The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-09-21
THE RAILROAD FARE.
RATES PROM RICHMOND TO CHI
Cxgo 10 BE REDUCED.
~, and After Tomorrow Unrestricted
Ticket. win Re Sold for 1890 Round
Trip-The Chambers Committee.

The complaint Of Mr.. Joan NJ. Taylor
"a to a higher rate being charged Tor
,round-trip tickets from Richmond 10
Chicago good over the Chesapeake and
Ohio. than for round-trip tickets from
no,nts south OF Richmond. such as Clarks-
Vile. Va. and Warrenton. n. c.. referred
september 18th TO the Chambers Com
mittee on Chesapeake and Ohio and con-
nections. was considered by this commit
Tee Yesterday morning In connection With
a statement from Mr.. John d. Potts.
Division Passenger Agent OF the Chesa-
peake and Ohio published in The Times
OF the 18th instant
Messrs Il. G.. Leigh. IT., f. II. Deane,
and c. b. Antrim Of the committee were
present, as were also, by invitation
Messrs. Taylor and Potts, and Mr. H. ~
Carpenter, Commissioner OF the Associat-
ed Roads OF Virginia and the Carollhas'
Mr. Taylor requested the reaoihs oi
the papers referred TO above, after when
he corrected an error in his statement
as TO the rate from Warrenton, n. g.,
which should have been 1910 instead OF
$2l 90 for round-trip tickets. good over
the Chesapeake and Ohio, with the
privilege OF buying Pullman berth, as
against s25.35 for round-trip tickets from
Richmond. with this privilege, the diff
ference between the two tickets being
that the Warrentoh was limited TO fiji
teen days, whereas the Richmond was
unlimited, as originally stated by Mr..
Taylor.
Upon examination OF the circular OF
the Associated Railways. with the excep-
Oh al az instead
of s237O. the correctness of Mr.. Taylor's
statement as TO the disparity OF rates
between Richmond and Chicago and
Warrenton and Chicago, was fully sus-
tained, and frankly acknowledged by
Mr.. Potts. who. II appeared, In obtaining
the Warrenton rates from Mr.. Carpen-
ter's office, had been furnished only with
the $3.50 and the $Z975 rates. the Inter
mediate rate being inadvertently omitted.
AS TO the rate from Clarksville, Va, the
other point named, which did not appear
from the circular Of rates In the posses
sion OF the committee Mr.. Taylor pro-
duced unquestioned evidence, showing
that limited round-trp tickets, good
over the Chesapeake and Ohio, with pri-
yIlege Of buying Pullman berth, was
500 40. as against $2535 from Richmond
on the unlimited ticket. 1t therefore APP
peared that Mr.. Taylor's position, that
from such points in the South limited
tickets good over the Chesapeake and
Ohio with Pullman privilege. could be
purchased at rates materially less than
any tickets sold from Richmond with the
Pullman privilege.
Mr.. Potts explained that this difference
In favor of southern points had origi-
rated from a complication arising out Of
quotations issued by the Trunk Line
Asst citation. in which they had. through
n lstake, advertised tickets with the
Pullman privilege at lover rates than
were intended or justified by the basis
Of rates from Richmond to Chicago. with
which lower rates the southern lines,
following the mistake Of the Trunk Iipe
Association, had conf0rmed, that to cor
rect this they had issued three classes
of tickets from such southern points
namely, the lowest class ticket, limited
and without the Pullman privilege, the
next lowest. limited but with no restric-
lions as TO sleeping or parlor car. and the
highest rate, unlimited and with no re-
striction as to sleeping or parlor car,
that this last ticket from points south was
higher than the Richmond unlimited
ticket, with no restrictions as 10 parlOr
or sleeping car, but that it left Richmond
without the intermediate limited ticket
with the Pullman privilege, which should
have been lower than the intermediate
ticket from southern points
The committee, after considering the
papers before it and hearing these state
ments. adopted a resolution to the effect
that the Secretary should prepare notice
for the papers fully sustaining the sub
stantial allegations in Mr. Tayors state
ment and correcting the Information re-
ceived from Mr.. Potts, which notice should
be submitted to the railroad authorities
for their approval. This has, according
ly, been done, with the foregoing state
ment.
II win be interesting to the public 10
learn that Mr.. Potts Informed the com
mlttee that, for other important consid-
eratiOns. on and after tomorrow, round
trip tickets will be sold, with no restric-
tons as TO sleeping or parlor cars, from
Richmond TO Chicago, at $500.