The herald., 1898-02-25
A CANADIAN CUT RATE
FROM SAN FRANCISCO TO THE
EAsTERN COAST
THE oREG0N's LOW RATE SEEN
The Northern Route Goes Two Dollars
Better-The Joint Traffic Case
Reaches Hearing
Associated Press Special Wire


SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 2i-Next Sat-
urday the Canadian Pacific company will
make cut rate from San Francisco via
Victoria. The cut will be a very substan-
tial one, and passengers H1ll be trans
ported from this city to New York. first
class. for $40. or for $50 second class. This
is the first reduction that has been made
by any line directly out of San Francisco.
About a week ago the Oregon Railway and
Navigation company announced low
schedule to all points east from Portland,
Ore. The rates quoted were $50 and s25 to
New York for first and second class pas
sage, respectively. From San Francisco
to Portland. however. the local rate of
sl2 frst-cIass, and 50 second class is re-
quired to be added. 1t will be at once seen
therefore that the cut of the Canadian
Pacific is 81 lower than that of the o. r. &
n. on first-class tickets.
A CASE IN COURT
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24-The supreme
court today began hearing the joint traffic
case in which the United States seeks to
have the agreement on the part OF the
thirty-one leading railroads of the coun-
try constituting the Traffic association as
formed in 1895. declared null and void and
TO have the association enJ0ineu 1roth opsf-
ating under this agreement.
Senator George Edmunds of Vermont,
minister to England E. ]. Phelps and
Hon. James Carter of New York are among
the list of legal talent engaged. Solicitor
General Rishards appeared for the gov
ernment today. The time for the preseh-
tation of the case was extended so as to
give counsel for the railroads four hours'
making six hours for the entire hearing.
Mr. Richards opened today. He de-
pended largely upon the decision OF the
supreme court in the Transmissouri Freight
association case as to the precedent IN the
case arguing that there was praeucaiiy
no difference between the agreement III
that case and the agreement OF the roads
which are parties to the Joint Traitic as
sociation. ~
Mr.. Richards was followed by Mr.. Car
ter for the traffic association. he contend
ed that instead of being a restraint OF
trade. the Joint Traffic association agree
ment was actually intended to promote
trade and commerce.
In conclusion, Mr.. Carter said If such
an agreement as that for the tranic asso-
cia tion could not be enforced, one OF three
things must happen. Either all raiiroau
TRANSFORMATION must be abandoned. all the
roads must consolidate, or all competing
roads must be found daily violating
criminal law. The first two alternatives
were not likely to occur, and inevitably the
the third must
"In other words" said Justice Brewer.
| interrupting. 1.-The railroads are to be ex-
pected to disobey the law unless they are
allowed to give a bond to one another te
| obey it?'
| In reply to this observation Mr.. Carter
said: "It is possible to put such obligations
| on men that it is not possible for human
nature to observe them
Mr. Carter spoke for two and hall
hours, holding the courts attention untii
the hour of adjournment.
SUED FOR DAMAGES
PHOENIX, Ariz., Feb. 24.-The Maricopa
{, and Phoenix and Salt River Valley railway
was sued today by the heirs of Mrs. J. H
Root for s26, 600. Last June at railroad
crossing. one of the defendants trains
crashed into a buggy containing Mrs. Root.
the woman being thrown to the ground and
/ so injured that she died month later.
A CASE APPEALED
| STOCKTON. Feb 24-The attorneys for
the Southern Pacific company filed no.
tice of appeal today in the case OF Harry
/ t Vizelich against the company for dam
4 ages for injuries which he received in the
railroad accident of over year ago. Vize-
Itch sued the company for $4,000 damages
and secured judgment for $4,000.
WANTS NO WAR
i CHICAGO, Feb. 4.-NOticc was served
by the Southern Pacific road today on all
Its connections that it will not participate
in the present rate war inaugurated by the
Canadian Pacific railway in transcontin-
entail business, but will insist on full pro-
portions on all business ticketed over its
lines. The Southern Pacific has as much
4 Klondike business originating in California
as it can very well handle over its Shasta
route. On this 1t is receiving full local
fares, and it thinks it would be very fool
ish to place them in jeopardy by takinG
part in a fight in which it is very remotely
interested. The effect of its decision will
be to bar still further the Missouri river
gateways against the cut rates. Roads
using those gateways have been exceeding
ly anxious from the outset Of the fight tc
protect these gateways.
General passenger agents of the western
roads had a meeting here today to con-
. slider the action to be taken on the conduct
of the transcontinental rate war. 1t was
decided that for the present at least the cut
rates should be strictly confined to the St
Paul gateway. A committee of seven was
appointed to prepare plan for the conduct
of the war. to report to another genera
meeting to be held tomorrow
Reports are in circulation that the Can.
! adian Pacific road is buying up stocks oi
the Minneapolis and st. Louis. with view
of securing a controlling interest. The