The morning call., 1895-01-22
PASSENGER RATES GO UP.
4 Material Increase in the Fare to
Chicago.
Track Of the North Pacific Coast Road
Under Water Between TamaIpais
and Ross Station.

The passenger rates from this city cast
ward are to be elevated in common with
the recently announced increase in freight
rates.
At the beginning of the Worlds Fair a
special rate was fixed by the various trans.
continental lines of $57 from this city to
Chicago. This was done by using basing
rate of $44 so to the Missouri River, while
the selling rate for continuous trip tC
the river only was $50. 1t was when pas
senger desired to go beyond the river only
that the hasing rate was used. The action
spoken of made the Chicago rate $57, as
stated, and the rate to st. Louis $52.
These single-trip rates have now been
removed, and the information comes from
Chicago that it is also proposed to discon-
tinue the basing rate, which would have
the effect of making the rate to Chicago
$62 80 and to st. Louis $57 80.
Mr.. Donaldson, assistant general pas
senger agent of the Southern Pacific, says
that although he knows of proposition of
the character having been submitted to the
passenger agents at present In session in
Chicago he has not yet received informa-
ton that it has been acted upon. How
ever, the Santa Fe people here are said to
have received telegram from Passenger
Traffic Manager w. h. White of that road
to the effect that action has been taken and
that the new rates will go into effect on
February 10.
There are number of changes also con-
templated in round-trip rates, which will
insure an increase proportionate with the
above single-trip quotations..
These changes apply only to the first
class business, and will not affect second
class tickets in the least
The contemplated transfer of General
Freight Agent S. B. Hynes of the Southern
California Railway Company to take the
place in San Francisco Of General Freight
Agent Bissell, who has been promoted to
the main Office in Chicago, greatly dis
turbed the principal business houses in
Los Angeles, says the Herald, be-
cause Mr.. Hynes is one of the most popu-
lar and best-liked railroad men that has
ever held an Office in that city. The rumor
had no sooner become somewhat authentic
Gated before almost every leading whole
sale merchant in Los Angeles was tele-
graphing to A. f. Walker, receiver of the
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe in Chicago,
to ask that the transfer be not consum-
mated, and that Mr. Hynes be permitted
to remain In the Los Angeles general
freight department of the company. Be-
tween fifty and sixty kilograms were sent
to Mr.. Walker between Wednesday and
Thursday
A telegram from Tamalpais last evening
stated that the track OF the North Pacific
Coast road between that place and Ross
station was buried under water for a long
distance, and that the train which met the
5 P NJ. boat from this city had great diff
Guilty IN getting through. The people
along the territory mentioned were re-
ported as leaving their houses through fear
of the flood.
The articles affected by the rise in east
bound freights are wine in wood, borax,
barley and mustard seed. The former rate
was 50 cents per 100 pounds in carloads.
The new rate is so cents.