Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-03-30
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WORLDS FAIR TRIP.


York TO Chicago during the Worlds far d
will either have to pay full fare or take a =
slow train" is the way prominent rinl- '
road man EXPRESSED himself to me today =
while discussing railroad fares 10 IN
cago during the fair. t
Upon inquiry | ascertained that tie
remark quoted is correct and that tne
managers of the fair as well as the lead
mo business men Of Chicago, who are :
interested in the success OF the eNposl-
ton. are greatly exercised over the ac-
t;on of the Trunk Lines association IN
this ruling.
The Trunk Lines association met III
this city 10 days ago TO consider the
ouestion of reduced rates to Chicago
during the fair. The representatives oil
the various railroads interested in the
association are said to have differed
widely as to what rate should be made
Before the meeting of the passenger
men had been in session an hour a rumol
gained circulation among the railroad
men of lower Broadway that rate OF
one fare for the round trip would Dc
made.
It subsequently developed, however,
that a majority of the roads interested
did not favor any such liberal terms ano
were disposed to sit down on any Ell
forts in that direction by roads that dld
The final outcome of the controversy
was that it was decided that the roads
having the most direct lines to Chicago
could make rate of $32 for the round
trip. and that the roads having more CIR
1 oil
ferential by which the least desirable
routes could, if they chose to take al
vantage of the ruling, make rate a.
low as S2S without being considered a.
cutting rates.
Added to this ruling at the last MN
ute was proviso that none OF the re
duced rate tickets under the foregoing
reduction would be good on trains thai
make the trip between the two cities II
less than certain time. The time h&eo
was such as to exclude the tickets Delht
GOOD on any of what is known as TN
s1imited fast" trains from this city t
Chicago.
The reduced tickets will only be goo'
ON trains that are known among rallroa'
men as '.two nights out, or, in othe
words, trains that consume from 30 to
hours in making the trip TO Chicago.
When the action of the Trunk Lines "a
sociation became known in Chicago, ther
was "wailing and crashing OF teeth
among the hotel people and others WI
are interested in making money out
Worlds fair visitors. They realized {
once that this action would undoubted
have a very decided effect upon the nun
Der of visitors to the fair
Not only was the reduction IN u
+. fare. which was made very much lie
than was expected. but the ruling WIN
made the tickets worthless on the ia
trains made at the same time the redu
ton almost worthless because 1t was
ranged that the very people to whoil
reduced fare would be an object were
the same time people whose time fol
visit TO Chicago would be most hmit'
and therefore would result, IN ma
cases. in those people staying at home
An effort is now on foot on the part
the TRANSPORTATION department OF
Worlds fair management to induce
railroad people to reconsider the matt
The Worlds fair people are quoted
saving that the fair will be failure
less the management can get IN
hearty cooperation ON the part OF
railroads.
Whether the efforts of the Wor
fair people will have any effect on
railroads is of course only matter
conjecture, but the feeling seems 10
among the railroad men with wnol
talked that no further reduction wa
be made except to urge excursion par
going at one time, and that the ru
That the tickets would not be good
fast trains would not be changed.
As the matter now stands it will
from s55 TO S75 for trip to Chicago
the fair. There will no doubt be L
excursions to the fair, when the cost
,arbans be trife less than the To-
fpure mentioned, but if one goes
or with small party $50 Is the 10
6oure that one can safely depend
making the trip on.
At this figure everything is estim
on the lowest cost. railroad fare
train), $2s; four full days IN Cnical
So day for hotel expenses whch
lowest figure at which anything like
Portable Accommodations can be obta
This will allow $40 for incidenta
penses. = d.
The amount can be increased OF c.
to any limit, and the cost OF "
trim to the fair can be made aim
fabulous amount if one choose.
On $40 one person can make
comfortable trip OF one week an
everything.-New York Telegram.
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