The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-10-19

Governments Does Not Recognize Boycotts.
Within the last few days the passenger
men connected with the east and west
lines have been good deal interested in
the movement of government troops West.
The contract was for tho transportation of
the Eleventh United States Infantry from
Sackett's Harbor 10 Huachuca. A. T. The
officers and men. with their families. num-
bered five hundred. and were carried in
thirteen sleepers. with twelve carloads of
baggage. The Eastern lines and the Chi
cagO ~ St. Louis west-bound lines were
asked by The government TO put In bids.
First. from starting point to destination;
second, from Chicago and st. Louis TO des-
tinatIon; third, from Sackett's Harbor To
Chicago or St Louis; Fifty.two roads bid
opened il was found that the Chicago Il
Alton had secured the contract. The Alton
quoted rates over its own line from Chi
cago and quoted the rate which was the
lowest by Eastern lines 10 Chicago.
When the Alton agent went to-
lines told him they would not handle the
business on Chicago X Alton tickets, or or
ders. The government. however. directed
the Vanderbilt lines to place the cars at the
out delay. the Alton company having ex--
pressed its Willingness TO pay In cash for
tickets to Chicago. ut the rate which the
Vanderbilt line agent had quoted. In set
Element Tor the tickets the Alton agent
offered certified bank check. which the
Vanderbilt lines, at the last moment de-
clined to accept. hoping in this way to de-
lay and annoy so that the government
would order the troops sent West via an
other line: but the Alton had the contract,
and the government officers. particularly
the commanding officers. were strongly in
sympathy with the L. IL A. They were
willing TO wait q day to give the Alton
agent time TO get the cash. The contract
was large one. over S25.50O. The business
was taken from the heart of the territory
IN which the Chicago IL Alton is boy rooted.
The troops reached Chicago over the Van
derbilt lines IN Wagner sleepers, which are
largely owned by the Vanderbilts. and who
were anxious TO have the Alton people run
the Wagner cars through. but the Alton
promptly declined and said they would use
Pullman cars out of Chicago.
An Unlocked for Opposition.
The Mackey syndicate. which has just
come into control Of the Kentucky and In
diana bridge ut Louisville. has already
found opposition which will likely lead to
some litigation, If il does not cut down the
receipts of the bridge considerably. The
New Albany Ledger says that president
Smith, of the Louisville II Nashville road.
has written Mr.. Mackey that If the Air
line leaves the Louisville bridge for the h.
and i. bridge the Louisville X Nashville
railroad. by its agreement with the Penn
sylvania Company and Louisville bridge
will refuse to interchange freights; that is
TO say, will not receive Airline cars at
Louisville for transfer or transport south
OF Louisville over the l.. IL ". tracks Now
In this game of bluff. Col. Ben
nett II. Young, "a member of
the late constitutional convention
of Kentucky, secured the insertion into the
Constitution of sections that compel all
railroads To interchange. including belt
roads and bridge companies. These sec
tions were pat in expressly to meet the
bluff games that have been playe ed nt Louis
vile by the Louisville Bridge Company,
the Pennsy lvania Company and the j.. ~
y. company. President Mackey has an
swered President smiths bluff by sending
him copy OF the new Constitution of KEN
lucky with the clauses above referred TO
marked. The first violation of any of Ihese
clauses Is fine OF $1,000. the second fine
of &, coo. and the third fine of 5000"
An Alleged IL & a. Move.
Chairman Midgeley has issued circular
letter to the members of the Western
Freight Association, informing them that
the Ohio& Mississippi road mas announced a
reduction IN the rate ont Hour from ST. Louis
TO Baltimore. The reduction is from % to
21 cents per one hundred pounds. a drop of
four cents. Western traffic men arc gen-
orally OF the opinion that this is really n
baltimore ~ ohio move, ana that IL ~
merely preliminary 10 the predicted cut
IN the corn rates Ivy the road for the
benefit OF Gill ~ Fisher, the Baltimore
graIi-dealers. who have bought up millions
Of bushels OF new corn west of the Missouri
river. 1t Is still too early tn reduce the
corn-rate. a the new crop 10 not yet ready
60 be moved. When this scheme was
operated two years ago IL not only worked