The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-02-25
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
The chicago Freirh.. Rate war.

The Chicago Freight Rate War.
CHICAGO, Feb 24.-Chairman Blanchard. of
the Central Traffic Association, will take heroic
measures to prevent the Western war affecting
Eastern lines. Some of the latter have been
participating in joint tariffs. which reduced
their proportions from Chicago to the sea board
from 27s to 20 cents. and to-day Mr. Blanchard
sent the following notice to Western lines
ION behalf of the Joint committee, and as It's
viee-chairman. / respectfully give notice tnat
the reduced tariffs being published from points
In Iowa and Nebraska are in violation or recent
agreements. and based approximately on
20-cent rate east of Chicago. are iseued without
proper authority, and the companies In interest
reserve the right to decline 20 receive properly
these prices to advance the bling or rates
and to charge their proper proportions OF the
agreed rates based on the authorized scale. On
behalf of these lines ! request, without admit
ting any responsibility during their continu-
ance, that the requisite legal notice for the
withdrawal OF such rates be promptly issued. 1
issue this notice by authority and request OF
Chairman Fink"
twas photographed here from New York this
morning that the Chicago & Alton was quoting
q rate on Colorado and Utah business which
gave that line only 20 cents first class freight
of this character from Chicago to the Missouri
river The competing roads at once wired their
agents to make the same rate on this class OF
business, and tomorrow they will all drop the
local rate Chicago to Missouri river points, to
20 cents, cut of cents on the prevailing rate.
The other classes will remain the same-that is,
first and second-class 20 cents; third, II cents;
fourth, 143 cents, and fifth. III cents.
The CHICAGO, Burlington & Quincy officials to-
day vigorously denied that they have been dis
eliminating against Chicago. They say that
the Burlinetons through tariffs from Iowa,
Missouri, Nebraska and Kansas points
made on grain, the sum of their public and 10
cal tariff to Chcago-that is, that their tariff to
Chicago on corn and oats is IL per 100
from Iowa, Missouri and eastern Nebraska
fQ he hA IN .aaf
st. Louis, Beardstown and Peoria and it con-
stitutes the basis of the through rate to Atlantic
no other Western or Northwestern road has yet
reduced the local to Chicago, and consequently
sly through rates made by them to the sea-
board are, as charged, determinations against
Chicago.
Decentralization in Passenger Rates.
For months past passenger rates to Pacific
coast points have been shaded by nearly all
lines taking business for such points out of here,
but ii has been done largely through the dvid-
ing Of commissions with the party purchasing
the ticket OF late, however. it has taken on
cutting-rate phase, and tickets have been sold
in the last ten days at q cut considerably below
what all the commissions would amount to.
Tho Generalization has become more pro-
nounced since the Lake Erie e. Western
tered the field for west-bound business, working
in unison with the Chicago & Alton. the agents
OF both companies occupying the same office.
on South Illinois street. 1t is alleged
that last week these lines cut the
rate on eight persons to the Pacific coast $14
. ticket. II. X. Dering, assistant general pas
senger agent OF the Pennsylvania, called the at
tention of General Passenger Agent Lee, of the
Lake Erie e. Western, to this statement, and no
did not deny ii, but defended himself by saying
that in this case he had only met the rates that
the Vandalia and the Ohio Indiana & Western
had offered, and he had the papers in his desk
to prove his st atemenI General investigation
liz threatened and last evening 1t YVES stated that
q meeting of the general passenger agents of the
roads centering here would be called next week,
to see what could be done to place check on
affairs. 1t is feared that bat little be
complished, however. SO far as west-bound rates
are concerned, the Chicago & Alton is the
chief offender backing it's allies out of here. In
dianapolis il not likely to be left a rats-cut-
ting point
Passenger Fares to Popular Gatherings.
NEW YORK, Feb 24.-At the meeting of the
passenger agents of the trunk lines to-day the
effect after March 1. From that date the emil
grant fares by this road will be the
those Of the American lines. On first class pas
sengers to San Francisco there will be differ
entail of $40. and S. on second class. Some
time was also spent in fixing rates for people
going to the educational convention in San
Francisco in July. 1t will be fare for the
round trip. Fares to the convention of the
Knights of Pythias, to be held at Cincinnati, on
July II, will be one and one-haf fare for the
round trip. Arrangements were also made for
the great meeting of singing societies to be
for the round trip ON all the trunk lines Special
trains will be run to accommodate passengers.
Control of the Atlantic and Pacific.
CHICAGO. Feb. 24.-Vice-president Smith, of
the Atchison, Topeka g. Santa Fe railway, tele-