The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-21
IN RAILROAD WORLD
PASSENGER FARE TO NEW
YORK TO BE RE-
DUCED
AGREEMENT MADE BY ROADS
VIII Counterfeit influence of 500
Road - Rumor Is Rife That
"Weak, Lines Will Break
With w. p. A.

reduction of $3.50 will be made In
the through passenger rates from st.
Paul to New York via the standard
lines east of Chicago. An agreement to
this effect was made yesterday by the
general passenger agents of the Chicago
St. Paul lines. Their action was based
on an application by the Michigan Cen
trail railroad for the reduction In through
rates While it was agreed yesterday
to make the reduction in rates applicable
only over the Michigan Central, it is
certain that the same rate will be made
over the Fort Wayne and Lake Shore
roads.
Several years ago the 500 line of the
Canadian Pacific system made rate
OF SIS frcm st. Paul to New York, on
the ground that competing roads IN chi
cago were secretly making as low rate.
The normal rates were $11.50 from st.
Paul to Chicago and $40 by the standard
and SIS by the diferential lines from
there to New York, making through
rate from st. Paul to New York OF S3I50
rate from st. Paul to New York OF S3l.oo
by the differential lines
Until about a year ago the Eastern
differential lines joined the Western
roads in meeting the $25 rate OF the 500
line The result was that the standard
lines east from Chicago received practi-
or points beyond here, as the rate via
the standard lines was $3.50 higher than
via the differential lines. The presidents
of the standard. lines then exerted their
influence to the extent of compelling
The ditferential lines to stop sharing the
"shrinkage" with Western roads neces-
sary to meet the Soc line rate of so
The Western roads have not needed the
demand of the Eastern differential lines
r,,11 o,;f Of on
erv ticket sold from st. Paul to New
York, and insist on paying only the pro-
rortionate rate of $15.25. The Eastern
roads Eow claim that about $4,000 is due
them from their Chicago-St. Paul con-
nections. Under any circumstances, 1t
was exceedingly doubtful whether the
Western roads would have paid that sum
to the Eastern differential lines, but the
action of the Eastern standard roads
in asking that they be permitted to snare
in the ST. Paul-New York traffic on a
rate of $27 makes it certain that the
claim of the differential lines for $4,000
will never be paid by the Western roads.
1t remains to be seen whether the
scalpers will profit by the reduction OF
81 in the st. Paul-New York rate. II the
railroads adopt the restrictive measures
possible the tickets sold in St. Paul cam
not be sold by the purchasers to scalperS
mere, 10 DE Sold again 10 person going
to New York. The Eastern differentiai
roads will suffer under the new arrange
ment. Their attitude on the question of
division of the S25 rate did not endear
them to the Western roads. The Michi-
gan Central probably will be the great
est gamer. 1t has taken a stand against
a practice of the differentiaI lines which
diverted much passenger traffic from
Chicago, and would have diverted much
more if the Western roads had not taken
all the chances involved in meeting the
800" lines rate of $25 from st. Paul to
New York.