The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-03-12

The passenger rate disturbance
which was predicted three weeks ago
when special homeseekers' rates were
announced by the Great Northern and
Northern Pacific. has occurred and nc
railroad prophet can foresee it's end.
The 500 line will start the trouble
at an early day. perhaps tomorrow. by
making rate to the coast based on
the rate Of SIS. This means a cut of
about one-half in tariff to intermediate
points for the Great Northern and
Northern Pacific rate Of S25 applies
only to points beyond which the regu-
lar standard fare is only $25. The Soc
threatens to apply it's cut to Mime
sofa and North Dakota, and await the
result on the American lines to reduce
their local rates.
An official Of the 500 yesterday said
that 1t was preposterous to ask the
500 and Canadian Pacific to make a
rate Of $25 to the coast when such a
rate was designed only to benefit the
American lines. He said the Amer
lean roads had settled all the territory
they can for the present in Minnesota,
Dakota and Montana, and now they
are reaching out for settlers for Ida no.
Washington and Oregon. Such immi-
grafton cannot be of any benefit to
the 500 and Canadian Pacific, and the
AdtCS put III Ny Iuc IOduS WOulQ De Q1S-
astrous to the 500 and Canadian Pa
cif1c, which would be compelled, in con-
sequence. for their own self-protection
to more than meet
wait until our circular appears. -
said the 500 official. There will be
smoke in the air and it won't come
from peace pipe"
Whether the reduced rates on the
Canadian Pacific and 500 would be
made to apply in both directions was
not stated.
But this is not the only fight the
northern transcontinental lines have
on hand. They have another with the
Santa Fe and Southern Pacific and
other roads in the South and South
west. The trouble is over the rates to
Los Angeles for the National Educa-
tional association convention.
When 1t had been decided by the as
ISOLATION to hold its convention in Los
Angeles the Santa Fee passenger rep
resentative promised to make a round
trip rate from Missouri river points to
Los Angeles of $50, with an under
standing that such rates should apply
only to tickets returning by the same
route. For an additional $3.50 the
Santa F'e promised a return trip via
Portland and the Shasta route. Then
the date for the convention was fixed,
and after all preliminaries had been
ScItlGQ lie OdHId Il T ana SOuCnGrn Ia
cific notified the association that on
business via Ogden, returning through
the Shasta and Portland route to St
Paul, there would be a charge of SIS
more. The roads then demanded from
the Northern Pacific and Great North
ern $3.50, or Sc more than it put in.
thereby placing the Northern lines at
a disadvantage.
The lines running through Ogden re-
fused to agree not to participate in
this business, but gave notice that they
would sell round-trip tickets to Los
Angeles for $3.50, returning
through Portland, whereupon the
Southern Pacific announced that it
would refuse to honor such tickets.
The Northern lines at the same time
notified the Santa Fe and Southern
Pacific that they could not accept less
than S2o fer the haul from Portland to
st. Paul or to Missouri river points.
The result is a most complicated
situation, which certainly promises to
become more complicated before 1t Is
Strengthened out.
The rate to the Baptist convention
in San Francisco will not be affected
by the quarrel over Los Angeles 1t
has been fixed at one first class thirty
day rate Of $50 for round trip. Pas
sengers going by way of Portland will
pay $3.50 or $3.50 from ST. Paul.
The Great Northern, Northern Pa
ciflc, 500 and Canadian Pacific have
announced an intention to meet the
rate to Portland, Tacoma, Seattle, Vic
toria. Vancouver on the same dates
and conditions.