The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-14
RAILROAD NEWS. RAISE ALFALFA.
Rate War Is Not Fnney County Coming
Materiaize Money From the Crop
Squabbe Is Not Sell S2oOO Worth OF Seed From
Taken Seriously. a 6O-Acre Field
TO SETTLE TROUBLE HAVE THE HAY LEFT.
Started Over Wabash Tariff NJ Nquette Haul 3d.,
Chicago to Kansas City. 900 Load Into Garden City
of Interest in Rail- Case Duplicated Most
way Circles. Anywhere in the County.
Differential Squabble Is Not
: Taken Seriously.
TO SETTLE TROUBLE.
Started Over Wabash Tariff
Chicago to Kansas City.
Other Items of Interest in Rail-
way Circles.

Kansas City. Mo-, Aug. 14.-John j.
Shine. western passenger agent of the
Wabash, was last night inclined TO
consider with little seriousness the re-
port from Chicago, that a passenger
rate war in western territory has been
started by the Wabash. Other Kansas
City passenger men seen yesterday ex-
pressed a similar opinion. 1t is thought
that II the Wabash insists upon reduc-
ing it's rate from Kansas City to New
York the other roads will meet the
cut and that will be an end to the
matter.
81 knew nothing of it until 1 saw the
newspaper dispatch from Chicago
said Mr. Shine. But 1t appears to me
like one of those things which are CIV
en- much Importance one day and are
forgotten the next. imagine that
this rate war will be quite thing
of the past by the end of this week
According to a dispatch from Chi
cago trouble which threatens passen-
ger rate war in western territory mas
been started by the Wabash road,
which has insisted upon differential
rate from Kansas City to New York.
A conference of the executive passen-
ger officials of western roads has been
called for today in Chicago, says the
dispatch to consider the matter The
officials of the Wabash insist that they
should be allowed to charge $3.50 from
Kansas City to New York, as against
SOS so. which is the standard fare.
The differential is one which was ac-
corded several years ago from Kansas
City on through business to the sea-
board. but there is no road which is
now using the lower rate. All of the
Kansas City New York lines were de-
clared to be on 2 parity as to facili :
ties and time, and all were. therefore,
placed in the standard class. Several
years ago the Wabash put on through
train between Kansas City and Bunalo
known as No. s, and running from
Buffalo to New York, over the Lacka-
wanna. At that time a differential was
claimed, and the other roads insisted
that they would sell as cheaply as the
Wabash. no matter what rate the
latter road put into effect. D. B. Mar
tin was finally chosen arbitrator IN the
case, and a long hearing was had.
Mr. Martin, who is passenger trafhc
manager of the Baltimore & Ohio, de-
clared that the Wabash train No. was
not entitled to a lower fare than the
trains Of other roads. In fact. he de-
clared to be on a parity as to facili-
perior to other routes. The Wabash
then took off that train. Now the
company has put a new train into SER
vice known as train No. 2s. and claims
a differential for 1t. The competing
roads declare that II a lower rate Is
charged by the Wabash they will meet
It.
Western roads do not admit the diff
ferential principle in their territory
and insist upon equal rates. The diff
ferentials, which are allowed from west
ern territory, apply only to through
business to the eastern seaboard. the
differential fare being that which APP
plies to the differential roads east of
Chicago.
John ]. Shine. western passenger
agent of the Wabash. was last night
inclined to put little credence In the
report that a rate war Is imminent.