The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-23
PICNIC FOR THE seal ERS
All Aboard, If You're Going East,
West or South.
LOW, LOWER AND LOWEST
Down Tumble the Rates and They'll
Stay Tumbled Till the Canadian
Pacific Takes Tumble
to Itself

There was nothing especially new IN
the railroad rate war yesterday. but
local agents are expecting something 10
happen to-day as further reductions
are looked for, and it is predicted that
before the war is ended the Canadian
Pacific will be brought TO time. The
American lines can do business as
cheap1y as any railroad on the conti-
nent, and even the support of the gov
eminent will not, 1t is argued. enable
the Canadian Pacific to vanquish the
American lines. OF course none of the
transcontinenta1 lines can make a profit
by carrying passengers at the present
low rate, which insure a daily loss on
the part of all lines interested. The
Canadian road bames the American
lines for all the trouble, but the real
point at issue is whether the Canadian
Pacific and its connections are entitled
to a dfferential of s. 30 and IS respect
lively on first class and second class
tickets sold to Pacific coast points.
That differential was readily granted
the Canadian Pacific four years ago
when 1t was without railroad connec-
ton with Vancouver, it's Pacific termi-
nus. and the American points south
along the coast. But such communi-
cations have long since been effected.
The Canadian Pacific passenger is no
longer obliged to take steamer a the
coast and sail south to Seattle, Tacoma.
Portland or San Francisco.
Moreover, the Canadian Pacific is held
to enjoy decided advantage over the
American lines i'll the matter of Alas
kan business. Not only has the British
line direct connection with it's own
steamers, but ii lies all in Canadian
territory. Thus travellers combining
themselves to the Canadian Pacific are
relieved of custom duties and can at
ford TO pay more for transportation.
But the Canadian Pacific notified all
the American lines some weeks ago
that ii expected them To add its differ
entail to its existing rates when they
sold tickets to the Pacific coast. The
American lines refused To add
1t is believed that the interstate COM
merce commission viii aid the Ameri-
can lines TO the extent of suspending
the long and short haul clause for ali
the territory affected by the war, as
we'll as the ten days notice of a resto-
ration of the rates. An application to
that effect has been made.
The Rio Grande office has received
instructions TO sell 10 Portland from
Butte at the same rate that other roads
sell to Seattle and Tacoma.
The Butte ticket brokers are reaping
the greatest harvest of their lives as a
result of the war and they are quoting
SDfilt low rates 10 all points
East, West and South.
The Canadian Pacific has issued the
following statement regarding the rate
cutting war: For years past, by ar
rangement with its competitors for Pa
cific coast passenger business. the Ca
madam Pacific railroad has been au-
thorized TO quote lower rates by its
main line via Port Arthur than those
in force by way of the other transcon-
tinental lines, the difference being S7.50
on first-class tickets and So on second
class tickets. Some weeks ago when
the Kiondike business commenced to
move, the Western lines in the United
States, with the cooperation of the
Grand Trunk railroad of Canada. and
other Eastern lines. and without the
concurrence of the Canadian Pacific,
disf egarded 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 We're 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 S15.25 to
S21.S5 below tariff rates. conference
of the Western roads was called and
the Canadian Pacific invited to send a
representative, but the latter declined
TO do so until the regular rates were
restored by the American lines. Find
ing that the rate situation of the West
ern lines was growing worse day by
day, the Canadian Pacific filed a schcd-
uie of passenger rates, tn take effect
Feb. 10, making its published tariff
rates as low. as far as it knows. as the
lowest that had been secretly given by
any of the other routes, ana it contem-
plates a continuance of this practice of
fling and publishing as its open tariff
the very lowest rates that may be JUS
titled by the action of the other lines or
any of them
Robert Kerr traffic manager If the
Canadian Pacific west of Lake super
Tor, also made this statement in an in
terview: we concluded that the
United States lines We're not living up
TO their agreement They were cutting
rates on every hand. placing their bust
ness in the hands of scalpers. and we
concluded to give the people the share
that the American lines We're giving TO
scalping ticket brokers and cut the
rates in half The net proceeds of
ticket under the old rate that was Sc
cured by the United States lines would
amount to only $50. SO we concluded TO
give the difference to the Yukon gold
seeker toward the purchase Of his outfit
You should understand that the Ameri-
can lines do not liye up 20 the inter-
state commerce law. In many respects
this law is dead letter t. the United
States Unconstitutional lines, but they
see that the Canadian Pacific does not
violate it, otherwise they would COM
bine against us. The result is, there is
no line that lives up TO the decalogue
as we do
Mrs. A. J. White Of BIT North Wash
ington street, Butte. has been a great
sufferer Of headaches and neuralgia.
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