The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-11

Manager Henderson. find IL hard work to meet
operating expenses and keep the roads in a physi-
cal condition fit to run trains over. and further
reduction in rates must ruin the property.
Yesterday was an accident day with the rail-
roads. The Panhandle had an ugly freight train
wreck and in the early morning one of their en-
gines at Columbus o.. ran into an l., b. e. w.
sleeper. considerably demoralizing it. The pas
sengers in il fortunately escaped with few
bruises. On the Peoria division of the l., 3. g.
W. there was freight wreck which delayed
trains, and on the Wabash there was bad
freight wreck.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company has es-
tablished what may be termed freight-clearing
house at Philadelphia. By this system every
car coming west is properly loaded. none con-
tanning partial loads. consequently fewer trains
are run to carry the same tonnage. While it is
an experiment., the freight officials expect great
results from its operation. At this station cars
are loaded Tor every point in the Union where
railroads run.
The Northern Pacific las created some COM
N otion among the roads in the Central Traffic
Association which do not allow their agents to
take commissions, by sending circulars to such
agents showing the commission they pay to
the different points on their line. SO lrrltated
the matter that they threaten to turn the tick
cts OF the Northern Pacific to the wall Several
or the indianapolis roads still allow their agents
to accept commissions; among them are the L.,
n. A. & c.. the c., 81. & D.. the Lake Erie 81
Western and the l., ID. & S.
In the month of December the Lake Erie &
Western carried 9. 50 per cent. of the east-bound
business out of Indianapolis; the Bee-iine % %
per cent; the c., St. l.. 6 P, 1852 per cent;
the c., l., st. L. & c.. &c As per cent the c.,
II. & D., 8 SO per cent; the L., n. A & c..
$40 per cent, and the l., B. W.. 1859 per
cent. In the year 1857 the L. E. & w carried
5 81 per cent; the Decline, % % cent; the
c., S. L. & P, "a At per cent; the c., /. st. l..
g. c., ID Il per cent; the c., II. & D.. 1909 per
cent; the L.. N. A. e. c., 6 OIL per cent, and the
l.. B. e W., 1912 cent. Last year the c.,
l., St. L. & G. carried the largest percentage of
east-bound business out OF Indianapolis in it's
history, which is largely due to the efforts of the
B. e. 0. Kankakee Dispatch to secure business
Tuesday the new differential tariff on west
bound freiehts went into effect, through which
the Pennsylvania and the New York Central
give the Eve competitors for west-bound traffic
differential. These differe ntials viii effect Chi
caeo and St Louis business, but whether Indian
apolis and Cincinnati will be benefited is not
stated. It was understood that these differ
entails should be put into effect without a
flourish of trumpets by way OF advertisement.
While it is well known that such rates went into
effect on Tuesday, the local agents have had
official notice This has given the agents of one
of the lines which is given differential oppor-
tuuity to take advantage of its competitors. The
amended rate is based on sevsntyseven cents per
100 pounds New York to Chicago first-class
freight, and the other classes in the usual pro-
portion. while the differential rate is seventy
cents per 100 pounds first-class freight and the
usual proportion on other classes