The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-04-12
FREIGHT RATES CUT
Lines West of st. Louis Alleged
to Be Slashing Agreed Tariffs.
Rates East from Chicago Also in q
Shaky ConditiOn-MOr Trouble for
TranscOntinental Railways.

East-bound grain rates are being cut
west of st. Louis. 1t was reported at
Chicago yesterday that corn was rapidly
piling up In st. Louis, the shipment being
in excess of the demand. The Chicago
lines argue that this shows simply desire
on the part of shippers to avail themselves
Of advantageous freight rates. The rates
East from Chicago not in much better
shape than those west Of st. Louis.
TranscontinentaI Troubles.
Word was received by the Western Pas
senger Association yesterday that the To-
cal association in San Francisco had gone
to smash This information sent by
Secretary Wardell, Of. the San Francisco
association. Later another dispatch was
received saying that association was still
intact, and that Mr.. Mccarthy, of the
Atchison road, was in charge. This was
a second flash of lightning out of a clear
sky, as the Atchison is not a member of
the and h increased h responsbes of Mr.
Mccarthy were as much surprise to the
officials of his own road as to any one
received, although Chairman Caldwell. who
Is in New York. urgently called for one
Demands of shippers.
Cincinnati shippers are demanding that
the same rates to Southern points be given
to them as are given to Louisville. The
question will be brought before the Inter-
state-commerce Commissioners, who meet
at Frankfort next week, by the merchants
and shippers of Cincinnati, and
deavor made to break down the differen-
tial Should either Louisville's rate be
raised or Cincinnatfs lowered. it would
be hurtful to Louisville interests, as the
tariff from Eastern points 10 Louisville
and the present low rate to the south en-,
ables Louisville to compete with Cincin-
The Louisville Board Of Trade will make
q vigorous fight against the proposed in
crease
General Manager BiclxeI Resigns.
Z. c. Bickel, of Elkhart, has resigned
his position as general manager of the
Elkhart & Western railway, the eastern
terminus of which is Elkhart. Mr. Bckel
was the protector Of the road and built 1T.
H. E.. Bucklin, of Chicago, president of
the road Is acting as manager at present
Personal, Local and General Notes.
II. NJ. Bronson, assistant general passen-
ger agent of the Big Four lines, Is con-
fined at home with an attack of neuralgia
VIM. n. Jackson, secretary of the Union
Railway Company, is so much better that
he was at his office for a short time yester-
day
President Saul, OF the Ohio Southern says
IL Is settled that the general offices of the
road will be removed from Springfield, o.,
to Lima.
r e,
II would withdraw from the Illinois Car
service Association on May l, has recalled
the notice.
DR.. Addison Hills, who fills the office of
assistant TO the president of the Lake Shore
road. on Friday celebrated his eighty
seventh birthday.
William b. Shattuc threatens TO retire on
May from the position OF commissioner of
the Cincinnati and St. Louis pool, which
pays him 5000 year.
Charles Moses. who has run an engine
thirty years. is visiting friends on the line
OF the Wabash. He is now running an en-
CINE on the Baltimore & Ohio.
The east-bound tonnage of the Lake Shore
road for March, it is stated. was consider
ably in excess of the road for the CORE
spending period of any previous seven
years.
F. NJ Hatch. the newly appointed super
tntendent OF the Chicago division of the
Panhandle lines, will take with him TO his
new position c. w. Dysart, his present
chief clerk
and the Toledo * Ohio Central between
Cincinnati and Toledo will be but six miles
longer than the Cincinnati. Hamilton &
Dayton line.
The c.. c., c. & st. L. earned in March
81 $780, a decrease, compared with
March. 1893. of $14S1l6. The Illinois Central
year OF s1S2.S54.
Nj. ID. woodford and others who COM
pose the syndicate which recently secured
control of the Queen * Crescent, ar
ranging to make an inspection OF the road
and its terminals.
Charles Fuller, superintendent of bridges
OF the Vandalia lines. died yesterday NJ
Terre Haute. He had been in the employ
OF the Terre Haute 4 Indianapolis road for
twenty-eight years.
General Superintendent Elliott, of the
vandalia lines. and Harry Miller super
intendent OF the Vandalia main line. are on
q trip over the lines and examining the
terminals at st. Louis.
VIM Hicklin who, for some years, was
ticket agent Of the Big Four at its down.
town office has been appointed live stock
inspector for the government at the In
dianapolis stock yards.
The friends OF the Santa Fe say the
property will be out of the hands of re-
ceiYers within four minths and every dol
lar OF principal and interest paid in full
by the reorganized company.
The Union Pacific is building at its
Armstrong shops in Kansas City two pas
senger locomotives which Master Mechanic
Mertshemier says will be the fastest and
most powerful ever built in this country.
The American Express Company yester-
day put on messengers between Norwalk
and Sandusky, o.. operating electric
line twenty-one miles in length This is
q new departure for express companies.
Assistant General Passenger Agent Aus
tin. OF the Northern Pacific and General
Passenger Agent Pond. OF the Wisconsin
Central lines, are making visits 10 their
district passenger agents In the Southeast
and East