The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-06-09
Low RATES
TO SEATTLE
During Educators
Meeting.
iEW RAILROAD Law OF kiiSiS
James J. Nil Coming Out to the
Coast Sometime This
Month,
lEW RAILROAD Law OF kiiSsS

Colorado lines are threatening %
make very low rates To- ali western
points In order to draw traffic 10 the
West,
Hereafter the long. gloomy tunnels
~ she PonnFyivania system are 80
bc illuminated by electricity. and
track work viii De- greatly facilitated
a. The Old smoky torch will b. rele-
ssnted 20 the haneyard o. Oblivion
ana the electric liEbt viii DE gubstl-
tuted
The Illinois Central in the first Of
the Chicago lines 50 enter Cuba.
The once 81 general manager u
the Kansas city. Piitshurg q aulf
has been abolished.
srd of the conductors recently dis
missed, and more, Il u said. VIII be
put back to work.
n - untsrstoosi that the 81 Louis.
pesua a Narlhern villa, in short
: 900 ,.ass,s: - 49, a>.--- ~
Chicago 8 Alton.
The neW railroad R~ q Kansas.
which abolished the railroad com
mission and established a court II
visitation. j. demonstrating how asil
satisfied the pespia are with the
frasis u the state. The court has
had but one complaint nlsd. and ne
once forty merchants. AL the town
possessed cxeFpt the complainant.
signed tumanAtrance. stating that
hes wsre perfectly satisfied with the
roads treatment. and the paper has
be~n framed and hangs In the court
room.
Tgar Seattle 4 International viii
inausurato a new time card about
June Is. and daily train will be
placed on the run between Seattle
and snaauaimie Falls
{. J. sisspie. district freight ana
passenger agent for the Southern
raslac. is sn Tacoma today.
~. ~ Halnes. 81 the Phillips. Jud-
san excursion ONCE. returned this
morning from Hunting. ore. where
h. accompanied the Ancient order
81 United v urkmen on their sreur.
sion.
The Oregon Railway & Navigation
company has Just received an an
nsuncemeui Of the excursion rate 20
the meeting 81 the National Teach
srs' association A. Los Angeles. The
round trip rate from Portland win
be- 80. via The Shasta route. or f4t
Va the o. n a ". steamers The
rate from local points covered by
the q II. a y. lines 10 Portland will
he one and ouc-nfth fares Tor tee
round trip.
James J. Hin. president. and u,
Miller. yice-prssidsnt. and ,. W.
nsahen. western traffic manager -
the Great Northern. VII b. in Seattle
IN a fsw days
The Great Northern has just re-
celvea a new freight schedule from
the PitisbnrK territory t. Pacific
cnaas terminals as follows: Cast iron
ripe. si-a cents per hundred. in effect
after August y. plain and EiaKed
iron wire. nails and spikes. and barb
81 fence wire. including staples,
guards. stage. and stretches. ia
cents per hundred. in effect after
June u.
=. q. Hawkins. assistant general
freight agent for the Northern Pa
che at Portland. Is in the city
The Northern Pacific IL considering
taking OF one Of its tranHcontinental
trains. and In place 81 the double
daily service. viii only run a single
train daily The train VIII be run
from Portland direct, and special
train viii run from Seattle 10 meet
the train AT Puyaliup junction. where
Il viii be switched in and made a
part Of the through train.
The Great Northern and Northern
Pacific roads have announced that
during the meeting Of the National
Educational association In Los An
geies they viii make as low rates
from st. Paul TO Portland. Tacoma
and Seattle NJ are made by other
lines Co South Pacific coast points.
The rate now agreed upon - one
fare for the round trip. but when the
business begins 10 move In July IL
H. almost certain that there Will be
reductions On rates to all Pacific
coast points. The lines reaching Cal
lfornia via the ogden gateway have
threatened to cut rate to los An
g,.lcs. unless the uuion Pacific puts
"A stop to what they consider r. dis
crlmiuation against them and in ia
vor % the Santa Fe. One thing GER
tain il that the Santa Fe, practicaiy
having It's own rails all the way from
Chicago to Los Angeles. will he able
20 meet the competition Of any rival
route
y. c Hawkins. Renerhl manager Of
the White Pass q Yukon railway.
VIII arrive this evening on the Cot
taee city from Alaska. Mr.. Hawk
Inas has been IN Alaska for about
six week looking after the affairs OF
the company and the construction Of
the road from white Pass 10 Lake
Bennett. lie has also been making
ARRANGEMENTS for the opening Of the
road az soon as II Is completed.
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ro,,.oian IN Tacoma Sunday