The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-02-06
BOTTOM NOT YET REACHED
Export Rates on Grain and Provisions
Still Slowly Going Downward.
Status Of the Row Between Northwestern
Roads Over Immigrant Rates-Career
Of officials of the Erie Line.

Export rates are still on the down grade,
and the fact that offerings are asked indi-
Gates that the bottom has not yet been
reached Yesterday grain was booked via
New York to L;rSrpool at s7ls per 100
pounds. and via Baltimore ut 36ta per 100
pounds. and within the last day or two
provisions have been booked via Baltimore
at 4 to 5 cents per 100 pounds lower than
two weeks ago. The rate on grain 10 now
scents lower than few weeks ago. the de-
cline having come slowly. until the last
few days The lower rates will help the
shippers of corn products. but not shippers
Of flour, 1t is stated. as Hour has declined IN
price in Europe. Shipments of corn have
increased so largely In the last few months
that the reduction in rates will be of bene-
ut to shippers
Uncertainty of Railroad Positions.
Charles Nelson, general superintendent
Of the Cincinnati. Hamilton q Dayton
road. IN conversation a day or two ago, said
TO q Journal representative that he ques-
toned if there was any road in the coun-
Try which had an official history so striking
rs that of the Erie. In 1882 he was on the
Erie, and the official roster stood as follows:
II. j. Jewett. president; r. Harris and Geo.
r Blanchard. Independents; G. c. Waite,
G.. r. Baltch and C.. G.. Barber, assistants to
President Jewett; 5. s. Little. auditor; Bird
Spencer. treasurer; II. Villas, traffic man.
ager: o. Chanute, chief engineer; K. Miller,
eral passenger agent; l.. 5. Bowen, general
superintendent, with the following divis-
ION supe~rintendenJs: L. o. HILL. X. K. Ca
Bile. K q. Taylor, w. b. Coffin and Charles
Nelson The assistant engineer was w.
Haven. and he was located at Buffalo. OF
this number but four are now in railroad
service. namely. George blanchard, {. q.
Waite, r. X. Cable and Charles Nelson.
None are dead. Most of those who have
retired from railroad service are comforta-
bly, fixed financially. and watch with n
good deal of interest the rapid development
OF the Erie as a trunk line since it came
under Its present management.
Surveying for an Electric Railway.
The engineering corps of the Chicago 81
st. Louis Electric Railway Company. con-
sisting of Tyre c. Hughes. chief engineer,
and Messrs. L. A. GULL. w. K. Grady. Z. T.
Lurton and c. Elliott Carper. began
yesterday to make the survey of three
proposed routes of the read between st.
Louis and Chicago. This will be the
first airline aver surveyed, and the work
presents some new problems of unknown
experiences TO practical field engineers.
The line will be connected with the United
States government surveys at this point,
and Will connect there with the top OF
the old water tower in ST. Louis. and
hence Will be connected with all
OF the United States Mississippi river
~friangulation stations. IL will end on the
shot-tower in Chicago. and will. therefore.
be connected with the coast and the United
States geodetIe lake surveys. Chief En-
glneer Hughes began the work Of locating
the starting point yesterday. IL will prob
ably rannira five daua <o Iooo4o ~ oaif =. !.
matter requiring great exactness to pre-
vent errors in results.