The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-05-19

The Bee Lines new time card will go into
effect on Nor day next.
Special rates TO New Orleans will not be
quoted after tomorrow.
William II. Shields has been appointed
agent Of the J.. NJ. and l. at Rockford.
The freight agents OF the various Indian
spoijs roads anticipate very heavy corn
yield throughout the State this year.
The T., ID. and s. people are getting their
road in good shape aud are pushing out
hard for business. both passenger and
freight.
The local agent who predicted that ball
players would ride in freight cara this year,
teems to be false prophet. They continue
TO glide over the country in Pullman pelace
cars.
That the lot OF q passenger sgent is not q
happy one has been fairly demonstrated time
and time again. 1t seems that they are now
being oppressed by the fend who wants to
borrow q small sum for q CO 1ple of hours"
w. j. Nichols, LEGAL agent OF the Bee Line,
bss placed large card in q conspicuous
place In bis Office announcing that I'VE
never loan money under any consideration;
don't ask for il, Is you will be refused"
Whether this declaration will have any
y
be seen.
Mr.. NJ. Z. Ingalls,. President OF the c., l.,
ST. L. and c., on being questioned as to the
effect on the Big Four OF the requirement Of
the c., H. and D. by the Pennsylvania Com.
psny, said that it would be favorable. The
loss OF the Vandalia business would be more
than compensated by the friendship of the
Indianapolis roads and the coming into the
~ ba n
Erie. The question has been asked, why
should the Pennsylvania Company desire
the c., II. and d., and whaT would they do
with it If they had it?" TIE c., III. and ID.
is of the greatest importance t. the Pennsyl.
vanis. and there are q good many reasons
why that company Is desirous of securing
control OF it, The main reason Is because 1t
would give them q direct route from Ciucin-
natl to indianapolis. and splendid line to
Chicago via the c., III. and ID and Q r and
c. There is good ground for the belief that
the c., II. and d. will be in the hands Of the
Pennsylvania people ere many months have
pasted.
THE LOWEST EVER REPORTED.
The very brief report OF the New York,
Chicago and st. Louis Railway Company for
1884, is remarkable as showing the lowest
ayersge freight rate ever reported, namely.
476 cent per ton Fer mile for all freight.
This 10 but little more than thu average
through rate of the Michigan Central for the
same year 424 cent?. This is explained by
the fact that the New York, Chicago and ST.
Louis has little else than through freight.
The expenses were "A = per cent. Of the earn
ings, which would make the average ex-
penses per ton per mile 367 cent. If it is
argued that this allows too little for
freight and too much for passen-
Rers, we reply that the average pas.
senger rate was only LES cents per mile. aud
IS per cent. of that, or 1.26 cents, seems
very low passenger expense And, farther
the passenger traffic Is SO insignificant that
If we charged the whole OF the working ex.
penses to the freight it will make the a er-
age cost but 0. $50 cent per ION per mile. Is
this then an extraordinarily cheap road to
work? Not at ali. The company has sim oily
been consuming its road, and so has saved,
for the time, the cost of maintenance. Rails,
ties. the long trestle-works and the rolling
stock were all new very little needed be
done to them; but the wear of the last few
years will al have to be made good and paid
for eventually. Unfortunately no details Of
expenses are reported; they would be inter.
esting.-Railrcad Gazette.