St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-02-27
SOUTHERN LINES At WAR.
SANTA re RETALATES UP0N THE
SOUTHERN PACIFIC.
AND MAKES A CUT OF $50.

The Southern Pacific Insists on
the Santa Fe Going TO San
Francisco Via Mojave Instead
of Via Los Angeles Rumor
That the Great Northern Will
Use the Wisconsin Central.
The Atchison. Topeka & Santa Fee has
sounded its warwhOop, the echoes of
which have been heard reverberating
through the passenger departments OF
more than one railroad company in this
bailiwick. Yesterday there appeared
here an announcement from this line
stating that il had landed its tOmahawk
into the rate situation. 1t has made a
slash of $50 OH all through rates. first
class limited. both one way and round
trip-juSt double what the other Inter
eSted lines expected. The oneway rate.
to be definite, from Chicago and st.
Louis was reduced S24 80, and from
AtchlSon, st. Joseph. Columbus, KAN,
Leavenworth. Kansas City, Pueblo, Col
orado Springs. Denver, Galveston,
Houston, and all Missouri river points,
has been cut on all round trips to $3.50
and $50 one way. The previous rates
were $50 for round "trip ami $50 one
way.
These rates will go into effect Thurs.
day. March l. These are for continuous
passage only, with a sixty day final
return trip limit. The announcement
is made that the boycott of the Southern
Pacific does not apply to single or
round-trip business via the Atchison
by way Of Ogden, Ell Paso. Deming or
Mojaye. Tickets via these points are
authorized on the basis of rates exist
ing.
The AtchlSon line has a purpose in
its declaration of war-the forcing of
an issue. Had it made the anticipated
cut of SIS. an apparently lmpregnable
defense would have been erected tor its
California business against the shafts
of the Southern Pacific. In such event.
the latter line would have slashed off
the other SIS, so the Atchison fore
stalled this move in the present cut.
Now, if the Southern Pacific retaliates
with a like cut, rates will become
so badly demoralized that no one
can prophecy the final outcome. In
the meantime the Western Passenger
association can do nothing TO avert the
war. Ii will be forced to admit what
ever rates the Atchlson line may make
by the way Of Denver, as the Chicago
lines will not consent to the AtchiSOn
taking exclusively all business through
that portal. They want a little slice
themselves. The Western Passenger
association must now buffet with the
pillows of uncertainty.
The reason given for the war is that
the Southern Pacific declined to accept
Santa Fe tickets TO San Francisco via
Los Angeles. The Southern Pacific
has issued circular claiming that the
Santa Fee has the Moiave route north,
which under contract they recognize,
and accept their proportion OF the es-
tablished rates; but the route via Los
Angeles, where the Santa Fe has a
line of Its own. has never been consid-
cred by the Southern Pacific as a legiti
mate one. as the Santa Fee denies the
right of tine Southern Pacific to ticket
passengers through San Francisco to
Los Angeles. The Southern Pacific
claims that if the Santa Fee can ticket
PASSENGERS through Los Angeles to
San Francisco the reverse of the prob
lem should hold good.