The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-27
WON'T GET TOURIST RATES.
THE BIG TRUNK LINE ASSOCIATION
SAYS SAVANNAH CAN'T HAVE
EN-

The Rate Committee of the AssOeia-
ton Vow in Session in New York
Arrived at This Decision Nester.
day-WOuId BE Inconsistent With
The Interests Involved" TO Put
Savannah on the List-Capt. Purse
Notified Of the Committees Decis-
ion-He Has Not Given Up The
Fight.
Savannah has been knocked out on tour
ist rates. The rate committee OF the
Trunk Line Passenger Association. now
in session in New York. decided yester-
dav that Il could not authorize tourist
rates 10 Savannah. without extending
the same favor 20 other southern points
which do NOT now have them
and 20 do shis. they decided would be in
consistent with the interest of the lines
involved.
The tourist rates authorized BY the
Southern States Passenger Association,
al its meeting In Washington several
weeks ago. are already in effect but this
fails 10 touch points north Of Washington
This information was "a very unpleas-
ant surprise TO Capt. Purse. commissioner
Of the savannah Freight Bureau, who
had expected an opposite result. Know
ing that the matter was to come before
the rate committee yesterday, Capt
Purse sent the following telegram TO Mr.
J. r. Farmer. commissioner of the Trunk
Line Passenger Association;
savannah. Ca. Nov -, lS95-To Mr. l.
7. Farmer. Commissioner Trunk Line As
ISOLATION l43 Liberty street New York
y. y: VIII YOU kindly wire me when
your association take mp and act upon
tourist rates for savannah and other
southern points. Ackno% least.
He received the following reply:
New York Nov %, lS95.-D. q. Purse,
COMMISSIONS, Savannah, Ca. committee
decided to-day that tourist tickets couIu
not he issued TO savannah without ac-
cordnE 10 a number OF other points SINH
lar representation. which would be in
consistent with interests of lines involved.
Commissioner Trunk Line Association.
Capt. Purse Is determined not 10 give
up the battle. and viii endeavor 70 secure
& hearing before the rate committee pre-
ViOus TO it's adjournment. lie left tor
Washington last night TO appear before
The interstate commerce commission on
the subject OF the raise In rates on FISH
by the railroads Of Georgia and Florida,
and il is his intention 10 90 on to New
York to appear before the rate committee
il hearing is granted him. On recelv-
ing Commissioner Farmers telegram,
Capt Purse wired back as follows:
savannah, Ca, Nov. g. ls95.-I. =. Far
mer. Commissioner: Profoundly regret
committees decision. We cannot submit
without efforts 10 have II reversed or
Rbated. VIII they hear me in rebuttal
Of arguments on which action is based.
Am ready TO appear on Friday. Savan-
nah only claims what you granted Jack
sOnWlle and Tampa. Am prepared to
prove that the commercial conditions
are the same d. G.. Purse,
Commissioner.
Capt Purse had received no reply to this
telegram up to the time of his departure.
From information which he received from
private sources and from friendly eX-
pressions by members of the Trunk Line
Association, he had been led to believe
that tourist rates to Savannah had al
ready been practically agreed upon, and
that 1t was only necessary to make the
formal announcement. A letter received
few days ago from Charles $. Lee, gem
eral passenger agent Of the Lehigh Valley
railroad, contains the following. It have
your favor of Nov. 49, and contents noted.
VIII be glad TO do anything 1 can to as
Mr. c. 6. Hancock, general passenger
agent of the Philadelphia and Reading
railroad, in a letter acknowledging the
receipt of an advance copy Of Capt. Purse s
annual report. SAYS:
AT the time the members of the Trunk
Line commissioners consider the ques-
ton OF putting on fun tourist rates TO
Savannah, il will give me "A great deal
of pleasure to give the subject ma tier OF
your letter the attention which il appears
20 be deserving Of"
This puts an end to the controversy be-
tween Commissioner Purse and Col.
Mrenn, passenger traffic manager of the
along that no tourist rates are in force
from points north Of Washington. Capt
Purse IS determined. however and SAYS
that ne will carry the matter TO the very
highest authorities Of the Trunk Line AS
ISOLATION before he will yield TO the de-
clsioh OF the passenger rate committee.