The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-05-24
TO THE CONVENTIONS
Railroad Rates for Political
and Other Affairs
snELsrspaosAsLs SUCCESSOR


r. C. atesens. general wssssTn psssss-
ger agent OF the Grsa; northern. Is back
from the meeting OF the Trsgse0rtinsnzsi
lssociafssn which h* sftsndet IN Fan
Trancisco az The rs2rsserfative o. n's
road. The rssatn bussn~x 81 tire meeting
was TO az uEIforn rates fcr a nsrsse>r Of
approaching conventions. reiHsiHg TIE
Republican eoDvensie7 AZ 81 Louis and tsls
Democrats az Cbirexo Rates Ssfe azreef
upon. and . few Of them have been az
ready aanoaEce5, a. for example 81 tie
Northern Pa-inc ossces yesterday. where
rates we're gsvsn cot TO bofa The great
pciisicai conventions. While the Burlington
n also out NTH the announcement OF
special rates. Mr.. ssssess taikes freely
about his fr5p. but preferred irving out
no rates from fis notsboos. a. he fnoSsht
bes, to await the osScis, snnoaneeFnent-
Il had very psessart trip. said M.
Stevens yesterday. The sessiSns o. ths
convention. which began Wednesday. May
10, anz closea Tuesday. MAJ n. were har-
monsosss and wei attended. There we're
present J. " Bebssflan. general passenger
and ticket agent Of the Rock Island;
Charles 3. Fee. general passenger agent
81 the Northern Pxeifsc: ". H. HurIbtsrt.
general passenger and tie<s; sgert Of The
Oregon Railway d Ssyixsflon. .. Hutch
FRS. OF tbs un4on Paste: A. D. Stern,
representing the Canadian Fselhe ana ths
200 lines. =. Frapcsa, Of ths isurllnxton A.
Missouri River. who also represented the
Burlington system. r. a. vsdisish. gen
srai passenger and ttcxet agent OF the
Rio 0fAnds Western. r. K Hooper. gen.
eral passenger and ticket agent OF the
Denver q no Crands: !. J. Byrne. gem
sral passenger agent OF the Southern Cali
forniA. W. n. White. passenger traffic
manager Of the Afchison. Topeka Santa
~. who also represented the Atlantis n
Pacific and the st. Louis . Gan Francisco:
r. II Goodman. general passenger ard
ticket agent Of the Southern Paeisc. Mr..
4rown. Of the Colorado Midland. and Mr.
kirkland. OF the Southern Paeihe- ] wsnt
a. the representative Of the Great North
ern
ssThs main business before the sssocia-
eson Was the nxing Of rates 70 The ap-
preaching conventions. Of which there .
4 considerable list There are the two biz
poijtscai conventions. the Republican NJ
~ Louis and the Democratic AZ Chicago.
besides which there are the Y. p. G. T.
convention NJ Washington City, the Ma
efonai Educa sionai Association meeting at
Buffalo. the O. A. n. meeting At 81 Paul.
re NAtionsi Eclectic Medical Association
meeting AT Portland. Or. and the Amer
scan Society Of Civil Engineers At San
4rancisoo.
"You see, this save " good deal 70
look after. We came to harmonious
agreement. however. and the rates have
all been fixed and will BE- announced In
Cue time
mo, I have heard nothing definite as 10
the appointment Of Mr.. Sheihy's successor.
The kind statement IN the Post-intelli-
Gencer about my own prospects In tia. d.
rection was q complete surprise % me. as
have never made application for the po-
eition nor any effort 10 secure IT, Indeed,
may say that bad not even given IL .
single thought til IL was brought to nuy at
tention In the paper. OF course. II was
gratifying 70 me 10 know tha, merchants
and other eitizens OF Seattle thought kind
" OF me. ] think II entirely iiseiy. how
ever. that the appointment has a<eeady
been virtually fixes. and that IL viii prob
Ably BE- announced by June L.
Mr, Stevens took occasion to speak IN
The highest terms of SIR. somers. whose
name has also hesn mentioned in connec-
ton with the vacant position, saying that
he vas not only thoroughly competent. but
would make h.msel. very popular II he
should be called here.
Al the Northern Pacific Offices notice Of
The new rates and time limits for the two
political conventions have already been
received. They are as follows. For the
Republican convention AZ 81 Louis thu
Nofthtrh racine VII SfN tickets from the
Pacific Coast. good for confsnuons pa@s-
age both ways. at fsT.s 20. These tickets VII
Ne placed on sale June 70 and II. ana ho,s-
ers OF them will leave ST Isoaia on their
return June 1871. the ticket expiring June
unless the holder returns nv wsv Of
Portland. In which case the ti,ar; ai,aws
MIN until June q 10 reach HIS destination.
Tbs same read viii offer higher rate
wicket Al no Which allows the holder 20
seave 81 Louis either on the dates ahove
Hsntsoned or on duty :. ~ OF Il. WITH tina
same hve DAYS limit 20 reach horne.
Tor the Democratic convention A. Chi.
cawc the Northern Pacific announces a
psscissiy similar arrangement. the 'e~er
raw being In this ease 81 n. and the high.
~ N'.9. These tickets WA be- on sale yitv
and ?. Holders OF the lower price tickets
WI leave Chicago July a-ie having ~,
same time allowance In which "a reach
homo rs from st. Louis. Ths higher mic,
dckeis VIII siicw the holder "a ,~.,.
either July .. Il. or July .. Ausu4, a or
August IL %
Th~ burlington also issues an-o,,e.-
mrn' OF half Fare. or one fare far the roma
srtp. TO 81 Louis. pa-t'~utars "a "a So,
Unit NAV be had from local Nern,s TIE
burlington folder containing ,his ar
nouncefnent ineipdcs a hsnav tine ,aIs.
ana convenient map ~ St. Louis