New-York tribune., 1907-09-26
RATE WAR WAKES HOT.
Three Transatlantic Lines Closely
FOllou Cunard Lead.

-He"S OF the big reduction in minimum first cabin
rates on Tuesday by the Cunard Line had hardly
peea made public yesterday before great slash In
SaSt"aFc and westward accommodations was an
nounced By the French Line the neutrality-suspicious.
Line and the Interna tionsl Mercantile Marine
WIN the exception of the North German Lloyd
Line from which some interesting reductions are
expected within day two. the reduction OF the
Cnnard Line has been met by practically ell the
big transatlantic lines
1t IS generally understood that all the big lines
are determined fight the end, and if the
Cunard Line responds the cut made yesterday
by the trust the French Line and the Hamburg
american Line. there is telling TO what absurd
hgure the next reduction by lines will bring
their rates
NO New York agent would say yesterday that
the rate war was rapidly approaching its end On
ue contrary several agents declared that il was
still In its ascendency. One agent compared the
rate war 20 old hose might be patched
in places temporarily. but break again
IN new place. Another agent said the fight on
rates vas much like boil on the neck of man
who becoming resigned TO the aiiction, knowing IL
could last only for ten days found the healed poll
replaced by another. One prominent steamship man
said he would not be surprised 70 see the minimum
first cabin es drop to SIS fast express steam
ers. This price would be less than half the rate
now In force for steerage accommodations
The International Mercantile Marine announced
that the reductions made yesterday would go into
effect eastbound immediately and westbound on
November !. The rates all steamers of the
American Line reduced from So 50 TO $50. TO
Cherbourg and from Southampton; from
Cherbourg, So.
The Oceanic which $40 ard later cut TO
ss7 So cut yesterday so 80 TO or from Cher
bourg and southampton. The Adriatic originally
s1o0 cut sa5, and later TO s77 50. was reduced
yesterday to 81 50 10 from southampton ana 10
Cherbourg and Ks from Cherbourg. The Hlajestc
and the Teutonic. which recently cut 70 90 90
reduced yesterday 10 OF from Southampton
and TO Cherbourg to so. from Cherbourg $50 ihe
steamers Baltic Cedric and Celtic. OF the WHITE
Star Lines Liverpool-New York service. were re-
duced in the cabin to SO. second cabin sio' the
Arabic, first cabin 80. second cabin $42 %
All steamers of the Atlantic Transport Line rere
reduced to $50. The Red Star Line steamers rates
remain unchanged at $50. The second class nni-
mum rate the stea mers OF the American Line %
from Southampton and 10 Cherbo1rg Hrre re-
duced 20 So; from Cherbourg $50
Although il has been known for some time that
the efforts OF the Cunard Line TO make inroads on
the service 20 Paris have long been thorn in the
side of the French Line Paul Fasuet Of the latter
cor1nsnv said that the cuts of the French Line
Yesterday were made to compete more with the
German and the White Star lines. whose steamers
called at Cherbours rather than as Teta4latich
against the Cunsrd Line The minimum first CABIN
rates OF Provence the latest and fastest steamer
Of the Compagnie Generate Transatlantique. which
were originally S1o and later reduced 70 $40. were
cut eastbound yesterday to s65; La Savote ana La
Lorraine originally sej. then so were cut YESTERDAY
to $50 La Touraine. originally $50 and iAtsT soo
now s55: La Bretagne ard La Ga*coRne orls1naliy
,75 are now $50 Mr.. Faguet said a reduction In
westbound rates on all French Line steamers
would most likely be announced IN a few days
The Hamburg American Line announcer yesIef
dav reduction IN rates which would 30 INTO eAe0N
vestbound on November ]. and enntbound octooeF
tn. c,,t IN rates FIX the minimum hrst ceoin
rsta Of the Deutschland and Kaiserin Aususte re &c
,orja AZ So 80 to Plymouth and Cheroourg ana ''V
70 Hamburg The steamers Butcher. Fres'aen'
Grant and President Lincoln have been reouceo 10
so 70 Hamburg. The company also Ahio"H' "
-e5prtton of IS OF all second cabin rates On &c
.tar > -here will be q reduction of from :" 70 81
r.ar cent OF all the high priced rooms on te Ma,
.-ir suites Of four rooms for two persons VIII
t.e reduced TO $50 tho one room and oeth 10f '"0
persons 70 s35o