The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-01-14
A SHORTER HAUL.
Canadian PaCifiC'S New
500 Line.
That Is the Main objection the Ameri-
can Lines Have to the Pro-
posed Differentials.

The dispatches from Chicago, published
yesterday morning. relative to the present
situation as regards the rate difficulty
between the Canadian Pacific and other
Western roads, did not, so the Southern
Pacific officials here claim, fully outline
the prevailing conditions. They claim
that the statements therein made are all
right so far as they go, but that they do not
tell the whole story and fail to do the
American lines justice.
The Canadian Pacific. under the old
transcOn;inental agreement, was accorded
a differential of $40 on hrst-claSs and 81
on secOnd-class business between ST. Paul
and Puget Sound points. AT Chicago.
recently. it is said. that road expressed a
Willingness to accept a 81 90 differential
on both classes This. as Is apparent. de-
creases the old irst-class dlfferential by
81 so but increases the old second-c IS
dltferential by the same amount.
1t IS claimed that the proposed change
would be verv serious one, because n
second-class differental of 81 90 would
have much more influence in diverting
traffic than SO differential on first class
The reasons assigned for this are as fol-
lows: People who travel first class are in
varlably those TO whom money expended
Is secondary consideration and comfort
is the main desideratum. IL this were not
so all travellers would purchase second
class tickets. But the first-class travel
represents comparatively small percent
age OF the passenger list.
1t would, it Is argued, take n very con-
siderable lnducement IN money 10 cause
hrst-ciaSS passengers to make the trip from
here 10 Vancouver by steamer. spending
four days on the way, and undergOine the
attendant dlscomforts which almost in
rim n. lrF VA atf.ra
while at the end of the trip they would be
no nearer their destina alton shan when
they first started.
With second-ciass passengers, on the
other hand, time in transit and n reason.
able difference ia degree of comfort are of
small Importance as compared with the
money outlay. Hence reduction of
So 90 Oh first-class business cuts compare
lively no figure in the controversy, as
those who 90 by the Canadian Pacific
take that ronte in order to see the country
and wonld probably 90 that way ct even
rates. But a 50 90 differental additional
to what has already been conceded would
naturally increase the attractiveness of
that route to second-class tourists in great
degree.
While this would seem to prove that the
Canadian Pacific is really demanding
more than it had under the old transcon-
tinentai agreement. it does not represent
the rear cause OF tee Objection entertained
by The American lines to the difficulties in
favor of the Canadian Pacific
The real cause lies in the fact that since
the old transcontinental agreement was
annulled the Canadian Pacific has COM
pleted its 800" line from Minneapolis TO
Its main line. at or near Pasqua. Pasoua
is $50 miles west of Winnipeg and 7I0
miles from Minneapolis. The distance
from Minneapolis to Winnipeg Is 49, miles.
Before the $500" line was completaG
Canadian Pacific passengers from Mime.
apolis, Chicago and the territory west eff
Buffalo and Pittsburg were forwarded via
Winnipeg. over line 162 miles longer than
the present line. This is the main point
made by the American lines-ihe shorter