The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-14
NAY HAVE BEEN PREMATURE
THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF RESTORED
RATES NOT YET CONFIRMED.
On the Contrary, the .. r. & y. Agents
In seattle Receive Circular
Which Implies That the Chicago

Il turns on. that the announcement % .
general restoration OF t-anscoatlneatal
passenger rates may be premature after
all. notwithstanding the positive state
nents sent cat ~ the Associated Press
from Chicago tha, such 4 restoration WAS
TO take effect or September q. A circular
received al the O. r. g. n. Offices in this
city last night from General Passenger
Agent Hurinur:. Of that system. gives good
ground for doubling whether a general
restoration has bssa yet definitely agreed
upon. and particularly whether September
z has been set "a the Date upon which IL
is TO go into effect. The circular. which is
addressed TO agents Of the y. r. * ~,
Is as follows:
''On and after September q. net one
way rates Of IS 'irst-clsss and SIS second
class. authorized August ;. as effective 10
Chicago from Portland. Seattle and Ia
coma, will he Cancelled. and until further
notice net one way rates fran Portland.
Seattle and Tacoma will De ssl.a first
class and s2i.5o second class.
ION and after September Il net one way
rates Of S3o.35 first class and s-o.55 second
class. authorized September . as effective
to ST. LOUIS from Portland. Seattle and
Tacoma. and net one way rates OF $50 first
class and sa5 second class, authorized Sep
TENDER as effective to St. Louis from
Spokane. vii be Cancelled, ana until fur
iner notice net one way rates from Port
land. Seattle and Tacoma will be SIS first
class and Sd second class. and from Spo-
kane 1880 first class and S13.5a second
class"
This brings the rates between points
mentioned back TO the time OF the second
cut tina: was made. and not 10 the Origin
rates in force before the rate war began.
BY technical reference 10 previous circu-
lars, the instructions from Mr. Hur.burt
also state that rates TO all points In Iowa,
Illinois and Missouri will be made by
bas.ng on ST. Paui-that r. by adding TO
the $40 rate now In force between St, Paul
and the Pacific coast the local rate beyond
ST. Paul. except where lower rates can be
figured via Kansas City and Omaha
Il think" said a prominent railroad
agent last night. that the Associated
Press report sent GU; from Chicago grew
gu, Of This restoration OF rates between
ST. Paul and Chicago No railroad man N
Seattle doubts that the Old rates will socn
be restored. but just how soon no one can
foretell. l am convinced that a general
restoration has not yet been ordered. The
circular received by the O. +. & n. peo-
PIE tonight is Itself almost proof positive
OF that fact IL there had been a general
restoration, Mr. Hurlburt would not have
limited his circular OF instructions as he
has done.
by the way" continued tho railroad
man. this brings up the question OF a
ten days. notice. In all the Chicago dis
patches Il has been assumed that ten
days notice as 20 new passenger rates Is
necessary. In fact. do not believe that
any such notice Is necessary. / think the
association has done away with the ncces-
sty for any such notice"
Meanwhile, railroad people and the trav-
cling pahlic viii await anxiousiy news
about the restoration Of rates. All the
local Offices were besieged yesterday with
questions on this subject. People who are
thinking Of going East, and people who
have friends or relatives In the East ex-
pecting 10 return to Seattle were alike
among the inquirers.