Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-30
KNOCKS COLORADO TRAFFIC
Pacific Coast and Eastern Lines Bid Low
for Summer Tourists.
MANY CONVENTIONS IN EXTREME WEST
Eastern Roads Announce Unprece-
denied Low Rates ia Resorts in
Their own Territory 90
Hold Business.

tatned on the subject heretofore, recent ac-
tions Of the two eastern passenger asso-
Citations and OF the Transcontinental Pas
senger association have caused a marked
uneasiness among Chicago-Colorado rail-
roads regarding the Colorado travel for this
summer While brave predictions of an
other overwhelming season of outing trafHc
have been prominently projected by the
passenger officials It was learned at Union
Pacific headquarters yesterday that no
such confidence is really felt. AS a matter
of fact, while it has been prophesied tina;
the Colorado travel would exceed and prob
ably double that OF last year IT is not really
expected to equal the great record Of 1901.
which was 80, 900 visitors. The hidden atti-
tude in this matter has been existent for
some time. but not till yesterday was the
change of front externally visible. An Off
cial describes the situation thus:
THE Colorado roads are assaulted from
both the far west and the east this year,
and the double 1anking cannot but have
great effect in making tnroads on our Colo
RADIO travel. From the east comes the
worst blow. Railroads Of the Central Pas
senger association and especially Of the
Trunk Line Passenger association have for
the first time in their history been COM
PEELED to take notice Of the western lines
and their summer resorts, and the result
has been a combined movement against us.
These proud eastern roads. wealthy and
powerful, that have regarded us with scorn
for decades, have put in rates to their W
eastern mountain and coast resorts this
summer that will be a blow in the face to
Colorado travel.
Fasteners Are Jealous.
"Alyays conservative. the eastern lines
have never in years past given any lower
rate for summer outings than so per cent Of
the double local fare. That was not much Of
a reduction, but they retained the business
just the same till last year. Then the west
cut into them hard and they WINGED. They
tried not to notice 1t, but their travel fell
of so greatly that IL became a matter OF
business protection, so they now announce
rates of one fare and a third to eastern
resorts for the whole summer season.
This rate is a record breaker for those
lines and there is no use denying that we
will feel II, for many Of the fasteners who
came to Colorado last year on those low
rates we put In will go to their old haunts
this year at a fare Of one and a third.
From the west comes another slap.
The widespread prevalence of cheap rates
clear to the coast throughout the whole
season will hurt the Colorado travel, for
the people will go on clear west. 1t just
happens that a whole string Of these big
conventions come along in such sequence
as to cover the entire summer with their
rates. Heretofore there have been cheap
rates to the coast, true, and there we're
last year. but they were Of seldom occur
renee and dates of sale were brief. This
year the whole west coast is blanketed with
&. r,,,a,N naNa ~. Aka rvhRIa ann lnn1
Pacific Coast Conventions.
First came the convention OF the Fed
Grafton of Woman's clubs, for which tickets
have just gone off sale, giving a $45 rate
from the Missouri river and $50 from Chi
cago. That for May. Then comes June,
with the Shriners' convention at San Fran
cisco, giving similar rates. In June also is
the Travellers Protective association con-
vention at Portland, with the same rates,
and later the same month the Ancient Or
der Of United Workmen Supreme lodge at
Portland at the same fares.
80 June is swamped with rates and in
July comes the Young Peoples Christian
Union society OF the United Presbyterian
church at Tacoma, and in August is the
knights Of Pythias meeting at San Frdn-
cisco, both having the same rates as all the
others"
Capitalists on n Tour
Monday the Union Pacific railway car
ried three carloads OF st. Paul men west
ward to Reno, New. These men are all
wealthy, all men OF extensive business in
%terests. They are the stockholders in the
great Plumes Copper Mining and smelt-
ing company at Reno, and win first visit
and inspect their own property. After that
the trip is to develop into one of investiga-
tion, as the gentlemen are looking for fur
Their chances for investment. They will
scour the whole far west mining section
before returning, spending days and weeks
at a time in different places.
Financial worries seemed to be far from
the minds Of the members OF the party
when they passed through Omaha on their
journey. Practical perplexities were evil
IDENTIFY banished till the scene OF labors
| should be reached. Travelling Passenger
| Agent J. o. Goodsell of the Union Pacific
railway marshaled the party at st. Paul
and brought 1t to Omaha Then Rate
Clerk j. H. r. Parsons assumed the reins
and conducted the fnanciers on west.
Mr.. Goodsell says that although the as
semblage represented millions OF dollars
cash and credit and immense total OF busi-
ness ana social prestige the Iact was not
made extensively apparent by the bearing
of the northerners. Though every one OF
them was seriously afflicted with the
disease called money they were all never
theless jolly and mischievous fellows.
Railway Notes and Personals.
President Horace @. Burt OF the Union
| Pacific railway has gone west.
2. o. Mann, division superintendent OF
the Missouri Pacific at Atchison, Kan, is
in Omaha.
w. F.. Shelton, general agent Of the
Union Pacific Land company at Chicago
is in Omaha.
A. NJ. Fenton, travelling passenger agent
OF the Chicago & Northwestern railway al
ST. Paul, is In Omaha
c. A. Harris, travelling passenger agent
of the Goodrich Transportation company al
Chicago, is in Omaha.
j. o. Philippi, assistant general freight
agent of the Missouri Pacific railway, anC
Thomas Godfrey, city ticket agent for the
same road, will go to Nebraska City
Two Facts!