The Great Sleeping Car Price Drop: Seattle Gets a Cheaper Ride from the East

It is probable that on or about April 10, the first class sleeping car rate on the railroads running from St. Paul to Seattle will be reduced from the present rate of $13 to $10.

There has been much talk on the part of the railroad men in the east favoring a reduction of rates, and at a meeting recently in St. Paul, such action was practically approved. Yesterday, when a letter in cipher was received by the agents of one of the transcontinental lines announcing that on April 10 the sleeping car rate from St. Paul to the coast would be reduced from $13 to $10, it appeared likely that the first steps toward a general reduction in the rates on all lines had been taken.

While the 'heads' of the different roads claim to know nothing definite regarding the reduction, they admit that such a thing is likely to occur. One of them said to a Star reporter this morning:

'There has been much talk of late in relation to reducing the sleeping-car rates, but all this has been done in the east, and we know nothing definite out here. It was first sought to reduce the rates to $12, and now it seems that one of the roads has decided on $10 from St. Paul to the coast. It also appears that this reduction will go into effect April 10. There is no doubt that should there be such a reduction in the sleeping car rates, there will be a general reduction on the part of the other lines.'