The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-08
RAILROAD MEN HERE
Freight Magnaf~s Discuss the Main
ses~s~e Of Rates Proposed by the
Nevv Josna Tnxfa. which Be~emes
Effective Tomorrow - Prestden me-
winter, sf ske Northern Pacific,
asa Hss Party spenA the Day fn
Seattle

Seattle was .asaisS yesterday ~ an IN
VISUAL number q railway officials Of
greater Or fs~s degree. drawn by purposes
OF business ard pleasure, tns former pre-
combating 20 a large degree. n ire
morning ths special train ~ Sortsern Pa
tour o: srxDes.ton rrss notsd tn the Post
rntesilgencsr. reached the city. Il was
made ~ OF private ears % fhe Northern
pactac, Nortasrn Pacific dining ard bag
gage cars, ard q rsaEnkGeent coach % rhe
Central railroad OF New Jersey. occupied
by Edward l.. A&2mss chairman OF rha
board OF directors of the NoTthern ps1ssfic.
who was accompanied by hia family and
several guests. There were also on ths
train President T.. vs.. Winter. Trafsic
Manager J. 81. Uannaford. General Man
aver J. " Kendrick and Chief Engineer
r. n Ncifeury.
During the morning the party took
number 81 sh5r, trips about the city on
street ears and IN the afternoon they went
10 the Lake. When the afternoon train
went East. Mr.. Winter Mr.. Kenfrick ard
Ar. MciEenry returned East. Mr. Hanna
forts remaining over 10 attend meeting
OF railroad freight men In this city Chair
man Adams his wife, daughter and son
and Mr.. George IL Baker. Mrs. Baker
and Mas Baker. Of Ne~ York city. took
Passage on the City % Kingston for Vie
continue their Journey TO Vancouver,
where their private car will await them.
The return trip East will be made over
the Canadian Pacific.
There was meeting OF freight mag
mates lasf night at the Office OF Fred a.
AlIsn. general freight and passenger agent
Of tie Ssatsls a. International. Those
present were Robert Kerr. trafSie mana
gar Of tn. Canadian Pacific. and Allan
Cameron. district freight agent OF the
same ,sae: J. NJ. Hannaferd- general traf-
tc manager of the Northern Pacific: W.
l.. Benham. Western freight manager OF
the Great Northern: r. a. Allen. general
freight and passenger agent of ;he Seattle
& International; s. G. Fulton. first assist
aut general freight agent OF tho Northern
Pacific, and u. 6. CReily. assistant gen.
arai freight agent % the Oregon Railway
d Navigation Company
The object OF the meeting " - a discus
sion of maintenance Of rates proposed by
nsG joint tariff that becomes effective
tomorrow. The absence % an association
that attaches penalty Tor a violation OF
an agreernen, leaves the competing roads
"a a stipulation on the part of representa-
slyss TO maintain rates.
The tariff which goes into effect August
Is subject To change In the frat item
August Is. which In a slight eouaiiziug
raise in rate. The tariff applies TO Eusi-
ness from Coast points 10 tho Koo;enai
district. and Is reduction on all ccm-
moditses 10 Nelson. Trail and Kaslo. ex-
cept under the first classification. The old
rate has been: First. iss; second iSa:
third. ls4: fourth. los: nth. Ice. A, 80;
H. "a. The new rates are: First. 1sa: Sec
ond. f5s; third. 1z5: fourth. 81: rfth. ~;
A. f3ts; II. 81.
The roads represented all agreed as 70
the maintenance OF rates. The frat elias
siffcAtion nj an advance ii, rates haeomes
effective August is
4. j. coyie. district passenger agent OF
the Canadian Pacific. was also in the city
yesterday.