The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-06
A Gun IN PASSENGER RATES.
THE FARE FROM ATLANTA To NEW
YORK VIA THE sEAROARD SI4.

The Air Line Company Ont TO Make
II Hot for the Roads BOycOttins
1.-THE New Rates to BE Effective
UntI Further Orders-The Rate
From Atlanta to Washington. $3.50,
and to Richmond. $3.50.
Norfolk Va, March 5-The war be-
tween the seaboard Air Line and she
Southern Railway and Steamship Associa-
tion has eliminated in the issuing OF
mammoth circular to be scattered
broadcast through the country by the
Seaboard Air Line system, in which that
company says that "The principal COM
petitors of Seaboard Air Line have an
nounced that they could not secure all
Of the business except through the ques-
tionable method of boycott. and having
declared one effective from and after
March ]. 1895, therefore on March the
boycotted line, the Seaboard Air Line,
announces the following rates effective
from and after Wednesday, March g, and
until further orders: For first-class pas
senger tickets, good for thirty days from
date Of sale, between Atlanta, Elberton,
York, via Portsmouth. Va, reduced from
S24 to 81; Philadelphia, S2l5O to $1l.s0; Bal
timore. $3.50 to $3.50; Washington, $3.50 to
$3.50; Portsmouth and Norfolk, $l475 to IS;
Petersburg. Sl5.50 to s9.15; Richmond. $3.50
TO $3.50
These sweeping reductions are followed
by the statement that the superb train
service of the Seaboard Air Line is not
disturbed by the boycott. The Atlanta
special vestibuled limited, composed Of
day coaches and Pullman drawing 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
The Seaboard people say that they will
fight it out on this line If 1t takes all
summer. They have faith in their ability
TO hold their own against any combination
that can possibly be made, or that has
been made.
Tonight the Virginian printing presses
are running at high pressure and by to-
morrow morning more than 100000 circu-
lars win be ready for distribution to in
form the public of the reduced rates"
Atlanta, Ca, March 5.-President Hoff-
man and Vice President St. John of the
Seaboard Air Line are expected here to-
morrow. Mr.. St. Johns policy is to make
the war severe and short He states that
the SeabOard will not enter the Southern
Railway and Steamship Association until
a new commissioner Is elected to succeed
Z. B. Stahlman. Railroad men predict that
the SeabOard will whip the boycott and
compel Commissioner Stahlman either to
declare it off or it will break up the aso-
citation.
Baltimore Nd, March 5.-President r.
Cursor Hoffman, of the Seaboard Air Line,
left this evening for Norfolk, Va, for
the purpose of meeting Vice President st.
John and discussing with him the boycott
which has been declared against the Sea-
board by the Southern Railway and
Steamship Association. The hearing Of
the application to make the injunction
permanent which the Seaboard has OBJ
tanned against the Western and Atlantic
and Nashville Chattanooga and ST. Louis
railroads, restraining them from joining
the boycott, is set for next Saturday at
Atlanta. President Hoffman said to-day
that he felt confident that the court would
decide in favor Of his line, In which event
the boycott will be practically useless, as
without the cooperation of those lines
the Southern Railway and Steamship As
socation could not make it effective.