The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-08-12
AGREE TO THE RATES.
Lines Above the Ohio River Consent
TO the Low Fares.

Chicago. August Especial THE whole
territory included in the jurisdiction OF the
Ohio River Central Traffic and Western
States Passenger associations is now as
sUred Of cheap rates to the Cotton States
auG International exposition at Atlanta.
The agreement which assured this was
ratified today at a mass IN letting of repre-
sentatives of the railroads and traffic as
sociations interested. held at the Audito-
rum hotel. Concessions obtained are the
result Of the agitation sor liberal rates
which has been made by the projectors of
the exposition. The southern roads through
the Southern States Passenger Association
some time ago came to an agreement on
this matter, and 1t is largely through their
efforts that the present agreement has been
reached. The rates which have now been
authorized for the lines north and west OF
the ohio and Mississippi rivers are ON the
same basis as those that have already been
authorized by the Southern States Passeu-
ger Association for the Onto. Mississippi
and Potomac Cateways.
This agreement win give three sets OF
rates fruiI Chicago ana points north Of
the Ohio river. These are: !. A rate OF
70 yer cent of the double one-way locals,
with ti.lIets limited to January 7, 1896
These tickets may ne sol1 daily from Sep
teInher 18th 10 December Is 1895.
=. rate Of one fare plus 10 per cent for
the round trip tickets to be sold daily;
limited TO twenty days fnom the date of
sale.
.. rate of l cent per mile Travelled, plus
50, tickets to be sold once every ten days.
with a hrdt of ten days from the date of
sale.
Among those present at the meeting were
J. G. Halle. general passenger agent of
the Central Railroad of Georgia: ". g.
Rinearson. general passenger agent of the
Queen and Crescent road; w. 5. Danley.
raj mas az no Ia
Chattanooga and st. louis road. and G..
\ Beuscottr assistant passenger agent of
the Southern railway. Other roads repre-
scented were: Tie Pennsylvania lines, the
Chicago and Eastern Illinois, the Louis
Vile, New Albany ard Chicago. the Big
-Four the Georgia Southern and Floridl,
the Kansas CITY, Fort Scott and Memphis.
the Illinois Central. the Western and At
lantic, the West Shore, the Baltimore and
Ohio. the Cincinnati. Hamilton and Day
ton the New York, Chicago and St. Louis.
the Louisville and Nashville and the South
ern Pacific.
The meeting was very harmonious and en-
trely satisfactory to the representatives of
the southern lines. Its results very
satisfactory to the exposition authorities,
who have been directing efforts for some
time to the end now attained. The settle
n.ent of the rate question this early is
matter of congratulations to the exposition
from the beginning a large attendance from
the territory of the traffic associations
" ich have entered into the agreement.
This includes all the states as far west as
Denver.
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THE CONSTITUTION.