The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1897-10-19
RATE WAR COMING
sEABOARD AIR LINE WILL MAKE A
OUT.
It's Ia Retaliation Eaeiltties for g}ironsia
Trains Refused and They Propose
to Got Even.
[Registerl


There is going to be u mesry pas.
sengsr rate war inaugurated on the
10Th Of the mouth in which Colum.
bia il much Interested, as she, too,
will receive tho benefit Of the
"cut."
The Seaboard Air Line announced
that on the above date certain "diff.
erential rates" will be effective.
which in ordinary language means
that the road is going to slash pas-
senger rates right and loft.
In justification of thus move the
officials in a circular make tho fol-
ing statements:
TO ALL. CONCERNED:
During the past three or fuar
years, the Seaboard Air Limo has
made many and frequent efrorts to
secure for itsclf, and tho public the
samo through shopping car service
enjoyed by it's competitors Go cay
nothing Of their solid train servico),
betweon New York and Atlsnte, and
Now York and Now Orleans, but 70.
quest for such equal facilities, be.
tween those points has, in every In.
stance, boon mot with q declinntion
by connections, who have given 90 q
cause for such refusal, first ono
reason, and then another, q majority
Of which has boon, to On extent un.
satisfactory. Ono Of tho representa-.
tives to whom our application Was
addressed may be aasum cd to have
givon Oh honest reason for his de-.
clinat,on, when ho stated, rs he did,
as follow:
Il have frequently told you, both
over my signature and in peruonal
conference, that ] did not think it
policy for this line to disturb tho
rotations which now exist between
its line and tho Southern Railway,
by hauling n car for your line, etc.,
etc,"
In another communication, NO
pleaded with this same official SOC,
ond time, sndeavoring to show the
injustice Of the position occupied by
his company, and in reply he states
that he "ls not in position to rec
ommend the operation Of any through
cars that will disturb tho relation,
ship now existing between his line
and the Southern Railway"
Other letters containing extracts
of similar purport, are on hle, indi-
eating the helplosSness of our Goa
nections to accord tho Seaboard Air
Line, and it's patrons, that conside-
ration to which it's Importance as a
through limo would justly ontitle It.
Tho circular then gives the dis,
tancos betwoen Atlanta, Now Or
leans and New York, showing the
number Of changes which have to bo
made by reason Of the refusal Of
connecting limos to offer it proper
facilities.
The Ssaboard Air Limo, therefore,
aud in Wow of such continued dis.
elimination against its interests, and
the interests Of its patrons, has do.
termined, for tho purpose Of oqusl-
izing, to ali extent, the disadyantag
eD under which it operates its fast
mail and express srsins, to adopt
similar action to that taken by trunk
lines betweeu Now York and Chloa-
90, st. Louis, Cincinnati and other
cities: which action is recognized by
the trunk line association as being
proper and right, whore disadvantag
es exist; and will, therefore, ostab.
lish On October 25th tho rates naus ,
cd in ito differential rate tariffs, for.
warded herewith, which rates We most
respectfully ask you to adopt and
include it, yonr tariffs published OF
otherwise), making aame effective
on date named above.
70 show how tho cut will affect
rates it may be stated that the rate
from Portsmouth to Chester, Abbe
vile and Atlanta will DO SO, and in
, the same proportion from oths,
points. From Atlanta to Washing
ton, $l6. 70. Baltimore, $l785; New
| York, 10, and 80 on.
1t is presumed that tho othor road
will meot these cuts and that ono {