The herald., 1896-07-30
ALONG THE RAILROAD LINES
Western Managers Squabbling
Over Firemen's Rates
GRAIN RATES STILL FALL
Oriental Steamships Likely to Land at
San Francisco
Valley Road Directors Stand In No Immediate
Cash - Schedule OF Merchandise
Rates to Be Issued
Associated Press Special Wire

the fire chiefs al Salt Lake City, Utah.
| The rate for this meeting was originally
one fare for the round trip. and later
the Milwaukee and st. Paul declared
that it would make rate of $50 which
was reduction of $15 from the one-fare
rate. Since that reduction was an
nounced, nearly all of the lines in the
Western Passenger association have
| been Offering extensions of the original
time limit of the tickets, making them
good for nearly all the month of August
making the tickets good without execu-
ton at Salt Lake and taking other lib
critics with the original agreement that
practically makes the tickets open for
anybody and all classes of buyers.
In the meeting today the Milwaukee
and st. Paul was charged with violating
the agreement and being the cause of
the decentralization. This was denied in
the most vigorous fashion, and the meet
ing broke up in a general row. with eve
rybody angry. and no settlement of the
matter in sight 1t is now predicted
that the rate will ultimately be made s15
for the round trip from Chicago to Salt
Lake City.
NIL att VI liLc t4ill ait Ectl liitlll
of W. Western Passenger association,
has submitted his report of the amount
of business done by his department dur
ing the last six months. During that pc
riod 2,4S2 emigrants We're sent through
Chicago to points in the west and north
west. and the business was so we'll equal
ized that the maximum difference be-
tween any of the lines is only thirteen
persons.
There were no developments in the
western grain rate war today. but the
general opinion is that rates will have
to so lower. The reduced rates which
the roads have made during the last ten
days have brought them no increase in
traffic, and they are beginning to think
they have not yet bid sufficiently to
bring out the grain A meeting of the
general managers of the western lines
will be held some day this week. to see
if some way cannot be devised by which
rates can be kept up and the business
secured at the same time.
Railroad officials will test the right
of Postmaster General Wilson to pro-
hibit them from carrying their own let
ters and those of other roads. The Lake
Shore will make the test Its superin
| tendent has issued an order to all other
roads employees to carry mail pertaining
| to the business of the road and letters
| from other roads relating to joint busi-
| ness affairs. Postoffice Inspector Stew
| art, on whom the enforcement of the
postal laws falls, said he had not heard
of any agreement to test the law, but if
the Lake Shore road desired to make a
| test of it, tae government would be very
| apt to accommodate it by prosecuting
! the violators.
| ORIENTAL VESSELS.
SAN FRANCISCO. July 29.-Manager
| Curtis of the Traffic association had an
extended interview today with Presi-
dent S Asano of the new Japanese
steamship company, now in this state
with a view to determining which Of
the Pacific coast cities shall be the
point at which his vessels shall land.
Mr.. Curtis called to tender his services
| and assistance to Mr.. Asano, and a gem
| eral discussion ensued, in which the dis
| tinguished Japanese asked many shrewd
| questions bearing upon the subject of
| the conversation. He also ated that he
| expected to meet and confer with repre-
| sentatives of the chamber of commerce
and board of trade shortly on the same
| subject, after which he intended to pro-
ceed to San Diego.
Though he said nothing definite as 10
his probable decision, Mr.. Curtis obtain
ed the impression that San Francisco
| will be made the landing port for the
new line, being the more inclined to this
opinion by the belief that the Southern
Pacific company will Offer the company
entirely satisfactory terms.
THE VALLEY ROAD.
| SAN FRANCISCO, July 29.-The sum
of $24,500 remains to be paid into the
treasury out Of the total cash stock sub
scriptions of 81 44i, 500 to the Valley rail
road. At their meeting today the direct
ors decided that there was no necessity
of calling in this outstanding amount
for several weeks.
1t is probable that in a few days the
directors will instruct Traffic Manager
Moss to issue few general merchandise
rates to points as far south as the San
joaquin river. nine miles north Of
Fresno.
ROBERT GARRETT DEAD.
BALTIMORE, Md. July 29-Robert
Garrett. eX-presdent of the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad, died a Deer PARK
Maryland, at o'clock this morning.
Mr.. Garrett had been q hopeless men
tai invaIJ for many years. About two
weeks ago he began to fail and was re-
moved from his upland country home
near Baltimore to Deer Park in the hope
that a change would benefit him. or
Monday his physical condition showed
a marked change for the worse and yes
terday became critical. The end was
peaceful The immediate cause of death
| is understood to be chronic nephritis.
SOCIAL INFLUENCE.
SAN DIEGO, July 29.-There will be a
meeting of one hundred prominent cit
| izens tomorrow to take steps to tender
a reception to Mr.. Asano, the president
of the Japanese steamship line that is
! seeking u terminal on the Pacific coast
| who is expected here in a few days II
| is proposed to extend to him all proper
courtesies and at the same time make
the best possible showing to him of the
advantages that San Diego can offer foI
the new steamer line.
SHUTTING DOWN.
| PHILADELPHIA, July 29-Because
of the general depression in business the
Pennsylvania Railroad company to-
day decided to stop all work on it's lines