The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-11-29

NEW YORK, Nov. 2S.-Before Deem
Der q. when an agreement which the
continental steamship lines have just rat
flied, goes into effect, an increase in
steerage rates will be announced This
is probably one of the most important
steps ever taken by the steamship COM
panieS towards the organization of a cast
iron pool. 1t is the forerunner of a,
scheme, according to a well informed
steamship man, to advance first and sec
ond-ciass rates of transatlantic travel
as well. 1t is pooling of issues similar
to the recently formed railroad combin-
alton in which competition is put out Of
the question and the profits of the COM
panieS interested are increased Thus
lar only American, Anchor, Cunard,
Allan, State and White Star lines are
interested in the pool. 1t is understood,
however, that overtures will be made to
the remaining transatlantic lines, and
already the question of a universal form
alton has been placed before these lines.
So important was the work connected
with the formation of the present pool
that the presence Of J. Bruce ISmay, of
the White Star line, and Clement A.
Grison, of the Inman line, were requested
AIR. Ismay came purposely from Europe
10 attend the conferences which were
held every day for two weeks in this
city. As result OF the prolonged labors
of the British line steamship representa-
tives, it is learned that ii was decided to
increase steerage rates from 81 to SO
on each ticket. None the more i'm
portant action was the adoption of a.
unique scheme, the devising and sugges
ton of which is credited to Clement a.
Griscom, whereby the strongest kind of
pool possible was formed. The new ar
rangement contemplates putting all the
steamships of the pooled companies into
various classes, some to be entered in a.
class as low as the fifth. Such vessels
as the St. Paul, st. Louis, Campanlas
Lucania, New York, Paris. Umbria, leu
tonic and Majestic will comprise the first
class Steerage rates of travel on YES
almost prohibitive figure That is where
ii formerly cost from $40 to SO to travel
on these steamers, the rate will be raised
to from $50 to SS4 This is within few
dollars of the second-clasS rates on theSe
steamships.
Those vessels eligible for the second
class. in which the steerage rates have
been figured on at a decrease of from
50 to So from the first class rates, are
such craft as the Etruria and Elria, of
the Cunard line; Adriatic and Britain
mic of the White Star line, and Ches-
ter. of the American line The rate on
these vessels will not be less than S27,
which is much higher than the exist
ing steerage rate on any tranS-Atlan-
tic line The steerage voyager will be-
gin to get his transportation at some
thing like a reasonable figure when he
condescends to patronize the third
class vessels on the pool These rates
are of the class of the Furnessia. Eth
opia and Anchoria, of the Anchor line.
Rates will be proportionately reduced
on these vessels, and a still greater re-
duction can be had by taking passa ge
on the vessels of the fourth and fifth
class. The former will be slower boats
Of the Allan aud State lines, the State
Of Nebraska, the State of California
and the State of Alabama. Not until
THE speed, age, size and stability and
hl1-round character of the vessels
owned by the companies of the pool
are reckoned with an eye to placing
them in the proper grade, can all of
the names of each vessel in each class
be given.