The morning call., 1893-08-13
SCHEME IN RATES
Only Fair Excursions to
Get Reductions.
FAyORING FRUIT-GROWERs
ocaI Passenger Association Fails to
Make Out a Case of lnfrac-
ton of Rules.

biljty make material reduction In its reg
ular passenger tariffs during the MIC
winter Fair-that is, the reductions IN rare
will be made in the way of excursions at
low rate from different points.
One of the officials explained the outline
of the scheme as proposed yesterday. but
said no steps had yet been taken IN the
premises.
The plan Is to have. say, certain day or
number of days set apart for the various
cities and States that may be expected 10
contribute to the fair and run excursions
from those localities. For instance. one
day would be termed stockton day" and
the following sacramento day" and so
on indefinitely. These excursions couid
be repeated, of course, as often as desired,
and for that matter two. three or as many
days as might be found advisable could be
added to the original.
The official who mentioned the matter
thought the plan would meet with popular
favor. as it would afford persons coming
from the various towns and cities oppor-
tunities to meet their friends and acqua INT
anceS from the same neighborhood VINO
would naturally visit the fair during the
time the excursion rates were operative.
Ddtlu LICE, eURIu0cI VI -
way on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad,
will reach this city from the north ibis
evening in special car
There is strong probability that the
Southern Pacific road will make reduced
rate on sacked raisiDs and dried fruits De-
fore the expiration Of another week. Inc
rate at present over that road is 81 40 per
100 pounds, but high freight official said
that rate would doubtless be materially
modified in a few days.
Shippers with access to the lines in the
north and south of the State can. OF
course, avail themselves now of the lesser
rates prevailing in those sections, but the
Southern Pacific holds the way to the stu
alton in the localities in the central part OF
the State, and growers must there abide
by the c0mpany's decision.
The rate on boxed raisins and dried fruits
ia at present ST. per 100 pounds, and, as In
the case of canned goods, borax, barley.
wine and wool, the reductions made are
attributable in great part to the work OF
the Traffic Association.
The local passenger association held
special meeting yesterday morning to con-
slider the alleged breach of faith on the
part of the representatives of the Erie road
here in selling tickets to Chicago beneath
the schedule figures. 1t was charged. as
has been published before, that the Erie
people promised commission to a gentle
had been made they refused to pay IT,
whereupon the commission man gave the
deal away.
There was a surprise in store for the
protestantS when they met yesterday. The
gentlemen who framed the agreement had
neglected to insert a clause in it covering
cases similar to this. and as a consequence
the investigation was summarily stopped.
After this omission was discovered the
mem bers Of the association Immediately
proceeded to remedy the matter. and
passed a resolution making the necessary
amendments. AS to the matter of the
commission, the Erie people Still claim
that none was offered.
Another alleged case of violation of
agreement was rum0red, in which one Of
the Eastern lines was said to give substan-
tial rebates to a party OF tourists who
came in by steamer and were bound for
Chicago.
Members of the association are very
much worked up over these cases. and as
sertiOls of various othey breaches of faith
are freely heard on the streets.
Grain and fruit shipments over the
Southern Pacific still continue quite large.
the former being confined almost exclu-
sively to tidewater consgnments where 1t
goes into the elevators. Between seventy
five and eighty cars of fruit leave Sacra
mento for the East daily.
Passenger rates have neither receded
nor advanced in the past few days. Taken
altogether. the weeks business has not
been decidedly brilliant one for any of
the roads, although the northern lines
claim to be getting the bulk of travel. Be
that as 1t may. the fact still remains that
business is very poor. All the Eastern
roads are looking to the Southern Pacific
for some step that will lead to moderate
reduction at least. But it is possible that
persons who desire to visit the Worlds
Fair may get no better rates over that line
than are now being offered. Gentlemen
who have studied the field pretty closely
and who are familiar with the situation
offer no encouragement for future tourists
by the direct route East