The morning call., 1893-06-27

But prophets reckoned without their
host. They gave thought to every prop0-
Sltlon but the transportation question.
They did not figure that the Southern
Pacific Company. as well as other trans
continental lines, would hold out for high
passenger rates in spite of the immen Sc
Increase in traffic, and that said Southern
Pacific Company and its adjunc,s. the Pa
cltc Mail Steamship Company. and the
Occidental and Oriental line of steamers
we're not equipped for making a fight on
an even basis with lines of steamers and
railroads u the north and south OF us.
The result is that instead of getting the
bulk of the Worlds Fair travel from trans
Pacific countries, San Francisco lns sat
calmly on her iOotstool By the Golden
Gate and watched the Worlds Fair tour
lists going TO Chicago from foreign coun-
tries and from Northern and Southern
California over other lines than the South
ern and Central Pacific.
The Central and Southern Pacific are too
far behind the times TO secure the World S
I Fair traffic via San Francisco. but the ar
engagements of the Northern Pacific. Can
adan Pacific and the Great Northern rail-
ways with the Pacific Coast Steamship
Company. If properly brought before the
pnb,ic, will probably attract passengers 10
Chicago from Asia and Australia and
Northern and Southern California, via San
Francisco and Portland. Vancouver aud
Seattle.
Sunday the Great Northern Railroad
sold tickets from San Francisco to Chicago
over the Pacific Coast Steamship Com
pany's line for $40 60. a few dollars
cheaper than the southern Pacific rate,
aud promises tn make still further re-
auctions Jim HIPS road is out for San
! francisco business, both passenger and
freight, and Il few months time is all
that Is wanted TO prove ;hat the Great
Northern is going to do big things for
Pacific Coast shippers.
First 1t is going after the Chicago traffic,
and il Is safe to say that III thirty days
the Hill line will name rate Of S37 90
for frst-class through ticket from San
Francisco TO Chicago.
The advent of this new factor in the
transportation fight has already lent i'm
petus to the Worlds Fair passenger traffic
VIA san Francisco, for ali day yesterday
Agent j. NJ. SmlthS office at 219 Front
street was crowded With tourists anxious
To secure rates for themselves or friends.
The Great y ortherD came into the trans
rortats0u Held yesterday as bidder for
freight as well as passenger trade,
ana the announcement is made that when
the company's lakP-route steamers are
completed two steamers will be run from
San Franci> CO to Puget Sound, which will
be twin vessels to the one pictured in The
accompanying cut.
Even as the matter stands now" said
Agent Smith, "San Francisco has virtually
acquired a competing line in con sequen ce
of the Great Northern's ARRANGEMENTS
recently completed with the Pacific Coast
Steamship Company.
I'VE are now In the transportation field
on footing with all the other lines ternii-
mating at or near San Francisco
We have facilities such as none of the
other roads have Tor handling goods for
Montana"
The following rates nre named in the
commodity tariff from San Francisco to
Helena and Butte, Mont, via the Great
Northern:
In carloads per
100 lbs.
Canned salmon. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. rs
Liquors, released 20
Oranges aud lemons. Observation-Disclosures. l 25
These rates are about the same as those
named by the Northern Pacific hut there
is a chance of reduction In the near future,
as the fight between the two ''northefns"
will probably be very bitter. The most
important cut made by the Great Northern
is in the Spokane Falls and Eastern WASH
inston rates. The Hill line goes its cum
petitors many shades better on shipments
10 Spokane than any of its rivals, and this
class OF business it hopes to secure from
the start.
Relative 70 the steamers to be put on the
Pacific Coast run Agent Smith was not as
yet DIepdFeu 10 speak. nut he stated lhaL
his company would undoubtedly establish
its ocean line just as soon as the Califor-
MIA traffic justified il.
local shipper when asked what effect
he thought new line of steamers would
have OIL the volume of trade routed via
northern lines, replied that in his opinion
he thought the Union Pacific would lm-
medlately increase its steamship service to
Offset the Great Northern.
The Union Pacnc people still declare
they have heard nothing from headquarters
concerning this move.
AS Tor Chicago travel. there is no dopbt
that San Francisco will evidently get the
benefit OF it. thanks to the northern rail-
road lines, but the decrepld Southern
Pacific still states through its officials that
there will be no reductions in passenger
rates,