The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-20
Is II RATE CUTTING!
THE CANADIAN AGAIN CHARGED
WITH VIOLATING AGREEMENT.
rhfs Tsme n II said 10 he ut Wsr-
e@ster, Nass.-Ax@nt says IL Was
Net IN - Cut, and So-Cenf Cus
Was made to Meet other Roads.


The Pogt-rnteiilgencer some TIME ago
published a prediction that the rush OF pas
senker trafic 10 the Pacific coast and the
efforts already being put forth by the
,ranscortsnensal railroad lines 10 secure
business would precipitste rate war thai
would set trans orsation agreements by
the ears and upset ali Of the calculations
for a maintenance Of rates The prehmi-
I2ry bouts of this railroad fight have al
ssaAy begun 20 make themselves felt IN
ere East. and the Canadian Pacific again
finds itself In hot water. this time In the
New England territory, where II Is. ac-
eorIing 70 an agreement based upon trans
continental rates. entitled to a dlfferenIiai-
The scene of the rev Is laid In Worcester.
Mass, and the charge n one OF rate cutting.
II is said there that Oscar +. Rawson, the
Canadians agent At Worcester, has cur
rates in defiance OF an agreement with the
other roads. The case in point Is that when
the Worcester Il Northwest Mining ana
Trading Company announced Its intention
Of sending w!Imot r. Nacklin and Frank
Phillips across the continent 10 Seattle, ana
on to Copper river, every railroad that has
facilities for forwarding passengers to se-
attic wanted TO sell the tickets. II was not
the amount Of money that would be gained
from them. but the roads were looking for
the business that viii come from the COM
pany the advance delegates represent. and
several other companies being formed In
New England 20 go 10 Alaska.
SONS days ago IL was announced that
Mackiin and Phillips had purchaser their
tickets TO 20 over the Fitchburg railroad,
OF which ]. +. Healy Is the Worcester
sgenf. and would leave at S:& O'Clock In
the afternoon for Seattle.
representative OF Mr. Rawson fur
rsshet the Worcester Telegram with in
formation that Macklin and Phillips would
go from Worcester over the Boston d.
Maine railroad at e:25 O'Clock at night.
THE Telegram said the men would leave
az 3.45 O'Clock In the afternoon. and they
did. and behind it all there Is story.
The Northern Pacific railroad Is the
one that gets the longest piece OF the
money paid for a passage from Worces-
ter over tn. Fitchburg railroad, and Its
representative, r. A. Gross, was one OF
about eight ticket agents who were IN
Worcester after the business.
The story il that Mr.. Rawson, on behalf
OF the Canadian Pacific railroad. which
takes passengers from the Boston a.
Maine railroad at Montreal. made an
offer TO carry the men there for about
g. less on each ticket than they paid Tor
the tickets they had. Mr.. Gross heard
Of Il. and az once gave a member OF the
company money TO go and purchase the
tickets frem Mr.. Rawson at the de-
creased rate, and q little later they were
.n the hands of the Northern Pacific
agent.
when Mr.. Rawson's representative sold
the tickets for the use OF Mackiin and
Phillips, he was sure they were going
over his lines and Mr.. Rawson did not
know that a trick had been played on
him.
His representative was at the union sta
ton at Worcester when Macklin and
Phillips took the Fitchburg train at S:3
o'clock, while Mr.. Rawson was IN Boston.
Mr.. Simpson said he knew the tickets
were purchased and paid for 1.-THE Cana
dian Pacific VIII not have TO redeem the
tickets IL they are presented for redemp-
ton, and am sure We won saia ne.
I'VE sell tickets to anybody who pays
for them. and that is exactly what was
done in this ease"
Oscar r. Kawsun returned from BOSTON,
He and s. r.. Hanson, says the Telegram.
were attending dinner given to the New
England ticket agents OF the warren line
steamer Canada on board that vessel at
Boston. Mr. Rawson said he did not
know anything about the ticket matter
beyond what he was told by his clerk.
The clerk told him he sold the tickets for
Macklln and Phillips 80 cents each lower
thar the rate given by the roads over
which they went and that. MIR. Rawson
says. was n cut rate
Mr.. Rawson says cut was made by the
roads from which the men purchased the
frat tickets bu. he denies positively that
his rate is s. lower than the other.
The Canadian Pacific agent at Worces-
ter says that the first cut was made by
other lines than that he represented and
that he then made further cut.
The local prediction THAI there would be
rate war came first from agents OF other
lines who said that the Canadian Pacific
Operating partly within the Jurisdiction of
the interstate commerce law and partly
outside Of It's Jurisdiction could manipu-
late rates as II pleased. Yesterday f. w.
McGinnis. local agent for the Canadian.
stated that his road Is entitled TO q differ
eniial from New England territory or
trAnscontin sntaf business Of $3.50 Under
the circumstances. If there IL any truth In
thu Worcester story, the cut was only one
OF % cents. as claimed by the clerk In Mr.
Rawson's offce. Mr.. McGinnis further
SAYS that any eat might have been clar-
tcal error; II not. n was made tn meet tho
rates ~ other roads.
Passenger men 30 not look for any ef-
fleets ~ n possible rate war on east-bound
business Such cutting and slashing rs
may follow win app'y - through Pacific
roast business from points I'm the East
where organized companies ard large par
ties or individuals viii start for the gold
feds. If The war is really on il has come
earlier chan expected Threats have been
made tn Chicago 81, Paul ard other cities
or che Middle West the headquarters ~
tTaa~conttnental associations. thar shaust,
tho charges against the Canadian re sus-
tanned by Investigation. the American
Teads can re'aiiate by refusing to handla
Canadian tickets.