The morning call., 1893-07-12
ADVANCED RATES.
Sunset and Canadian
Pacific Plans.
NO SETTLEMENT REACHED.
Demands of Conductors Refused by
Southern Pacific Company-LOcal
Railroad News of Interest.

July II the rates of the Sunset route will
be advanced all along the line. and on July
20 the Canadian Poetic will do the same.
When the first steamer Of the North
American Navigation Company left San
Francisco Mr.. Huntington boldly an
nounced that wholesale cut would be
made in rates by the Pacific Mail Com
pany, and by reason Of it the 100000
raised by the merchants of San Francisco
to establish the competing line would soon
be exhausted.
True to his threat, MIR. Huntington did
reduce the rates. but the loyal shippers OF
San Francisco have preferred to pay fair
and just rates to the North American Nav
igation Company, and in consequence that
line has been making money while the
Pacific Mail Company has been losing
thousands of dollars.
While Mr.. Huntington has been unable
to crush his competitor, the North Amerl-
can Navigation Company, he has succeeded
In arOusing the antagonism OF the manu-
facturers of San Francisco. During all OF
this fight imported manufactured GOODS
have been finding their way into this State
via Liverpool and New Orleans and over
the Sunset route at much less rates than
the same classes Of manufactured goods
cOulu De moved from Ioau CIuuClcCO w viz
Same points in the interior.
Such a course could only result in eventu-
ally killing the manufacturing business OF
this State, and IN view OF this the manu-
facturers have made vigorous protest
They have pushed ahead vigorously, max
ing not only determined fight to place
their goods in the interior, but also to
bring the Southern Pacific to realization
of the injustice Of Its conduct.
The effect Of their protest has been felt.
and for several weeks the Southern PACING
people have been busy arranging for
general advance of through rates.
Yesterday, Agent Hinton of the Panama
Railroad Company received a telegram
from New York announcing that the Sun
set route would advance its rates on the
18th inst, and the Canadian Pacific on the
Goth.
1t is also limited that the through rates
from New York to San Francisco will be
raised at once by one of the tranScontl-
mental lines, but just what commodities
will be affected by the advance in chaiges
is not known at present. Agent Hinton
has been informed that the corrected
tariffs nave been forwarded to him.
Among those conversant with the rail-
road situation the present advance In rates
by the Southern Pacific is considered
victory for the North American Naviga-
ton Company, and the promoters OF that
enterprise so regard 1t.
Traffic Manager Leeds in discussing the
matter yesterday said: IF the advance
means anything it indicates a grand vic
tory for the North American Navigation
Company and the Panama Railroad. 1t
means that freight will no longer have to
be carried at loss, and in consequence
the two companies will do q fourlshing
business.
The Southern Pacific undertook to
| crush US out of existence, but they have
failed and we will reap harvest when the
rates are advanced to a point that permit
of just compensation for the traHsporta-
ton. There is no intention at present to
raise the rates of the North American
Navigation Company"
| First-class travel from Portland to chi
cago is much cheaper than from California
| and there is but little prospect Of bringing
about change through the Southern Pa
ctic Company. The rate for first-class pas
sage from Portland to Chicago is $50.
while from this city it is S53 Is.
The Canadian Pacific and Great North
ern are now carrying passengers out of
! San Francisco for Chicago for much less
! tOan 1t costs for a direct all-rall route from
this city. The Union Pacific charges only
$50 for frst-class ticket from Portland to
! Chicago. but on account of an arrangement
| forced by the Southern Pacific it charges
! S53 IS from this city to Chicago via Ogden.
The trouble existing between the South
| crQ IaclUc company anu us COuuuCtOTS
has not reached settlement, and some of
those interested fear that there is more
trouble to follow. One of the conductors
| in la king about the trouble said:
| 1.-THE company does not appear to want
! to come to an agreement with us, and in
order to bring about settlement we have
sent for Grand Master Clark of the
Brotherhood of Railroad Conductors and
he will be here in few days.
can we ask the company to do is to
adopt some rule for the discharge of con-
ductors. Under the present arrangement
they are discharged, and no reason for
their retirement can be obtained from the
company. They have no opportunity to
present defense"
The officials of Faurth and Townsend
make sport of the report that Division
| Superintendent Wright OF Sacramento is
about to be retired. and it looks very much
as if Colonel Croker will succeed In re-
| taining his relative in office.
| Traffic Manager Leeds continues to re-
ceive encouragement for the Stockton and
Bakersfield road. and he expresses great
confidence In obtaining sufficient aid to
construct it. The executive committee of
the Traffic Association will meet this after
u Don to agree upon plan for soliciting
subscriptions, and then the work will be
pushed forward rapidly.