The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-03-27

ize the percentages. On this account Chicago
roads claim to be entitled to larger proportion
! OF the Missouri river business than they are re-
celving. The ST. Louis roads contend thas the
movement OF business toward Chicago has been
que TO special causes, and does not warrant a
larger claim by the Chicago lines. Investga-
ton will show that Chicago roads disburse passes
TO shippers quite literally, while st. Louis rail
way homogeneous are not believers in that
method of securing the favor of shippers. chi
cago roads nave increased their tonnage by pur-
sung the opposite course.
IN FAVOR OF THE SHIPPERS.
An interesting table has been put out show
ing how the average rate per ton per mile has
been reduced on the Pennsylvania railroad since
the war,wiile the tonnage has steadily Increased
since 1877. In 1865 the rate was more than
three times ms much as it was for 1882, and the
rate last year was the smallest known for any
year OF the eighteen, with the exception of 1879
ana 1881, the years of railroad wars. The gEuss
tonnage per mile last year was twice that OF
1877, and, II the company could have received
the same rate as was charged i'll 1865 for the
service, the earnings would have been more
tnan nfty millions larger
IN A DILEMMA.
The Louisville, New Albany & Chicago people,
who recently leased the Chicago & Indianapolis
Air Line, find themselves in a dilemma Months
ago, when they never thought of getting the Air
AfhCJ biiSg cutcEtu iulO cOnbFHcb WIFI bub Olu-
cinnati, Indianapolis. st. Louis & Chicano, to run
five years, to deliver all lumber shipped from
points north of Lafayette consigned to Indian
apolls parties, or points on the Eastern division
OF the C., L. st. L. & c., to the latter at Lafayette.
This leaves the matter in bad shape for the L., N.
A. d Q. to throw their business onto the Air
Line, the most important of which is the lumber
traffic south from Michigan City. 1t is Thought.
however, that the matter will be compromised
by the L., N. A. & c. giving its entire Cincinnati
business to the C., l., 81. l.. & G. on reaching In
dianapolis. AT any rate, the eome-out to the
matter Will be watched with interest.
scooPED IN ALL THEY WANT.
Unquestonably the most serious drawback
that the Wabash, st. Louis & Pacific has to con-
tend with is that it Is encountered with TOO
many burdensome non-paying lines. The
Financial Chronicle, in its comments on the re-
cent annual report, says the management are
now becoming fully aware that such is the case
MIR Hopkins is bold enough to declare that if
the events that have happened could have been
foreseen, "the company might not, perhaps,
nave entered upon such extensive undertakings
ID the way OF additional roads and equipment"
herein lies "a great deal OF encoura cement for
the future of Wabash. We may hope therefore,
that the Wabash has done now with the policy
OF expansion, and viii hencefOrth devote itself,
as best IL may, TO securing good results the
lines already in hand, and not assign any
more of its net earnings to intersecting or con
Meeting roads for the privilege of clubbing them
"Wahash, Sc. Louis & Pacific lines" But it were
certainly to be deplored IL so excellent a lesson
on Other oHnnanies Tbera are manx ra III
corporations at this moment suffering from
are ROM my ~ n ne, rulin 81 IT, 0r eiSe
ence clearly demonstrates that policy of indis-
eriminate expansion always leads to disastrous
necessary and should be made or aeGuired, mar
iicnlarIv vyhera tbev i've nncess 70 n y 81
follv NOT totrv to secnre tben, and epdao.,or 70
Pow, :, o,,.t1,,, 80 1i,,s, -. 80, t
But it is no part Of a companv's business to seen
tn davour varo .o1,,1atip+r oo,,a.,,tiT,r o,,d IN
terseetina rood Tha Pas s1,ivni tried mo-
once nm a Oarv sxrensiva snsjs on1 narro1V,v as
caned 0oino 70 the vii IN c,nsaonanca Wy -
'"p0N S0'i'S " '"e van III Consequences
OPENS UNDER FAVORABLE CIRCUMSTANCES.
John MacI,eod superlntendeut of the Iouis
In, y 90, c,,. =
fiiie' ne" Aipahy o. OnledSo' mas appoihUeu
agents at stations now opened on the Chicago &
indianapolis Air Line as follows: Rossvllle, A.
!, 1,.,,- 49,. ,,r r, -. $50,
l. iNSJ n""9' fl"u"iOi'' W. r AeHnlnE' hiiAi'"'
W. G. Dickey; Terhune, G. W. Miller Meridian,
r Teversav. Horton Tobn Horton. Carnat q
II p.a,,,,.',,. D., 1,,.,,,Io w g,iu,.,a4.,.,
=. Duo"ihan' Aio"U h'iPple' W. MI hp"'iioA
All the above stations are western Union tele-
oraph stations exceptinc Terhune The storage
oa,aoit, Of tho ,,ori[rs si1tnr. fro,, proa1 pr
N"P"N'oS VI INC '"'i""9 9'"ih@9 nun i'''''' Ii
pie to Delphi inclusive, is $50 cars. There are
hve large Sravel-banks between here ana Delphi
aud the construction trains are working with a
large force, and great activity prevails In all de-
parthents, ana IL looks as II the AIT Line might
biNoh ~" VI mn ms ~ SUI"
class style. The stations are all neW-Gothlc
style of archltecture-with all the modern ap-
planes. Genrge BrecOunt, general agent, Is
one OF the most entnused railroad men IN this
section. Yesterday orders Tor sl&ty-two cars
were received from points on tie line one small
affair OF station wanting eight TINS week, sure.
a telegraph wire was run into MS ONCE, NO
Virginia avenue, yesterday, and to-day he VIII
+h 80, ,stardav ,,,nrr', ,,rri,aS tbr ~
train was in charge of Conductor ]. B. Cham
bers and Engineer G: T. Plant The train con,
ana VI ne o',9 T Tha n%ns,sc+s az 49,