The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-13
GREAT WESTERN TO
SELL HALF-RATE
TICKETS
Stickney's Line Refuses to
Withdraw From Sale the
Cheap Eastern Transpor-
tation - All Other Roads
Abide by the Western Pas
senger Associations Order.

The Chicago Great Western yester-
day refused to discontinue the sale of
it's cheap Eastern tickets, despite the
order of the Western Passenger asso-
citation demanding the withdrawal of
the half-fare transportation. All the
other lines complied with the order
and Cancelled the sale of their cut rate
tickets to Eastern points, except over
the northern line of the Grand Trunk
system.
The Great Westerns action again
makes the rate question a very serious
one, and if the Western Passenger as
sOciation cannot induce that road to
eral rate war is sure to result, Which
may drive several lines from the as
SOciatiOn.
Dispatches from Chicago last night
said that the rate question had been
practically settled by the action of the
st. Paul Chicago lines in Withdrawing
from sale the cheap rate Eastern tick
cts. But is was evidently unknown
that the Great Western had refused to
comply with the ukase ordering the
lines to discontinue the sale of the
tickets. The Great Westerns action is
sure to bring about a renewal of hos
tickets at the cheap rates.
The Stickney people said yesterday
they had heard nothing from General
the One-fare rate would be continued
until notice to cease the sale of tickets
is received.
1t was limited yesterday that the
Great Western has a special agree
ment with the Nickel Plate, whereby
it could keep the low rates in force.
The rates cover all the chief points in
New York, the New England states,
Nova Scotia and Western Canada. The
Great Western sold a large number of
ticqets at the cheap rates.
The 500 line is maintaining it's one
fare rate to all Eastern points, and is
not likely to recede from it's position
The agents for the Chicago-St. Paul
roads yesterday were doing their ut
most to hold business in hopes that
some new development would allow
the resumption of the sale of half-fare
tickets. 1t is reported, however, that
rates in the East are unusually stable
and that it is not likely that any of
the Eastern lines will reconsider their
action and agree to the low rates.
It is admitted the Western rate sit
uation is in a decidedly mixed state,
and almost anything is likely to hap
pen. The 500 line seems determined
to keep its low rates In vogue, and
blames the Chicago lines for the whole
muddle. 1t was a low rate put in by
the 500 and impelled it to cut the price
of tickets to Eastern points. The other
roads do not like to be cut out of any
business, and many we'll informed rail-
rOal men say they would not be at all
surprised to see the lines break away
from the association agreement.
The Epworth league and National
Educational association conventions at
Detroit and Boston will afford an op-
portunity for record-breaking cuts in
rates during the next few weeks.
The 500 has put in rate of 1915 to
Detroit, and the Chicago lines rates is
less than $13, which they say will get
the business.
Under the Western Passenger as
sociatiOn's order all the lines were al
lowed to sell one-fare tickets by way
of the Grand Trunks northern route,
as that-line is permitted to meet the
rates made by the Canadian Pacific
and 500 lines. However, but few tick
cts were sold over that line, as the
Great Western routed it's passengers
over more desirable and shorter
road.
Roads Talk Settlement.
CHICAGO, June 12-There was a
very important move today towards
bringing about peace between the rail-
road lines east of Chicago and those
extending to the Northwest. when an
nouncement was made that the latter
had withdrawn from sale at ST. Paul
the cut-rate tickets to Eastern points
by way of Chicago.
This action. while it does not entire
ly settle the rate disturbance, places
the Western and Eastern lines on
friendly terms. The withdrawal of the
tickets is made only by the roads ex-
tending from st. Paul to Chicago.
This excerpts the 500 line and the
Grand Trunk. but the competition be-
tween the 500 and Grand Trunk has
brought about an agreement between
the latter and other lines that the
rates of the former may be met.
Except the disturbance Of rates from
Missouri river points to INDIANAPOLIS.
this withdrawal of cut-rate tickets
through Chicago pretty we'll settles the
difficulties in the Western Passenger
territory.