The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-19
4 Magazine With 4 Newspaper.


its American competitors by announcing
a wholesale reduction OF rates. These cuts
affect business in two directions. In the
first place the rates from all New Eng
land points TO Minneapolis and 81. Paul
are slaughtered, ana again New s-DA = al
points and points In the state OF New York
have a blanket rate applied so far as all
business 10 North Pacific coast points is
concerned.
These transcontInental rates have been
cur almost In two. The present rates from
the Atlantic seahoard 10 the North Pacific
coast are S79 ~ first class and $s7 ~ second
class. Tomorrow the Canadian Pacific will
make these rates from all points in New
England and New York so first class and
$50 second class. Rates 10 ST. Paul will be
cut from SO ~ first class and $2s 81 second
class q s21 first class and Sl9 second class.
On learning the Canadian PaCitic's in
teution IN the matter the Grand Trunk
road at once invited the Chicago roads 20
join Il IN meeting these rates via Chicago.
They have been importuning the Grand
Trunk for months ~ Join them III meeting
canadian PACtgic rates. little thinking mat
as soon as such ar agreement was affected
the Canadian Pacific AT one slash would
work such havoc with their revenues. II
they agree 10 the Grand Trunks REQUEST.
Il viii mean the immediate reduction Of
The rates from Chicago TO North Pacific
puiUts from SRl.5o first class and 81 - soc
end class 20 so first class and $50 second
Doubtless the Northern Pacific and the
Great Northern roads VIII be anxious
should Join ia meeting tho rates.
Their refusal would simply mean that
they rad gore cut Of business for the time
heirE. and that would mean that the two
roads named running west from St Paul
would E~t little or none 81 the business
because they would have no Eastern con-
reciinn~ % take II - them aud the Cana
liam F7..8c Is not likely 20 give them any
y meeting ~ interested lines has been cali
ed far tomorrow - decide on some definite
course 20 action but Il may have to he al
ienrned "a the beginning ~ The week on
account 4 the ahseuce - mnny 81 N. gen
er8t PASSENGER acef+a 81 -. Ts-. \.
meeting held here today Il was decided 20
ask tho trunk NSss ru "a .x.ss "a liNfaftwr th..
Canadian Pacific.
News From other Points
BUFFALO. FEB. ls-The Commercial
The Klondike rate war between the ca
uaatAn Pacific and American lines has as
@1ifi's = \ serious aspect ard. judging from
otHci&i circulars received In Buffalo ihls
morning X Viii Max nercer during The
next thirty DAYS
Tire Canadian Pacific has officially an
uouneed shat 4 has Reduced So regular
fare from RuEsla ard surrounding terrf-
tors 20 Vancouver and ntAer Nerfh pa
Citc coast points - So first class anH ss0
sesNsHd class This means : cat 81 81 -
f 81 a''' class and a cut of 50 for 7"oand
The r cellar rate published ~ American
lines = oo~ 50 - for Hrst class ana 81 "a,
S@eo~t c,ass u Pacific co8S; points
MONTREAL Feb IS--The canadian Pa
c.hr 70 2ay has mazda a cat tn grain rates
ffcca RIs1+1 - TIE Atlantic sea hra I'd.
The paiaih. SaufA Shore a Atlantic. one
cclneci r ats % - cents on graln. aoa-
a1d retsis,t1Ts- FVeiE4t Traffic Manager
hee-NoTt7 stated 'oeiay ;aat this rsse -
Taoe eu bas@ - the present. rate q
l. rsnFs fr0tn Chicago 20 Boston together
w,te tee -tte y eeo's from caieaxo
e.