The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-31
TRUNK LINE TROUBLES.
Certain Roads Threaten to Withdraw
g.orn the Pooling Agreement.
Harmony Restored Between the Express
Companies-The LackawanRa to OPP
crate Over the l., ID. s. w.
rHE CoRB1N SYNDICATE AROUSED.
The T.. B. q w. People TO Assume a More
Independent Position.

The H., ID. a. w. People TO Assume wore
Independent Position.
The Journal is credibly informed that the
Indiana. Bloomington & Western Railroad Com
pany has opened negotiations for the purchase
Of steamers and vessels on Lake Erie, and ex-
poets shortly to send the greatest part OF its
grain shipments by Lake and canal Two yes
sel loads have already been sent out from San
dusky, and others are expected to follow short
Iy, The management claims to be impeiled to
this course by the unjust action of the trunk
line commission and trunk-line pool, which
seeks 20 punish them at the instance Of parties
who themselves are guilty OF the acts which
they charge against the l., B. & ", but do not
prove. The l., B. B W. people claim that they
are ceguizant of cases of Undertaking. ana other
devices for evsding the pool ny the parties who
made the charges, but do not desire to pre-
sent them to the commissioner, on the
around that eases have been decided for
the interests of the trunk lines,
regardless of their western connections, and
they might be treated in the same way. 1t looks
as II some OF tue connections OF the l., b. u W.,
whom they think responsible for the injustice
and injury which is done to their road, will be
likely to Auffer some slight loss of earnings on
account of their treatment OF this company: II
the pool is working in the interest of part of the
lines, and against the interest of Others
who have equal right to protection, IL
to be short-iived Already the mutteriugs Of
various western roads are beginningtO be heard,
and a suggestion has been made to withdraw
from the trunk-line peol and form combina-
tion of western roads for the purpose of resist
ing the demands and eXactiOns of the trunk
lines which have worked such a serious loss
of revenue to them by tolls, deductions,
terminal charges, ETC., which they compel their
Western connections to participate in, but arbi-
trarily refuse to recognize any similar charges
which the Western lines are obliged to pay as a
necessity of securing business.
1t is further stated that the l., 3. s. W. railway
will at once complete its hne to a connection
with the Chesapeake 81 Ohio railroad, and the
feeling that they have been unfairly treated by
the trunk-ne commission will hasten it's COM
pietion. They Will then have at least two ont
LET'S for their traffic which will not be controlled
by the trunk-linE pool.
The lines running east from indianapolis tried
a year or two ago TO push the old l.. B. 81 W. to
the wall, but, Judging ny the way I'm which they
sqairIn az the loss or its business since the com
pletion Of it's lew line east of Indianapolis, they
evidently feel that their fingers have been
bitten. Their present action seems to have been
aetuated by q spirit of jealousy at the rapid
strides the l., B, & W. railway Is making to es-
trunk lines, and no better evidence could be
given of the strength and rapidly growing i'm
portance this road is assuming.
Mr.. COrbn its principal owner and officer is
man VINO ia not likely to sit still under what he
deems unjust oppression, and is likely 70 find
some means to protect his property. II may he
that the end ia not yet, and that sOme of the in
terested parties may be wiser in year from
this time than they are,