The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-31
RATES WILL BE ADVANCED
After June Is Shippers of Sixth.Class
Freight Must Pay a Higher Tax.
Rate on Grain and It's Products Fixed at
22 1-2 Cents Per 100 Pounds Chicago to
New York, and other Articles 20 Cents.

22 1-2 Cents Per 100 Pounds Chicago to
New York, and other Articles 20 Cents.
J.. F. Goddard. chairman of the Trunk
lines Association. and G.. X. Blanchard,
vice-chairman of the Central Traffic Asso-
citation, yesterday sent out a circular an
nouncIng that. taking effect at all points
within the territory of the JOINT committee
on Monday. June l.. the east-bound rates
on articles classified sixth-class, other than
grain and its products. in carloads. will be
advanced to the basis of Is cents per 100
pounds. Chicago 20 New York. with usual
differences TO other sea-board points. Tax
ing effect simultaneously, the east bound
rates on grain and grain products. In car
loads. will be advanced to the basis of 2ls
cents per 100 pounds. Chicago to New York.
with usual differences to other sea-board
points. The following Is q list OF grain
products upon which the basis OF 22la cents
tended To apply: Flour. bran, m~iddlings.
mill feed. ship stuff. corn flour.
cracked wheat. grits. hominy. pearl
barley. oatmeal. pearl wheat. greats.
screenings. buckwheat. ground corn,
cracked corn. hulled corn, Oat hulls. rye
flour, feed, malt, malt sprouts, malt skim
mings. sprouted barley, oil-meal. cerealine,
IN bags or sacks. Some surprise Is ex-
pressed that starch is not mentioned in the
advance. A prominent freight man yes
terday. speaking of the matter. said it
should not be included. 1t would be inst as
fair to place furniture on the same rate as
lumber. In each case 1t should take a
different class. being q much more valuable
class of freight.
More Stable Rates Desirable.
The frequency with which through rates
are chan ged is q serious matter for shippers.
+. p. Rush. one of Indianapolis largest
grain shippers. said yesterday: ut is bu:
little use to try to make any money hand
ling grain until shippers are gwen a tariff
not liable to be overthrow once a month.
1t is now not quite a month since the
grain rates were reduced to the basis
of 20 cents per one hundred pounds from
Chicago to New York. making the Indian
apoIis rate Is cents. Since the reduction
there have not been three days in which
gran could be safely shipped on account of
the Wet weather. The last three days corn
has begun 10 come in freely, aud right on
the heels of this it is announced hat
grain rates will be advanced. and
the reason assigned is. that the
lower rates have not increased the
shipments of grain. The millers. for the
first time IN three years. are in good shape
TO make n little money. and now an adj
vance is ordered which will about swallow
up their entire margin. While the Gll-rail
routes are putting mp rates. the part water
and rail routes are reducing them. which
makes It evident that the Eastern trunk
lines have the whip hand on the. Western
lines. As matters now stand, the trunk
lines have their lake connection and plenty
of business. and the alI-rail routes become
secondary. causing grain merchants IN
central Indiana. Illinois and 1T. Louis TO
suffer TO an extent which means handling
grain on so small q margin that the less
grain Q merchant handles the better oil
be is"
The Big Four's Livestock Circular. 9.
On Saturday morning mention was made
that the Big-Four had withdrawn the cir
culsr allowing . return pass to stock ship
pers over it's lines. Ford Wood. assist.
ant general freight agent of the Big Four.
says that undue Importance was given the
circular SO far as Indianapolis Is concerned.
The order. so far as shippers of live stock
from points west of here are concerned. re-
mains intact, that is. with every two car
loads of live stock O return pass Is to be
given to Que man. with four carloads two
return passes, and with eight carloads
three return passes, but this applies only to
parties W no ship TO indianapolis from West
ern points. not to points east of here. That
shippers appreciate this proposition of the
Big Four is evidenced In the large increase
of shipments of live stock over the lines
west of here. the Big Four last week
bringing more stock to Indianapolis than
IN any week in many months.
Personal. Local and General Notes.
In the week ending May rs there were
transferred over the Belt road l4.254 cars.
Belt road engines last week handled at
the stock-yards ,39i carloads of live stock,
making II the heaviest stock movement. of
any week this year.
The auditors of counties through which
the Lake shore passes in Ohio. have assessed
the roads main track $4,000 a mile,
$500 more than IN 1891.
William Greene, ex-general manager of
the Big Four. passed through the city yes
terday en- route 10 Chicago. He had been
for some days in Virginia looking after in
terests he has there.
c. w. Fairbanks returned from New
York yesterday. He states that nothing
definite has been done looking to the dis
posal of the Ohio Southern TO the Big Four
or any other company.
Under the revised schedule the trainmsn
on the Michigan division of the Big Four
will be paid on the mileage basis. which
much more evenly adj usts wages than the
method previously in use on that road.
The improvements which the Big Four
has under way in interloeking signals and
Nv ltCutS VIII cost the company Lul9 year
fully 100000. The signal at Shelby VILE.
with the Pennsylvania line. will DO CON-
pleted in n lew days.
I. c. Wells. city passenger agent of the
Ohio N Mississippi road at Sc. Louis.
and Clarence Wells. general fuel agent of
the Santa lie road. are in the city for a day
or two the guests of A. G.. Wells, superin-
tendent of the Indianapolis division of the
Big -Four.
The main line of the Jersey Central road,
which is owned by the Maxwell Brothers,
formerly owners OF the Indiana, Blooming
ton II Western road. is now SURF assed only
by the Pennsylvania road in total track
mileage in proportion to distance. The
Jersey Central il doubled-tracked from
Jersey City to PhIlli psburg; thirty miles of
the same has a third track. and % miles. q
fourth track. aud us miles of sidings.
Thus there are in n distance of ~ miles 81
miles of single track.
The officials of Jackson, Mioh., and the
Michigan Central railroad have long been
fighting over the ~latter's right to lay q
track over q street TO their supply-house.
Yesterday a gang of nearly one hundred
railroad Iaborers proceeded to Law rails
across the disputed property. Policemen
hindered them somewhat. bug one rail was
laid. A hose was then brought into requi-
sition by the hremen. and a stream of water
turned on the men. which bad the effect of
driving them away and etieetually stop
ping the work for the time being.