The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-07
OUTLOOK FOR.sLEEprNG can RATE
President HtIl Has Thrown = Bomb
at the Pallmans.

II seems that the reduction in sleeping
car rates betweea Seattle and the Twin
Cities ts not In BE great as
WAS al first announced. wcrd having
reached here yesterday that both the
Great Northern and Northern Pacific
would -seli palace car privileges for the
Journey at SIC. and the date for this Ia
go into effect was set as April 10. instead
OF April IL. according To the first am
nouncement.
There are some who doubt the truth Of
this report claiming that IA the Great
Northern has already officially announced
the reduction To SO II Is bound to stand
by that figure How the report could
have reached Seattle. and at the same
time not he puhticly known In 81 paui.
IL anuther mystery It Is. however. the
belief that; ~ the telegram was from
high railroad official IL gave "A report az
the result of the conference among the
railroad men that has been in progress.
and the proceedings of which have not vet
been published. IL "a considered poSsihle
tina, the influence 81 the Pullman ana
Wagner companies WAS sufficient Ia ef-
feet "A comprorlise, although noi success
fu I'm preventing al reduction u IL ~
pected that the Great Northern ~iii make
n statement before TIE end nj the week
at least before April 10
In discussing the initial reduction the
Chicago Times Herald had thr following.
at j. evident from the expressions ~
Western passenger officials that There
viii lie great amount az sorrow Il re-
cuctiuf, IS brought about L - The gen.
eral opinion that President iIill has gone
onf "a fight thU e5etping ear companies
and II IS agreed that 40 railroad cfacial
In IN" country is ~ better position to
do so " 3uid pat up a stronger aght
The prophecy taat "a general eat iu
Western Sievpsus car rates VIII be mad.
= based nu the conditions existing AmanE
mevt uf 'he salraad companies and the
Iyw uamsre ftaf'au companies. If the
We~t a. hsst hayt. contracts with the
Pullman ur WaEu.r safnpH gitz providing
for any shsrs of vas p-s'ss.s rron the .asl,
Of herths They sinVv h8ul she -ars ana
pay much \ ~ - far thss privilege tte
argument being f6at tne rNfra a.r.,truls,-
dation Increases thr stl. * tirkc.s Tire
contracts. however. IsreNt5a that tr.. zIear.
low IA any competing company az, his
clause VIII depend the Future fAs~s fa~
hcrfh.
The Great Northern owns its sleeping
chr equipment. President filll haI un, ~
ask ANYBODY before he announced the re-
dii...ttn Hts rate tfom - Fau4 e. che
facsnc cos-t Will hereafter lse So The
rat frHfn Chicago ~ ~ {sAut - s. 5a
nlAklue total sarcptnS car charge AZ
~ ffao this city 60 The coast TIE
charge ts any II tire roads RUNNING
thorough Missouri river gatcw"vs !> s.
Q difference nf SSsd II Vii therefore -.
sron ths; the sleeping caT companies
re,~~ fro,r herr sye higher {hsu -, nay
~ Sha 'ifFtt Nogthefn. Thsf re " -ss,srt
eSer liaeS NIL demand a rssstUrtf3s under
fhel~ contracts Is expertca.
II e Is ir'3r that sno Pate Nil rrHs Ia
a. the So originally decided upan. &c -
eQnalis tfav tha. Il wilt le fhe ssVerast
h'ow tHaf has te@n .}ean The slssnyns cRr
nsHNrpnlles ia sefeTsa4 wars. TIE hiss ~
= - or M 'east s. - ga every tssss.eS sstA
NIL AKA rsfs {ato shN naioous In th~
coarse 80 a year aa8 therefore decrease
tNs rf.ss earnings - an ea0ynut,<
owetrf ENeu 81 eHe Is1~S bic rate az
- reduction ot s. -. 0r ~ - cents sv
Tn fis-1tt5 river sHts fha itSs sosstA "a
efofeorfisosfely &rest Tire Great North
e. ie fhe ouiY line Ser rhe WeSf sass ss a.,
a. independent fe"uaE ia teis matter a.