The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-07-16
lis to Chicago and return. This, it 10
thought. will lead TO general demoraliza-

tnougnt, viii ledu 10 ReucIal ucUoIailLa-
ton in rates
The directors of the Illinois Central Rail-
road Company have declared from the net
earnings of the year ending June 80, 1891,
further dividend of per cent in cash. pay.
able Sept. !. 1891. This; with the dividend
year per cent. This dividend is to stock
holders of record Aug. IS. from which date
until Sept. the transfer books will be
closed.
+. Darlington. superintendent of the In
dianapolis division of the Pennsy Ivania
lines. says the company, although In an
economical mood. is not allowing the prop
erty to deteriorate. He 10 now putting In
on this division l,300 tons of new steel rails,
weighing seventy pounds to the yard: six
Is Thousand crOss-tles, regrayellng thirty
miles of the road bed, and expanding s24,-
600 on bridges.
The Big Four people are making such i'm
provements between Gnilford and Sunman
that their fast trains can be run safely at
any reasonable speed over this piece OF
track. Approaching Guilford for distance
of two miles the grade has been raised six
feet. and at the point where the track
crossed the stream on q curved bridge this
bridge has been taken out and an iron
structure put in Its place so wide as to
entirely take out this sharp and dangerous
curve.
One of the questions to be considered at
the meeting of the Western Passenger As
socIation. today, is the re-establisbment of
ticket offices in the leading hotels. The
Illinois Central has applied to Chairman
Finley for relief, because the Monon and
the Chicago d Eastern Illinois have placed
their tickets on sale in the Auditorium
Hotel. If relief be granted there is not
much doubt that the agreement entered
into year ago, to sell no tickets through
hotel agencies. will be dissolved.
Reports ale current that great deal OF
nff clal n
who have been, during the dull times, re-
sorting to the old methods of cutting rates
60 secure business 1t is said that one
prominent freight man who made con-
tract recently to carry large amount of
business slightly under tariff rates became
SO fearful of discovery and of the penalty
which might follow that he paid the ship
per bonus to cancel the contract before a
pound OF the freight was shipped. and this
occurred not far from Indianapolis
The last three days the movement of
wheat through here has taken new turn,
nearly all OF 1t going 10 Toledo. The Penn
sylvania. the Big Four and the Cincinnati
Hamilton ~ Dayton are all shipping To To-
ledo heavily. Every day makes il more
evident that New York and Philadelphia
will get but little of the grain over the all
rail routes. unless there is an early reduc-
ton IN rates. IL would require reduction
York, to turn the tide of the movement
now. Baltimore, however, is in a fair way
to be blocked with grain. many roads
are pouring 1t III over the Il. ~ y.
The freight men who look after export
business in this territory are con siderably
exercised that n new line has been estab-
Hshed which has features which indicate
that it Is to be q free lance. The line is
operated over the Big Four to Marion. o.;
the Columbus * Hooking Valley TO Toledo,
the Michigan Central TO Detroit, there
taking the Canadian Pacific to Montreal.
where 1t is turned over for export to ves-
sells. The representative of the line makes
a twenty-One- cent inland rate. the same a
to Philadelphia. Within the last few days
twenty-five thousand sacks of grain have
been booked by this rOute seven thousand
sacks going out yesterday.
What is the Central Traffic Association
organized for!" asks a Grand Army of the
Republic man. Our national committee
said he. went to this association and told
the chairman that the Grand Army men
would be perfectly satisfied with a one
fare-for- the-round-trip rate to Detroit.
as it would lead to greater numbe going
to the cDcampment, crowding trains and
the city where the encampment meets to
such an extent as to make it unpleasant to
attend, especially for the Grand Army men
who are advanced IN years md the Cen
trail Traffic Association fixed n rate at one
fare for the round trip. Now q half dozen
roads in the heart of the Central Traffic
Association territory enter the field with a
one-cent- a-mile rate, thus defeating just
what the national committee aimed to
avoid-fhe overcrowding Of trains and of
the city where the encam pment meets and
the question arises has the Central Traffic
Association no power to control the roads
In its territOryW