The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-08-17
ON TIE WAR PATH AGAIN
The Chicago 4 Alton Announces Its In
tention TO Slash Rates with Vig0r.
Getting Even with LIS Competitors Who Are
Accused Of Secretly Cutting Agreed
IariiIs-EarBings of the Monon.

General Passenger Agent Charlton, OF the
Chicago & Alton lines, who has been very
quiet of late, has renewed his warfare on
the Western Traffic Association more Wig
orously than ever. He has addressed q CIR
cnlar to Chairman Caldwell. of the West
ern Passenger Association, which is quite
lengthy. the pith of il being az follows;
On Sept 10 we shall resume the sale OF tickets
between all terminal points at the nominal rates
In effect publicly, but certainly not In effect
privately, by the lines in your association IL
we then find that your lines have nominal pub
lie rate, and also private rate, we shall perma-
nently reduce rates TO figures at which your
effect until we can have some reasonable assur-
ance that your lines will maintain rates. We
have not been carrying much business recently
have now determined to have some share In the
carrying of passengers in the territory
through which our road runs. Il
the net rate at which your lines sell wholesale
to private parties who retail the tickets to pas
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action without giving you. as chairman, ample
notice several times over OF what your lines have
been doing. and We have not taken It until we
had gwen notice to the lfne In your association
which has placed blocks OF these tickets on the
market at Chicago and Kansas City, and given
that line an opportunity to defend or deny what
It was doing 1t has not denied that IL was doing
It. but 1t has taken the ground that II the situa-
represented
the reduction IN the rates which We have now
m<de.
He announces that tho c. g. A. will sell
tickets Aug. % to % inclusive, from Chicago
to Kansas City and return. and st. Louis TO
Kansas City and return, ct S., good to re-
turn TO and including Sept Is. Aug. 20 to
n, inclusive. Chicago to Kansas City, sim
gle trip, and St Louis to Kansas City, sim
gle trip, 50, limited to date of sale. Aug.
26 to Sept. Is, inclusive. Chicago to Kansas
City, single trip, 60 and St; Louis to Kan.
of sale. Aug. 90 to Sept. Is, inclusive. Kan
sss City to Chicago. single trip, IS, Kansas
City to St Louis, single trip, 81. limited
to date or sale.
o. w. Lamport to Manage the C. & s. e.
An important deal was closed In railroad
circles at Anderson yesterday. and the
Chicago 81 Southeastern railway now bids
fair to attain success For some days
negotiations have been in progress between
o. w. Lsmport, late superintendent of the
old Elkhart line under the management Of
Norman Becky. and the officials
of the c. 81 8. E.. or old Midland.
Satisfactory terms were agreed on, and Mr..
Lamport will become the general superin-
of the Office tomorrow. and have Is head
quarters in this city. The move is REGARD
ed as o good one In financial and business
circles of Anderson. Mr.. Lampors was q
doing duty on the c.. W. 4
placed orders for new cars and two new
engines. The work of extending the line
into Brazil will be vigorously prosecuted.
1t IL expected that under the new manage
standing IN railroad circles.