The morning call., 1894-11-25
OF PASSENGER MEN
The Opinion Prevails That the Pres
ent Outlook Indicates a Repeti-
ton Of Last Years War.

Now that the transcontinental lines are
free from entaDgling alliances, through
the disruption of the Western Passenger
Association, the Chicago roads have inaug-
urated a war which promises to equal If
not surpass in bitterness the conflict of
year ago and which cannot help but be
beneficial TO California.
Yesterday telegram was received at
the Southern Pacific headquarters from T.
II. Goodman, general passenger agent of
that road, that commencing Tuesday, No
vember2 p, contlnu0us-trip rate would be
given from all California common points
via Ogden, Mojave, Barstow, Deming and Ell
PasO to Chicago at S54 for frs: class and
$40 so for second class. To points beyond
Chicago the rate viii be the sum total of
the above and like class from Chicago.
The reduction is made by the Chicago
roads between that city and the Missouri
River, the present rate being S57 for first
class and So so for second class. showing a
cut OF So. The rate from here to the Missou-
II River, remains as yet as before. that is
S44 90 first class and $40 second class, this
being the basing rate or. in more explicit
terms, the rate given TO the river on tick
cts reading beyond that point. The pres
ent rate from ChicagotO the river and vice
versa is S12 80, while the new rate will
be 50 80.
This rate will affect rates to New York,
Philadelphia, Boston and other Eastern
seaboard points from one to two dollars.
The present in all probability is but the
the beginning of what may prove to be
prolonged and bitterly fought war. it has
opened exactly as did the tight OF a year
ago when the rates went as low as S27 10
Chicago and $50 to the Missouri River on
One-way tickets.
just which one of the Chicago roads has
opened The contest does not appear from
Mr.. GOOdman'S telegram, but II is proba-
bic that one of the Western roads is back
of the matter. When the Western Pas
sengeT Association dissolved a few DAYS
ago some OF the roads which gave notice
of their intention TO pull out assigned as
their reason the decentralization of rates
and the inability of the assOcia ton to give
them protection, The Rock Island added
10 this the statement that some members
OF the body were paying enormous CON-
missions for business, and the Alton said
that the association could be of no benefit
10 the other members now because of the
WI 'hdraWalS.
\ hope was expressed among railroad
men that tue differences between the roads
might be amicably settled al the meeting
OF the transcoDtinental lines to be held in
Chicago tomorrow and that a new associa-
tipn might be formed with Jurisdiction
made, however, indicates that some of the
roads are out for blood and that they have
outlined plan of warfare which will not
be OF short duration.
This new development is likely to seri-
ously test the recently announced settle
ment OF difficulties between the Southern
Pacific and the Santa Fe. The two lines
have sustained inharmonious relations of
greater or less magnitude for so long and
their interests are so diverse that it is hard
n hnWr
harmony for any great length of time
The war Is opened for the purpose of af-
fecting business to this coast, and proba-
bly, the two most prominent roads in the
contest when it moves west of The river,
will be the Santa Fe and the Southern Pa
cine. Each looks with suspicion upon the
actions of the other, and very little diff
ference may easily unsettIe all the arrange
ments between the two which it has re-
CURED so long to perfect.
Local agents here are hardly in posi-
tiOn as yet 10 hazard an opinion as to the
extent the war will probably reach, but q
serious conflict would not be an IN welcome
experience just at this time. The winter
travel from The East has commenced and
many tourists are going into the southern
portion Of the State 10 particular, but in
this city the reports of business done are
far from encouraging. The Introduction
OF war IN rates Of course would mean
substantial increase in business, and after
the Improbable experience of the past
summer, aggravated as 1t was by the
great strike, the agents would view the
contest with but few apprehensions.
One of the representatives. of q trans.
continental line said Yesterday that he an
tlclpated vigorous war. Il look for
cut by the northern roads before long, and
would not be surprised to see the Canadian
PacIhc take the initiative" SAID he, "the road
is always out for profit and in its peculiar
position is usually we'll repaid if it can
force the southern lines into war. While
Mr.. Huntington and Mr. Goodman are
dallYing with the Santa Fe officials and
giving publicity to statements that every
thing is lovely between the two roads.
you will see before many days that one
Of them will step into the contest with
vigor l don't mean 10 say that the
Southern Pacific would 90 into fight nm
less it was forced to do so, but if Its in
terests are jeopardzed, as they are likely
to be, the only recourse it would have
would be to fight"