The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-21
RAILROAD NEWS.
Railroads Have Put in $25 Rate
to California.
May Result in a General Rate
Slashing.
BLACK DON'T THINK so
Says 1t is a Reduction to Induce
Emigration.
Rate Now Applies Only to Second
Class Tickets.
BLACK DON'T THINK so

There are strong indications that
transcontinental rate war is not an I'M
probable thing during the coming sum
mer.
Following the lead of all the other roads
in. the western Passenger association the
Santa Fe has at last announced rate OF
S25 to all California points for every DAY
in March and April.
This rate applies to one-way passage
from points in Kansas Colorado ana Ok
lahonia From Chicago the rate is So.
The Rock Island has the same s4nedg1s
of rates in effect. and the Union Pacln nc.
Great Northern and Northern Paclnc arr, arr
all competing for the business at tiie 10"
This rate has been cut under the name
of making u .-cOloniSt rate rms Is SCI
ond class passage and does not entitle the
danger to the rates lies in the 1acl tHdt
it is only a short step from second class
in the chain of the agreement Will likely key
c cfass travel IN at ef f6e SIS 9 6asis -
General Passenger Agent w. J. BLACK o.
the Santa Fe does not think that such an
outcome is likely. He said today in speak
ing of the situation:
This is not cut rate. 1t is simply a
regular colonist rate, made for the pur-
pose of inducing emigration Inere ar
immense unocctipied tracts of land in Cal
ifornia which are open for settlement and
the railroads will continue to induce SCI SCI
unoccupied land lasts. There is no rate
war about it
The Santa Fe was reluctant to get into
this colonist rate business and was the
last of the big continental ROADS 10 accept
the reduction. The Santa Fe is sald 70
have been opposed TO putting the rate INTO
effect on March /, claiming that II Woulu
interfere with the winter tourist business.
But it was forced to meet the compeu-
ton.
The rate of S25 from here to California
is the lowest colonist rate offered for some
years. At Chicago the roads traVerslns
the northern part of the United 81 states ties
are selling tickets to Montana Tor 80 ana
to the Pacific coast for $50. =, -.
The whole trouble was caused by the
insistence of the Great Northern and
Montana and Washington points Inc IN
ion Pacific felt tina it had to meet those
rates over the Oregon Short Line ana IN
this determination il was upheld by nearly
AS the Union Pacific announced rates
not only to Portland bat also to Puget
Sound points and other cities tributary
to the Great Northern, the latter retail
ated by extending the new rates to all
points on the Southern Pacific between
Portland and Ashland This brought the
decided to make correspondence low rates
TO all points in California. This forced the
Santa Fe ana Rock Island to get into the
fight.
Not only is the reduction on the Cali
fornia tickets decided on, but joint notice
has been given by the Rock Island, the
Burlington and the Missouri Pacific road
that they will take independent action IN
putting into effect the reduced colOn1St
rates to Colorado points during the coming
tourist season. The rates in erect VIII De
l to IA and September 1 to 10. with a rate
of one fare. plus 81 in effect during the
entire month of June and from July IL to
81. August Il TO 81 and September IL to 80
bound as well as west bound. A PROPOSE
ton has been Submitted for rate of one
fare. plus 81, east bound. June I and s, 10
and IA. and daily from June "A to Septem-
Der u inclusive.