Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-20
AE.SAR.BEN RATES GENERAL
Six Lines Give Cent and a Half and
Union Pacific a Cent.
OMAHA SATISFIED WITH FARES
Missouri Pncihc and Are EX-
pected TO Join with Others I'm
Making Concessions for
Fall Carnival,

The Union Pacific has decided to make
a rate Of / cent a mile each way for Ak
Sar-Ben visitors from all point on its lines
and six other railroads, the Rock Island
Burlington, Milwaukee, Northwestern, I'LL
nois Central and Great Western, have de-
cided to grant a rate Of ~ cents each way.
The Union Pacific made its announcement
Saturday morning after receiving permits
sion from the Nebraska State Railway com
mission. and the other roads, save the
Great Western, reached the agreement to-
gether in Chicago Friday. The Great West
ern had previously decided on 1t.
These rates meet the requests OF the
Board Of Governors and are hailed with
Burlington. whose officials met at Chicago,
men. 1t seems that the Rock Island, North
western, Illinois Central, Milwaukee and
Burlington, whose officials met at Chicago
came to the conclusion as one, and that
while the Rock Island was the first to an
nounce IL, the rate was agreed on by All
together. The Union Pacific was not repre-
scented at this meeting. These rates are et-
fective September 2s to October 3. The
Union Pacific's minimum fare VIII be %
cents and it's tickets may be extended to
October 5.
w. D.. Lincoln, car service agent OF the
Union Pacific. has already begun to as
sembie coaches and get equipment In readi-
ness for the tremendous business which VIII
come to the road by reason Of these re-
duced rates.
At a meeting of the representatives of
| the Omaha lines in Chicago Friday after
noon the Burlington, the Milwaukee, the
Northwestern, the Rock Island and the
Illinois Central decided to give to Omaha
a rate Of 1R cents for the carnival.
A message was sent to Treasurer Penfold
| of the Board Of Governors that the roads
had united on the reduced rates. The
Great Western had previously announced
its reduced rates from Iowa points.
Rock Island In Early.
Vice President Biddle of the Rock Island,
anticipating what he intended to do at the
meeting, wired ]. E. UT, commercial agent
Of the Rock Island at Omaha, that the
road would put in the desired rates. The
Rock Island was thus the first OF the Ne
braska lines to make the announcement
The Union Pacific did not join in the
meeting of the other lines, but when 1t
was learned that the other roads had given
the reduced rates the Union Pacific did
Just what it had done for the state fair at
Lincoln-went the other roads one better
and announced the~rate of 1 cent a mile
from all points in Nebraska reached by
its road.
Thus the Board of Governors has received
notification of reduced rates for the big
show from all railroads centering at Omaha
except the Gould lines-the Missouri Pacific
and the Wabash. Local representatives Of
these lines say they have heard nothing Of
rates, but expect to have their roads fall
in line with the others in time to help
swell the crowds for the fall carnival.
Special train service is being lined up by
all the lines to handle the crowds and this
service will be announced later. All the
roads say they expect to handle more peo-
pie than ever for the carnival. The change
Of the date for the coming of Judge Will
liam Howard Taft from Wednesday to
Thursday met with the hearty approval of
the Board Of Governors.
U. p. Only Road to Ask state.
The Union Pacific is the only road which
has 80 far madA application to the Ne
braska State Railway commission for re-
duced rates. The commission granted the
rate of l cent a mile to that road. The
Union Pacific first applied for a rate of
IA cents a mile and later made applica-
ton for permission to grant a rate of |
cent a mile. Several Nebraska railroads
were in contempt with the commission for
giving rates for the state fair at Lincoln
without receiving the authority from the
state commission.