Kansas City journal., 1898-03-13
MAY CUT new YORK RATES.
PASSENGER TARIFFS FROM KANSAS
CITY OUT OF LINE.
Lower Rate Can Now BE Secured
Through st. Paul Than Via the
Direct ROutes-Cut of Mt
Least 81 Expected.

None of the local passenger representa-
tives would admit yesterday that the cut
rates from ST. Paul to New York were
being used in making rates from Kansas
City to New York. 1t is only question of
time, however. until they will be so used.
The rate from St. Paul to New York is S13;
from Kansas City to St. Paul, $1i. or SsI
for the trip from here to New York. The
tariff rate from Kansas City to New York
is $50, or 81 more than the fare made up
by a combination through st. Paul. No
one expects, however. that the combina-
ton through st. Paul will be the best Of
fered. The st. Paul rates must apply from
Chicago, as they apply through Chicago.
Regardless of safeguards there is no way
of preventing their practical application
from Chicago.
The $3.50 rate to Chicago added to the
$13 rate would make a $3.50 rate from
Kansas City to New York, as against the
SO tariff. but even the combination through
Chicago cannot be expected to long re-
main the best that is made as the local
rates from Kansas City to points interme-
diate between both st. Paul and Chicago
and Kansas City and Chicago. added to
the s13 rate to New York. will cut the rate
at least 81 under the tariff.
The stories that anyone is cutting the SO
rate from Kansas City to Seattle are utterly
ridiculous. The rate to Portland is prob
ably being cut in certain instances in an
enort to induce passengers to sail from
there instead Of Seattle for the Klondike.
The rates from Portland and Seattle to
Alaska are the same, and by carrying
passengers to Portland instead of Seattle
several of the Kansas City lines will OBJ
tain much more revenue from the busi-
ness. by avoiding payment of the 81 arbi-
trary to the Northern Pacific, between
Portland and Seattle. Thus, by going to
Portland instead of Seattle the passenger
may benefit at the expense of the Northern
Pacific. but rates out of Kansas City to
Seattle are not being cut. and certainly
Chicago. ILL.,. March l2-The Chicago del
egation to the conference to be held on
Tuesday of next week in New York regard
ing the Alaska rate troubles is composed Of
PASSENGER Traffic Manager White, of the
tian. of the Rock Island, and Chairman
Caldwell, of the Western Passenger Asso-
citation. General Passenger Agent Fee, of
the Northern Pacific. and General Passen-
ger Agent Whitney. of the Great Northern
dian Pacific has signified its willingness to
submit the matters in dispute to arbitra-
tion, but insists that, before the board of
arb1tratorS Is selected, rates shall be re-
stored on the differential basis claimed by
the Canadian Pacific. from which basis the
Western roads say that, by acceding to the
request of the Canadian Pacific in this par
ticularr, they will be giving up what they
have been fighting for, and the proposal
will be declined: Joint notice has been
served by the Northern Pacific and the
Great Northern to all their connections
that no more party tickets at fiat rates
must be sold over their lines to Northern
Pacific coast points. Hereafter tickets of
this kind must be sold on theN rebate plan
are being used for the purpose Of scaIping
intermediate rates.