The Monte Vista journal., 1897-11-13
FREIGHT RATE WAR.
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Denver. Nov. 9.-The situati In the
freight war between the trans Mis-
souri,, Gulf and Pacific coast lines re-
mains unchanged since saturday. No
move will be made by any Of the In
terested lines until the schedule Of
rates to l,e used by the all-rall lines II
issued by Secretary Peteet.
When Secretary Iateet announces
will meet !, by another cut. 1t is
It will handle freight between Chicago
and st. Louis and Colorado common
points on the basis OF $1.1J from New
York. The Mallory line has made the
statement that 1t will always maintain
Its differcntIal of 43 cents, no matter
how low the nll-rnll lines may cut
With the Gulf line and the Mallory
Steamship Company ready to cut rates
until there is nothing left to cut from.
the freight war promises to he very
lively, and according to the statements
Of the railroad men II will be carried
on until some line calls quit" or un-
til the lines find bankruptcy staring
them In the face md express their will
lingness TO come to some kind Of an
agreement. But all offers Of peace will
have to come from those lines other
than the Gulf and Mallory. for they
state they can stand the cuts Us long
ns any of the all-rail lines can.
General Freight Agent Fred Wilde.
Jr. of the Gulf line returned yesterday
from Chicago. where he attended the
meeting OF the freight agents. C. NJ.
Hicklin OF the Mallory line was also
there. and these two gentlemen stood
firm throughout the meeting for the
maintenance OF the Accent difYerential
over the all-rail lines. This difSeren.
,ial was first proposed by the nll-rail
lines and accepted by the Gulf and
steamship companies. and all worked
well until the all-raIl lines saw that the
diner.ntial was working against them,
that the Gulf and steamship companies
were getting the best Of II. Then they
wanted to lower the difYerentinl, but
the water routes would not have II
that way. so the nll-rail lines COM
menced to cut rates to force the Gulf
and steamship lines to come to them.
But In this instance the all-rail lines
'reckoned without their host" aa the
water lines refused to come to taw, but
on the other hand declare their inten-
tiona to maintain the difrerential no
matter how the rites are cut.
Mr.. Wilde says that great pressure
was brought 10 bear against him to
compel him to abolish the difrerential,
but he declined to submit He says
that II the merchants Will stand by the
water lines they will win the fight and
thus insure for the shippers Of Colo
rado n lowr rate than IL his line Ia
compelled to give up the fight.
The object OF the Gulf line ID to In
sure Coaornlo's shippers a cheap rate
and they can have II IL they will sup
port the Gulf In Its present nght
against the nll-riil lines. His road will
tight those lines to the bitter end, even
IL the Atlantic seaboarl rate goes down
to tD cents, which he thinks is within
the range Of possibilities A Decent
water rate means rate Of SLIP via
the all-rnil lines. Every time the Gulf
line meets the rates OF the all.rall lines
the latter will make q cut OF 90 cents,
the lowest rate now existent between
the Aatlantic seaboard and the Nissis.
sippl. which will he deducted from the
rates lstweeu H. Louis and Chicago
and Colorado common points.