The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-21

IFS. there is no knowing where It will
end.
IL II said on what appears good aii-
thorisy that the 500 and Canadian Pa
cshc are not going 10 submit 10 any more
cutting without taking hand that will
hold butcher knife sharp enough TO
cut Oft s. ard $40 al a siash. until travel
charges ara al the lowest ehb: and once
the Dominion limo enters the prospective
fight. with the competition OF the Great
Northern and Northern Pacific between
themselves and mutually against their
competitor across the border, II Is believed
that the srrsrYser OF lisa viii see the cheap
est fares for long journeys that were
ever known In American railroadng
This Ia. 81 course. msre speculation bu,
there is a general feeling on the part of
most railroad meg here and as far cas-,
as the Twin Cities and Chicago that the
end in reducing il not yet II has been
said In Chicago that the interstate cem-
merce commission has given out it, u.,i-
nahum that If ther@ is more trouble IL
will not take a hand In the settlement.
bat VIII let the lres concerned doctor
their own ailments The remark OF Gem
erai Traffic Manager Kerr. OF the Ca
madam Pacific that sthe worm viii, turn"
made in Seattle Saturday evening may
mean mere than appears on the surface
Canadian Feels Hurt.
Regardless ar the merits az the contro-
VERSES that have heen on between the
American reads and the Canadian Pacific
for the last several years there lrs no
denying the far; that tht Dominion road
feels hart. and that II viii require slight
excuse for 1t To take a part In Western
traffic charges that may force IT'S broth
er Jonathan to 60 - the lowsss depths
~ TRANSPORTATION rates. The Southern
Inns have already entered ths field by an
r.tt1rcing rates IN southern California
based Oh the 81 secort-cisSs rate now
~ vogue, and reads leading 20 the Ogden
gateway are 0a tho same footing making
thu cuf unifo~ya throughout ina West.
In rne with ass Oft shown policy of be-
lng cot a. The ordinary" ard usual
rveSsssn; tiln. or the Great Northern. il
~ Relieved viii mot see shS condition or
taIn.ng for Icing tut VII take another
siefa tsat will cause tse fu~rrsslf ali ever
again Then the Canadian uaes would
- given the chance 1t ls said they caest
May Cut to $40.
The 81 Paul Parser Press has this
about The apinrers condition. The Of
fseiais ot the 500 tire DO rot take kindly
10 tho cant in s&cosa.clas* fares 10 the
Pacific coast. rs announced * Tie North
crn Pacific srd Great Northern anil
while they have rs%t this rate ~ So shev
arm vail 80 b. preparing IN connection
WatE ffse tAkk&ttsttA flAEff1ss 20 drop ffaES
azure agft - sgat ansi make sla rate
II - apparently the beginning os a ~
sumption ~ TIRE rates II vuxS@ sm&f year
snteFwsrssasse p0tnt rate~ wfis ~ baSess m
the 81 rate ~ the Coast and shss - *.
ps.ctpS 80 &give sfs SaysNeTn Pacific ard
ttresE Northern "a a further reduction -
Tse interest the sssAisc ia taking in the
contest Sc Shown nv tho ruass~r a. ays-
nlsestfons fnat are hzssag received :a~ tisK-
cts a. the saeAi offices - almost All East.
pfzg swa Western Elnss having agencies n
SAITH. There have alTeair a~en ~
c%fxsS4 many deposits in payment se-
tickets az friends ~ ihe ,teTnsttc-s wae
Are contemplating coming - the West
ana athsrs wAo attended coEsslng later in
'he year are taking ADVANTAGE - sha
present law rafe~, Every tFasn that a.
TsYs< from tku last ssars al She ~ax
frarn . z1aan 90 80 1fss immigrants Bat
tNs fxApwi has aet hesn so great as Was
expected. ard sRss ressaa - sesevsa 70
~ that satex In TIE seasca there Will be
x5lM se~er rates
tat May Apply Battle-Ground