The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-11-15
UNLIKE MOST RATE WARS
Chicago and Ohio River Lines Benefited
by Cutting Passenger Tariffs.
All Continue to Show Increased Earnings
The C. & z. ]. and the Monon-Chicago
to Have New Railway.

The passenger-rate war of the roads In the
Chicago and Ohio River Traffic Association
constantly presents new phases. While
the Monon and the PENS lyanis lines have
been fighting on Louisville, CipcInnati and
Chicago business, the first has bad no mean
competitor to contend with in the Chicago
IL Eastern Illinois in connection with the
Msckey lines The Chicago * Eastern
Illinois. W hich inaugurated this part OF the
rate war. is row the greatest sufferer. In
connection with the Mackey lines 1t
dropped Its rates as low as it possibly could
and not affect its local rates. The Monon
has met these drops promptly, and now the
latter is carrying the south-bound and
north bound business. It being the most
direct and best equipped line. and IL hold
ing the Chicago 81 Eastern Illinois down
10 Its own policy. lt Is very evident that
the Chicago * Eastern Illinois will be the
first to cry enough, as, from carryi good
business at q fair rate, lt IL carrying fewer
passengers at q greatly reduced rate. which
is liable TO cut into It's regular local travel.
as the ticxets are used more or less by
sealpers. Just now the Monon has the
upper hand of its competitor.
One of the amusing things about the
passenger rate war between the roads 10
that all continue TO show increased earn
ings over corresponding weeks of last year.
Even the Big Four. which 10 supposed TO
suffer most, not in number of passengers.
but In revenue for carry ing them, Is snow
ing handsome increases In passenger earn
ings from week TO week, while the MOnon
and the Cincinnati Hamilton ~ Day ton
are eclipsng eli former records In earnings.
and the Pennsyl vanIa IS certainly doing
better. as IL now carries considerable busi-
ness. but before the war was not IN IL as q
Cincinnati and Chicago, or a Louisville
and Chicago line. If earnings are test. !.
A New Chicago Line.
Active work is to be begun in the con-
Ttruction of the Indiana. Illinois & Michi-
gan road within few days. Most of the
gan City to Hammond. and it is expected
that trains will be running over 1t by
April l. 1888. The Chicago d West Mich
igan Will use 1T as Its line into Chicago. and
the Lake Erie & Western. without doubt,
will make it their Chicago line. The fact
that the Indiana. Illinois a. Michigan will
use portion of the tracks of the Lake
Erie Il Western in Michigan City gives
color to the statement above. In COM
meDting on this matter the Michigan City
News says: The new road, it 10 under
stood, will pool Its issues here with the
Lake Erie & Western. and in that way the
Two Ioaus w III WORK 10 inc iutcIcots Ol each
other. The NJ, i. IL 1. much prefers to have
downtown station. as it wonld
better enable it to reach the
business. but independently the road could
net secure an entrance to the northern por-
tion Of the city. Therefore the company
sought TO operate with the Lake EIie ~
Western. The new road will cross the l..
L. IL w. tracks near the Gould farm and
pass on through the southern part of the
city. Now il is proposed that the NJ. ]. q
i. shall use the L. 4. * w. track running
along the south side of the harbor as a
means of getting up town. As is we'll
known. the Lake Erie s. Western people
have long beer DESTROYS OF securing di-
rect route from here to Chicago, and hero
Is the chance. 1t is proposed that the Lake
Erie shall use the NJ. j. IL l. as route to
Chicago, which would prove great ad-