The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-03-06
THE s. A. L. WILL FIGHT.
SWEEPING REDUCTIONS IN RATES
ANNOUNCED.
Ia Gset the Boycott Of the southern Rail-
way and Steamship Association
wsr to tho Hit.

NORFOLK, VA. March 5--The war be-
tween the Seaboard Air Line and the
Southern Railway and Steamships Asso-
citation has eliminated In the issuing OF
a mammoth circular. TO be scattered
broadcast throughout the country. by the
Scaboard Air Line system, I'm which the
company says that 1.-THE principal COM
petitors % the Seaboard Air Line having
announced that they could not secure
all OF the business. except through the
questionable method OF a boycott. ana
having declared one effective from ana
after March 1, 1895, therefore on MarSh .
9Th. the boycotted line. the S. A. L., an
nounces the following rates effective from
and after Wednesday. March eth. ana UNI
Ill further orders:
THE REDUCTIONS
For frst-class passenger tckots. sood
for thirty days from date OF sale-pc-
tween Atlanta, Elberton. LawrenceVille'
Winder. Ga, and New York, via Ports-
mouth Va. reduced from ga to $ls; Phil
adelphia. s2l50 to s1130: Baltimore, SlI.O
10 $3.50: Portsmouth and Norfolk Slf.15
10 s.: Petersburg. $3.50 10 S.l5; Rich-
mond. $3.50 10 $3.50; Washington. $laoo
10 $3.50.
These sweeping reductions are followed
BY the statement that the superb tram
service of the Seaboard Air Line is not
disturbed by the boycott. The Atlanta
snecial Vestibuled Limited, composed OF
div coaches and Pullman drawinS-room
buffet sleeping cars, runs solid between
Atlanta and Washington. making three
hours quicker time TO New York than any
train upon which no extra charge is
made"
WILL FIoHr 1T OUT.
The Seaboard people say that they Will
egbt A ont on this line If II takes all
summer" -,
They have faith I'm their ability 70 hold
their own against any combination thd'
can possibly be made or that mas peeii
made.
Tonight the Virginian printing-presses
are running at high pressure. ana by To-
morrow morning more than lcVV circu-
lars will be ready for distribution to IN
form the public of the reduced rates.
SEVERE AID SHORT WAR.
ATLANTA, GA, March THE Sea-
board Airline Is making 1t hot for us
oppCnen:s Ton orrow 1t VIII cit the
passenger rates from Atlanta TO north
ern points half I'm two. The rate 10 New
York will be cut from S2S TO Sl4. The rate
TO Washington is reduced TO $3.50. PIesl-
deat Hoffman and VicePresident St John
are expected here tomorrow. Mr. 81.
Johns policy. rs TO make the war severe
will not enter the Southern Railway ana
Steamship Associa until a new com
missioner is elected to succeed f.. i.
Stahlman. Railroad men predict that the
Seaboard will whip the boycott, and com
pei Commissioner Stahlman either 10 de
clare 1t off, or it will break up the asso-
citation.
TIE INJUNCTION PROCEEDINGS.
BALTIMORE. March 5-President t.
CurZon Hoffman, of the Seaboard Air
Line, left this evening for Norfolk. Va,
for the purpose of meeting Nice-Prosi-
dent st. John. and discussing with him
the boycott which has been declared
against the Seaboard by the Southern
Railway and Steamship Associa ton. The
hearing of the application to make the
injunction permanent, which The Seaboard
has obtained against the Western and At
lantic and Nashville. Chattanooga and st.
Louis. restraining them from joining the
boycott. is set for next Saturday at At
lanta. President Hoffman sdid to-day that
he felt confident that the court would de-
eide in favor OF his line, in which event
~ boycott will be praC tically useless, as
without the -cerenrratac.4 81 those inca '.hnS
Southern Railway and Steamship Asso-
citation could not make IL effective.