The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-07-26

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through line. cannot free itself from the re-
sponsibility Of excessive through rates oy set
ting ND the corporate existence OF Que u .no
railroads forming the through line as \ separate
carrier. 1t 10 held, also, that the apportion-
rpent of rates 10 different parts of a through
line do not determine the charge to the pubic,
but may be significant on the question OF rea-
souable rates for the whole distance Inc rail-
cents per barrel on crude oil from Washington,
Pa, 70 Baltimore.
Personal, Local and state Notes.
Col. Gale Hoyt, of New York city, has re-
signed his position as director Of the Union Pa
eifc road.
The movement OF live stock eastward has
dropped of sharply IN the last few days. as some
of the roads have restored rates TO tho basis C.
thirty days ago.
j. K. Smith has been appointed AGENT of the
Vandalia 81 Bruce Lake, and j. j. Watkins has
been appointed agent OF the Pennsylvania lines
&C Nevada. on the third division.
The Ohio Falls car-works yesterday shipped
two more fine coaches 10 the New York Il
Greenwood Lake road, which completes their
contract to build ten coaches for this company.
Yesterday Afternoon engine No. 40 on the
Vandalia hauled the Pennsylvania special No.
20 from Greencastle to the Union station. lndi-
annapolis, in forty-one minutes. distance thirty
seven miles
The through coach from st. Louis to Cincin-
natl over the Vandalia and the c.. II. d., Is
now hauled on the late accommodation train
over the c., II. e. ID. Before the change 1t car
ried but few through passengers. and now IL
carries meme.
II il daily becoming more evident that the
east-bound roads are tired OF the Generalization
In dressed meat rates and other classes OF
freight. and it is intimated tnat an early res.or-
alton will be ordered on all articles wnere they
can be advanced without meeting water compe-
tition.
Travel eastward continues to be extremely
heavy. Not only are the sleeping coaches on
the fastest trains crowded with business. but
people are glad 10 get berths Ia a slow train, so
great Ia the demand. IL another sleeping coach
was attached to the best trains every berth
would be taken.
There Is q good deal Of feeling among man
ayers of Northern roads over the loose rope that
Southern roads are given by the Interstate com
mission. They have played with the iong-and-
short-haul clause of the interstate commerce
oct, and are now about to organize pools in spite
of the provisions IN the bill against pooling bus
iness.
George F. Evans. general manager of the
Louisville, Evansville & St. Louis road, by a
circular. announces the appointment OF j. $.
Odiorne as general passenger agent. Morris Nc
Donald, jr, az paymaster, add W.. II. Folsom as
cashier Of the road. All three are young men
who are coming to the front as railroad men.
Godtried Mergell, one of the men who went
OUT VI II - =. n a. ". buOpS NJ ~
when the strike was inaugurated about two
weeks ago, has become violently insane. the
physicians are of the opinion that his insanity
was brought about through brooding over the
loss of his situation. 1t 10 stated that he went
out against his will.
tits understood that the Transcontinenta AS
ISOLATION has adopted the classification Of the
Western association, which consists OF zen
classes. This will simplify the adoption of a
uniform classification for the entire country. as
xhaps = noD hnf fO0 eIaaaifaa ti0nc fhA East
ern roads having at present but six classes.
As q result Of the conference between Man
ager Jefreys, of the Illinois Central road, and
the Railroad Commissioners of Mississippi the
company win not put in force the high rates
proposed. 1t is likely a compromise tariff win
soon be put into effect, thus settling what bid
fair to DO 40 ugly quarrel between the road and
the com missionsrs.
A Boston man writes the Journal that il was a
little OF in It's statement, Q few days ago. when
ming the fastest regular train in America. What
10 known az the dude" train over the Old Col
ony road leaves Boston daily, except Sundays. at
Bio p. NJ. for Woods Hole, running the seventy
two miles in eighty minutes.
On Tuesday there was an expensive wreck on
the Vandalia. A freight train coming east was
derailed and considerable damage done. In the
train were eleven flat-cars loaded with that num-
Der OF open street-cars shipped from the manu-
factory 1t St Louis 70 the Citizens Street-rail-
- 08ba " h1A8 WY 6Aa A00t Va
ears were 90 badly denoralizcd that il will re-
quire new ones to replace them.
Yesterday the Vanderbilt lines made another
reduction OF 5 cents per 100 pounds on eggs.
poultry and butter, Chicago to New York. and
the usual proportionate rate from other Western
points. The reduction was promptly met by the
Pennsylvania people. The same roads reduced
the rate on hides to the same as that on provi-
sions-20 cents PEI 100 pounds, Chicago to New
York.
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It is s.ated that an old scheme Of securing a
terminal for the Philadelphia & Reading at
Buffalo, N. Y, By q combination OF Reading and
Vanderbilt interests 10 coming TO the front. Its
chief value will be the market which il opens
for anthracite coal mined on the p. e r. road.
The land which the Reading people will occupy
'as purchased years ago.
The steady advance in Bee line stock is excit-
Ing favorable mme The fact is that the
property was never better handled than now.
The road bed and equipments are in excellent
condition., and the prospects for business in the
next twelve months ia unusually good. Albert
= White, general freight agent of the L & ST.
Ia. division, says the earnings of this division
cut down the revenue.
There is little to say in favor of passengsr
traffic as it has become badly demoralized by
the special rates made to conventions. etc. with
In the last ninety days. In this connection Geo.
n Daniels. vice-chairman of the Central Traf-
49, AEAAo 6GCUl u0-
termined to destroy the revenue from passen ger
service oy making cut-rates 10 every little SQUAD
OF people who may apply. While this practice
prevails he says it seems useless TO talk of
profits
Tie Cleveland Leader, which favors the paw
ment OF commissions to ticket agents. in speak
irg OF the boycott on Western roads. which was
hfted oy the ee-llne aud several other roads,
says How much more graceful would it have
been for the Eastern lines to have yielded up
the boycott eailantly when il perceived that il
was inevitable than TO straggle in one after an
other. as they have been doing recently. OF
course II was q bitter dose for some of the gem
erAi passenger agents 20 take"
The dressed beef and cattle rates have evil
eenty reached bedrock; and must stay there at
ieast ten days II not for months. Rates on this
class OF freights are now so low as to bring loss
TO any road which carries it, vet not = move has
oeen made toward n settlement. Commissioner
blanchard says II Is the most unreasonable con-
test he ever knew of. The problem now with
him 10 to keep the cutting away from cereals,
which premise TO tax the carrying capacity of
she roads before many weeks pass by.
The Erie has seen ft to withdraw from thu
means OF inspection that were established TO de-
tscs unlawful Irregularities In freight ship
ments. and IL 10 SAID that the Cincinnati, Hamrl-
ton & Dayton is TO take similar action. This is
looked upon By many conservative railroad men
as likely to increase the generalization Poth
the Erie and the c., H. & ID. have heep accused
Of being the worst offenders in undertaking.,