The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-20
RAILROAD WAR IN EARNEST
Continued from Page /.


oud class - New York;. u mas 10 furnish
q traveller from Seattle a 81 ticket 70
Portland. which price IS paid IN fun 10
the Northern Pacific. The balance CT rs
cvlded between the roads participating
in the rate, aud the 81 IS charged against
them proport.onately The straight rate
IL New York from Portland - iae same
az from the Sound. The process IS for
the Seattle sca.per TO buy a $40 ticket
from ms city TO New York-for instance
via Portland over the o. X. q y, o. ).
l.. l.. +. and Eastern connections. For
his $50 he gets a s. ticket to Portland and
a 50 ticket from Portland east The
Portland scalper can wire Seattle for
tickets that are sold out Of Portland for
possibly 81. when they cost only $55. after
dedGcting the Northern Pacific local Of,
s.. which Is left TO the Seattle scaiper 10
manipulate.
Old Rate Wars Recalled.
In one office an official said that he was
reminded OF the rate war Of 1856 IN which
most OF the roads III Western territory
we're involved. The mayor OF Chicago
gathered up about ~ tramps and hobos
and sent them 10 81. Louis at "a cents 4
head Al st. Louis the mayor in the
same friendly spirit. added couple of
hundred more and bundled the 10; of 10
Kansas City. where they We're started for
Omaha with ali that could be found in
Kansas CITY Omaha sent them back TO
Chicago. and the crowd had grown to
something ike d thousand. Upon their
arrival IN Chicago the same playful spirit
OF 1olAty prevailed As several weeks pre-
Yious.y. when the hobo army was nrst
sent out and the by-ways and pUriieus
were ransacked Tor the dsordeTiy and
worthless element. ard again the funny
excursion was sent 10 81 Louis Before
they could be shipped ont the rates went
ur. and ST. Louis WAS the sufferer The
rate 1t ali times during the war was 80
cents between any OF the points named,
and the bunch Of human livestock. when
last dumped in ST. Louis. was nearly
l,5oe. The argument Is used that the
very low rate now quoted from me East
VIII bring much undesirable immigration
10 The Coast, which. owing TO the Klondike
excitement is attracting quite as much
attention from those who could not af-
ford 10 pay the fuu rates as those who
could and who simply pass through the
Coast towns on their way north. Many
viii undoubtedly reach the western ter
mini OF the railroads who VII not be able
10 proceed further for lack Of means
The Associated Press dispatches yester-
day show that the rate war is regarded
as a matter OF great Importance. The
following reached the Post-Inteilgencer
last night
The En.t's View of It.
CHICAGO. Feb. I9-East as we'll rs
west bound business has now become in
vowed ia the rate war started yesterday
hy the Canadian Pacific railroad The
Duluth. South Shore & Atlantic. A ca
madam Pacific line. announced TODAY thar
from Duluth and Upper Lake Superior
points on its line Il would make an SIS
frs; class and So second class rate to New
York. From the same points 10 Port
i3nd. Ne.. and Halifax It's rates VIII be
So orsf class and ST. second c.ass These
rates are practically the same as those
po' into eject by the Canadian Pacific
bound "a -. Pau. Lt,tIe doubt :
entertained that the -. Pau lines Will
meet thr rates from thu ,wln cities
StaSupE of rates was 0ut confined 70
TIE hu,uth. South Shore & Atlantic. The
Northern Pacific and the Great Northern
lost no time II meeting ,he Canadian Pa
,tur rates rs the North Pacific points
lary have also gone u sep further and
7annHare3 t7sir Intention az making re-
auctions e1sf-hound as WEI AS west bound
They have announced chat becoming f.
fertYe today tho rate from Seattle % -.
PAU buluta and points in Minnesota.
Narth Dakota arl Manitoba viii be cu1
i1 fwo. Heretofore tne rates have haon
So first class and $50 second class To-
Gay they arN ST trSt class and SCI second
class. irrsCTnlng that case Chicago roads
v3A Jen tAem be tha eats. tha rates they
have arn anrfd from Seattle 90 Chtcago
ffe $%l Hr~t c1ss AMI s3E 20 second
et1~+ Trey haFe not stopped tnere. but
htF" CARRIED gre war i~t1 th@ hfart ~
tt~at Fsr.6c territory. making a $40
o-ef r.f~s ANA go Sfe.aG class rate -
n.s la ontario a0t quebec. ass far east
80 MaHfrtal ard SracA ~ the line ~ the
,.rt lraak raaa f;om Port Huron 70
Montreal
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