The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-06-11
RATEWARON
Northern and Union Paci6cxeet
Great Northern's Cut.
sourHERN LINES IN SEATTLE.


TIE recent heavy reductions IN west
bouna freight rates made By the Great
Nossaern has been met by tise Northern
Pacific. General Agent Ssdsan. Of the
latter company. Yesterday received fe'e-
gyaaias.: notice that the new rates quoted
By gg -sident Hisi,s road would be put
into affsct as once on the Northern Pacific
Ihese rates. according to Mr.. Ssdeaa. ap-
ply. mt only 70 Puget sound, bat TO Fort
1aAs snd San Francisco also II Is there
fors expected tina: the Union Pacific will
lo.Iex salt with . similar cut AZ once In
order 70 protect its Portland business
Tsss invasion OF California territory BY
the Great Northern WAS . resaliasory
mosesaeut made in answer TO the estab-
Hat lnsnt in this city Of an agency by the
istsraas steamship lines. which are quot
ing San Francisco rates TO Seattle sner-
ehsats. and hare thereby. il IL understood.
scared several orders.
As SIN aggravation OF the hostile situa-
tio,, {, is understood that the Sunset route
10 f-sDaring to invade the Portland and
Puget sound territory and - matter OF
ises hss already done 20 In quiet way or
eotse lines, quoting the same rates 70 Sc
attss ~ 10 San Francisco. and 1t agent
eecssrad On order for car load Of paint
yesterday on this basis.
ssish the isthmus line. the Sunset route.
Che Union Pacific, Northern Pacific. Great
Ncsstsesn and Canadian Pacific oil in hos
ills competition for business Al aii points
on .iis Coast, with still further heavy
cut In commodity rates announced by the
Cir al Northern. but not yet received here,
the prospect for ruinous rate war IL very
eoad. II is sill early in the season and
wIs! probably last until navigation closes
on The lakes, unless some OF the weaker
ltnss ere whipped In the meantime.
Kaossing that the close Of navigation on
tbs ;akes will in time eliminate their
Northern competitors from the field. the
Southern lines will DO very 10th to aban-
dcn the contest before that time. Al the
oagne time the Great Northern, having
uoshlng to lose and everything to gain. and
With the knowledge that il must win it,
share IN the transcontinensai traffic this
onsasncr, will no doubt make the fgh:
6esee and furious from the start. All tho
other northern lines have an established
bassaess built up. while the Great North
gro. being just completed. has none 1T all,
snd 20 has nothing 10 lose by cut In
rates. But II II can, by . showing Of
strength. make its competitors understand
that IL must be reckoned with ~ 4 power.
fEi influence and on . new pooling divis-
ion ~ the transcontinental traffic given .
vsry liberal share. IL will not have made
Its Eight In vain. The other lines. unwiil.
isg 70 relinquish 10 tho newcomer upon
ds;na and that patronage which they have
d long been engaged in building up, must
ssc whole seasons profit upon the bust
n.ss they already have vanish in the effort
~ retain their present not over-lucrative
bassuess. aud even b compelled to do that
Business at . loss rather than let IL go for
geod.
Not much information can be gained
f:um the Great Northern officials about
tas opening Of that limo for through pas
ssnser traffic except that the first through
tain will arrive here on the evening Of
It's 18th and leave on the morning OF the
18th for st. Paul. The running schedule
Ess not yet been completed. and the exact
hours OF arrival and departure cannot
tiasreforc be stated. There will Only be
Gsae train = day each way, but IL Is under
esossd that tho running time between st.
Eaal and Seattle will be tribe shorter than
fsss ofthe Northern Pacific. or about seven
fassne hours, Whether or not President Hill
Will seek to advertise the fact tina, his
rs'ai Is nov open for traffic by inaugur-
Stag passenger rate war Is not known.
N's road Is not at present in good shape
~ ahtain any share in the California pas
astger traffic, which Is large portion Of
soe transcoutinental passenger business,
:ss ing 10 the lack of connection with the
fosathern Pacific at Portland. II he
shssuld start passenger rate war. one of
Bis objects would. no DOUBT, he to force
Gle Northern Pacific 10 give him proper
sionate rate over its line from here to Port
sassa.