The herald., 1897-10-22
RATES BY STEAMSHIP
DEMORALIZE THE TRAFFIC TO
THE WEST
The Merchants Association Of New
York Working for Reduced Rates
for Members Families

NEW YORK, Oct. 21-The Mail an6
Express says today: With the removal
of quarantine restrictions against Gal
weston, hostilities have been resumed
among the Lone Star, Morgan and NAL
lory lines The Lone Star has again pu'
in effect that low schedule which created
so much trouble a few weeks ago and
which was temporarily withdrawn on
account of the yellow fever epidemic
The low rates between New York and
Galveston affect all rates to Colorado
and California points, as we'll as all
places directly tributary to Galveston.
No action has yet been taken by the
railroads from which traffic is being di-
verted by the hostile steamship COM
panies.
A PRETTY PROGRAM
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Oct. 21.-The Mer-
charats' Association of New York has had
William r. Corwire, representative In
this city, for several days working onthe
lines LAID down by 1t when 1t announced
recently that it was going to lay the
foundations for further work in its cam
paign for the merchants OF the country.
He is endeavoring to obtain from all the
railway associations in the United States
concessions in passenger fares for mer-
chants throughout the couutry, who are
non resident members Of the Merchants
Association. of New York. the members
Of their immediate families and their
buyers. Coincidentally, the annual
meeting of the general passenger and
ticket agents Of the country was fixed
for this week at st. Louis, ARID men rep
resenting all the railway passenger asso-
Citations, as well as the men representing
the railways forming these associa tions,
have been here. 1t was the in tention of
Mr. Corwire to meet and talk with the
general passenger agents Of the roads
In the Southwest, most of whose head
quarters are in st. Louis, and whose pas
senger association is ir. process of reor-
gani2aton. The chairman Of the South
west Passenger Association, and the gen.
eral passenger agents of the roads in the
Southwest, all OF whom are trying hard
to get rid Of the complications which
have thus far prevented the entire reor-
ganizatior of that association have ex-
pressed themselves as being pleased at
the manner in which the Merchants As
ISOLATION of New York has been handled.
Ir1 view of the probable reha bilitat tion. Of
the Southwestern Passenger Associa-
ton, the Merchants Association of New
York has not made any application for
rates to the various roads, its represen-
tatives having assured the gentlemen
representing these Southwestern rail-
road interests that the Merchants AS
sociat tior, did not want to further embar-
rass them but would wait until they had
completed Sheir associa ton, provided
that were done in time to allow that as
sociatior to take action as body on the
application which the Merchants Asso-
citation would make for reduced ra tes for
merchants for the spring purchasing
season; but that If the reorganization
were not perfected by that time, the
Merchap.ts' Associations would then be
forced to apply direct to the different
roads.
Mr.. Corwine left here for Chicago to-
day, where he will call upon the chair
man of the Western Passenger AssociA-
tion.
RAILROAD BUILDING
SANTA FE, N. M, Oct. 21.-Articles
of Incorporation Of the El Paso and
railway were filed with
the territorial secretary today. The di-
rectors are G. B. Eddy and w. A. Haw-
kins Of New Mexico, John A. Eddy of
Colorado. c. D. Simpson and H. d. Simp-
son Of Scranton, Pa; B. c. w. Lowry
and B. S. Harmon Of New York. The
officers are: c. B. Eddy, president; c.
D. Simpson, vice president; H. D. Simp-
son, treasurer; B. 8. Harmon, sc ecretary:
John A. Eddy, in charge of construction.
The capital stock Is 50, 100000
The road runs north from Ell Paso,
Texas, to the New Mexico line, thence
northeast through Lincoln and Dona
Ana counties. $50 miles to Salado, the
White Oak coal fields. The contract for
the construction was let today to the
New Mexico Coal and Railway company.
Actual work Of construction commences
on November LIST, the road, to be COM
pleted within twelve months
A Ten-Mile Record