New-York tribune., 1907-09-12
NEW BIG CUT In RATES.
CUN4RD AND TRUST At 1T.
Entire Fleet of international her
camille Marine Reduced.

After week of watching and planning among
the various steamship lines operating between
this port and Europe, during which time no an
nouncements made concerning eastward
first cabin rates. the cudgels of the rate war
were taken UP again yesterday by the Interna-
tionaI Mercantile Marine Company and the
Cunard Line.
1t was thought that the North German Lloyd
Line would do something IN the mater of rate
slashing the arrival of Gustav H Schwab'
the New York representative. who was pas
senger the Kronprinzessin Cecilie. which
came in on Tuesday Mr.. Schwab. however.
said he had announcements to make In the
matter of cutting. but added that there
would have to be an adjustment among the
various transatlantic lines.
Throughout the entire controversy the Inter
national Mercantile Marine had maintained
sphinx-like silence until several days ago. when
it made big cuts in the rates OF several OF the
steamers of the White Star Line and the entire
fleet Of the American Line. This was followed
by a reduction of So the steamer Adriatic
which had not been included in the first cut OF
prices.
Although the shipping interests OF the city
expected a new onslaught from the trust in the
war of rates, 1t was not generally oeheVed tnat
# would chop off as much, as s22 80 on such
a
to say nothing of putting the price of its latest
steamer the Adriatfc, down to ST. 90 from $780,
70 which figure Il had been reduced several days
ago from 800 The reductions have to do only
with eastbound traffic.
The announcement of the reduction yesterday
completes the cutting OF the entire fleet OF the
International Mercantile with the exception Of
the Red Star Line.
The trust also made reductions yesterday on
the Arabic and all the steamers Of the Atlantic
Transport Line The minimum first cabin rate
eastward on the Arabic. Minnetonka, Minneapo-
lis and Minnehaha reduced from $50 TO
S57 30 The Mesabas rate was reduced from
SO to $50 All will go into effect to-day.
The rate slashins Of the International Mer-
camille Marine had hardly become known yes
terday before the Cunard Line met it by cut
ting the rates on the steamers Caronla, Car
mania Campania. Lucanis- Umbria and Etru-
ria
The minimum first cabin rate on the Caronia
and Carmania. which was originally $40, was
reduced to ST. 30. the price likewise put upon
the faster Lucania and Campania- which was
originally SfOo The Umbria and the Etruria.
which were recently reduced from S62 % to 500.
received slash yesterday OF So 80
The Cunard Line maintains that the cut was
made TO equalize the rates OF the fast and the
slow steamers The company contends that
| the travelling public to-day is not anxious TO
get 20 Europe in fast time and prefers the COM
fort and conveniences afforded on the luxurious
Carmania and Caronie, which slower than
| the Campania and the Lucania- The Cunard
Line further argues that IL is unfair to charge
| 500 older but faster steamers while S95 was
| charged on the latest and most comfortable
steamers
julius P. Meyer. representative of the Ham,
burg-American Line said yesterday that he
had no comment to make the rate war. Her
| man Winter. Of the North German Lloyd Line,
said the company was studying the situation.