The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-08-13
FAIR RATES WON'T STAND
Passenger Agents of the Opinion Some
One Will Start q Cut.
Western Roads Trying to Come to an Agree
ment to Raise the Price for Checking
Beggage-The B~urlingtOn's Kick.

CHICAGO. Aug. 12-If rates fixed By the
general managers of the Eastern roads at
their meeting this week. and which are to
go into effect Aug. 81. continue in effect
till the end of the fair season. IL will be q
surprise to many of the passenger officials
of the roads in question. They admit that
the rates are too high TO move the people.
and that the roads would make more money
by lowering them. and lowering them at
once. Aside from this ques-
tion of business policy. however.
what the roads refused to do
openly aud as q body. some of them are
doing individually and secretly. 1t Is
charged that several IarQe-sized deals with
the brokers have been made by q number
of the leading roads, which will enable
tickets to be sold ct prices below those
which were in effect before the advance
was ordered. The roads. one and all. have
been always ready TO meet the action OF
competitors. however disastrous 1t might
be. though they are equally ready to turn
a deaf ear to the public. These charges of
double dealing are likely to be far more
effective In securing Low rates for the peo-
pie than anything else that could be tried.
Believe There Was Trickery.
CHICAGO. Aug. 1~2.-Chairman Caldwell.
of the Western Passenger Association. had
shesring at his Office to-day on the claims
Of the Rock Island for relief against the
action of the Burlington and Missouri in
advertising haIf-fare rates to the worlds
fair. The Rock Island claims that it's CON-
petitors having ad vertised hslf.fsre rates.
it has a right to make them. The Burning
ton d MissourTis defense is that the Issue
of the advertisement In question was all q
mistake. It bad no intention of making
such rates. and. as q matter OF fact, did not
make them. When the poster complained
of was sent ont IL was not noticed that the
worlds fair plus %" was omitted from II.
As soon as the omission was discovered the
issue was at once stopped aud all possible
means used TO recall the posters
not satisfy the Rock Island. and
10 conclusion was reached at the hearing
to-day. 1t was adjourned until Tuesday
next In the meantime President Cable. of
the Rock Island. has taken up the matter
with Vice President Harris. of the Bur-
lInRton. and it is said that these two off,
cials Will be able 10 find some way of set
ting the difficulty. the understanding be-
ing that the Burlington 81 Missouri will
withdraw all the obnoxious advertise
ments.
Rumors About the Reading.
PHILADELPHIA. Aug. 12.-Rumors regard
ing the Reading and Lehigh Valley rail-
roads continue TO attract attention. Said
an active financier. who Is in touch with
the current drift: There Is q SEQUEL to
the separation of the Reading and Lehigh
Valley roads. There is something new On
the carpet for Reading. but the deal could
not be managed as long as the Lehigh Valley
held TO the lease. Now that the coast is
clear once more. a number of railroad
are getting their beads together, and
inside of one year. you may depend on il.
New Workers will own and control Reading
and gne coal com pany, a. we'll. 1t will not
be q monopoly. but a gigantic traffic ar
rangement better than any lease. and the
Reading will he the connecting link n
thus become the important factor. 1t will
take three months 10 accomplish this work.
bot there Is not q shadow of doubt about
its success. for 10 benefits nine-tenths of all
the railroads and vessels entering this
city.o
Higher Charges for Baggage Wanted.
CHICAGO. Aug. IAN agitation has
been begun among the Western roads for
IN advsnceI II baggage charges. The roads
have strong objections to the people leav-
ALL enciI DoBkhkc III tuo DhSkako Ioou DIV
CT the arrival of trains. and the roads east
of the Missouri agreed some time ago to
impose Q charge of 25 cents per package
after twenty-four hours has elapsed from
the arrival of the baggage. IL IL should
be left more than forty-eight hours
10 cents per day or fraction thereof should
be charged. Transmissouri roads have
never made more than q 10-cent charge for
twenty-four hours. Now, 1t 10 sought to
abolish the Decent charge completely and
to make q uniform 25-cent charge both
east and west of the river for each twenty
four hours baggage Is left after twenty
four hours have expired.
Union Pacific Offices Being Closed.
OMAHA, Neb., Aug. 12.-Foliowing the
close of the local Offices Of the Union Pa
eifo ct Boston and New Orleans. orders
weye issued to-day that the local Offices at
Indianapolis and Pittsbure will be closed
Aug. Is. Forty odd men were let out of
the foundry at the Union Pacific shops TO-
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