The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-06-15
WHY THE CUT WAS MADE.
0ssst Nosshepn's Reasons for Making
RaaaAQge9 Hate RNdQcNl0na.

Passenger Hate Reductions.
Very few tickets for the East were sold
from Seattle yesterday. the announcement
Of tho intended cut Of the Great Northern
passenger rates through the newspapers
having the result OF causing people to wait
few days until the new rates should 20
into effect. A dispatch from 8. Paul yes
tsrday states reason for the cut It is as
follows:
~. PArL. June II Tho Great Northern rail-
way giyes tho following statement In explana-
et0u In the cuts in rstss 20 al Western poinsa:
ION June tho lines competing for North
Pacific coast passenger tsafic wore notified OF
our dissatisfaction with the conditions under
which said tsafac was belpg handled, for tho
reason that IS TO 90 per cent OF the business In
both directions was being carried upon second.
clsss basis, indicating that large percentage OF
shis second -class buainess was only 90 In name
and the direct result OF unnatural conditions.
conference Was requested, but tho
several tntsfeeted parties failed to
attend. One June - our representative
met some OF the interested parsies, but the con-
ference WAS not productive of any satisfactory
Pesuiss Il 10 not 70 bs expected, therefore. In
inangurating our through service that We shall
provide higher basis OF rates for fsst-ciass
sfaves than has prevailed BY the lines Of our
competitors. and We. therefore. announce that
our hssis OF fisstclass rates viii be the rate at
which travel 10 carried In tourist cars. We
further believe that class travel rates should DO
made west.bound. Contemplating reasonable
accommodations therefore. effective on the 18th
trst, the following rates will hs made: From
our eastern terminals to North Pacific coast
points. arst.cssss. SIS; xeoond-class, 81
"in spokane. frs,-clsss. $50; econd.ciass. 80.
To Helena aud Butte, nrs,-elass, 81, second.
class. yls'
ffssscass rates viii apply IA both directions:
seeoaI.eiass on west-bouni only. Tickets at
these rates viii DO limited to continuous pss-
ssgA The reduction ia rates l. appsren. In say
lag that the Gu, in nfst-ciass ticket rates to Sc
stsle and other Coast poinss 10 IS. aud Tor sec.
cni.esass sia, "a spokane the cut In firss-elass
ticket rates u $1@sA. and secons>ciass SIS: TO
heeAs ana butte. arst-cias. Is SIS, second c ass
=. The equipment on the trains wil. 10 new.
consisting III EtSi aad secopd-eiass coaches. freq
eolonIss cars. buffet, library aud par.or ears,
oiaIng ears and ntss-ciass siecrers
While tho above are the official reasons
for making the cut. a friend of the Great
Northern IN this city yesterday said that
there were other good reasons which also
hal some ~eight in determining the action
taken. There are many people in the
West who would like 10 60 TO see the
Worlds fair If the attainment Of their de.
sire could he placed within moderate
limits regards expense. Then again
there are great many working peo.
PIE. agrieutaFists, settlers and o,her
OF comparatively small means. who
would Be glad Ia avail themselves OF an
opportunity - visit this section of conn
try, with view to making their home,
out here. The country through which
Mr.. Htiis road passes Is = comparatively
rev one, and he wants IL settled up and
sis resources developed. and no better sea
son could be found than the present one Of
general dalsness in the East for inviting
those Who have the ambition to better
their lot in The West to settle in the com.
Try a,oas Mr.. Hiii's vosa.
In addition 10 advertising the country
through which his road passes, such a
course also serves 10 advertise his roai and
make u ropnisr.
As Tar a. the threat Of hcye.,tt by tho
rAsds IN the WcSssTa Passenger Axsacia-
tion - conce rnea. IL - conceded hy oxs.
eenses agents that s1ch an action would
Only send 10 pepn3arsxs hts road ard in
crease ms business. as vas the case wh.n
the Alton MAS helped along hv such a
move On tn. part Of its adverxsriex Tn.
&aseat would he futile one aayhox. be-
cause The Northern Pacific having its on n
line inso Chicago via the Wisconsin Cen.
tsal. The ether Chieago-st Paul line,
~oald have little sn,ercss in fighting the
Great Northern. which has all the World
iaiE traffic Of nos only its oxn sys,em bn,
also af the Canadian Pacific 10 turn over
c. the Ch.cage-ss. Paul lines.
The Local Offices O. the Great Northern
Aase no, as yea been supplied with an ont
81 Of tickets, schedule of rates or time
cards. bat u IL expected shAs the oasat
viii tr received in a day or TIVE. Owing
10 the announcement Of the SIS rate to 81
Paul through the papers. there vas . large
demand yesterday ant The day before ser
tickets, bar they could noi he Supplied for
the reasons above stated.
The FRS; taroagA passenger train will
leave Seattle ~ : O'Clock SUNDAY morning
arrive in Spokane Al 10 - the evening Of
the same day. al Bonner's Ferry a. ~
cn the 1914. as kasisrel io.ssa. -. or the
i9sh. at Msnos. y. n. u 10 q n. On ,h,
.ssa, ard 81 81 Paul ssis d N on the us,
the nominal time fer she Journey eesas
ssventy-one hours and fifteen minutes,
hut Is two hocss Are ga.ned 90