The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-24

dissatisfied, forced the road INTO the hands OF J
courts, and receiver is now reaping the benefit
which results from the hard labor of veteran
railroad men in lifting the road out of the mud
A Desire that President Ingalls, Make 1t a
Test Case.
Officials of indianapolis roads are hoping that
NJ. E. ingalls,, president of the c., l., st. l.. q
c., will maintain his ground in his efforts to baf
file the designs of the Eastern roads out of Chi
cago. 1t is fact beyond dispute that the Chi
cago roads do all in their power to cripple the
business of Indianapolis roads, and while it may
not be admitted readily on the part of Commits
sloner Fink, he is swayed more or less by their
influence, The case with Mr. ingalls, is simply
this He asks the Chicago & Rock Island to turn
over to the c., L., st. L. & c. certain business at
Seneca instead of hauling it seventy
miles further to Chicago. The G.
& r. l. say we will do so
but will expect the same rate on such business as
we would get were we to haul it to Chicago. Mr.
ingalls, accepts the situation and the Minneapo-
lis or Des Moines shippers pay tho same rate to
the seaboard via Seneca that he would were 1t to
go through Chicago, as President ingalls, makes
the same rate from Seneca to the seaboard that
Chicago does. There is cutting of rates.
Now the Chicago roads come in and say that
Mr.. ingalls, shall pay 108 of the Chicago rate to
make up the rate for the seventy miles the Z.
& r. 1. road would haul it If this rule should
same rule on other Chicago Northwestern lines.
Milwaukee takes the Chicago rate to Re seaboard
rate, and is ninety miles distant from Chicago.
Why should not Seneca. seventy miles distant,
take the Chicago ratel Dozens of similar cases
could be cited where Chicago roads are thus
favored Why not occasionally do as fairly with
an indianapolis road. especially when a shipper
chooses the latter because better time is made.
the delay at Chicago being avoided.
a.OIf Vlus Ind lie
The train records show that traffic is gradually
improving with Indianapolis roads. Last week
563 more loaded cars were received and for
warded at indianapolis than in the week ending
Nov 10 and L37l more than in the week
ending Nov. 8. In east bound shipments there
has been some increase to interior and New
England points and east bound live stock ship
ments the last few days, have cut quitea figure.
West bound business is about the same in ton
mage as for some weeks past which is quite
satisfactory, as usually this season of the year
shipments fall off considerably. North and
south roads are doing better than last
month in the earlier part of this
month, and further improvement is hardly prob
able North and south roads have suffered the
most severely by the light lumber traffic this
fall On all lines there has been decided in
crease in local traffic. Corn, hos and coal are
movl-g briskly. Shipments of apples and pota-
toes so mild has been the weather, large
| beyond precedent and the movement of miscel
laneous freignts has increased heavily in the
last ter days. Below we give the number OF
cars received and forwarded at this point, in the
weeks ending Nov 10 and %