Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-07-01
ALETTER
FROM THE SANTA re TO THE
WESTERN ASSOCIATION.



There seems no possibility on the part
| 0f Western roads OF longer postpOning
] the Inauguration Of cheap excursion rates
to the Worlds fair, says the Chicago
Herald. Ii was agreed as con-
| dition Of the adoption Of tho revised W,ss.
tern Passenger association agreement that
excursion rates OF not more than one fare
for the round trip be made hy the West.
| erii ronds as they saw III after Aug. |.
Worlds fair traffic ON the lines between
| Chicago and the Missouri Is all and more
| than Was expected West of the river II
is below expectation.
The Atchison has voiced the senti-
mcnt of all Transmissour lines aud per
| haps u majority OF the Chirago- Missouri
river lines in the following letter to all
members OF the Western Passenger as
ISOLATION:
Notwithstanding the temporary agree.
ment which was made low weeks agu,
we believe the condition OF Worlds fnir
traffic and tho failure 70 realize what wc
expected IN both gross and not pnsseii-
ger revenue have demonstrated to all
traffic officials the necessity for sperlnl
excursion rates TO Chicago al date
much earlier than Aug. /. Or expert
cnce h that our regular trains. With
some extra equipment are sufficient IL
comfortably handle all OF the business
NOW offered We have not found 1t nct-
essary To run extra sections of nur reru.
lar trains, except ON two or tlirer dAys,
since May /. when special organized par-
ties We're moving over our line Alter
careful cnuyiss of The situation nnrtlc.
ularly west OF the Missouri river. We
find no grounds for the belief that our
present business will matorlullv iucrenso
during the Worlds fair period unless
some concession Is made 10 the popular
demand for lower rites w belIeve
that our present rites are low enough
for passenger, who dcsir, pr,fprr,d M
comnodatiuns We believe thcy should
not be lower on our regular trains pro-
vided that excursion trains. without slrrn-
ing ear accommodations. are ran ON sbt-
cinl dates aud lower rates arc mnde Tor
those special dates We do nor Hhnr,, the
opinion that IL rheap excursions arc run
ON all sperial trains and dates with. snv
n tcn-tay limit, that onr present WorlIis
fair traffic Will suffer any mntcrinl M.
ductiOn, because il rs Our uhsprvntinn
that the present traffic Is largely created
by people who ,yould moi be coutcnt 10
take the more democratic excursion
trains without sleeping cars or dininr
ears and with short limit for mo return
Many people along our limos who had IN,
tended visiting the World's fair In tLr nm.
ucpntion thai rates ns low os vr hayc
customnrily made in the mast ,vonl1 bn
made for his t,rent nvrnf h,,c ni,,,.
because our rates are higher Than Inv
expected. Many members of families
are being left nj home for this rrnsnu
Many parties have been disbnntni fnr
this reason.
- Spirit az rnsenttnon, L. b,,i,,,, ,,,,,, ,i
in the minds of Tho Western nsnnla
against the railroads which III a6n,H,,t
to grow, can only work Il thn emInr,,,ss
ment of the fuilronds This fa,,lin,, am,
be prevented or dissipntel ly rnrouniz.
Ing the popular demand for chem .vrnr
sions. Since the World's fnir rntcs voro
agreed upon the financial conditions In thc
West have made peoplo more r,ns,sr,'n.
five Ia thpir pNnpuditnros ami tbis ,ti.l
to the previous condition. ~ lIt,h wis
has tended to keen neDnlc m hnIne NJ
far as we are concerned. NE plare onr
position NOT ON aentinient mi An nut.i,
business grounds Ne wnnf 10 'eni.n ~,
most money possible and so lnntr as a.,
have from eighty to 100 iiin cnarI,,,
every day ON the ono hnnd nnl ,.rn,vIs
of people willing TO nav lia ma bjgh ey,,,r.
sion rates as we usually ret on tbe
other hand. we know that 40 ara insinr
money by allowing those coaches 10 r,.
main idle. Ii may hc diffnrant v.i,l, ,.,,tr
company yntv naf,r{,ilv
We not only want 10 earn mors na,"y
but we want TO forpstoil INV ioren MI
uar movement TO reduce regular mil |
road passenger rates. w ,,.nitt tn for, /
stal this because The time il nnt ber,, fnr |
redncinr regular rates and hncon 20 /, 'p ~
wise TO be In accord with nnbIIr se,tj. |
ment whenever h l. pn.siila on,. r,,,
lar passenger trains ap. rnm NJ KIN
rate OF expense and We can moi MINI
tain the preseu derree AZ enicin,n,. ir |
onr revenue i interfrred Win hi h 700
On such occasions az The WorlTs fnTir |
say TO the people tint Nc vim mi No.,
their expectations on popnlar rntns ihsrc
Is some ground Tor fhe nnnnlnr 5Gae
That II we do not yolnutnrilv r"cn,,i,a
their expectations thpy Mil resori fo
other means 10 secure ,yhnt thsy a..
and when we reflect thni THAR oyn,.fS'
lions are based on vhal M rea,ts ha,'o
volnntnrily Inn. l., H., 49, iVnu9 hlNe
ment has much WEIGHT In IL n"cl,. LEY,
argue that II is not fnir Mar reasnnolia
They point TO thn mast AZ n reasnr,'iJa
basis for the future. Recopnizinp iii
Of these facts and conditions Ns NJ,
to urge upon you The nec,s,sity for im,ns'
date action toward ihe end Jesire1
We urge tho doslrnIlih ~ ba,i,,., -
not later tlnn iunc ~ IN mi
cngo TO formulate The most feosiiin MN