The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-20
WAR ON RAILWAY RATES
PASSENGER FARES sLASHED IN TWO
BY NORTHWESTERN LINES.
Cheap Travelling Both Ways Between
the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
canadians Responsible.

CHICAGO, Feb. 19.-East-bound as we'll as
west-bound business has now become in
volved in the rate war started yesterday by
the Canadian Pacific Railroad. The Duluth.
South Shore & Atlantic, a Canadian Pacific
line announced that from Duluth and other
Lake Superior points on it's lines it would
make an SIS first-class and SIT second-class
rate 70 New York From the same points to
Portland and Halifax its rate will be $40
first class and $40 second class. These rates
are practically the same as those put into
effect by the Canadian Pacific west-bound
to st. Paul. Little doubt is entertained that
tho st. Paul line will meet the rates from
the twin cities. The slashing of rates was
contired to the Duluth. South Shore e. At
lantic. The Northern Pacific and the Great
Northern lost no time in meeting the Cana
dian Pacific rates to North Pacific coast
points and have announced their intention
IF making reductions east and west. They
have announced that, becoming effective to-
day. the rate from Tacoma to st. Paul, Du-
luth and points in Minnesota North Dakota
and Manitoba will be cut in two. Hereto
fore the rates have been $50 for first class
and $40 for second class. To-day they are
$25 first class and $40 second class. Presum-
ing that the Chicago roads will join them in
the cuts the rates they have announced
from Tacoma to Chicago are $3.50 first class
and $3.50 second class. They have not
stopped there, but have carried the war into
the heart of Canadian Pacific territory,
making $40 first-class rate and $50 sec
ond-class rate to points in Ontario and Que
bee as far east as Montreal and south of the
line of the Grand Trunk from Port Huron
to Montreal.
A strenuous effort will be made to keep
10 artf Of ha Missouri river
gateways. To do so it will be necessary for
the Missouri lines to go out of the business
entirely from, all territory in which the Ca
madam Pacific is a competitor, and whether
they will agree to do SO is doubtful. Even
should they be so minded. the problem will
not be entirely solved, because the reduc-
ions through ST. Paul will affect Montana
rates, and they in turn will have bearing
ON Ogden and other Utah rates. 1t is more
probable that an all-round rate war will
have to be fought out before the situation
can be cleared up and restored to normal
condittoGs.
MONTREAL Feb ia semi-omclal
statement was issued by the Canadian Pa
cifc Railway officials to-day regarding the
rate-cutting war now being carried on to
Klondike and Pacific coast points. The
statement in part is as follows: For years
past, DY dTTduSclHShb Win 40 NCAHPNSANSAS
for Pacific coast passenger business the
Canadian Pacific Railroad has been author
lied to quote lower rates by its main line
via Port Arthur than those in force by way
of the other transcontinental lines, the diff
ference being $3.50 on first-class tickets and
S. on second-cass tickets. Some weeks
ago when the Klondike business COM
menced to move, the Western lines in the
United States with the cooperation of the
Grand Trunk Railway, of Canada, and
other Eastern lines, and without the con-
garded the differentials that had been in
force and openly quoted the same rates
to and from Pacific coast points as those
quoted by the Canadian line. Tariffs were
ignored and tickets sold practically at any
price that might be necessary to secure the
passengers, Canadian Pacific agents having
bought in January second-class tickets
from Eastern United States points to the
Pacific at rates ranging from $15.25 to $2l.S5
below tariff rates. A conference of the
Western roads was called and the Canadian
Pacific invited to send representative, but
the latter declined to do so until the reg
uIar rates were restored by the American
lines. Finding that the rate situation of
the Western lines was growing worse day
by day. the Canadian Pacific filed sched-
ule of passenger rates, to take effect Feb.
49, making it, published tariff as low, as far
as it knows rs the lowest that had been Sc
cretly given by any of the other routes,
and IL contemplates continuance of this
practice of filing and publishing its open
tariff the very lowest rates that may be
justified by the action of the other lines,
or any of them"