The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-09-14
RATES MAY BE GUT.

The Scramble for tho Worlds Fair Busi-
ness by tho Western Roads May Loaf
tr Further Cuts-The Agents Maxim.
Charges and Counter Charges Againss
Each other, aud the rublic May. Ia
the End, be ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
In Freight Traffic.
CmCAGo, Sept. IA regular hor-
nets nest has been started up in the
Western Passenger association, and
members arc ilying at each other with
charges and counter. charges. The re-
suit of the whole will probably be
further reduction in Worlds fair rates.
The immediate cause Of the present
trouble Is an advertisement OF tho
Santa Fe Which appeared in the To-
pela papers, announcing that mem
bers of the Kansas chorus that arc
coming to the celebration Of Kansas
week at the fair would he admitted to
the fair grounds free That is an ar
rangcmcut of the fair directors, but
the advertisement has been taken
as Offering free admission to the
fair grounds for everybody. The
Santa Fe is also accused
Of having donated through local
shipper at Lcavenworth $3.50 to the
chorus members from that place and
by SO doing persuaded them to cancel
an arrangement they had with the
burlington for transportation over
that road. The Santa Fc officials say
If any such donation was made they
know nothing of it, but they know
that all their competitors are doing
the same kind of thing all around,
and they have already placed in the
L.. A Il.
that effect. They add that if the pres
ent turmoil is to be continued they
will at once give notice of their inten-
ton to begin running cheap excursions
as they have a right to do under the
agreement.
Freight ira flic is improving consid-
sidcrably Both the lake-andrail and
the all-rail lines made substantial
gains last week ar compared with the
previous one. which in turn was con-
sidcrably better than the one preccd-
ing it. All-rail shipments last week
aggregated 52,260 tons against 50,231
tons for the previous week, and 5&,540
tons for the corresponding week last
year Lake shipments amounted 10
Sj.2IS tons, against so, T46 tons for the
previous week. Through shipments of
flour, grain and provision amounted to
2I.97S tons against 2j,9G2 tons for the
previous week aud 21,ls2 tons for the
corresponding week last year.
Through shipments are carried by
the competing roads in the following
proportions Baltimore & Ohio 81 per
cent; Big Four, 5.3 per cent. Chicago
X Erie, 1913 per cent; Grand Trunk,
81 per cent. Lake Shore, 1G.1 per
cent; Michigan Central, l4.4 per cent;
Nickel Plate, 50 per cent; Panhandle,
10 per cent; Fort Wayne, ll.G per
cent: Wabash, ) per cent.
Joint notice has been served by the
southwestern lines on their connec-
| tiOns outside the association that busi-
ness hatwecn their terminals must be
protected at all hazards. To do SO it
will be necessary for them to insist
that no cut rates on through business
may be made by competing lines out
| side the association, either until they
have been advised and their consent
obtaincd no stop-over privileges must
he provided for within Western Pas
sengcr association territory, and all
other regulations must he strictly ad-
hered to. The western roads say it
would pay them better to go out of
the through business entirely from
now until the end of the Worlds fair
than To allow rates to be demoralized
! between Their. terminals