on ore from
Denver to Omaha from IS to So per ton be-
cause the Union Pacific is practically making
that rate by means Of smelling in transit
privileges on through shipments from Idaho.
The commissioners will refer the matter 10
the advisory board.