The St. Louis Republic., 1904-08-16
TWO WEEKS COACH
RATES TO FAIR
Believed ST. Louis Chicaso Lines
Will Meet the Tariff Made by
the {. X Z. I.-Equip-
ment War.

While passenger officials of St Louis
lines report that the passenger traffic TO
St Louis has shown marked increase in
the last week, preceding which there was
a depression, none OF them indicate that
they intenG ceasing in their efforts 10 in
crease the business.
The action Of the Chicago and Eastern
Illinois in making coach-excursioT rates
every day from Chicago TO ST. Louis and
intermediate points. from August Is TO q.
inclusive. will. 1t is believed. compel other
lines to adopt similar measures.
A meeting OF Chicago-St- Louis psssen-
ger representatives. will be held in Chi
cago to-day to consider the advisability
Of adopting the same low schedule
On the rate offered by the C. & e l. it
will be possible. between the periods
stated. to make the round trip from Chi
cago to St Louis and return for S. These
will be day trains and seven-tay stop
over Is generally allowed on the tickets.
1t IS expected that by putting these low
rates in effect during the psr,od when it
is generally believed warm weather exists
in st. Louis that many persons will visit
the Fair on their summer vacations that
would have been unable to do SO in the
fan, both because of the railroad charges
and the busy season.
In addition several of the railroads have
made plans to bring many of their en-
ployes to the Fair IN August The Van
dalis Is one of the first 10 do this and
last Saturday morning brought $50 adults
ano' forty-two children to the Fair. All of
them are either employees members OF
Louis free of charge. This Will be done
for several successive Saturdays, the
trains being sent out Friday night and
returning Saturday night.
1t has been given out by the railroads
that after August IL their employees Will
be discouraged in asking leave to visit the
Fair. but the majority OF the lines have
had SO much improvement and construc-
ton work on their hands that their en-
ployes will have an opportunity TO come
to ST. Louis later in the month or early in
Sertsmber; II possible One of the many
the Fair is the fruits OF the equipment
war being quietly carried on between the
ST: Louis and Chicago lines.
schedules hold. the competing lines can
only excel one another in the matter of
equipment. and as a result 1t can be safe
" said that many OF the trains running
of up-to-date and costly equipment
The Wabash has practically completed
train which will be on exhibition at fits sta
ticn at the Fair for several days before it
is put on the st. I.ouis-Chicago service
This train Is new and represents large
outlay. The coaches are blue, and for that
reason It will be known as the Blue Ban
ner Limited" The smoking-room is COM
Portable. filled with green leather chairs.
and the general tone Of the train is one
of quiet elegance.
The Alton Limited is another train
which the Chicago and Alton has long re-
ferred to with justifiable pride.
The Illinois Central has ordered much
new and costly equipment, and the F'ris-
co is preparing to keep pace with its COM
petitors.
AS result it is believed that before long
the trains of the st. Louise Chicago service |
will equal il not excel those of the East |
ern trunk lines about which SO much is |
heard.