The herald., 1898-02-19
A MOVE MEANING WAR
rs MADE BY THE CANADIAN
PACIFIC
WESTERN RATES CUT IN TWO
ALI the Trunk Lines Will Be Asked to
Assist in Fighting the
Canadian
Associated Press Special Wire

| CHICAGO, Feb 1S.-The Canadian Pa
| cific road today exploded bomb among
the 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 st. Paul
are slaughtered; and, again, New England
points and points in the state of New York
| have had blanket rate applied, so far as
all business to North Pacific coast points is
| concerned. These transcontinental rates
| have been cut almost in two. The present
rates from the Atlantic seaboard to the
| North Pacific coast are S79.35, first class,
| and $67.40, second class Tomorrow Tie
Canadian Pacific will make these rates
from all points in New England and New
York $40, first class, and $50. second class.
Rates to st. Paul will be cut from $3.50.
first class, and $3.50, second class, to 500,
first class. and $19, second class.
On learning the Canadian Pacifc's in
tention in the matter the Grand Trunk
road at once invited the Chicago roads to
join it in meeting these rates via Chicago.
They have been importuning the Grand
Trunk for months to join them in meeting
Canadian Pacific rates, little thinking that
as soon as such an agreement was effected,
the Canadian Pacific alone, at one slash,
would work such havoc with their reve-
nues. If they agree to the Grand Trunks
| request, it will mean the immediate reduc-
ton of the rates from Chicago to North
Pacific points from $61.50, first class, and
$51.5O, second class, to $40, first class, and
$780, second class. Doubtless the Northern
Pacific and the Great Northern roads will
be as anxious as the Grand Trunk that the
Chicago roads should join in meeting the
rates. Their refusal would simply mean
that they had gone out of the business for
the time being, and that would mean that
the two roads named running west from
ST. Paul would get little or none Of the
business, because they would have no east
ern connections to take it to them, and the
Canadian Pacific is not likely to give them
any.
A meeting of interested lines has been
called for tomorrow to decide on some
definite course of action, but it may have
to be adjourned to the beginning of the
week on account of the absence of many
OF the general passenger agents in the
east. At a meeting held here today it was
decided to ask trunk lines to assist in fight
ing the Canadian Pacific.
RATES CUT IN TWO
TACOMA, Wash, Feb. 1S.-The Northern
Pacific railroad announces a big cut in pas
senger rates to become effective Saturday,
February 10, The rate from Tacoma to St.
Paul. Duluth and points in Minnesota,
North Dakota and Manitoba will be cut in
two. Heretofore the rates to the above
points have been $50, first class, and $40,
second class. In effect next Saturday, the
rates will be $25. first class, and $40, second
class.
The rates from Tacoma to Chicago will
be S31.50, first class, and $26.5 second class.
To points in Ontario and Quebec, as far
east as Montreal and south of the line of
the Grand Trunk railway, Port Huron to
Montreal, $40, first class, and $50, second
class.
The same rates will prevail from the east
to Tacoma.
The Canadian Pacific announces that 1t
will meet these rates one day later, Sun
day, February 90
hit EN- AGAIN
MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Feb. 1S.-The |
500 Pacific has announced, as effective on |
February 20, a rate from Minneapolis and
st. Paul to Puget sound points of SIS, first
class, $40, second class, and to Portland
IS higher.
KANSAS PACIFIC SALE
TOPEKA, Kan, Feb 1S.-A special to
the Capital from Salina says: The gov
ernment lien on the middle division of the
Kansas Pacific railroad in Kansas was
sold this morning in this city. The road
was bought by Alvin w. Krech and Wins
low S. P. Pierce, representing the reor-
ganization committee, for Sc, 300, 900. There
was no competition at the sale. Mr. Krech
was the only bidder. W. d. Cornish acted
as auctioneer