The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-11
Z. Hone in Permanency of Low
Seoond-Class Fares.
= az RAISED ABOUT MAY Is.
A.exe H. DIeafsord, General Pas
.~nxer and Ticket A1ene uf the
uffw uks@r Ends the Idea That
Esropean Quotations WouIa Last
lpfii septemk~r-He says seattle
y the Chicago of the Northwest.

csntYary 70 the general belief, s. wa~
herzea yesterday that there is conxsger-
4 little prospect in Official railroad circles
a. The iow aeeoBG class rates now quoted
ksxss1 the n.ia4le east and tire North Pa
ae coast Wi remain on the schedules
~<maaeHiiy There Stems every i,kelt-
I'D. Instead, taat the rates wGu take
sr former position Of 80 about the mid
y ~ May. on .9en the summer excursion
tssness begins.
A. 80 the statement sent as. from the
HI that ene fact t.aaE tie quotations
Ia b.ea given to European agents Of
rsascoai.nentaI lines would neesssltate
sxlr remaining unchanged for ssax months,
n aatn next September. IL In denied and
George II. HenTord. general passenger and
Eeket agent Of the Chicago, Milwaukee x
u Paul Who VAS Ia Seattle yesterday
ms that those rates can be changed in
dirty minutes after cable Instructions 10
n ~ have been received
Mr. Hearord says there IS little prospect
II q rate MAR. as the time foT the natural
closing OF the special fhtes referring 70
Nay Is. which be predicts viii be The end
Of the cutting. Is 30 near The Milwaukee
rad wailea this affieiai - prominently rep
FeSents. Is ore of the mast important IN
the intermediate states. operating s.fa4
miles OF line. ard covering all the leadinz
esies Of that region Its most important
bHneh ~ that BET tween Chicago and Min
nsaggiAs and So Paul making IL one ~
ese lines in that territory 81 this trafflc
Z handles more than n third o. the bus
nees of all FIVE.
The inauglira ton of lnw rate system
was greatiy pleasing Ia the Milwaukee as
we'll as 10 ali other lines plying between
Chicago and the Twin Cities. as IL gave
Them tho business 10 that extent Of all
the people that came West. This also
means, gays Mr.. HsaGofd. that there wiiI
De a permanent traffic hgiiit up. IA the
people that settle in the West viii develop
;he agricultural and other resources Of the
iocaiiies whsre they ssttis. and they viii
Also visit hack ard forth ia tae future
shich viii make railroad business.
There haze ALREADY approximately 800
10 sa.p paused over the Chlcage=ss; Paul
anss on their way 80 the Pacific Northwest.
anoe the beginning 81 the low rates. ard
uf shos,s the Milwaukee carried 1900 There
oil be al least double that number more
eome before the middle o; May,
1T means lot of good for this country
- havs i0oao Ia l5.saa people settle in it
ssery spring." sas4 Mr.. ueanord, I'm dis-
sassang westward immigration You need
people out here. for YOU have unparalleled
rssotrces only small part % which have
asen developed In the East, ~e have too
nary people. Ne arc crowded. To exchange
thcm - this country. where there are
not enough people Is legitimate business
ana It builds Mp the country II better for
TIE eetslers. and makes good living gem
enily
Mr. HeaGora was dumfounded when he
sns cut Of bed yesterday mornlng, and
seok walk around the city, He arrived
here the night before. and saw little OF
The seope Of Seattle until yesterday. He
walked all over the insinsss SECTION. out
% Pike street and around FIRST and Sec~
end avenues He had expected that sras"
tie waa etv hat that u was Of the
extent Il showed he never imagined This
n the Chicago 81 The Pacific Northwest
xas his comment He left Chicago three
weeks ago. and since that time has been
coming an the coast from Los Angeles. Ii
vas bis first visit Ia the coast .in twenty
three years. and before he had come only
IS far as san Francisco. He departed for
his home over the Northern Paclsic yesisr-
say afternoon.