The morning times., 1896-09-02
RATE WAR BEGINS AGAIN
Seaboard Line Makes a Cut Of
50 Per Cent.
LONG FIGHT IN PROSPECT
Southern Is waiting the Decision of
the Freight Association Meeting I'm
New York Today Before Acting.
New Rate Is Below the One Made
Some Weeks Ago. a1SHi"s

Ali question as 10 the renewal of the rate
war, to which Judge Simonton's tenpor-
AIRY Injunction put stop, and TO begiii
which later dissolution '0f che injunction
opened the way. was remo:ed yesterday
Afternoon when there was filed with the
Interstate Commerce Commission By the
Seaboard Air Line a schedule OF passen-
ger rates which makes a sweeping reduc-
tion of existing prices. 49, .s.i''-f4
There has been a feeling In railroad cir
clcs that the war would not again be re-
newed, but the Seaboard Air Line has
thrown down the gauntlet by cut Of 3S
per cent on the fare between Washington
or Norfolk and Atlanta. II. W. B. Glover.
traffic manag ger OF the Air Line; V. E. Nc
Bee, general superintendent, and Robert
A. Parke, general agent southeastern dis
trict, were in consultation yesterday morn
ing, and later In the day filed the new
schedule.
Tie regulations Of tie Interstate, Com
merce Commission require the rates to lie
submitted three days before icing put
into effect, aud SO the new schedule will
become operative on September f.
CUT ALL To PIECES.
By the new rates, the .are between
Washington and Atlanta will be S11, in
stead OF $3.50, and from Portsmouth, Uy
Norfolk and Atlanta So. Instead OF $3.50.
These rates are even lover than those
which the company set when the rate War
first began
By me previous arrangement, which
Judge siuGnton,s Injunction set aside, the
fare. from this city to.tbe Georgia terminus
was Sic, and from Norfolk, So The
Southern road will decide upon what move
TO make after the meeting OF the Southern
Freight Association, fn New York today.
Tue matter will be discussed by the repre-
sentatives OF the roads that are members of
the association. President Spencer, Vice
President Baldwin, Traffic Manager Culp.
and Freight Agent Snath. OF the Southern
road, have all gone 10 attend the meeting
The policy 10 be pursued by tie Southern
road wiiitiien bedecided upon. 1t ltlsthougat
that the threatened reduction or go per
cent by the Southern Will now lie enforced.
Tic Seaboa rd Air Linesa sthattire Soaifc m
never intended to enforce this and IN PROOF
cite the failure OF tie Southern to file the
schedule with the Interstate Commerce
Commission
The southern people on the other hand
assert that they first tested the vahdisy OF
their proposed reduction by the Injunction
case and now that il has been decided
one of the officials said yesterday that the
so per cent reduction will go into effect.
However, the matter VIII bf settled today
FREIGHT RATES UNTOUCHED.
In regard to freight rates the Seaboard
has not yet changed its card. The trafnc
manager was IN consultation with other
officia!siastn night andit ma ybe stateitha
new schedule will he flied with the com
mission this morning or in tie course or
few days The fight originated in the
steps taken by the York River Line 10
compete with the Bay Line on its Norfolk
route and the latter company has issued
its ultirnatum, which is that the YORK
River-Norfolk service must be abolished
Pressure is being brought to bear to
arnic;,bIy settle the breach between the
two companies. An arbitration committee
has beensuggested for the purpose Several
large stockholders in both systems are
residents of Washington. and it is desired
to avoid the heavy losses which con-
tinuation of hostilities means.