The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-09-02
SLASHING OF RATES.
ANOTHER BT0 PAssENGER REDtc
ZION BY sEABOARD AIR LiNt.
II IL Thought the hern VIII Meet It
All Depend. Upon What the south
ern Freight Association Does.

sJuilcrn railway bdShe~ - 49,
Freleh, Association, on the other is On
for who can last the longest was eN'aehce1
Yesterday By another bold move in rail-
read circles.
The seaboard Air Line took Advantage
o. Judge slmontons decision Monday IN
the dissolution OF the injunction IN tie
railroad cuf-rate case. and YESTERDAY
boldly made another cut In through rates;
By this the rate from NoTlo.H a..
Portsmouth 20 Atlanta is only - ana
fror, Richmond 10 Atlanta, ST. 70: IN
sr~..a = N5.zs. as heretofore. Ine rate
fron Norfolk to Birmingham, Ala, was
fixed Al SIS. Through rates over the
ro,board Ar Line system were rropor-
uoratey fixed The interstate COM
mr.. commission was notified Of this
cut Yesterday. and the new order OF az
fairs viii gu into effect on September
Hh.
DEIMMERS' LOCAL RATES CUT
The through rates were not the only
/ GU, that was made. Colonel II. VI. SOY
kin. the general agent OF the SeaDoaFd AT
Line and the baltimore Steam racket
/ Co;nrany, with headquarters III TINS cilf'
Yesterday received a telegram from MI
y. !. anderson. general passenger agent
/ Of tire Scaboard Air Line, instruct'he
MIN 10 notify the commercial travellers
of this city that the price on the TWO
/ thousand-mie books for travelling men
/ had been cut from $50 10 so THIS 70
I ducticn OF twenty per cent. FOR travelling
men Will hold good FOR oil local tra'e'
! over the Seaboaid Air Line system WheIe
I a. mill used.
Tho fact that these cuts were made
bv the Scahoard Air Line Just one day
| after the decision Of Judge Simonion
leaves 10 doubt that the officials OF that
system have been az work preparing 10
make a reduction Of rates as soon rs the
decision should have been reached. In
| deed 10 WIS stated yesterday. upon what
was thought 70 be reliable authority. that
those in charge arranged the tariffs com
nlete while the Injunction proceedings
were pending before Judge Simonton 50
| that i'm the event that he dissolved tho
Injunction. the new cut rates could he
| announced 10 the Interstate Commerce
/ Commission three days before they went
inc effect. accorli ling 10 the legal regula-
TORS in force. and lose no time TO tet
their new rates lsfore the public. such
was the deliberate plan OF the Seaboard
Air Line. which has given every indica-
ton that IL is I'm the ratio war 20 stay.
RIGHT WHERE THEY WE'RE.
1ne decision Of Judge Slmonton in dis
solving the injunction. places the Southern
ami the Seaboar1 Airline IN the same
position in which they were when The
| ngn- began II will be remembered thai
the seaboard's cut Of 80 per cent. on all
rates was not only met by the Southern.
10. Lot IL ,fnr~ rod
ton OF 50 ptr cent. On al freight eX-
cept certain grain and hay. The Sea
hoard di1 rot meet this. and then came
Judge Simontons temporary Injunction
winch prohibited beth parties from cut
TING rates or continuing the war. The de-
! cision places the two corporations I'm
position 10 renew tho fight or declare a
| truce
ir the Scaboard decides upon general
reduction of frcfs,ht rates the Southern
will probably take some action when the
meeting 81 the Southern Freight Assooia|
ton is held this week. IL was stated IN
railroad circles here Yesterday that a
meeting Of tho Southern Freight As~ocaa~
ton would 10 held to-day IN New York.
and II Is though. the n.sociOtion viii
decide at mis- meeting upon = course for
tho Southern md alied roads TO pur-
sue
SILL, At TT.
Tho fight between tho York River and
ga--TInc Companies on rates from Bal-
| t,nore to southern ports IS Still IN pro-
crosse but for n few days hostiiccs have
| ceased The freight and passenger ger
| vice on both " stcr systems are extremely
low. ano If the fight continues II Is only
Il matter Of the survival OF the mos
moncyed Both lines are working on th'
same low basis. and II ono party cuts
the other will meet It or make = still
| bigger reduction. IT IS rumored That th'
stockholders o. The two companies vii
step in and try 10 eject settlement as
10 rates but this cannot be verified
Representatives Of the Southern and
the ola Dominion Stcs mship Company
here stated Yesterday that they had beer
given no instructions as to tho rate war
and thew did not expect 10 receive any
| Instructions until after the meeting ~
the Southern Freight Association when
n was moro than probable that they
would hear from hcadluaretrs
FILED THEIR NEW TARIFF.
A telegram 10 The Times last night from
| Washington says:
..The geobosrd Airline to-day hled with
the Interstate Commerce Commission
new tarin of passenger rates. TO go into
eject Friday. September <h. making n
| lower rate In passenger fares than was
| I'm effect by the tariff previously Hleh
| which. as a result OF Judge Simonfon =
order WAS withdrawn August sih. The
| now tarir makes tbe rates between NOR
! fox ana Atlanta S. against 50. under tho
| tarir withdrawn. with a corresponding
reduction TO points north Of Norfolk.
| The Seaboard has not We. filed amend
ed freight tariffs"
MIR. ST. JOHN INTERVIEW Ed.
PORTSMOUTH. sept. L-Vice-Presiden
| 81 John Of the aboard Airline. 10
dov in the course OF on Interview on
| me subject OF Judge Simonton's recent
| decision dissolving the temporary lnJuhc
| ton against the Scaboard Airline sIl'
| ,bere was no reason why the SedDodr'
| sbould not return TO the rates In ei1ec
,revious 10 the issuance OF the restrain
ing order. . Cd
referring 10 iutmstions that the South
| ern States Freight Association Is pre-
n,rinc a tariff ON the basis OF % PEI
| cent reduction TO Sea board competitive
points ignoring the long and snort nan
| clause of the Interstate Commerce Com
mission will enforce in its own way
| law which demands that no higher rates
! shall he made for a shorter than for 4
longer haul. and that the Seaboar'
would obey this feature OF the law II
,arirs In he issued. MS In the past.
.'rhe present disturbances in rates. -
soid Mr. 81 John. result from the
| Soufhcrn's EFFORT 10 destroy our revenues
ana business. after which the results