St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-28
ROADS FAIL TO AGREE.
THE CENTRAL TRAFFIC AND OHIO
RIVER ASSOCIATIONS
HOLD a SESSION IN CHICAGO.

~ SoCCAh AtOouS N1dhO
Their Reductions in TRANSFORM
tinental Rates After Aug. l.
Harvest Excursions. and Rates
for Grand :. rmy Men.
CHICAGO, July 27.-General managers
of the Central Traffic and Ohio River
associations had joint conference here
today on the subject of reductions in
worlds fair rates. A marked and ire
concilable difference of opinion was de.
veloped, and after discussing the mat
ter for nine hours they separated no
nearer all agreement than when they
began. The only result reached at the
meeting today was that the Columbus
roads agreed to cancel the S. round trip
rate from that point to Chicago. made
for the travelling mems excursion, and
to restore rates to tariff Aug. l. 1t was
further agreed that until Aug. 10, when
the general managers will have another
meeting, to take up the discussion where
they left it off this evening, no road
should make less than a one-fare rate
for the round trip tor the worlds fair or
any other event. This practically leaves
worlds fair rates where they are at
present.
Trans Continental Rates.
Commencing August l the Western
roads will make further reductions in
tranS-continental passenger rates. This
action on their part has been brought
about by the Union Pacific, which claims
that the Great Northern and Northern
Pacific have practically flooded the
Whole territory with order books, by
the use OF which rates, reduced as they
have been, have been cut all to pieces.
10 meet this competition offered by
lines outside the Western Passenger
association, it has been decided to apply
in both directions to and from Portland,
Spokane, helena and Butte, for selling
aud baSing purposes the following
first class, $40; second class,
SIS; from Chicago, first class $50, sec
ond class $25; from st. Louis, first class
$500, second class S30.5O, tickets to be
limited 10 continued passage, commence
ing on date of sale. These rates will APP
ply from Chicago via all lines through
st. Paul, but exclusively OH the Chicago
" Northwestern through the Missouri
river gateway. st. Louis roads may APP
ply the rate on all direct lines through
st. Paul and on all lines through the
Missouri river gateway. but they are
excluded from selling via Chicago and
st. Paul. Connecting lines are to be
permitted to use these rates only
I'D the sale OF exchange orders
drawn upon Chicago, st. Louis or
must be limited to expire on date
OF arrival at points OF exchange. 1t is
understood that, while the sale of tick
cts from Chicago to Portland, Spokane,
Helena and Butte and vice versa shall
apply exclusively via the Chicago IL
Northwestern through the Missouri
river gateway, all other lines through
the Missouri river gateway shall nave
the privilege of selling to intermediate
points affected by Ogden and Salt Lake
City at the same rates as apply via the
Chicago IL Northwestern. 1t is also I'M
derstOOd that all lines may make through
rates To the territory affected by the ad-
dtlOn of their local rates to Missouri
river or st. Paul TO the rates in effect
from these points at the present time,
selling through either gateway only at
the rates made to that gateway.
Harvest Excursions.
Three harvest and nome seekers eX-
cuTSlOllS have De6H arranged IOr by the
roads in the Western Passenger asSocia-
ton. They will be run to all points in
Kansas, Nebraska, Arkansas, Texas,
Tennessee and Alabama. The dates
fixed for them are Aug. %, Sept. II and
Oct. 10. Rates for them will be the
same as have been agreed to for the
worlds fair-one fare for the round
trip, plus 81. Harvest excursion tick
cts, however, will have but twenty
days limit
Rates for Grand Army Men.
No rates nave yet been definitely
agreed to by the Western roads for the
Grand Army encampment at Indianap-
oils i'll September. A committee of the
Western Passenger association to which
the matter was referred, has reported
i'll favor of making the same rate from
all points in the West up 10 Chicago and
st. Louis as has been made to these
points i'll consequence of the worlds
tar, this rate TO be added to the one
cent per mile rate granted by the Cen
trail Traffic association roads from Chi
cagO and st. Louis TO indianapolis and
return. The committee has further
recommended that opportunity be at
forded the Grand Army men to take in
the worlds fair ell route either to or
from Indianapolis. The rate to be
added for the clrcuitouS part of the trip
will be One-half the standard tariff rate.