The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-09-02

Four carries GO per cent. of the business,
and between indianapolis and Chicago %
per cent, consequently the cutting of rates
IN two in the middle must tell on their
passenger revenue, even If more passengers
are carried, as the number would not be
sufficient to make up the difference in rates.
The manner in which the Big Four syndi-
cate is picking up roads in territory where
the Pennsylvania lines strike must con-
vince the Pennsylvania people that 1T wasa
very fortunate thing that the lves-Staynor
deal. so far as the Vandalia was concerned.
did not reach the Importance that at first it
was thought it would.
Recently. by a change of classification
the freight rate on desks from this point
has been increased 30 per cent. Such in
crease bids fair to greatly cripple one OF
this city's most important industries.
There are now four large establishments
manufacturing desks here. turning out five
to six carloads a day, and within the last
two weeks serious complaints have been
received of the IN in which the roads
out of here are acting in the matter. I'm
less the alleged discrimination IS remedled
the matter will be brought before the In
terstate-commerce Commission, as there IS
ample evidence that Indianapolis manu-
facturers are Disseminated against. 1t is
no small affair for the roads to make the
rate on desks so per cent. higher, as 1t
means an advance OF 81 a desk between In
dianapolis and New York, and a much more
ulucIcuCC On Il dCluC COdct OucihCocs
Within the last few weeks several large
blocks of stock of the st. Louis, Arkansas
q Texas road, better known as the Cotton
belt route nave been taken in by outsiders,
and 1t has come to light that this stock has
been gathered in for the benefit of the Big
-Four syndicate, which seems justnow to be
gathering in roads in all directions. The
securing of this property by the Big Four
syndicate would greatly enhance the value
of its Cairo d vincennes road. The main
line extends from Birds Point. Mo, opposite
to oD Gatesville, W sos miles; total
main line, 723 miles. branches, Paw
paw Junction to New Madrid, 6 miles; Nc
Neil to Magnolia, z miles; Sherman branch,
lis miles: Tyler to Lufkin. in Texas, 80
miles; Corsicana to Hillsboro, Tex. 40
miles; Commerce to Fort Worth. 1O7 miles;
Louisville, Ark. to Shreveport. La, 90
miles; Altheimer to Little Rock, Ark, 46
ia on the St. Louis. Iron Mountain a. South
ern (by which road st. Louis is reachedl. 80
miles; total. January, 1889. 1,2A miles; The
first mortgage bonds are issued at $4,000
$4,000.
A telegram from Wabash, Ind, says:
1.-THE published report that President
Ingalls,. of the c., c., G. a. st. l.. railway,
has notified the Cincinnati. Wabash q
Michigan Railroad Company that at the
CApllttlOn VI SlA III tnC W
which the latter COMPANY does business
between Anderson and indianapolis will
be annulled, does the c., w. 81 M. an in
justice. as indicating that its business in
terests are imperiled. President Ingalls,
has no authority to annul the contract by
which the c., w. & NJ. has it's trains hauled
into Indianapolis over the consolidated
lines, as the following, taken from the con-
tract, will show:
This agreement shall bind the parties, their
successors and assigns, respectively, and shall
continue In force for the period Of fifty years
from the date of its execution, Oct. %, 1888,
and thereafter until one years notice is given
by either party In writing.
This was signed by j. III. Devereaux and
G. HI. Russell, for the B~ee-line, n by J.
III. Wade and w. S. Jones. for the c., w. &
NJ. Both the Pennsylvania d. Ohio, In
diana & Western roads are willing to give
the c., w. 81 NJ. favorable terms. BY build
ing a strip of road thirty miles in length to
Brightwood, the o., i. g. w. would be
tapped. This road could also be reached
at Maxwell. fifteen miles distant, or at
Wilkinson, fifteen miles south, on the line
of the proposed Nashville extension. The
Pennsylvania system can be tapped al
Greenfield, twenty-five miles distant. AL
of the routes are feasible. and the distance
to Indianapolis would not be materially in.
creased. The c., w. g. NJ. is thus prac.
tically independent"