The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-05-26

Result OF the Central Trsfic Associa'
tion Mseting-Low Rstes-other
Items Of the Rail.

The cross, road agencies exist on very few
CT the indianapolis roads at present.
The Unien Company has accepted the pro-
visions of the law legalizing the organization
ss now for1hed.
II is repotted that Frank E. Leonard will
be appointed receiver Of the To.edo, Peoria
and WarsssS Road.
The vsnsslia will change time to-day. All
Of the details of the new table were arranged
by Master Of Transportation Elliott
The annt.a al meeting of the ST. Louis. Al
fop and Tesre Haute will be held next Mon
dey at the general Office OF the company.
f. c. MURPHY, at one time Superintendent
Of the Indianapolis. Peru and Chicago, has
has been APPOINTED General Manager of the
Benneston ADd Shenandoah Road.
President Msckey is daily making ad-
ditions to tae force of lsborers at work on
bic new lise between Washington and
Worthipatan and is himself superintending
the construction OF the line.
L. G. Cannon, at one time General Passsn.
ger Agent Of the Indianapolis, Peru and Chi
csgo, now General Agent and Auditor OF the
TIanscontiy entail Pool Association, was in
the city yeAterday.
The Bee .lIDe people are confident that the
iiuiteuS "tii pay. "A party VI HowspapSl
men and shippers will take trip over the
road on dne of these trains tomorrow.
The reclini?g chair cars attached to the linn
its are elegfnt.
Work onithe high grade north of Rock
vile on tie T. Fl. and L. division OF tbs
vancala is progressing rapidly. The hill
will be cut hown about ten feet. The trestle
connectinathe two hills is being filed in.
he ~ 10 mr. 1orc urfIf IA
pIeted abo2t June /. This grade, which is
known to Ihilroad men az the camel back"
il the worst on the 7. H. and l. and by cut.
ting il down great disadvantage is over
come.
Rates sitce April have fallen at least as
low ae they were last year. and there is no
immediate prospect OF an advance, and it is
said that were il not for shipments of freight
CT the higher class there would probably be
no profit ST al on the business. There Is
still considerable profit on live stock, al
though ratis are much lower On this class Of
traffic than. heretofore. Under ell circu M
stances it il hardly matter for coDgratula.
ton that there is great deal of traffic to go
f0rwerd 10 che East this year.
The meeting OF the Central Traffic Associa-
ton Western connections of the Eastern
trunk lines) in Chicago last week had little
other result than to satisfy the members that
nothing cSn be done at this time further
than to Rake the arrangements necessary
for successswhen the time shall be more ia
vorable. There is not little of such work
TO be done. and il can be done now. though
doubtless there is not the same incentive to
do it as If ,he advantage to be gained there
by would Result Immediately. There have
been msug joints in the armor by which
East bouI.c rates were protected. The pools
q. the several Western cities covered but a
part OF the traffic. Numerous junction
points in illinois between Chicago and st
Louis. gave an opportunity for securing traf-
fc outside Df the pools. Several of the rail-
roads west of Chicago have such junction
points, where traffic consigned to trunk lines
cen be transferred and reach its destination
without passing through Chicago. Peoria or
any other pooling point. A very small reduc-
ton in the througn rate, of course, suffices to
divert the; traffic to theee routes. and the
reduction hives the road west of Chicago an
advantage over its rivals at the places where
The shipments are made, so that the eastern
read may get powerful in securing traffic
through this joint in the po3l amor, and
the rates sof The western, as well as the
eastern. pools were threatened thereby. It
las been urged repeatedly that the traffic
from all points should be pooled to prevent
such Generalization, bat even at so impor
tsnt plaza as Peoria there has been most of
the time 90 effective pool-Rsilway Ga
zette.