The morning call., 1893-10-17
MAKING CHEAP RATES.
The Canadian Pacific Jumps
Right Into a Fight.
Some Points on the Conduct of the
Union Pacific Under the New
Management.

ST. PAUL, Oct. 16-The $500" road an
n0unced a sweeping reduction In passen-
ger rates to the coast to-day, to go.into
effect on Friday. The cut has been threat
ened for some time and is made possible
by connection of the $500" and the Cana
dian Pacific on coast business. The rate
is S65 to San Francisco and return and $50
to Puget Sound points. This is reduc-
tion from $50. 1t is probable that other
roads will follow.
CHICAGO. Oct. 16.-The Union Pacific
Railroad Company to-day addressed letters
to all its connections saying that under Its
receivership tue road will continue doing
business exactly as heretofore, aud that it
desires the cooperation of other lines a
heretofore. Nothing is said in the mes
sages about the relation the road would
sustain toward the Western Passenger
Association, but existing conditions will
not be disturbed for some time at least.
A proposition was submitted to the
Western Passenger Association lines to-
day TO use the $40 rate between Chicago
and the Missouri River points. $40 each
way, In connection with the S65 so late
from Missouri River points to the Pacific
Coast, making rouDd-trip rate of S85 so
from Chicago 10 California for the Mid
winter Fair. The Burlington to-day put
In rate of S65 80 to the Pacific Coast,
with travelling limit of fifteen days and
with fnel returc limit to April Is. The
rate will apply from Missouri River points
to Southern California points and the rate
from Colorado common points tn the Pa
cifc Coast will be $50 for the round trip.
When the cheap rates to the Worlds
Fair were recently made by the Western
Passenger Association. as the Rio Grande
Western was not represented and Colo
RADIO and Utah points were exempted, the
matter has now been adjusted and the
same rate will apply from that region as
from all other points in association terri
tory.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 16-The officers of
the Department of Justice are still con-
sideripg what steps to take to insure the
protection of the Governments rights in
the Union Pacific Railroad. 1t seems to
be settled that the department will select
some competent and experienced person
as counsel to represent it in all suits and
other proceedings that will inevitably re-
suit from placing the road in receivers
hands. The interest account with the
Government is SAID to have grown as large
if not larger than the principal, and there
is an equally large number Of first mort
gage bonds which were issued by the
railroad company, and which, it is said at
the Treasury Department, have the first
lien on the property.
Senator Morgan to-day introduced his
bill of the last session providing for the
control of the Union Pacific and Central
Pacific Railroad companies. The bill in
creases the directory OF the two roads to
fifteen members each. five of which are to
be chosen by the stockholders of the roads
and the remaining ten TO be appointed by
the President of the United States, these
directors not to own stock in either CON-
pany, and to receive as salary $4,000 each
and travelling expenses, to be paid by the
railroad companies.
OMAHA, Oct. 16.-S. FL. Clark and Oliver
W. Mink. receivers Of the Union Pacific.
and General Manager Dickinson to-day
received call from the general board of
adjustment of the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Engineers of the Union Pacific.
The men called to pay their respects to the
new officials and at the same time to talk
over some matters of particular interest to
bnth sides. The receivers were non-cOm-
initial as to the future policy they would
pursue regarding the wage question, and
the men were compelled to leave the gen.
eral managers private rooms without any
specific understanding as to what would be
done in their cases or those of the other
federated trades.
DENVER, Oct. 16.-Chairman Coppell of
the Denver and Rio Grande directors ar
rived in this city yesterday to attend the
meeting of stockholders tomorrow. Cop
rell says the stockholders are well pleased
with the present management and the old
board of directors will be reelected. A
meeting for the election Of officers will be
held in New York later. As to the finances
of the road he says his company bas not
suffered to the extent of many other lines.
and ne has implicit confidence the line
will come out of the stringency in good
shape, even though silver mining should
be brought to a termination, which, in his
opinion, Is absolutely impossible.