The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-14
Rnsiness seeking che Direct Routes.

Business Seeking the Direct Routes.
AS the Journal has always insisted. if Chicago
roads would maintain through rates the business
of Indianapolis lines would largely increase both
east and west-bound. A Western and South
western shipper is not going tosend his property
east OF west-bound, around through Chicago I'M
less the Chicago.line cuts the rates. 1t is not
surprising that the managers of Chicago railways
and railroad editors of Chicago papers are much
alarmed that portion of tho business which for
years past has been passing through Chicago is
being diverted to more southern lines Out of
8, 400 cars of grain recently sent East from Mis-
souri, river points. only 8, 900 went via Chicago,
the rest being diverted TO southern lines. The
Chicago Tribune says: The greatest alarm Is
felt in railroad circles here on account of the Sc
from Chicago to ST. Louis. Efforts have been
made to discredit the reports regarding this
matter The fact is that the diversion OF busi-
ness from Chicago is far more serious than has
yet been stated" The Tribunes statement Is
true, and the diversion spoken of is
but in its infancy The fact is that
shippers have got their eyes open. They have
discovered that they can forward their property
at just as low rates via ST Louis, then over the
Wabash the T. & st. L. or the Vandalia, east
ward, as via Chicago, and get their property to
the seaboard thirty six to forty eight hours quick
err. To-day, as we'll. grain delivered to the c., l.,
St l.. & c. at Seneca, by the Chicago & Rock
Island, or to the l., b. q w. at Peoria, by North
western connections, is placed on the interior or
seaboard markets at least two days earlier than
were the same property shipped via Chicago,
and the knowledge of this fact will undoubtedly
increase the business of the cast and west roads
crossing Indiana south of Chicago more in the
future than it has in tho past, if Chicago roads
maintain rates. The same remarks will apply
TO west bound traffic, the growth of which the
last few years over indianapolis lines especially,
has been remarkable.
PartaEes of the Character OF a Whitewash.
Railroad officials who are not of the Indianap-
oils east bound pool, but who arc we'll informed
as to the charges preferred against the c., H. g.
D. company relating to their evasion Of the pool,
look upon the results of the investigation on
Monday last partaking much of a whtewash
character, and as leading one to believe that the
remark of one of the pool members that he
feared other roads were in the same boat we'll
covers the situation. and explains why all voted
to accept General Freight Agent McLeod's ex-
PLANTATION. Commissioner Doherty is said to hGve
outside of the meeting expressed great lndgna
ton over the come out of the investigation. The
fact is that Commissioner Doherty had, unless
there has been gross nisstatements, strong
case, and that the c., H. & d. was let down so
easy is largely due to the charity which the Off
Gals of competing lines entertained toward the
c., H. 6 d. people. In the report of the meet
ing on Monday, which appeared in yesterday s
Journal, one important provision of settlement
was overlooked. In accepting the explanation of
A. H. Mcleod, general freight agent of the c.,
III. D., it agreed that the tonnage which
had been forwarded under what was claimed an
evasion Of the pool should be included in the In
dianapois pool as east-bound pool business,
which considerably swells the c., H. & d. ton
mage.