Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-11-20
DEMAND Is PER CENT.
CUT FROM THE PRICES CHARGED
FoR THE UPPER BERTns IN
PULLMAN CARS.
Every Line in the Country Using
the Cars Join In the Demand
for Reduction.

All OF the railways OF the United
states using the Duke OF 9ullman's
sleeping cars have united in sending
In to the company a petition demand
ing reduction In the price IF Lcrths
aggregating at least 25 per cent.
The Pennsylvania Railroad company
is the lnstigator of the movement.
James X. Woods. general Passenger
agent OF that line. has addressed n
private letter to the passenger 1g,nts
OF all the Important lines In he toun-
try using Pullman cars. asking that
they Join in the demand for reduc-
ton OF 20 per cent in the prices cbsrg-
ed. at least for the upper berths.
In his letter Mr.. Woods says that his
company is determined TO have the
price OF upper berths Lowered. aud
earnestly requests the cooperation OF
all roads using the Pullman sleeper.
About two-thirds OF the Chicago reads
using these cars have agreed To join
thc tennsy lyau.a company IN its cam
pagn for lower berth raIes.
Ine matter has been kept eX .reD,oly
secret, only the general Iasscn per
agents knowing anything about 1t. Ihe
officers OF the Pullman company are
entirely ignorant OF the move. a
meeting OF tAc general passenger
agents of all roads In the country Us
ing these cars wnl PROBABLY sooa be
called to take anal action on the ques-
ton.
rhe move Is a radical and gigantic
one, and II successful will mean the
saving OF an immense amount OF
money to the travelling DMDlip
out OF the 1880 miles o. railroads
Ia the United states, the Pullman COM
pany runs us cars over $4,000 rn!sCs. 1t
owns ana operates PISS sleeping. par
Tor and dining cars.
Since It's Incorporation the pullman
company has made no reduction or
difference IN the price OF It's upper
and lower bertns. ana this Is the hrst
attempt ever made by railroad us
ting its cars to have the price Of berths
reduced. and II successful the travel
ing public VIII be under lasting oDliga-
tons to the Pennsylvania company for
It's courage in inauguratlng 81 oh n
move against the most powerful pri-
vate car coInpan. In the world. The
pennsylvania road uses more pullman
slcopers than any other road In the
Country,
Although the price Of upper and low
er berths In sleeping cars Is lust the
loss comfortable to ride In than the
lower ones, and an experienced travel
or VIII not take an upper berth II he
can secure Il lower ony. Between Chi
rRgO and New Hork there are eight
through roads, sis OF which Sc the
Pullman cars. ana the berth rae uver
an lines Is the same. The discrimins-
ton which Is made between .svrr rad
upper bertAs has worked a great hLl d.
ship TO some OF the roads, or ex-
ample. traveller may desire to 20
from Chicago to New York over the
Pennsylvania, but Il he cannot secure
9TH on the day lie desires
to depart he will 20 to a rival al
s..us,-. i,cr"aps u poorer road, whore
he can get lower berth. rather than
pay the same price for AN upper b'th
over the road of his choice. This has
led some of the lines. like the Penn
sylvanla, to carry at big expense
more slcepers than necessary "a order
10 accommodate nil their oar with
lower berths. II II argued hat " the
price OF upper berths were ,ducal IS
per cent below that of the lower, all
OF the hcrlhs In n car. instead 4 only
one-half. as at present, would he uc-
curied. The lowering of the pilce
would also tend To increase .he i.usI-
ross OF the sleeping car companies.