St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-23
REACHED NO RESULT.
WESTERN PASSENGER ASSOCIATION
FAILS TO IKE ACTION.
MEETING TUESDAY.

AFree Fight After Aug. 1 Proba.
oeble-Cincinnati Rates Threat
Hened-Milwauke & st. Paul
Road Will Cut Expenses 20
n Per Cent.
CHICAGO. July %. Failure attended
the efforts Of the members of the West
ern Passenger association to agree to
worlds fair rate reductions today.
They had long and animated session,
but when it broke up they were no
nearer a settlement than when it be-
gan. Twenty or more different propu-
sitions were submitted and voted on,
but all failed of adoption. The recon-
mendations of the committee, submitted
at the previous days meeting, would
have been adopted but for the oppo-
sition of the Santa Fe. That road OBJ
jects to the addition of the 81 to the
One-fare rate. 1t thinks one fare high
enough for the round trip from all parts
of the territory. 1t may prove too high
to bring out the people from the far
distant sections. BY allowing the re-
port of the committee to be adopted,
the Santa Fe would have deprived itself
of the right to make what rates it thinks
necessary after Aug. 1. 1t had no in
tention of doing so unless it could first
get rates to suit it by agreement. Hence
It's obstinacy. Another attempt to
reach an understanding will be made
Tuesday. If it fails each road will be
at liberty to make rates to suit itself
Aug. l. The Santa FEES rider to the as
ISOLATION agreement provides for that,
and falling an agreement by July 25 it
becomes effective. The Santa Fe will
then announce a one-fare rate for the
round trip from all parts of its terri
tory, and all of its competitors will be
forced into doing the same thing. After
that it will make reductions as fast as
the necessity for them makes itself ap-
parent. AT the present moment the
prospect for very low rates from West
ern territory being made before the fair
closes is excellent.
Cincinnati Rates Threatened.
More reductions in passenger rates
from Cincinnati to Chicago are threat
ened. Both the Big Four and the Gin
cinnati, Hamilton q Dayton are under
stood to be preparing to put them in
effect. 1t is question which will be
first to announce the cut. Both are
anxious to take the lead in the matter,
but neither wants to have the reSpon-
sibllity fixed upon it of being the de-
mOraliZer. Meantime efforts are being
made by the competitors of both these
roads to induce them to forego their In
tention. Meetings of the general man.
ayers of the roads in both the Central
Traffic and the Ohio River associations
are to be held i'll this city next Thurs
day, and, as both have large common in
terests, conference to arrange existing
troubles Is talked of. The demoraliza-
ton in the territory of both is great and
Is daily becoming greater. 1t cannot
permanently be removed from the ter
rltory OF the one until it is got rid Of in
that Of the other.
Large Reduction In Expenses.
The management of the Milwaukee &
st. Paul road has decided on large re-
ductIons In working expenses. The car
shops at Milwaukee will be closed, so
far as the building Of new rolling stock
is CONCERNED. They will be run only to
the extent or keeping the present stock
i'll proper repair. A reduction of 20 per
cent in the monthly pay rolls Is to be
brought about. This is to be done not
blythe discharge of men, but by work
ing them in shifts and by the reduction
of the rate of wages of the entire force.
Economy is to be the order of the day
i'll all departments.
Decrease in Earnings.
Earnings Of the Chicago q Northwest
ern system for the month of June show
decrease of 1898, as compared with
those of the corresponding month last
year.