The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-11
RATE WAR BETWEEN
CH|CACO.ST. PAUL
LINES is OPENED
Wisconsin Central Announces
aS1O-Rate for the Round Trip
to the Windy City = Other
Roads Meet the Reduction.

The rate war between the Chicago
ST. Paul lines is or.
A $40 rate to Chicago and return was
yesterday advertised by all the ROADS,
and this great reduction was supple
mented by the Chicago Great Western
announcing a list Of cheap excursions
from Iowa, Illinois and Minnesota
points. The special rates for these ex-
cursiens are less in many cases than
one-fourth fare for the round trip.
Following the action of the Great
Western in making the Detroit Ep-
worth league rate of $3.50, appllcaple
to Chicago traffic, the Wisconsin Cen
trail Yesterday announced that it would
place on sale, from July II to 10, IN
elusive tickets to Chicago at the rate
of SO for the round trip.
Posters advertising the reduction
had no sooner been placed in the win
dows of the city passenger office on
Robert street, before all the other st.
Paul Chicago lines announced like
rate The CentraPs action was quick
retaliation on the Great Western for
making the Detroit rate apply to the
Chicago business
Soon after the new rate to Chicago
and return was announced the pas
senger department of the Great West
ern advertised list of cheap excur-
sions. On Saturday and Sunday, Aug.
1 and 2, the Stickney line will make
special fare of $3.50 for the round trip
to ST. Paul and Minneapolis from Fort
Dodge and points on that division OF
the road. The regular one-Way fare
from Fort Dodge to st. Paul is Sc.
A special rate of $3.50 for the round
trip will be made to the Twin Cities
from Des Moines and points in that
vicinity on july %, tickets good re-
turning until the following Monday
night. The one fare rate from Des
Moines is $8.-s---T--
On July 20 the Great Western will
run an excursion from Holcomb and
other Illinois points to st. Paul. The
special fare for this trip will be S., and
the tickets will carry. a five-day return
limit. The regular one-way fare from
Holcomb to st. Paul is IS. The Hol-
comb excursion will also include Du-
buque, Waterloo, Cedar Falls and Ma
son City.
The effect of the Great Westerns
cheap excursion rates is obvious. The
competing lines will be obliged to make
similar rates, and this will not in any
way help the existing rate trouble. The
Great Westerns action hits the bust
ness of two of the so-called strong
lines, and it is very probable that both
roads will at once retaliate.
Passenger men are expecting a fur
Their reduction in the Chicago rates to
come next week. 1t is hardly possible
that another reduction will be made
today, yet such action is not unlikely.
However, it is the general opinion that
the fight will see a lull today, but will
open anew Monday morning.
By granting a rate of $40 to Chicago
and return and giving thirty-day
limit for the return trip, the roads are
playing into the hands of the Chicago
ticket brokers. The exceptionally low
rate leaves a good margin for profit to
be realized by the scalpers. The tickets
will be purchased in Chicago from the
original buyers for $3.50 to 81, and will
be placed on the market at Sc, or 81
less than the published tariff rate.
One passenger agent yesterday said
that the st. Paul ticket scalpers are
already at work inducing travellers
who are going to Chicago to purchase
round trip tickets, promising them to
take UP the return ticket at their Chi
cago office.