The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-05-25


should be allowed to determine the proper
reduction in ST. Louis rates, conseq uent
upon the notice issued yesterday by the
Atchison. The Atchison. therefore, says il
will make q rate from Colorado common
made up of the SO round-trip rate to Kan
sas City. added 10 el2. the current round
"trip rate between Kansas City and 81.
Louis. The Atcbison says the rates from
other points will be figured out as rapidly
as possible.
The Railway Situation.
The volume of both freight and passen-
ger business at the present time 10 disap-
pointing the grain movement, tho live
stock movement and. III fact, the tonnage
of miscellaneous freights. is unusually
light for May; and the travel to the worlds
far has thus far fallen far below expecta-
tions. although in the past week there has
been something Of snincrease. Naturally.
travel East and West. North and south. is af-
feeted By the prospective world fair travel
persons who usually visit pleasure resorts
and begin 20 move about in May are wait
ing to visit the worlds fair. Local travel
Is also affected by the disposition OF peo-
pie to hoard money to enable them TO visit
the fair.
AS regards freights, very few lines are
hauling moro thai o moderate volume. and
the revenue from freight traffic plainly
demonstrates that the business is done on
too CLOSE margins to yield prohts. There
sre two causes for this unhealthy condt-
tion-the scarcity of through freights to
and from the West which has led the
roads to reduce carrying charges to the
lowest limits. and the fact that all over
the country the local rates have been re-
duced until they are but trifie higher
rQt z
look for this year Is giving railway officials
some anxiety. All over the West the sea-
son Is backward, and tho railway officials
are well aware that the prosperity of the
roads depends on good crops.
Debs's New Brotherhood Scheme.
The scheme of Eugene Debs to organize
new order. TO be known as the American
Railway Union. is creating good deal Of
talk among the railroads, and it. meets
with favor except with q few hot-headed
members of the old organizations. 1t is be-
lisved that Mr. Debs Will succeed in allur-
ing large number OF the moro conserva-
tive members of the old organic atoms to
the new union of interests 1t is thought
be will ex perience the most trouble In get
ting en- gineers to become mem bers. so at
tached are they to the Brotherhood of Lo-
comotive Engineers. But the dues of
mem Der of the American Railway Union are
80 small that one cGn belong to both his old
and the new association without largely
increasing his expenses It's well known
that to belong to some of the older orders
it is quite expensive. Yet IL should be SAID
that the benefits In belonging to some OF
the better of the old organizations, In case
of accident. illness or death, Is no small
item, and those who have not Investigated
the matter do not understand how much
these benefits aid the family Of q railroad
man If he is unfortunate.
Personal, Local and General Notes.
The Big -Four people expect to occupy
their new Offices on South and Delaware
streets juno Is.
The Big Four earned In the second week
of May ass. $50; increase over correspond
ing week. 1892. s1.24l.
The directors of the Kentucky and In
diana bridge have voted to Issue $4,000
of new bonds to change the road into an
electric line.
Commencing with Monday night the Big
Four will have train out of Chicago sc
1880 p. NJ. hauling an Indianapolis sleeper,
and arriving here at Csc A. NJ.
The Baltimore & Ohio has created Q new
position. that of superintendent or trans
portation of the entire 81 stem, and Thomas
Fitzgerald has been appointed to fill the
position.
The present bonded debt OF the Toledo
Sc. LOUIS & Kansas City road is Sc. sec. 600.
Besides, it has . floating debt reaching
pany was organized June II 1856. and In
1880 IL was completed as O standard gusge
road from Toledo to ST. Louis.
J. II. Woodland returned. yesterday. from
southern California. He states that the
Santa Fe has just completed very unique
architect is @ Shrlner, auc he copied IS
near as possible the Shriners' Temple. The
buildi nj Is in the form of cross.
On June 5 the Pennsylvania Railroad
Com pany puts on another limited train be-
tween New York and Chicago. lie will be q
duplicate in every respect Of the limited
train which has been run for some years
between those points. and which, until the
New York Central gets on its nineteen. hour
train, Ia che fastest train run between New
York and Chicago.
The Louisville. New Albany and Chicago
e all ready TO Issue it's new stock. and the
directors WILL within few days. ask the
New York Stock Exchange to list Its new
tseues or common and preferred stock.
May 10 was the time limit for the filing Of
common and preferred, but none were
made. The stock will be one-Quarter pre-
ferred and three-quarters common.
AS some surprise has been expressed that
new superintendent has been appointed
for tho Indianapolis. Decatur 81 Western
road. 1t should be said that there Is q pos
sibility of the Cincinnati Hamilton & Day
ton not getting hold of the l.. IL. * w. road
until well into the fall. and it was i'm pos
sible for Mr.. Boyd to look properly after
the duties of superintendent of that road
and OF the Citizens street railway. One
well Informed says there is no question as
10 the G.. III. ~ ID. getting control of the
road. but complications have already
arisen which may delay the matter until
later than July -. ut which date 1t has
been expected the deal would be perfected.
A Case That Seems TO Call for Investic ,tit n
To the Editor OF Indianapolis JournaL