The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-03-29

earnings being almost up to the figures of 1881.
The Western lines fell behind their fixed charges
during February last S11.566, making deficit
for the two months OF SOL 1925. This year there
is gain of $67,654 for the same time, but the
charges have been reduced that with this
gain there is n surplus liabilities of $1O2O5,
The New York, Lake Erie d Western people
also have just made public their earnings for
January as follows: Gross earnings, $l,524,-
S69.0S; increase over earnings corresponding
month Of 1882, S205, 872.39; operating expenses,
crease compared with January, 1882, Sl21,-
794.24.
WHAT THE c., B. & O. HAS BEEN DOING.
The annual report of the Chicago, Burlington
6 Quincy railroad is not yet published, but the
following analysis of it's figures for 1882, as
compared with those of 1881, from advance ia
bes in the Financial Chronicle, will be found
interesting reading:
"The mileage of lines owned and leased in
1882 was 3, 80 miles, against 1896 In 1881, an
increase OF $685. and the mileage operated JOINT
ly was 81, against % in the previous year, de-
crease of A |; total miles operated 32l6, against
1874 IN 1881, "a gain of 292. The gross earn
ings from passenger business in 1882 were
1916 092, against S3,616.086 in 1881, an IN
crease of $1,14O,OO6. FROM freight business
the earnings were 1911 $40, against $l6,-
595,Sl9 in 1881; loss, SSS4,3O9. From mails,
express, etc, The receipts we're Sl334'5O2,
against 81, 1872, PAS; gam, S422,557. Total gross
earnings S22, o03 .304, against S2l ,324, $50 the
previous year; increase, S679,154 The optr-
atlng expenses were $10,66S,34l, against SlO,-
ings in 1852, 81, 1874. 1868, against $40, 749,793
IN 1881; increase, $5S5l7O.
FREIGHT DISCRIMINATION.
ga good Illustration of how the railroads dis
criminate against indianapolis came to my no.
tice and IL is so convincing that would respect
fully request you TO publish II IN your valuable
paper.
zone of our manufacturers received an order
for half carload of goods from merchant OF
ST. Joseph, Mo- conditional that the freight
should be no higher than from Cincinnati, o
The rate from that point Is 40 cents per 100
pounds on the goods in question. The lowest
rate obtanane on any road from here Is 30
cents per 100 pounds. difference OF 40 cents
in favor of Cincinnati, 10 miles farther east
than Indianapolis. Now, in order TO not lose the
sale, the goods VIII be shipped to Cincinnati, re-
billed there. shipped back through indianapolis
To St. Joseph for 65 cents all told, thereby saving
20 cents per 100 pounds. Yet, outside of ali this
trouble the manufacturer has to pay 20 out OF
his pocket TO eQuailze the freight rate between
these points, for the privilege OF being an Indinn
apolis manufacturer. This Is no fable, and the
documents can be produced TO sustantlate the
above. MANUFACTURER"
The above appeared in the News of March 81,
and so much discrepancy is there between the
rates above noted and tariff rates that the latter
are given as taken from the Middle and Western
States classification, upon which basis both Cln-
cinnati and Indianapolis roads carry business
baSing the rate st, Louis. The party who
furnished the above communication to the News
Is a manufacturer or lounges, ana the rate on up
hostered lounges from Cincinnati 10 East ST.
Louis on carload l0ts is 80 cents per 100 pounds
East ST. Louis to St. Joe, 40 cents per 100 pounds
On less than carload lots, Cincinnati to East ST.
LouiS 81 per 100 pounds: East st. Louis to St.
Joe, 20 cents; making the through rate from Gin
crnati to st. Joe in carload lots 70 cents per
100 pounds on less than carload lots, ST 20 per
100 pounds, the rate between Cincinnati and st.
Louis being double frstclass west of st. Louis
tirst-elHss.
The rate from Indianapolis TO East st. Louis,
carload lots, is % cents per 100 pounds; East
st. Louis to ST. Joe. 40 cents per 100 pounds,
making through rate IS cents per 100 pounds
On less than carload lots the rate from Indanap-
oils to East st. Louis is 80 cents per
100 pounds; from East st. Louis
TO ST. Joe, 20 cents per 100 pounds
II will he seen that the rate from indianapolis TO
ST. Joe carload lots. is cents less than
from Cincinnati to st. Joe, and on less than
carload lois 10 cents per 100 pounds less
AS Western roads out of Indianapolis have the
name all over the country of being the greatest
demOrhliZers of west-bOund rates, it seems hard
ly probable they would allow Cincinnati to out
do them in the matter General freight agents
admit that these tariff rates may seem exurhit.
ant, bnt the goods i'll question are bulky and at
best afford n very slim revenue when compared
with the revenue derived from freights of less
bulk, which carried mt from 80 to 80 per cent.
lower rate. where fifteen to twenty tons can be
lunded into car. General freight agents well
admit that rates in some cases may discriminate
against indianapolis, hut they express will
Iugness, when such cases are brought before
them in the proper spirit, to adjust them. and it
is highly probable, they state, that there will be
at early day a change in classification OF GER
tain articles in the line of furniture which will
be advantageous to the manufacturer.