The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1890-02-06
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Yesterdays Chicago Meetings

CHICAGO, Feb. 5.-The Western States
Passenge ger Association lines adjourned with
out any settlement of the complication
arising from the request of Eastern lines
that differential rates be used west of st.
Louis aud Chicago. Recently the Eastern
lines. through V~ice-chairman Blanchard, of
the Central Traffic Association, requested
Western roads to use certain basing rates.
making the difierential rates from the
West apply alike via Chicago and st. Louis,
q common higher rate TO be used via Chica-
60 and through car lines. and via st. Louis
md through car lines; also a common lower
or differential rate to apply via all differ
entail routes through the gateways named.
This being satisfactory to Western roads.
rates were compiled on that basis. but not
placed In effect. owing to the protest of
certain east-b0und lines from st.
Louis, they claiming there should
be three sets of rates via
St. Louis, the same as from st. Louis
proper, which would necessitate the appll-
cation of an intermediate ditferential rate
via st. Louis, which would be 81 higher
than the only differential rate applicable
via Chicago. This, however, was not satls-
factory to the Western lines doing business
via St. Louis and having no outlet via Chi
cago, rs it would give Chicago, they claim,
a 81 less rate from Missouri-river points
and the West to New York via certain lines
than would apply via st. Louis and the
same lines. and necessitate the adoption on
the part of the Western roads OF the differ
ential-rate principle in their territory,
which they are on record as unahi-
imously agreeing not to do. To-day
the Eastern lines submitted a prop
.osit1on requiring three sets of rates via
st. Louis and but two via Chicago; further
requesting that in certain Western terri
tory the usual basis for construction of
rates via st. Louis and the intermediate
dIfferential lines be used. After long dis
cussion the Western lines declared it I'M
practicable to adopt this proposition, main
ly for the reason stated. The lines specially
directing asserted their perfect willingness
TO adopt any basis of rates satisfactory to
the Eastern roads, and apply the same from
their territory, provided the same rates
were used via st. LOuis and via Chicago
alike. thus avoiding any discrimination in
favor of any gateway. and .obviating the
necessity for applying in the territory OF
the Western lines the differential-rate
principle.
At a meeting of the managers of the lines
in the Central Traffic Association. to-day.
adopted last April. but has not been signed
by all the members, was referred to a com.
mittee of eleven. together with all the
written criticisms and suggestions which
have, from time to time, been received by
the chairman. This committee is to report
at a future meeting such amendments and
additions as it may agree upon. 1t is also
to confer with the Chicago and Ohio River
Traffic Association, with O view to an
amalgamation of the two associations. The
passenger committee. in its report to the
managers, recommended the appointment
department., and this recommendation was
also referred to the committee of eleven.