St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-10-22
HIBBARD IS CALLED DOWN.
CANADIAN PaciFIc'S GENERAL MINI
AGER DOES THE CALLING.
THE CUT CONSIDERED UNyusE.


allegation That Hibbard's Move
Would Arouse Dangerous An
tagonism-St. Paul Transcon.
tinentaI Roads Stick to the
Old Rate. and 1t Will Be
Used as Basis.
General Passenger Agent Hubbard has
been called down" by the Canadian
Pacife on his round-trip rate of $50 to
Portland and s65 to San Francisco. II
appears, from. Information received yes
terday. that the general manager of the
Canadian Pacific sent word to Hubbard
from Montreal that his line would not
stind the rate offered by the 500 Pacific
and IN the letter, as stated by a credible
informant, the manager suggested to
MIR. Hubbard that he believed it to be a
very unwise proceeding to offer such a
rate. since by doing so he must neces-
sariiy antagonize the Eastern COMMITTEES
or the Western Passenger association.
The general manager OF the Cana
dian Pacific seems to have seen what
Mir. Hubbard failed TO see. which is that
the rate practically antagonizes the
rates from all the Missouri river com
mon points TO the Pacific common points.
III which large number of the Eastern
committee of passenger association men
are more deeply interested than they
are i'll any rate via St.Paul to the coast
The manager. as stated, called Mr.. Hib-.
Dard's attention to the fact that the 500
Pacific is almost entirely dependent for
business to the coast and intermediate
points, upon the good will of the East
ern committee of the Western Passen-
ger association
The new rate of Mr.. Hubbard went
into effect Friday, but it is stated that
the general manager of the Canadian
Pacific has compelled him to withdraw
II at once. and as quietly as possible.
The passenger agents of the two
st. Paul transcOntinental lines have
stood firm since Mr.. Hubbard announced
his new e.and yesterday wired Chair
man Caldwell, of the Western Passen-
ger association, that the only basing
rouDd-trip rate they would make for the
Eastern committee of-the association
was $3.50 from st. Paul to Portland,
and SS5.50 from st. Paul to San Fran
cisco. This is the one, so it is stated,
that the Eastern committee will use for
baSing rate. This round-trip rate is
to be placed in effect at once by the
Northern Pacific and Great Northern.
he s25 One-way rate to the Pacific coast
of the Great Northern Is Sill i'm effect.
standing IN the rate sheets of the roads
or the Eastern committee of the West
ern Passenger association. and it seems
to be the general opinion Of railroad men
that it will remain in effect permanent
ly, or. at least, for some time to come.
1t is stated that the two roads have
found great advantage in this rate.
The old one-way rate OF 500. with $50
second class rate. worked to practically
Kill firSt-class travel. The so-called
second class coaches operated by the
lines were really first-class coaches, and
almost everybody who travelled 10 or
from the coast took second-class tickets.
The $50 first-claSS rate has very materi-
ally Increased the travel and fills the
coaches ami sleepers. The experiment
on this new rate has been SO satisfac-
tory that there is little likelihood. so it
is stated. that the rate will Ue with
drawn.