St. Paul daily globe., 1893-05-25
A DOLLAR TO CHICAGO.
Passenger Agents Think the Rate.
May BE Cut as Low =
as That.
Wisconsin Central Ready to jump
in After the FIRST
Break.

Very little is known Of the proposed :.
cut In Chicago rates, although it is ex-D,
pected that something of the kind will1!
occur within the course Of few weeks.b
The question has been discussed ;atS
length by railroad men in the Twlni'
Cities and Chicago, with the general
feeling that something will come out
of it. q.
The subject was raised through thee
declaration of fthe Albert Lea route
that it would cut the rate to Chicago
7 fter thirty days had elapsed. This
period of time is necessary for the rea-s
son that in consequence OF the recently
perfected presidents agreement each
road in the, Northwest traffic agreement
places forfeit of 5000 in the hands of
referee to be held subject to their
keeping the agreement. II any of the
roads which were concerned in the
agreement cut the rate the forfeit would
be claimed by the other roads. .
The length of time necessary for the
notice is thirty days, and for this reason
the Abort Lea route gave the required
notice. 1t is expected that all the other
roads will be compelled to join the one
suicidal for them to try and compete
with the one selling the cheap rate. at
the same time continuing the eStab-
liShed rate.
The Wisconsin Central line is said to
be only waiting for the ball to be started
rolling to make a rate for its patrons.
The other lines will then come i'll, and
the merry war will be started. The
local passenger agent for the Wisconsin
Central line states thatSthe road which
he is representing will be glad of a
chance to cut the rate, and will go as
far as any of the others. He expects
that there will be rate of about So to
the worlds fair within the course of a
few weeks. The return rate will prob
ably remain the same.
I'VE are in position to keep in line
under any circumstances, said Mr..
Stone. city passenger ann ticket agent
for the Wisconsin Central. Our
through business from the West over
the Northern Pacific will keep up the
expenses of the road. and il cut rate
is made to Chicago from st. Paul we
will be making money on every ticket
we sell at any rate: In this manner all
of our st. Paul and Chicago business
will be velvet. and we can stand rate
war better than any of the other lines
We would like TO give our patrons a
low rate, as we have large number of
regular travellers, 1t is the policy Of
our road to give every possible conces-
sion to the people who travel OH our
lines, and we will do it, too. We will be
glad if rate war is started.
II expect that within the course of a
few days we will have So rate to Chi,
cago. This, with the $40 return rate,
will give a round-trip rate of S13. l con-:
slider that such rate would be proper
one. The deduction of sevetal dollars
in the rate makes difference of several
days in the stay of visitor at the fair
sometimes. The sum of $40 IookslVefy
large to the greater number of people.
and there are many who would take ad
vantage of cheap rate to go to the far
who would not go if they were com.
PEELED to pay the regular fare. WeWilF
surely have rate war;
Representatives of some OF the other
lines state that they expect reduction
in the rate, and some of them are Of the
impression that the rate will go as low.
as 81. The time has been when tickets
were sold to Chicago for twenty-five
cents, but that was when the competi-
ton was extreme in all measures. .as