The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-01-26
THE RAILROADS.

The largest excursion party which has lett
Cincinnati for New Orleans and the World
Exposion went on Tuesday night on
special train over the Louisville and Nash
vile Road. The party came from Dayton,
o., and numbered 1l2 people.
Attic monthly meeting of the New Eag-
land Railroad Club, the question of discus
sion will be: do the facts in relation TO the
safety and economy OF the steel.tired wheel,
Tor engines and cars warrant its universal
adoption; and is there O difference in the
durs oilitv and relative value of the various
kinds2 Do wrought iron brake shoes dam.
sge steel wheels more than cast iron?
The Erie Canal retained a larger proper
ton Of the grain business from Buffalo east
ward last year than the railroads have from
The same point. The receipts at Buffalo
from the lake were 10000. 600 bushels a fall.
ing of Of 5000 600. The shipments OF grain
by rail were only y, 1896, GOO, against %, 400
COO last yeaT-less than one-half. The canal
business declined from ~ 600, 900 bushels to
IS, 000, 900.
The Boston Advertiser, in commenting on
the Trunk Line pool troubles, says: 1.-THE
action taken, Of course, means that the pool
is like the Quaker's coat, it is put aside until
the enemy is chastised. Perhaps by that
time it will be too old and weak for service
1t is expensive, however and in cOnsidera.
ton OF its practical failure the roads are
sll drifting toward q condition where they
Will welcome strong Government commits
sion."
IF had the means at my command, said
Trunk Line railroad official the other day,
Il would guarantee to beat all the other
roads IN the volume OF business, and ct the
same time get as good, il not better, rates
for 1t than the others. | would do it in this
way: There is no Disgusting the fact that
most of the cutting IN rates is done by means
OF rebates The shipper has his freight billed
At foil schedule rates and after it reaches its
destination he puts in a claim AGAINST the
company for such rebate as may have been
agreed upon. Now, the collection of these
ebate claims Is very tedious process. They
bave to be passed upon by the officers ef the
fast freight line that handles the goods,
and then the amount has to be prorated
! among the roads that have hauled the
goods, and a collection made from each so
that II Is anywhere from four months 70
yesp before the merchant, or whoever be
mSy re, gets his money back. Nov. my way
Of doing business would be to have a fnnd
on hand sufficiently large to pay these re
bates or any other claims that might be a..
lowed, inst as soon as the freights had been
delivered, and then collect them myself
THIS would be such an accom- modatioa to
shippers that they would prefer the line
doing business this way 10 any other all
thiI 90 being equal, even If they had to pay
4 little higher rates. The trouble about
carrying out the scheme inst now is that
none 1of the companies, probably, has the
money to use in such way, though after
the system, was once got into operation the
amount required would not be large.
PASSENGER AGREEMENT.
The Passenger Department of the Raj way
Association Of Michigan has lust issued o
memorandum OF agreement for the coming
year which is IN Its features very similar 20
that OF 1884
CleIPvmen are to De charged one half or
two-thiiJs fare, and permits are only u b.
granted 10 clergymen on the line of the
issuing road The amour. of free transpor-
tation to ne wspapers is to be 20 serned by
their circulation.
With one or two specified exceptions stop.
over checks are to be limited TO fifteen days
from date OF issue and granted only on fell
unlimited tickets The regular rate for mite.
age tickets is to be p cents per mile. lie
safes to conventions will pay full fare gong
and oDe-thiTd fare returning, tickets 10 be
>tt" cr sccreditiDg certificate. Children
between tive and twelve years of age pay
one. half tariff rates.
Theatrical rates will be two-thirds tariff
or parties OF i've and one pass for advaucs
lgent.
Local excursions, parties of FIVE good for
one day, one aud one-third fare. The same
rule applies 10 students on vacation.
The following articles will not be checked
as baggage Paper package, bundles in shawl.
straps band-boxes bird-csges, boxes or bar
rels Of fruit, merchandise, furniture, house
hold goods, machinery, game perishable ar
tlcles, explosive matter, trunks with bundles
-ttsched. or tive pieces of baggage with one
heck. Toolchests. baby cabs and bicycles
Will be checked at owners risk.