The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-25
THEY'RE STILL AT WAR.
FIGHT BETUEEN THE SEABOhRD
And SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION.
Cutting and Slashing of Rates Will be Dis
nstrous TO the shipping Interests
what il Said by Local Men.

Among tho transportation mon in the
city. The rate war now going on between
tho Scaboard Air Limo and its associate
the Baltimore steam Packet Company. on
the ono slide. and the Southern states
Freight Association on tho other, is Che
topic Of paramount interest.
10 was being discussed not only IN
railroad circles yesterday, but was gene
rally talked about I'm shipping circles.
The nature Of tho war is well known
As explained I'm yesterdays Times the
committee from thc Executive bcaIa OF
Tho Southern states Freight AssoelAuo"
got very little satisfaction ont OF Mr. 81
John. Vice President and Gouucral Man
af>.r OF the Scaboard Air Line. who toid
them point blank that unless the Southern
Railway Company Withdrew their new
line OF steamers. and acccdcd 10 certain
terms as 90 fhrourh-frcicht shipments
the Scaboarl would hold on 20 their cut
rates and might go further Ihcn came
the % per cent cut on all ROADS IN t"o
Association. on all classes OF freight ch-
cept grain. nour. wheat meal ana nay
THE ROADS INVOLVED.
Though tho rate war was brought about
10y inc II.|lMIfI IIIN||i Nfi.t f.'tN Nt''
hoard AIR Limo and baltimore steam Pack
~ Company and tho Southern. there are
a large number Of the most Important
TRANSFORMATION lines ln the South involved.
TITO lines making up the association are.
Alabama Great southern Railroad. Ala
hama Midland Railway. Atlanta and West
Point Railroad. Baltimore. chesapeake
and Richmond Steamboat Comply Bruins
wick and Western Railroad. Cape Fear and
Yadfin Valley Railroad. Central Of
GcorcIa Railway. Charleston and Sal
varrah Railway. Cincinnati New or
leans and Texas Pacific Railway; CLYDE
ffomsrip ine. Columbus Southern Rail-
WAY. East and West Railroad. Florida
Central and Peninsula Railroad; Georgia
Railroad. GEORGIA Midland and Gulf
Railroad. Georgia Southern and Florida
Railway. Louisville and Nashville Rail-
road. Merchants and Miners Transpor-
tation Company. New York and Texas
Steamship Company. Norfolk and West
crn Railroad. ocean Steamship Company
OF Savannah. ola Dominion Steamship
Company Port Royal and Augusta Rail-
way. Savannah Florida and Western
Railway. Southern Railway; Western
Railway OF Alabama; Western and At
lantr Railroad. Wilmington and Weldon
Railroad
sEAHOARD ON HER METTLE.
Tho S.ah0arl is really fighting the
whole Southern Association. The fight
S. of COURSE o. bard one. bat the Sea-
board is ON her mottlc. and has announced
its purpose Go stay in the fight TO the
bitter end Mr. ST. John is said TO be
just the Kind of ID man 10 keep the fight
a-goine. and to make further cuts II
necessary. tie is backed 10y President
Hoffman who. as already stated in The
Times. Will keep tho ball rolling until
what Doe deems his rights have been
recognized. 10 Is thought the Seaboard
will meet the cut ordered by the Asso-
fiou. 10 is rumorcd around that this cut
viii he inauguratod in time 10 take eff
feet simultaneously with Ihe associa-
ton's cut. which VIII go into effect within
the next week
so ORDERS FROM THE WAR.
Yesterday afternoon inquiries were
made 40 the office of the Southern. Old
Dominion. and Norfolk and cstcrn. but
none of tho local officials OF these lines
had received any instructions from the
seat of war. The several agents are
waiting for orders. and are wondering
whero thi1 th.a- is going TO stop. Tine
war is on. and there is no telling where
81 VIII end. 10 viii require but few
more small cuts 90 bring about the trans
portat0n of certain classes OF freight
free OF charge. III the cut I'm passenger
rates between tere and Baltimore is made
little lower 30 win Doc cheaper 20 travel
than 90 stag at home and 10 is thought
that some people viii close MP their houses
and live aboard the Bay Line steamers
during The heated term.
WILL BE DISASTROUS.
A weli-known transportation man told
nr Yesterday that the rate war would Doe