The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-09-15
Pool Troubles.

ter the Union Railway Company of Kansas City
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Pool Troubles.
What is wanted is some sort of an adhesive
substance which will make railroads, telegraph
companies and other corporations stick to their
agreements in pooling arrangements The IN
ventor who produces such an article will I'LL "a
long felt want, and has fortune as good as
made The Peoria pool is disturbed, the Peoria,
Decatur & Evansville people being dissatisfied
It seems that they have been called upon to even
up balances in per cents having for two months
past run ahead of their allotted per cent. in the
Peoria east bound pool. Prior to July last the
other roads had been paying over balances in'
cash to the r, D. 8 E.. now the boot IS on the
other leg and they ask for protection, but can
not say what they wish to be protected against
The Chicago & st Louis freight pool has at last
collapsed, and the prospects are that war on
freight rates between Chicago and st. Louis will
at once be inaugurated. This pool was organ
lied about two years ago and for the first year
worked toIerable we'll When the pool was
reorganized a little more than a year ago the
roads were unable to agree upon percentages
The Western Trunk-line Association is to meet
Sept Is to act on the withdrawal OF the Chicago
81 Northwestern railroad. The original tri-
partite roads still claim that they shall insist on
carrying out the original agreement, as it is the
only way to compete with the Chicago, Burling
ton & Quincy west Of the Missouri river with
out building, and it is quite evident that pool
commissioners have an ugly time ahead.
Commissioners Fink Discriminating Against
Indianapolis Roads.
Commissioner Fink seems to be worried over
the Cincinnati, indianapolis, St Louis and
Chicago's methods Of securing business, and has
sent letter to the representatives Of lines in
the Chicago committee calling attention to the
fact that considerable freight which should pass
through Chicago on its way to the East is taken
from surrounding towns to Joliet, thence to
Seneca, Ill, and then to the East by the White,
Midland and South Shore lines over the Cincin-
natl Indiapolis st. Louis & Chicago road to the
East, SO that business is taken forty miles west
before it is allowed to go east The Commits
sioner feels that unless this arrangement is soon
broken it will do as much harm to the pool lines
as does that which takes freight to New York
via Forest City He calls upon the pool lines to
take this matter IN hand to study 1T carefully
and see what can be done to avert its coTnpeti-
ton He hopes that each line will give this mat
ter its attention, and forward to him plan for
future action 70 an outsider, it looks
as if Commissioner Fink was straining
a point If President Ingalls, agents
can get into the Northwest and there
secure business and in SO doing live strictly
up to tariff rates the Chicago roads have no
reason to complain. Agents Of Chicago roads are
thick in territory where the business belongs to
indianapolis roads, and they haul it one hundred
miles more out of direct line, then forward
it over Chicago roads east. This has been going
on for years. and the complaints of the G., +, St
L. & O., the l., b. 81 W., the / d St L and the
Eandalia have received no attention from Com
missioner Fink, and the circular above alluded
to seems to be of a meddlesome character If
Commissioner Fink will keep Chicago roads out
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