The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-19
aElouist Rate Circular Agree
nent May Be Cancelled.
..sao,AN LINE BACKS DOWN.
!. -. 20 sign the And-Commis-
=. Compact After President
an usd Performed All That Had
-. Asked Of Him-West-Bound
1.ssenxer Rate War n Possibility
r.ss,ist Fares Mny Continue s25

.r.s ,,anscontinental line circulars is
.bolish,ng the SIS colonist rate
q, paul to Seattle. and with the
~. snee,ai fares in force on both lines
~ intermediate points, there Is n
sSrtv Of the attempted agreement
a. Live contaminated. The date set
=. wt,bdrawai OF the colonist rates
. sc,,orrow, but complications have
- Witch local railroad men declare
- nrdo the whole arrangement and
-. messenger rates from the East to
-. eound as they were. A trans
Irsst.ental rate war is also regarded as
= Improbable.
y. reeertainty by refusing TO sign the
s-.svnent TO abolish the practice of pay
~ rc,nuniss,ons for business routed over
b me
=. cr,ctjcally all the lines signed II. with
- sroeption OF the Canadian Pacific.
vv,m February /. the date II became eff
srtIve 10 March 10 that road held aloof
.,m the other lines and paid commits
80. On that date proposition was
srrspted whereby 1t agreed to sign the
.rement and abolish commissions. pro-
sSsd the Great Northern would take of
~
~s,red rates to intermediate points.
lnsy some delay Mr.. Hill agreed to
4. nyoposal of the Canadian Pacific. and
,sr.d an order cancelling the colonist
r,es and practically substituting the
s-rond-class west-bound rates for colo
~ business. The Northern Pacific.
ouvHnrton and other lines followed suit.
"a the whole matter was supposed to
= settIed. The meeting In New York ad-
burrcd until June. after announcing that
~ agreement would stand, with all lines
~
nut the Canadian Pacific. n ia now Of
a<allv announced, has refused to sign
sness Il Ia given further concessions by
~ American lines, chief among which
4 refund OF all commissions paid last
simmer for business to tho Kootenay
pqnsry because OF the competition of
American lines. This commission Is fig-
md at q per passenger. and makes n
hal, aside from the principal. that
Ansrican line officials absolutely refuse
y pay.
4 meesiug was held in Omaha Saturday.
It which bitter feeling against the Ca
nsdlan Pacific was expressed. but as 1t
~ an executive session nothing is
tnown OF Just what action will be taken
" WeetfEt pence OF tltuRufhtt WIZ.
Local officials. In the absence OF any
Wder. would not be surprised to receive
kieraphic advices today or In the near
fssre cancelllng the colonist rate circu-
~ and advising that the old rates to
Warrington would be maintained perma-
nasly Trouble ~ predicted and before
~ matter Ia settled war In passenger
mse, II II said. may result. Mr.. Hiil
fG1y point out. II not man 10 be trined
NH and after calling the apparent bluff
" the Canadian Pacific will be liable to
n colonist rates In the future as he may
~ a.
General Passenger Agent Mcpherson. OF
" Canadian Pacific at Winnipeg. when
b Seattle Friday stated that he was not
adrtsrd whether the Canadian Pacific
bad signed the commission agreement.
" local railroad man In Tacoma on
sAfarday he Is reported as stating that
~ Canadian Pacific had not signed. and
At probability would not
The passenger situation. n e. believed
heaf, " not on n very solid founda-
Wn Tor west-bound business at least. In
s~ o. war Il II not thought that east
~na business will be affected