The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-10
Rate War On I'm Earnest.

I4Cl lis DIfcl III Cle case a number or At
torneys who are Interested in like asso-
ciatlonS on other roads have asked for
copies OF 1t
Rate War On I'm arnes
The Western Freight Association is in a
very bad way just now. and IL would not
be a great surprise IL it went to pieces en-
tirely. The Atchison yesterday gave no.
tice Of withdrawal from the Western trunk
line committee. and also from the Western
Freight Association, the former withdrawal
taking effect at once and the latter within
ten days. A general meeting OF the man.
ayers OF the association lines was held at
Chicago yesterday to TAX action to pre-
vent the low rates put in effect Tuesday
to the Missouri river from being extended
from Omaha and Council Bluffs. Before
the meeting had made any progress the
Burlington tipped over the apple cart by
announcing that 1t would make the same
rate on frst-class freight to Council Bluffs
as now prevails TO the lower Missouri river
points The general managers then decided
20 put the question or meeting the Burling-
tons rate over until to-day. and took IN
the matter OF making the low rates effec-
tive east-bound as well as to the West.
The Alton announced that It was going TO
Feduce the rates on live stock and dressed
Deer. 1t gave out the following rates: Kan
sas city to Chicago and common points, on
cattle and sheep. 10 cents; on packing house
p~roducts, IL cents: to Bloomington and
common points, 121k cents and 91h cents:
20 st Louis and common points, 10 cents
and z cents. Then they decided to take up
the question Of rates through Omaha
again, and met the rates of Tuesday ON ali
tnings save i've stock, and that will be
The Atchison also threw a bomb into the
camp OF the Southwestern Freight Associa-
ton, which has been patiently holding ses-
sions all week, by declaring that IL would
not attend any more meetings Of that BODY
ms virtually means the entire disruption
OF the southwestern FrafOhf Aceoofa+lo, -
IL can hardly hold together with the Atchi-
son on the outside. The association ad-
OF the Atchison. apparently thinking it not
worth while to continue the meeting.
Best System of Car Lighting.
The Railway Age says: Mention has
previously been made of the fact that the
annual report of the superintendent of the
railway mail service contains many inter-
esting figures relating to accidents to pos
tai cars. giving the causes so far as known
and the number OF persons IN the service
who were killed or injured. But of the
whole number Of accidents recorded as oc-
curing during the year ending June 30.
1885, which Is given as 400, there were sew
enteen which were directly due to fire and
a much larger proportion in which damage
was o TO mail from fire or
oil as a secondary cause. These amount to
nearly 10 per cent. of the whole number of
percentage of cases in Which sr az . grs ai
played an important part, and the fact, as
deduced from the report, that 50 per cent.
than to the heaters. it is not surprising
that the superintendent should place oil
last in his list of preferred systems for
The question OF lights has received
much consideration for several years, and
very close attention during the past three
years. The light most favored by the off,
GERS and employees OF The service are COM
Westiake and Post lamps. All of these
give very good satisfaction. ranking in the
order stated. and the department is In
TO our service shall be placed in the postal
cars, and while 1T does not take a stand
prohibit the use OF those that nfRa have n pro SSes
to be unsafe or otherwise unsuitable to the
service,
view OF the fact that the same danger,
with possibilities of more disastrous re-
suits, prevails in the case OF ali cars In
which passengers are carried, Ii will not
be surprising If tie matter Is taken up
iegislatively to the same extent as has
been done with systems or heating"
Arrangements have been completed for
Tie constipation Of a plant for supplying
compressed Pintsch gas to railroad cars
plants at Detroit and Cleveland.
Trying TO Form Pools.
The Ohio river lines continued their at
tempts at Chicago yesterday to form a
pool and reach an agreement subject TO
the approval of the general managers of
the lines who are expected TO declare
themselves to-day. The plan is now TO
form one association. which shall have
under its jurisdiction all passenger mat
tiers between Chicago and the Ohio river,
and or which j. +. Tucker is to be COM
missioner. Another association will be
formed TO control affairs between Gin
cinnati and Cleveland, and between st.
Louis and Cincinnati, the second associa-
tion being under the control OF r. G..
Stevenson. OF Cincinnati. as chairman. The
meeting OF general passenger agents Of the
Central Traffic Association lines was in
session all yesterday considering matters
of routine nature in relation TO the forfaa-
tion OF their pool. @2I
The affairs OF the Western Passenger
Association took a favorable turn yester-
day, and there Is a prospect that the
Union Pacific will come into the emigrant
clearing house, although IL is not expected
that II will come into the association as a
member just now. II plan IA being dis
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