The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-10-10
CHANGES IN
SOUND TRAFFIC.
New Line Boats TO Be with
drawn and Joy Line Rates Raised
TRAFFIC AGREEMENT DENIED
khso'uisy No knang msni Of Any Kind
Between The Two LIues, ..aIs
agent Pitts.

The service OF the New Line OF steam
ers between this city and New York.
which has been run for nearly two years
by the Consolidated road in opposition to
the JOY line. Will be discontinued after
tomorrow night. when the last trips. for
the present at least. Will be made.
Previous to the announcement OF the
withdrawal OF the New Line the Joy
line made public the fact that the pass
enger rates of that line between this
city and New York would be increased.
For "A long time the rates of fare on the
JOY line have been 81 per trip with $3.50
for the round trip. but with the increase
the rates are now sl.3 each way, or
81 80 for the round trip.
The joy line officials in explaining the
raise I'm the rates state emphatically that
II has nothing to do with the withdrawal
of the New Line boats. but is due wholly
and solely TO the prevailing high prices
OF coal The withdrawal of the New
Line boats and the raise In the Joy line
fares is merely coincidence.
Manager Pitts OF the Joy line told a
News representative that the boats OF
his line coal in this city for the round
trip. getting their supply from the
Easte. a Coal company. Prices have
gone so high and coal grown SO scarce
that II has become next TO impossible to
get fuel enough TO run the boats, and
that at a figure so high as TO make run
ming the boats at a profit impossible.
NO TRUTH IN RUMOR.
For several days II has been rumoreo
about the city that the JOY line had at
last been gobbled up by the Consolidated.
and the convenience noted gave color
to the rumor, but yesterday Mr.. Pitts
denied absolutely that such was the case.
saying that there was no truth In the
rumor. Not share of the Joy stock
ne says, has been sold. and the New York.
New Haven & Hartford road does not
own a dollars worth OF the stock.
Another rumor that was persistently
circulated about town was to the effect
that a traffic agreement had been en-
tered into between the Joy line and the
Consolidated road, but this rumor Is also
denied by the JOY line people.
Agent Pitts said there was absolutely
no connection OF any kind between the
Joy line and the Consolidated road, and
that the rumors as TO traffic agreement
are entirely without foundation
The Increase In the rate Of fare has
been under consideration for two or three
weeks and was decided upon before there
was any <inkling that the New Haven
people had any idea of withdrawing the
boats of the New Line. IT Is hoped that
the Increase will be sufficient and that
no further change in this direction will
be necessary.
NO CHANGE ON FREIGHT.
There will be no increase in the freight
rates. All classes OF shippers. Mr.. Pitts
said, will be treated as before, notwith'
standing the fact that the New Line Of
fered to take freight from bushes:
houses at cut rates.
For the present an increase In pass
enger traffic. due to the withdrawal OF
the New Line. Is looked for. but unless
the strike is soon settled so that Goa
can be obtained at a reasonable price. tbs
trips cannot be run except at a loss
The present tariff on freight, however
will be maintained as long as II can b,
| done without a loss, and Agent Pitts says
that he has the assurance of the larges
freight shippers that they VIII stans
| by the line
Yesterday Mr.. Buckland, attorney 70
| the Consolidated road. said he believed
| that both lines had been carrying pass
engers below cost at the prices charged
| He said he knew, for a positive fact tina
negotiat tions had been under way be
| twecen the two lines for traffic agree
| ment He was equally positive that tn
| Consolidated road had neither purchases
| the Joy line nor acquired any interes
| in II.