The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-12

The travelling public are demanding of the
roads running between Boston and New York
that they make the same time with their express
as is made between Philadelphia and New York,
over the Pennsylvania, and New York and Al
bany, over the New York Central. The Boston
Advertiser, in commenting on the ma tier, says:
There can be no doubt that higher rate of
speed for express passenger trains between New
York and Boston Is inevitable In the near
future. While we have very little faith in the
proposed New York 81 Boston inland railway,
whose projectors announce their intention of
building road between the two cities which
shall be but 1913 miles In length, aud shall make
the trip in three and half hours, yet even as
rapid transit as that is not an impo ssibility.
One hundred and ninety-three miles in three and
a half hours would be fifty-five miles per hour.
In England the schedule time between London
and Bedford is fifty miles in ifty-four minutes,
or ffty-fve and half miles an hour.
The time between London and Gran
than. 1861 miles, is two hours and
1t this latter rate of speed were applied to exist
ing routes between Boston and New York the
time by the New York & New England. 2I4
miles, should be four hours and seven minutes,
instead of six hours, as at present. by the Bos-
ton 6 Albany, via Springfield and Hartford, 234
miles, the time would be four hours and half,
and by the Shore line, 230 miles, about four
hours and twenty-five minutes One of the
causes of higher speeds in England is that
the railway carriages are far lighter there than
here. 1t is often argued that in England the
railway trains are proyerbially unpunctual and
one OF the claims made in behalf of the present
sx-hour time between Boston and New York is
that the ease with which it can be accomplished
enables the trains to be punctual and that the
majority of travellers prefer to be assured of
making schedule time rather than to be accorded
nominally high rate of speed with the chance
of frequent disappointment in making connec-
tions. The cost of fuel and repairs is also enor-
mously increased by high rates of speed, and
quick transit might necesstate differentiation
in fares, tho rate being higher upon fast train
than upon a slow one. Some travellers are, more
| over. opposed to high speed, preferring a
smoother and steadier motion of the train, even
at the expense of slower transit.
Tariffs Reduced by State Commission.
New ORLEANS. July ia Times Democrat
Jackson. Miss, special Gays Yesterday the
Railroad Commission, after several conferences
with representatives of the roads, promulgated a
freight tariff for the Illinois Central railroad,
reducing the rate of that road in this State,
including general reduction on cotton. The
commission. by rule which they adopted, APP
ply the rates promulgated to freights coming
from points without the State to points within,
and to that shipped from points within to points
without, on any of the fines in this State which
| extend beyond its limits. The freight
tariff of the Vicksburg g. Nerd,
ian railroad was reduced; also. that
/ of the Mississippi e. Tennessee railroad The
| reduced freight tariff of the Memphis. Birming
ham & Atlanta railroad, submitted within the
1 past few DAYS, was approved. The existing
| rates of the Natehez, jackson & Columbus rail
road were also approved. FORMULATION OF
freight tariffs for other roads was postponed un
til the next meeting of the commission, which
/ will he held July %