The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-17
CALIFORNIA IS affected.
RATE REDUCTIONS Nay HAVE A
FAR-REACHIyG RESULT.
err Pacfac Cat Fares to the Gold
ea State Are Only e33.SO-Cana-
Afsa Pacfnc VIII Take Part.

Another passenger rate war between the
transcontiDental lines has begun. says the
Chicago Inter Ocean For some time the
Great Northern and the Northern Pacific
have been accusing each other of cutting
rates from St. Paul TO the North Pacific
coast points Now both OF those reads
announce that, beginning tomorrow, they
viii make a regular rate OF 81 for sec
ond-ciass passengers from St Paul and
Duluth 20 Seattle, Portland and other
North Pacific coast points. This rate will
affect business to California as well, as
IL reduces the rate from ST. Paul TO San
Francisco, by steamship from the North
ern ports. from $5l.5o To so and s33.sS.
II is certain that the Canadian Pacific
railroad viii take advantage OF the OPP
portGnity afforded IL 70 reduce ITS trans
continental rates 10 the detriment of the
lines from the Atlantic seaooard TO Chi
cago ana from Chicago to st. Paul. The
Canadian Pacific has given formal notice
TO the American roads and the interstate
commerce commission that it will make
as low rates those OF any American line
or combination OF roads The Great
Northern and Northern Pacific cannot
count on the aid Or s.ippo4 or the
Western Passenger Association IN another
war with the Canadian Pacific.
We pulled the chessnuts out of the fire
for the Great Northern and Northern
Pacific once and burned our fingers so
Isiuty mat We Won Try IL again, Sdf1 d
member of the executive committee Of the
Western Passenger Association 1T Is
true we were also 6ghting for the princi
pie that a foreign line of greater length
had no right TO dinerentiai rates on
American traffic The interstate COM
merce commission ruled against the Ca
madam Pacific and il submitted with
good grace TO the decision. Now If the
Great Northern and Northern Pacific have
given the Canadian Paciff- an opportunity
TO reduce transcontinental rates. they
must stand the consequences. On account
of Its longer haul. from ocean TO ocean.
the Canadian Pacific can make more
money on each passenger than the roads
from ST. Paul and Duluth to the Pacific
coast. During the last transeontinental
rate war the Eastern lines had no SYM
pathy for the Western and Northwestern
roads. and none can be expected now. So
far the Great Northern and Northern Pa
cic have reduced the rate only west
bound on second class business. bat reduc-
lions on all classes in both directions are
certain to come soon. AS the California
rates will be reduced all the Western
lines may be drawn into the fight
The Salt Lake Herald says that at pres
ent IL looks though there will be
serious disruption OF terms pertaining to
passenger rates. unless certain Pacific
coast lines are speedily dissuaded from
exercising policy az rate-eutting but re-
Gently adopted. This is not the first time
homeseekers excursions have caused trou-
bic but 1t is the first time the Northern
Pacific and the Great Northern have
made rates to the Coast which are in di-
rect opposition TO any agreement hereto
second class rate from St Paul TO the
Coast for 81, The usual rate is so. Ii
IL a big cut and one that will be met
by other roads IL IL Is continued.