The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-01-27

In the corresponding week or 1852 there
were received and forwarded at this point
4,314 loaded cars: in 1883. IA 222.
In the week ending Jan. "a there were
transferred over the Belt road l4,695 cars,
against IL, asa in the corresponding week of
1890.
Belt road engines last week handled 1893
carloads of live stock, against 1904 car
loads in the corresponding week of 1890.
East-bound shipments of dead freight
from Chicago By all lines last week aggre-
gated 1861 tons. against 74.s10 for the pre-
ceding week, Al increase of 6.S5l tons, and
against 100 ,076 for the corresponding period
last year, q falling Oft of 4.4l5 tons. The
total shipments to the sea-bOard OF flour,
grain and provisions by the roads in the
Central Traffic Associations Yere A, 21S tons,
against O.6S2 for the week previous, an in
crease of 1855 tons, and against 6S, 545 for
the corresponding week of 1890, a decrease
of 24,327 tons. The Chicago and Grand
Trunk carried p per cent. of the traffic. the
lines 20 and the b. 81 o. 10 per cent.
Cemcnting the Agreement.
The special meeting Of the Transconti-
mental Association. called by Chairman
James Smith, was held at Chicago yester-
day. Mr.. Smith. who was elected q COM
missioner of the Western Traffic Associa-
ton, in charge of the Transmissourl Divis-
ion, was anxious TO know whether he was
expected to resign the Transcontinental
Association craftsmanship Immediately OF
wait until further developments. The
meeting adopted q resolution requesting
Mr.. Smith to continue in his present posi-
ton until be was formally elected commits
sioner of the Transmissour Association.
Another resolution was adopted resolving
the TranscOntinental Association into the
Transcontinental Division of the Western
Traffic Association. 1t was voted to call a
meeting of the passenger department. for
Feb. 9. The Transmissouri Association
Will convene IN Chicago Wednesday, for
the purpose of merging itself into the new
presidents combine. and formally e~lecting
James Smith as chairman. +. L. Vining
will then become commissions OF the
Transcontinental Association, in accord
ance with the programme laid down by the
presidents.
An informal conference of the six COM
missioners was held at Chairman A. T.
Walkers Office yesterday. but as Commits
sioner Smiths time was largely taken up
with his own meeting no definite c0nclu-
sion was reached on the question of terri
torial divisions. The conference will be
resumed this morning.
Alleged Discrimination and Boycott.
A sensation in the Western railroad
freight situation Will probably be devel-
Opcu a. ii Sltyp Wlbuln il hCAO low
weeks, by the filing in the United States
Court of q suit by the Inter Ocean Elevator
Company against the Santa Fe and the
Rock Island and possibly the Missouri Pa
cifc railroads. The suit. if filed, will be for
very heavy damages, and the charge will be
discrimination. The Inter Ocean Elevator
Company has apparently a just cause for
complaint. 1t is the only elevator at Kan
sas City that recognized the State law in
regard to the inspection and handling of
grain, and Is consequently the only one
which can be strictly called a public ware
house. 1t is said that the through lines are
largely interested in other elevators at
Kansas City, and that the action of the
Inter Ocean in complying with the State
law incurred their bitter enmity, and since
that time the company has been practically
boycotted: A division of rates on grain
from the West at Kansas City is also to be
fought for. w. w. Strong, president of
the Inter Ocean Elevate Company, is sat
isied that the company has q good case
against the railroads.
Advance I'm Rates.
Chairman Osgood, of the western and
northwestern divisions of the Western.
Freight Association, has returned to Chi
cage from New York, where he has been la
boring to secure the unanimous consent of
the Eastern lines to the proposed rev ision
of freight rates from the seaboard to ST.
Paul by the different routes. He was en-
tirely successful IN removing all objections
to the schedule as recently agreed upon,
and it was readopted, to go into effect Feb.
9. This is an advance in the rates by the
$500 line to the basis of Sl.2O, tirst-class,
instead of Sl.05, making them equal to the
lowest combination of local rates by way
of Chicago.
Personal, Local and General Notes.
ID. F. Whitcomb, superintendent of the
Union Railway Company. is so i'll asto con-
fine him to his room.
The Louisville. New Albany & Chicago
will build q So, 500 depot at Salem, Ind. this
spring. Plans have already been prepared
for the improvement.
Louisville, New Albany 81 Chicago road.
and who for aexeu team xeara Wa prasidant