The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-28

--ra Sa-,o-sitxation caused In Western
~at1roas circles By tho cutting OF rates oy
fha 500 line has - 10 means Deer al
sastess although the Eoa2s OF tie western
ASSOCIATION have taken stand IL the nat
Ter relative % meeting the cut TIE Fo4as
between Chicago asa2 q Fa1l nave SSse1
rrgnns that for thu present they viii not
rnaer IRE last reduction OF s. II east-oound
raraz rrsd. by the 500. Al earnest pro-
test has hem made against the cut ana
tns chairman OF the Western Passenger
Assoefa zion has been authorized 70 desig-
rate TWO or mere roads 10 meet the cut II
he considers such action advisable. roF
the present however. the ro2as Wal isIol :
,he cut. The roads have made 10 prog
rrxs as vet IL the settlement Of the arrears
~ r.a-~Artsxes which they have been
struggling for some time with. aad there
Is Httls prospect OF al immediate ADJUST
ment
The 500 line tariffs showing reduction
OF 81 in passenger fares 10 New YORK, Bos-
ton. Portland. Montreal and etnsr sea,
hoard points are now IN effect St Paul
renresentatives u the 500 line have stated
that they dld not expect Chicago lines TO
meet this reduction. partly because busi-
ness Ia very light and partly because they
realize the 500 line would make another
cut IL this one were met
'sThev have enough trouble of their
OWL remarked y KA1SEGNSa OAhN-AAs Hs1
have no desire 10 sacrifice any local bust
ness for the fun OF getting into trouble
with Us II they want fight. however, We
are prepared TO give them any amount OF
n We giu maintain our differential OF 81
IL IL takes Us aiI winter 20 DO II. We 60
rot believe Chicago lines viii meet the re-
auction announced openly, though one or
two may try 20 do so through brokers. II
viii be better for Us al II they ignore what
we have done and eoncede the differentiaL
Our tariffs. ike all others our passenger
aenartrnent issues. are through tariffs in
connection with the Canadian Pacific"
The Western roads have sent a communi-
cation TO the board OF managers OF the
Joint Traffic Association. asking that II do
all In It's power 10 prevent any demoraliza-
ton in consequence Of the recent cut in
eaxt-bound rates made by the 500. Al
though the Western roads have determined
10 ignore the cut. they are feeling very
sore over the reduction. II Is said by the
Western roads vlat the brokers in st.
Paul held a meeting and decided to raise
the rate. between 81. Paul and Chicago.
and this caused the 500 TO assert that It
was necessary for X 10 reduce rates and
that IL Viii hereafter make as low rates
as are made by any of the St. Paul brokers
ard mat II win cut the rates without Civ
ing any notice whatever 10 the Western
roads.
The Southern Pacific has announced that
Il viii equal from New York and New
England points the lowest basis OF differ
entail rates to California points made by
any other route beside the Canadian Pa
ciflc. It mas taken this action against the
ruling OF the chairman that its claims
in this direction were unjust and could
not be granted. In making the reduction
The Southern Pacific SAYS that II VIII meet
any reductions that may be made because
OF its action.