The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-28
Condemned nv Resolution of
Trunk Lines Passenger
Committee.
SOUTHERN PACIFIC SCORED.
Requested 10 Withdraw lis he
duced Rate 10 New York
Proposition Dcclined-tien-
rrai Railroad Notes.

The New York Merchants As%o,ia. iuu has
Incurred tn" disfavor even at us home lines
in the attempt TO force reduced rates f-uai
Southwestern and Southeastern lines for its
summer and fall meetings. At a meeting Of
The Trunk Lines Passenger Committee. held;
N New York, a proposition Of the South
western Passenger Bureau for a fare and
one-thir'i on the certificate plan from Texas
points to New York. selling daily Tor thirty
days from July a. return tickets TO be sold
any date from August 10 Il. was de
ciined- This proposition was made TO meet
the rate put in ty the Southern Pacific
from Texas points, in opposition To that put
in by other Southwestern lines. limiting the
dates of sales from August to ). and which
latter proposition was accepted by the
trunk lines
Furthermore. To show its ,iisappTuval Of
the undcrhsui methods Tcsor;cI jo 10y the
New York Merchants Association and H..
southern Pacific Company tine Trunk
Lines Committee passed the following.
resolution:
Resolved. That this committee earnestly
protests against Inc urfriondly action o. the
Merchants Association making an inii-
fidual ARRANGEMENT with the southern Pa
citc Company for TIE sale ~ tickets: and al
eFn Pacific Company in arranging Tor Il
orc-and-one-ttird fare aH certificate. sll. "
tickets 10 continue for thirty DAYS and asks
tn" Southern Pacific to withdraw such Az
rafigement: and further protests against the
circular issued hy III. Merchants ksSncia-
ton in reference ia th, routing of freight "a
This is TeG-hot shot night from home.
and clearly proves. a. The Republic has
asserted, that New York merchants have
no right whatever Ia ask reduced rates
from Texas points. as they are not tribu-
tary To the New York market, and have not
beer buying their supplies from Their. Tor
years. 81. Louis controls the dry goods trade.
of Texas ana New York knows IT, Her
OWN railroad lines. therefore. condemn her
merchants tricks to force tr4dt from This
territory. The Southern Paciiic's action. if
persisted ia may prove costly TO that COM
Hany In making future traffic arraugr-
meutS.
II has been reported that the Southern
Hallway Is participating IN the rate made
by the Southern Pacific. This must be 4
mistake. as the Southern has always bee Il
known TO Ice radically opposed to these
rates. TIE line IS member IF the South
eastern Passenger Association. which re-
fused this rate. as also reduced rates for
an merchants meetings, 10 matter Isher..
they were 10 be held
The Seahoa.d Ain Line. which i; no, a
member 81 the Southeastern Association.
one fare and one-thiri to South. astera sat-
ports f-ofil points alou. he roads .mbral ed
IN the system. These ports are Portsmouth
and Norfolk. where a special rate OF 81
10 New York and return has been made BY
the steamship lines. This rate by the Air
Line - perfectly regular. and has nothing
10 DO with Texas traffic.
The southern Railway terminates at Wash
nstun. and in order to participate in the
Southern FaCitlcS rate would have 10 trans
fer its pass myers to the Pennsylvania "r
Baltimore and Ohio. II goes without say
ing that neither Of these COMPARES :
sdnctiOriug an irregular and secret rate.
and II may be asserted with equal en-
pha-iS that the southern Railway, which
now has u st. Louis terminus in the i."liiS-
viii Air Line. il not atIlrg a. cat S-ptw
for the New York Merchants ASsOci,i zion
end the Southern Pacific Raiw+ y.