Rensselaer Republican, Volume 21, Number 53, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 September 1889 — A Fight to a Finish. [ARTICLE]

A Fight to a Finish.

Chicago Inter-Ocean. Ae coldest-blooded passenger rate war on ’ record is that now going on between the Pennsylvania road and the Monon on business between Chicago, Indianapolis, Cincinnati and Louisville. It half apparently developed into a case of freeze-out. Ordinarily the road with the largest bank account would win, but in this oase the active the Pullman Company with the Monon about evens up the contestants. The rates have now been reduced about 60 per cent., the Monon and the Pennsylvania yesterday quoting as 7 round-trip rate between Chicago and Cincinnati and Louisville. Assurances come from both sides that the tate will be still fur-, ther lowered before the epd of the week. The fight has 'how been going on for four weeks, and the Monon claims in spite of it that its passenger earnings for the first twenty-nine days in August show an increase of over SIO,OOO. An employe of one of the roads said yesterday that the whole trouble originated in the delay of the Monon paying a $30,000 claim to the Pennsylvania. Suit has been brought on the claim, but this method was taken of hurrying matters.