The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-01-15

Animus ef the Cansdiaa Pacidc's
liant Attitude.

Animns ef the Csnsdiaa PseiAc's De-
liant Attitude.
The passenger rate conference OF the
transcontinental roads has broken up
without an agreement and the prospects
are tina. rate war will ensus which may
have disastrous effects on the earnings OF
the roads. The element OF disccrd Is the
Canadian Pacific and its hostiiities are
particularly aimed as the Great Northern.
While the latter road was under con-
struction to the Coast, IL viii be remem-
befed, arrangements were made for Cana
dian Pacific cars to run over the Great
Northern 70 Gretna then over the Cams
dian Pacific by way Of Winnipeg TO Sumas,
over the Beiiingham Bay d British Column
bia to Whatcom. and over the Great
Northern coast lines to Seattle. This
arrangement applied to both freight and
passenger business. Blu. no sooner had
President Hill gos his Pacific extension in
condition for the running Of freight trains
than he cut OF this connection without
notice. There was no contract providing
for notice and the Canadian Pacific had
no remedy. It had freight in the sheds at
st. Paul and Minneapolis routed by its
line, but the Great Northern would not
take il.
That was about Q year ago and the
Canadian Pacific has ever since been bent
on revenge. The Minneapolis, ST Paul 4
Sault Ste. Marie Company is a close ally
of the Canada Pacific, being largely COM
posed of the same people. and aided and
urged OH by the Canadian Pacific it
rushed its line through to a connection
with the latter near Regina, finishing it
last September.
As long as the low rates made for the
Worlds fair ruled the Canadian Pacific
could not accomplish much in the way of
revenge, but when the fair was over and
low rates were inc ffectual in stimulating
travel Mr.. Hill got tired of them and
wanted them restored. All the other
lines were willing and they joined with
the Great Northern in announcing . resto-
ration on January to the rates prevail
ing before the Worlds fair opened. The
only answer the Canadian Pacific made
was to announce q difsrentlal by
the 500 aud its own line of
so each way. but 1t agreed to confer with
the other lines representatives. They
met on January and the Canadian, though
it now has through connection with st.
Paul and can get one with Seattle over
the Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern as soon
as it can arrange terms, demanded .
$3.50 differential instead of the SIS it had
before the Transcontinental Association
was broken up. The representatives of tho
other lines argued in vain day after
day, but to no purpose. The intimation
came that the Great Northern was the
mark the Canadian was aiming at, and
the latter road was determined to get after
II. though in doing SO it might injurs its
other competitors quite as much. The
other roads refused to concede the
Canadians terms and it would accept
nothing less, so the conferees separated
farther apart than when they met.
The result is that the Canadians $40
differential still holds good to all Pacific
coast points, even to San Francisco, in
Guiding the steamer passage from vancou-
yer, with berth and meals on board. The
other roads still maintain their tariff
rates, but how long they will continue
doing SO Is a question. The Great
Northern Is hit hard, for il Is clos
est TO the Canadian Pacific and the
latter invades its territory on the Sound,
in the kootenai country and in the Da-
kotas by means of the 500, but the North
ern Pacific also suffers by inroads on its
Puget sound and California business. The
latter's sole consolation is that the road
which was the chief instrument in driving
Ii into receivers hands is now getting a
dose Of its own medicine.