St. Paul daily globe., 1893-08-04
THE SANTA FE
VIII Suspend Passenger Business
Between Chicago and ST. Louis
Burlington Cut.

Burlington Cut.
CHICAGO, Aug. Aug. 10 the Santa
Fe will go out of the passenger business
between Chicago and st. Louis. On
that date it will abrOgate its traffic
agreement with the Jacksonville South
eastern, which IS now its st. Louis end,
so far as Chicago is concerned. Its in
tention in this respect was announced
today in communication to its cOnnec-
tions, which reads as follows: "All
interchange of passenger traffic be-
tween the Atchison. Topeka & Santa
Fe railroad and the Jacksonville South
eastern line will be discontinued on the
10th inst, and you are hereby requested
to withdraw from sale all tickets af-
fected thereby. as they will not be
honOred for passage on our trains If
sold on OF after that date"
The reason for this action is that the
Jacksonville Southeastern has become
too heavy a load for the Santa Fe to
carry, and it has simply dumped it.
The business has not been paving the
expenses connected with its transaction,
and the Santa Fe has had constantly to
meet the deficit. Ii has got tired doing
so these hard times. The debit balance
against the Jacksonville Southeastern
has been steadily increasing Ola the
Santa Ee'S books. 1t has no way of
collecting the amount without resort to
legal process, and consequently it has
decided to end the whole business bV
severing the connections existing be
tween the TWO roads. Another reason
given for the step is that the Jackson
vile Southeastern has proved unman-
ageable. 1t has kept its Chicago end
IN state of constant turmoil and har-
aSsment. Through its rate-cutting pro-
clIvteS it has been the cause of several
rate wars. 1t was through meeting its
rates that the Alton road was read out
of the Western Passenger association
when w. w. Finley Was chairman, and
1t has raised quite number Of similar
rows since then. 1t has perSistenly re-
fused to become member of the West
ern Passenger association. or to be re-
strained by its rules and regulations,
and as the Santa Fe has been held re-
sponsible for its action, the burden of
answering for it has been more than
that road can carry. the Santa Fe'S
action will cut the jacksonville South
eastern out of any Chicago outlet. 1t
Will now be dependent solely upon its
local business for its passenger reve-
nueS.
Reducing Hts Passenger Service.
Extensive reductions are 10 be made
in the passenger service of the BurlIng-
ton road. Trains are to be dispensed
with wherever this can be done without
serious inconvenience TO the public.
Three through trains are now run daily
between Denver and Chicago. One of
these will De done away with, and SIM
liar action will be taken with trains on
other divisions. These reductions nave
become necessary in the interests OF
economy. and Oh account of the falling
oil IN general travel because of the hard
times. The changes now under contenI-
platlon will so into effect Aug. Is.
The Boycott rs Unpopular.
Boycotting one railroad by Others is
proving a very unpopular method of
enforcing requirements with many OF
The roads. a g0Od deal Of SquirmIng
is INDUCED in where it has 10 be re-
sorted 10 in obedience to associa-
ton agreements. Tie Wabash road has
given notice that the one declared
against the Mobile Il Ohio 1y the West
ern Passenger association will only be
observed by it so far as the lines within
the territory of the association are con-
cerned. On all other branches business
arrangements with the Mobile 81 Ohio
will be maintained as formerly.
Exempt From the Rule
Some of the Western roads have
raised the question OF the legality under
the association agreement of giving en-
plOyeS of connecting lines free trans
pOrtatiOn. One of the rules of that
agreement reads: "Rates for clergy
men, railway employees or other adults,
for whom half-fare rates may be Iegit-
Inately made, shall be one-half regular
One-way rates and not one-half tenn
pOrarily reduced rates"
A ruling from the chairman was
asked for on the point, anu he has 1e-
cided that there is nothing in the rule to
prevent any road giving free tranSpurta-
ton TO employees if 1t wants to do so.
Ali chat the rule requires is that where
halt-rates are made for employees half
the regular tariff one way Fate shall be
the basis.
Heavy Decrease In Earnings.
Gross earnings on the Chicago, Mil
waukee d st. Paul road for the month
of july decreased 1863, 900 as compared
with those of the same month last year.
For the fourth week in the month the
decrease was $4,000 On the other
hand the estimated gross earnings of
the Rock Island for July were Sl,542,-
1l4.56, an increase of S66, ,637.O5 as com
pared with the estimated earnings for
July, 1892.