The Helena independent., 1893-06-16
RATES The SAME,
Great Northern Cut VIII Not Affect
Passenger Tariffs Within
Montana
The Northern Faolao Has Not -
Yet Outlined Its Gam
pAlgn. 'f
worlds Fair Rates win Lias,y rAks .
Tumbls-Grsst Northssn Cats
the Express Rate.

"Cut Rates to 81. PauI ana AL Eaesefn
Points," was the principal phrase Of {, bsn-
nsr the Great Northern local ofnos threw TO
the brssxs yesterday morniAG. Il was eSn-
fEmatory OF the news The 1NDHPfNDxNr
printed from 81. Paul yssterday to the sifsst
that Mr.. Hilrs road had reduced the nsnt.
GLASS rate from Helena to 81. Paul from 80
to S26. and the second-class rate from 81.
Paul to Helena from $25 70 elG The cus
was very generally talked about yssssS'
day. and many people who wsre ssady - 40
east concluded to wait until after Sunday,
when the cut rate goes into effect, 10 sse iuat
what tho Northern Pacific would do. ih the
hope that II will.out under II. This re-
duces the round trip rate to Chicago 70
967.7O from go. But the go tickets are
good I'LL November. while the out tate
tickets OF the Great Northern are only good
for continuous passage. Agent Edgar. Of
the Northern Pacific. received NO intiaa-
tion from his people yesterday a. to what
they intended to do. but II To- a fors-
gone conclusion that they will
stay in the passenger business. and will
carry people as cheaply % any Other ,lins.
II not q littlemore 20. whom II comes down TO
4 fight. Ono Of the features the Northsrn
cPacifc particularly prides itself upon 10 its
are for either hrst OF second class pasasn-
gers. They a'e nicely upholstered. have
the same service 90 the drst class Pullman.
the great difference being that berth In =
hrst class Pullman from Helena to Chicago
costs $40, while one in the Pullrnan touriat
costs only &3 for the Same distance. This
ID the feature on which Mr.. Hill makes his
fieht, his ultimatum being that the North
efn Pacific must pull eff their tourist sltsp-
era or he will fight. Az the Northern Pa
cidc's biggest card i the tourist sleeper. y
is not very probable It will give II up With
ont a struggle. There is q feeling that the
No, thern Pacific when it announces its ont
will make it extend to Chicago In eonnsc-
tion with Worlds fair business. In any
event 1t il believed that there will be te-
duction in round trip tickets to Chicago.
The Great Northern cut. however, viii
tana. The faro from Hslena to sxtrSms
points in the state is now less than 926t 20
shat IL present rates are mAintsins0 70
these points. there will be NO violation Of
the interstate commerce law. But whom
the Great Northern gets ont Of Montana
rats to Fargo Is $sS75, after Sunday Il VIII
be tho same as it will be to 1t. Paul-$26
II the Northern Pacific meets the cut will
not affect the present rate to Glendiys.
$24. 40, but for GO cents more ths passenger
can purchase ticket through to 81. Paul.
The Union Pac,ho local officials have
not heard anything from Omaha IN regard
to what its action would bs in the war that
will be inauRurated sunday. There y .
possibility that the Union Pacific will not
60 into the fight. 30 - TO save it, local
rates. Whatit would mean to the Union
Pacific II it should meet the Great North
srn cut may be Judged from a,s shs following ,in
.resent frst-olass rate from Portland to
Kansas City via The Union Pacific IL t6oi
present rate from Portland TO Denver il
$66; the cut will make II eB5; the hrst.clasl
rate from Helena to Salt Lake 10 924.56, Il
the Union Pacific cuts. a HeIsna man will
City via Ogden for t25. The above viii
show how the Union Pacific local rates will
suffer II that road goss into the fight.
Sometime to-day II 10 believed the plans
Of the Union Pacific and Northern PAciRc
will be matured and these Roads will toll
the public how they are going 70 carry the
war into Africa. t4t