The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-09-26
THE PASSENGER RATE WAR.
The Fight Still On, and Promises To BE
More Fierce To-Day.

In spite of all difficulties they have had to en-
counter, the Chicago & indianapolis Airline
people got out both their through Chicago
trains yesterday, the noon train carrying thirty
eight, the midnight train III passengers. The
tickets sold at the freight office of the COM
pany on Alabama street. The trains start from
massachusetts avenue. The incoming train
was detained one hour and half last night
at Howland's station, where the Airline
trains come onto the Wabash track, but finally
came in, following Wabash freight train. The
midnight train tagged as far as Howlanos,
the Wabash people giving them no train orders
The situation now becomes more and more inter
estng, the officials of the road who are in the
city state that they propose to keep up this 81
rate until the roads centering here give them
fair deal. On the other side 1t is said the man
agements OF every Indianapolis road are us
posed to do, and that Just as everything was
in a fair way to be harmonized, and new
Union Railway Company TO be organized, genu-
inc in character, the G. g. l. Airline peo-
pie have rashy rushed in and begun
Strengthening rates, superntendent sher-
& l. Airline people want to do such business
his road will probably give them all they want
of 1t, and although the order TO sell tickets Tor
81 over the c., l., st. L. IL c. was Withdrawn
yesterday forenoon, it will doubtless be re-
newed to-day, and the Chicago, st. Louis
Pittsburg as well Will take hand unless rates
are restored within the next twenty-four hours.
John Macleod, general superintendent OF the
l., N. A. & c. system, of which the chicago "
Indianapolis Airline part, arrived IN the
city last evening" and Vlce-president ana frame
Manager SJahlman is expected to-day, ana tney
are to have a conference with V. I. Malott,
general manager of the Union Railway Company
Mr.. Macleod last night, was asked II MS
trains were admitted into the Union depot
would the L., n, A. IL c. people restore rates. lie
answered, No, SIT. We Fave the whip end and
propose to keep it. The p, c. IL st. L. people IN
augurated the fight and they must be the hrsT
TO propose terms of peace. | know that we snall
not. We propose TO start our trains from Mas
saohusetts avenue and carry passengers at 81
per head until the c., st. L. UP cry enough We
know that we are hurting them much worse than
they Every train We have run thus lar
has paid well and we are now in for the ngnt,
and will be the last TO withdraw from the heid,
A telegram from Chicago received last night
says that the Panhandle and KankaRee line
began selling tickets to Indianapolis this morn
ing at 81, with consequent reduction IN price
to Cincinnati and intermediate points, regular
rates merely being added beyond Indianapolis.
Ii now appears that the five-cent rate OF the
Chicago & Eastern Illinois to Indianapolis Is
made with the condition that this line runs only
night train at this rate, land requires purchasers
of hve-cent tickets to purchase sleeping car
tickets at ~, so that the minimum charge over
This ia So UO.