Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-04-14
FIFTY CENT FARE POSSIBILITY
J. Bernard clnedins, Starts the
Rumpus and Now THE Railroad Men
are Offering All Kind prices to &c,
the Summer Business for Hamp,
ton Roads.
Especial to the Daily Press J

RICHMOND. VA, April l3.--The
ilchmond Ncws-I,aalcr prints The
following about the traffic war thn,
is now being waged by the Cbcsn.
peake and Ohio and Tie Norfolk ana
Western for summer excursion blsi.
ness.
The Norfolk and Western and Tho
chesapeake and Ohio are engaged In
rate war that will excite the mir,h
| OIL railroad men throughout the co,n.
| Try when the facts arc known.
AT the same time the contest.
| which is already a bitter one. will re.
SUIT i'll the cheapest excursion rates
inns summer that the Hampton Roads
| summer resorts and the recreation.
seeking public have ever enjoyed.
Already the rate has been cut to a
low record mark. Further cuts are
threatened by boah railroads.
Clinedinst Starts the Fun.
The fight between the ronds was
| pfeclpitated by the operations OF u
guilencss looking excursion agent in
the employ of the Newport News and
oid Point Railway aud Electric Com.
pahy ana the Norfolk and Atlantic
Terminal Company His name is /.
Bernard Clinedinst He came to town
some days ago with the dust of
Hampton on his shoes and n faraway
look in his eye. He was here tu talk
To Sunday-schoul superintendent
and church committees.
Ills object WAS to book excursions
Tor the coming summer To Pine Beach
which adjoins the site of the James.
town Exposition. Pine Beach is ON
The opposite shore Of Hampton Roads
from Bnckroe Beach where Charlie
Rex, crstwhilc theatrical magnatc,
has a big summer hotel aud am,,s..
ment park There has been intense
rivalry between The resorts over since
Pine Beach was established.
Peace Then War.
When the excursion agent. who is
'o en"ae Va All Inc trouble, came
along IN his dusty gray suit and be-
gan 10 talk to Inc disir Ct passcnerr
agents in Ills Long dl1lwl sheru wrs
peace ;eiween the railrnsGy. They
had framed up an agreement he wcnu
themselves which gave them a con.
siderable advance in excursion rates
over previous seasons.
There were several conferences
during he winter as The result of
which an agreement was reached by
the district passenger agents. The
Norfolk and Western people say the
proposition was made by the Chesa-
beake and Ohio.
The proposition was to charter no
more trains or coaches TO excursion
parties at a flat price, but to deal
with them OH a basis of so much n
head. The fixed rate was so much
that IL amounted TO SI.25 which
would enable the roads TO rake Off
about 10 per cent. more than they
have heretofore received in excursion
receipts.
Agreement In Force.
This agreement between the roads
was in force when the guileless ex.
curslon agent from Pine Beach ar.
rived.
He booked twcnty-One excursions
for Pine Beach In the space of few
days. Just how il happened that the
vast majority of these excursions
were arranged for the Norfolk and
Western does not appear. The cxcur.
sion agent isn't talking.
just how it happened the Sunday.
schools churches ana other orgaui.
cations that We're signed up by tn.
sieepy-eyed excursion agent suddenly
evlnced decided preference for the
Chesapeake and Ohio. doesn't appear.
either. Nor is The excursion agent