The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-04-10
RATES NOT YET KNOWN.
What the Fare to Chicago Will Be Is
a Matter Of Conjec-
ture.
But Little Reduction Has Been
Made by tho Eastern Trunk
Lines.
1t Is Very Likely That There WIN BE .
Harvest for tho
kcmlpers.

What the World's fair passenger rate vii
be ID still a matter OF conjecture. AL
though Tho fair will open in less than three
wesks. no agreement has been reached 40
yst by the western lines aud many people
are anxious to learn what reduction in rates
will be made. After much juggling with
rates md sparring with each other. the
eastern runk lines have reached All agree
ment, but it 10 doubtful when the western
lines will be able to arrive at any agree
ment as to rates owing to tho excessive
competition in tho trans-Missouri territory
and the generalization in rams Missouri
pas rates which ia daily growing
worse. Little or no reduction in the rate
has been made by the eastern trunk lines
between New York and Chicago, but the
action of tho eastern association is not a
criterion upon which to speculate as TO the
probable action of the western lines. Efec-
tive A,ril 80 the eastern trunk lines have
agreed to Worlds fair rates as follows:
First-Present tariff rates on all traine
which make the distance between Now
York and Chicago in thirty-fve hours OF
less.
second-A reduction of 20 ger cent in
pIcScut GuIlA Eut6S Ou IHllb UuhIAS "
than thirty-fve houts for the trip. The
eastern roads nave decided to adopt round
trip tickets to Chicago. but to make no re-
duction whatever from Chicago east.
In the race for business time schedules
will be shortened as much as possible. AL
ready it is announced that the New York
Central is to run a train from New York
city to Chicago in twenty-four hours and
the apparent running time ninteen hours.
This fast service, it Is said, practically
upon,
The fare on the nineteen hour time is an
nounced at $25. 80 moro than on the linn
ited. The train will leave New York at
three p. m. arriving at Chicago at 10 O'Clock
in the morning. Adding So for meals the
ferential rate fro m New York to Chicngo is
$18 with the agre ed reduction Of 20 per
cent for trains making the run in over
t~hi,ty-fve hours, the rate will be $14 40.
adding IS for sleeper the fare is $19. 40.
Slow trains make the run in forty hours,
adding dinner service makes the cost OF the
trip S23.40. BY paving So. go more the pas
senge can secure strictly first GLASS service
on the fastest train in the world. The dis
tance from New York to Chicago is $50
miles and All average speed OF fo%rty-nine
miles an hour including stops made.
lraVel VIII seek Ct6 IHSG l1Eeey uuu IL ID
believed that the diffe.ential lines. which
will get only the leayings. will cut thu rate.
The eastern roads have made practically no
reduction at all, and the round trip rates a;e
characterized as a bid for scrauers. But
what will lrove Objectionable in the eastern
agreement to western people DESTROYS Of
visiting Chicago during the fair and points
east and south of Chicago is the absolute
refusal of the eastern trunk lines to quote
a round trip Worlds fair rate out OF Chi
cngo. The belief seems to prevail in all
road circles. however, that the maintenance
Of tariff rates by the eastern lines is i'm
possible. Undoubtedly the round tip sys-
tom will make a harvest fer Chicago scalp
e's. and western people DESTROYS OF visiting
points east of Chicago will be able to 90 80
at reduced rates.
The t~ranscontinental lines. if the officials
have been correctly repo. ted, a,e in favor
of one fare, round trip rate. To this, how-
ever. the trans-Missouri lines will not JON
sent. Four western roads. however, accord
ing to the Chicago reports. are known to
nave made one-fare contracts. With tho
long haul of the transcontinental lines and
their announced half rates it will be im-
possible for the eastern connecting lines to
maintain n higher round-trip rate between
Chicago and the Missouri river than q fare
and u third.