The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-08-18
GOBBLED By THE BIG FOUR
Such Will Likely BE the Fate of the
Ohio Southern if Signs Do Not Fail.
An Interchange Of Traffic First, and Lease
or Purchase Later 0n-The Alton Throws
Another stone at Chairman Caldwell.

remark was dropped yesterday by o
prominent railroad official which indicates
that some Important deal is pending be-
tween the Big Four and the Ohio Southern
road. L. A. Peck, general superintendent
OF the Big Four lines. returned from Chi
cago at p. NJ. yesterday. and found a tele-
gram asking him to come with Superin-
tendent of Transportation Rose at once to
Cincinnati, and they proceeded to that
city. Mr.. Peck. when pressed to reveal
tho cause of this summons. said, with
q smile. that he hardly knew, but
1t must be important. Judging from the un-
expected summons. Laterlt was learned
that the two officials were called to Gin
cinnatl to arrange for an interchange OF
traffic with the Ohio Southern, which usu-
ally means with President Ingalls,. sooner
or later, the securing of the road by lease
or purchase. The Ohio Southern connects
with the Big Four at Springfield, and IS
probably worth as much as part of the Big
-Four system as 1t possibly could be to any
system of roads. 1t gives the Big Four an
excellent coal road. well built, well
equipped and doing good business. but
bonded so deeply that IL Will be some ears,
under the most favorable circumstances.
before 1t could become dividend payer.
Four Dollars to BE the Rate.
General Passenger Agent Charlton of the
Chicago & Alton, has followed his attack
on the lines in the Western Passenger AS
ISOLATION with a supplementary commune
cation TO Chairman Caldwell in which he
says:
In my letter to you on the 10th inst. omitted
TO advise you of what. however, you are doubt
less as well aware of as am, that some time ago,
and at time when there was no reasonable eX-
cuse for so doing. the Burlington road contracted
q st. Louis Knights OF Pythias rate at "a from ST.
Louis 10 Kansas City and return. AT the time
this was done, and still later, and when wrote
you on the 10th inst, was urged to make an
open rate OF u from 81; Louis 10 Kansas CITY
The Burlington, unnecessarily and in violation
Or the association agreement am just In re-
ceipt of the following telegram OF this date from
Dur general Western passenger agent ut st.
Louis, and which must be interesting 10 you
after your decision that the rate for Knights OF
Pythias from St LOuistO Kansas City and re-
turn must be SIS: 1.-The Missouri Pacific has no
titled brokers that the Knights OF Pythias rate
will be 81. It's city ticket Office has also quoted
the same rate TO two people whom We sent there
TO make inquiry"
Mr.. Charlton does not say whether his
company will meet this rate or not. but
the superstition is that it will. Nearly all
the roads directly interested have decided
TO meet the Atoms rates between Chicago
and Kansas City, quoting IS for the round
trip and s. for the single trip. An excep-
ton is the Rock Island, which has taken
no action as yet. The Chicago IL Great
Western announced to-day that 1T would
not meet the rate. as to do so would be to
cut the rates over It's line between Chicago
and Sc. Paul and between St Paul and
Kansas City, which It cannot afford to do.
The Gem Railroad OF the West
Said q railway attorney of prominence:
1T strikes me as being unwise in the
owners of the Cincinnati. Hamilton q
Day ton lines to saddle on to the road
several poor roads. The c., II. 81 ID. proper
Is the gem road of the West. either as q pas
senger or freight line. Its earnings will
operate the road, pay it's fixed charges and
place it in the best possible physical con-
dition. and then pay IL per cent per annum
dividends to its stockholders. That this
Is no exaggeration, Is evidenced In the
manner it has arisen from the back set OF
the Ives Stay nor deal" The speaker doubted
if there was another road IN the country
which would have soon overcome this
financial trouble, certainly not one In Ohio,
Indiana or Illinois, but he feared that this
saddling poor roads on the G., II. * ID.
meant financial trouble to the company.
SO far as the Cincinnati, lronton az Day
ton and the Cincinnati, Dayton IL Chicago
roads were concerned, he thought that If
properly handled they would not be a bur
den, but be was satisfied that some OF the
roads, the Cincinnati. jackson IL Macki-
nav being one of the number. would, If ao-
quired. become elephants on the hands of
the Cincinnati, Hamilton 81 Dayton COM
pany.
May Appeal to the Court
There was talk in Chicago yesterday of
laying the whole passenger tlcket-rate war
before United States District Attorney
Milchrist. with a view to securing indict-
ments against the passenger, agen is for
selling cut-rste tickets to scalpcrs. Repre-
sentatives of the Santa Fe's competitors
will discuss the question of invoking the
aid of the law with MIR. Milchrist to-day.
It Is claimed there Is ample proof to show
that tho scalpers are securing tickets TO
western points at much less than the pub
Gshed tariff rates. This. it ia claimed, Is
plain discrimination against the pnblic
and In violation of the provisions OF the
Interstate commerce law. Special agent
Frank Kretscham, of the Interstate COM
mission. when questioned about the mat
ter last evening" said that if a complaint
was made to him he would make q thorough
investigation.
Personal, Local and General Notes
The G., c.. C. 81 st, l.. earned In the first
week of August SS2$ll5; Increase over the
corresponding week of 1891, S2,322.
In the month of July the Indiana Car
service Association handled 27,9I7 oars,
with an sv erage detention OF LIZ days.
Three small stations on the Evansville &
Terre Haute road last week shipped ninety
seven carloads of melons northward.
Albert s. White, general freight agent of
the Big Four. who has been oil on pleas
ure trip for a few days returned yesterday.
The station on the Plttsburg. Cincinnati,
Chicago * ST. Louis road tPennsy lvania
linel, heretofore known as Oxford, has been
changed to Isleta.
Four more freight engines of the Chesa-
peake x Ohio road were received yester-
day and put in service on the old Bee-line
division of the Big Four.
The Ere and the Big Four are meeting
the Pennsylvania low rates to Kansas
City, but the Nickel plate and the Lake
Shore will not enter into the warfare.
The Indianapolis & Yincennes this year
carried ASH more persons to Bethany PARK
camp-meetlng than last year. Every year
there is q marked increase in this business
G. G. Waite, president of the Columbus
Il Hooking Valley road, and party returned
yesterday from their Alaskan trip. Mir.
Waite's health is greatly improved by the
much needed rest.
General Manager Carroll, of the Queen
d. Crescent road. and the train men are this
week adjusting their grievances; none are
of SO serious q character as TO cause any
trouble, IL is stated.
The passenger business of the Michigan
division of the Big Four, this season. it is
stated. has been so per cent. heavier than
last year. Northern pleasure resorts never
having been more popular.
j. Is. Paul, superintendent of the Rio
Grand division OF the Texas Pacific road :,