The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-07
0. RIMS NEW circular.
CUT RATES. 10TH EAST AND WEST.
ARE NOW EFFECTIvE.
Rates Apply to Huntington and NJ
Not Acct the Existinx Ar.
rangcment B~tweep the o. n. =
n. and Great, Northern Railroaa.

f. f. Ellis. local agent OF the Oregon /,
Railroad Il Navigation Company. yester-
day received circular from the passengsr
department Of the road. under date Of
March 5, making its. participation In the
cut rates both east and west effective
March s. The rates apply by Huntington
and do not affect the existing arrange
ment between the Oregon Railroad 4
Navigation Company and the Great
Northern. The rates are made from Port
land, Seattle and Spokane and the circular !
contains the schedule Of rebates which Il
was announced would be employed to pro- .
tect local business. The joint rates via
the Oregon Railroad 4 Navigation and
connections IS practically the same a
those by other lines delivering In common
territory. and protects intermediate sta
lions in territory that IL not subject to !
the competition. Rates from Portland
and Spokane to Cheyenne. Denver. Col .
orado Springs and Pueblo are SIS first.
class and $40 second-class. with IS re-
bate to each at destination. To Missouri !.
river points. Kansas City and Sioux City,
$50 first and $40 second-class, with rebate
of So for first and so for second-class at Z
destination. st. Louis. via Kansas City.
only, $3.50 first and $3.50 second-class.
with $40 rebate for each. Chicago, $41so
first-class. $3.50 second-class and $40 re-
bate to each. New York city and inter- I
mediate points east OF Chicago. reached by
the Nickel Plate. Grand Trunk and Lee
high valley routes. $50 and 80. with q.
$io rebate. To these rates applying from
Portland and Spokane Is Is added for Se-
attic. which takes up Northern Pacific To-
cal from the Sound to Portland. !.
To parties of three or more travelling
together a solid ticket to cover all Is SOLD
without the rebate In All. cases the tick-h
cts are for "a limited continuous passaye.s
The handling OF rebates will be according
TO form supplied to agents and Is used
not only as a rebate but also as contract
portion of the ticket. the coupons as at
present used also to apply In connecticut
with them and the original contract de-
tached. s-
The Oregon Railroad a. Navigation on.
GERS did land ONCE business yesterday :,
Forming. the announcement OF the rates
through certain territory which has only
been temporarily affected by the cut rates|
seeming to be particularly attractive to
many travels. Chicago mail advices arr
irving yesterday brought the iufQrmatioul
that the Canadian Pacific In contemplate
Ing another sensational cut in North Paci-
fic coast rates. When next II applies tho
knife It viii. II reports are true. take an
additional cut OF $40 OF the rate. 1t wss
understood that this cut was TO be made
as soon as the American roads actually
put I'm effect over their lines the reduced
rates 1t made In the first place ten days
ago. So far. however. there has been nUy1
official announcement Of the new cut.
Whenever the Canadian Pacific makes the
announcement the American lines, II IT,
expected, viii meet the new rates. The
American lines seem TO be prepared to
follow the cut DOWN to q dollar II neces-
sary TO protect business. They are ape
parently in for a fight TO a finish and the
officials hint that should the contest be
prolonged one the Canadian road may findsI
itself shut out from doing business In
American territory. An agitation In that
direction has begun and congress is in ses-sj
sion.
At the trunk line passenger COMMITTEES
meeting last week. In New York. General
Passenger Agents Daniel, OF the New York
Central, and Roberts. of the Erie submit
ted their report OF the conferences with. |
the Canadian Pacific In Montreal with g
view OF bringing about a settlement OF the
war In transcontinental fares. The rcd
port substantially shows the efforts OF the
committee TO secure an agreement for the
suspension OF host.litles pending Z confer )
ence and arbitration and the consenty]
thereto on the part Of the Canadian Pa
chic. The Western lines have so far
failed 10 accept the proposition pendingj
initial action by the Grand Trunk. Al
similar report was made TO the board OF
managers Of the Joint Trafsic Association.