The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-21

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formal tender of the place was made at that
time, with an offer of S25, 900 per annum and a
guarantee Of five years. There were more in
ducements than this held out, which would not
be proper to repeat here, as they are private
matters between the Vanderbilts and Mr. Pot
ter, but it be said that the prospects before
the gentlemen were placed in the most hattering
light, and that the question of salary was sec
ondary consideration"
The Complications Increasing.
sThe muddle between the Erie and the Chi
cago g. Atlantic roads, says the Cleveland
Leader of yesterday lis more complicated than
ever by reason of the formation of the Erie Ex-
press Company. The United States express,
while still operating the Erie and Nypano, used
the Chicago & Atlantic as its Chicago and North
west outlet The Erie is unable to continue this
arrangement. for the reason that the United
States Express Company still operates the c. &
A. 1t renewed contract to that effect for sew
eral years less than month ago. approved both
by President Jewett and his successor. Pres-
dent Benedict The Erie Railway Company
may eventually come into possession OF the
Chicago 81 Atlantic, possibly before the end of
the year, but in that event the United States
Express Company would still control the express
business Of the road until its contract expires.
The Erie, as substitute, has made an arrange
ment for the transfer of it's Chicago business to
train it is understood will be placed the B.
81 q. road TO accommodate this business. With
out its Nypano connection at Marion, 1t may
seem at first glance that the continuance OF the
Chicago q Atlantic contract will be OF little de-
STABILITY to the United States Express Company.
This express company, however, is still amply
provided with G. 81 A. connections AT Marion
it connects with the Bee-line, and between Marion
and Chicago fifteen lines operated by the United
States Express Company cross the Chicago &
Atlantic"
Check To Be Put Upon Undertaking..
The trunk-line executive committee have
taken hold of the deception In way billing, and
have sent out the following circular on the mat
ter:
ut has been reported to the trunk-lne execu-
tive committee that east bound through freight,
actually destined to points east of trunk-lns
Western termini, is being locally consigned to
such terminals or to intermediate points for the
purpose of cutting the established through rates
or of evading the western divisions of traffic.
AS this is unjust to roads which bill freight cor
rectly. and will lead to Generalization of rates,
the unersigned hereby request all Western con-
nections of the trunk lines to bill correctly all
freight intended for through shipment, showing
the original point of shipment and final desti-
nation. They also request that such connec-
lions will require the roads from which they re-
ceive such shipments to state on the wayb bill the
trunk lines will refuse to receive and forward
any shipments offered them by Western con-
Meeting lines, the origin OF which is not stated
or s incorrectly stated. Agents will be en-
ployed at the Western Jermini of the trunk lines
for the special purpose of ascertaining whether
the origin of all shipments is correctly reported.
and said agents will act in connection with the
agents of the Central Traffic Association in
tracing shipments from Western points to the
termni of the trunk lines"
No More than the Usual Dissatisfaction.
Commissioner Fink states that there is no
prospect of a reduction in east bound grain
rates. although the Western lines are very rest
i've at rate which sends such large proportion
of the grain shipments from Duluth, Grand Ha-
ven and Milwaukee direct to Buffalo by lake.
giving them no opportunity for the haul into Chi
cago and making terminal charges He gave as
the reason for disseminating the publication of
the percentage of the different roads the obiec-
tons made by the companies themselves, the
managers being satisfied that the public at large
did not appreciate sthat the large disproportion
in the percentages was due to an equal dispro-
portion in the capacity Of the roads to handle.
the traffic.
He denied emphatically that there was any
serious disagreement about the east-bouId
freight percentages. that there was any more
than the usual dissatisfaction attending the de-
sire and the reaching for total of 123 per cent
or more out of whole of only 100 per cent
Nevertheless there more roads than there
were last year and only a quarter of the through
business and every one knows that the more
boys and the bigger, while the cake is the
smaller, the fight is not going to be ended the
quicker.