The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-07-12
RATES ri NOW FIRM
LOCAL FREIGHT AGENTS SAY THERE
IS NO SECRET SHADING.
East-Bound Tariff Strictly Maintained
Passenger situation.

Passenger Situation.
Local freight officials report east-bound
rates to be strictly maintained at tariff.
General, Agent Baker. OF the White line.
says he Is satisfied that not a pound Of
freight Is going eastward below tariff rates.
He has mad considerable freight offered
his line. providing a little shading OF rates
could be done or a rebate promised. but
thus far Mr.. Baker Is confident that all
fast-freight lines are adhering to rates.
General Agent Fellows, of the Midland fast
freight line. states that shippers are press
ing hard to induce some one OF the lines to
shade rates. but under his instructions he
dare not, even had ne a desire to do so.
One shipper offered him twenty carloads
OF freight IL he would shade the rate 3
cents per hundred pounds. but he gave him
no encouragement. and he declined even
better offers OF business. General Agent
Stanberry, OF the Traders Dispatch. who
is always among the first TO find out il
q rate Is cut, says rates are solid, and he is
confident that as soon as shippers find that
the roads are in earnest in this matter they
will resume shipments, as tariff rates are
by no means high, as compared with former
years General Agent HaTriS, OF the Union
line. says he believes that for once all fast
freight Lines are adhering TO tariff rates,
but does not know how long IL viii last,
IS some OF the lines are very anxious 20
Erie line. says. from careful inquiry, he is
certain that east-bound rates at Indian
apolis are being held at tarin by al lines;
get much more IL he would humor certain
shippers and promise something in the way
Of rebs ate 81, shipping nnr II the tb business rsmsSks az Of fa ali
local freight men is that everybody, for the
time being, Is adhering to tariff rates, but
each agent Is watching his competitors and
any break would likely soon come to light,
so closely are agents who are. prone 10 cut
rates watched. The fact is" said one of
sick of this rate-cutting and the democrat
ization which follows In its trail
Various Rate roubI
A dispatch from Chicago says: Another
cloud arose on the horizon OF the Western
roads Thursday when a telegram was re-
ceived from General Passenger Agent
Barker. Of the Missouri. Kansas & Texas.
announcing that the Texas Pacific had put
in a round-trip rate from Dallas TO New
York at s40.75. This rate was made to ap-
ply via St. Ii lis. and from there east was
said to apply over the Pennsylvania. The
Missouri. Kansas & Texas declares the only
way ~ = NAAo AaeO "O1-1 ~ ~
putting in a rate of SIS for the round trip
from Dallas to st. Louis. and this it de-
clares 1t will do tomorrow unless il is adj
vised from some authoritative source that
no such rates as those 1t mentions have
been put In. The Western roads are greatly
troubled over the outlook, for they believe
that If these rates are put in TO st. Louis
there will be no way OF keeping them out
OF Chicago. The officials OF the Pennsyl-
vania road in Chicago say that they have
heard nnfhfnU nr N CfIah rates hoinO n1f
in over their lines, and that If the Texas
Pacific has put them in. II must be stand
that they will exact their full percentage
of any tickets that the Texas Pacific may
sell over their lines TO New York or else
where.
The Investigation conducted by the chair
man of the Western lines passenger ASSOC
citation into the beginning OF the demorali-
zation of the tickets TO the Christian En-
deavor convention seems TO establish the
fact that the 500 line was the principal Of
fender. 1t declared that ii had found that
the Great Western and the Minneapolis *
st. Louis had begun the sale OF tickets with
the extended return limit. and that IL was
forced to take similar action In order to
ed in clearing themselves of the charges
made.
The Chicago-st. Paul lines nave signed
agreements to make a rate Sept 10 for the
round trip for all parties attending the
dedication OF the ChIckamauga and Chat
tanooga battlefelds. The tickets will have
AAtl y oNPt@ -.
AL the Western roads have agreed upon a
basing rate OF 500 from California points to
the Missouri river, and return added to the
rates authorized east CT the Missouri river
TO Boston and return for the knights Tenn
plars conclave at Boston. and to Louisville
and return for the g. A r encampment.
will ave SIS additional to the rate.
The only roads that have awaited them
selves of The return granted by Commission
err Donald. OF the Central Traffic Associa-
ton. under the action OF the Erie in selling
Christian Endeavor tickets to Boston We're
the Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern; the
road is generally credited with having Sc
cured the bulk OF the business for Boston
incidental to the convention.
A Big Feeder for the Big Four.
The friendly traffic alliance which ha:
been established between the Missouri
Kansas & Texas and the Big Four will
yield good results to both interests. Fol
some time past the arrangement entered
Into between James. Barker, passenger traf
nc manager OF the NJ, X. & T.. n Z. o
Mccormick. passenger traffic manager o
the Big Four, have been shown markedly
between the two roads. butsuntil recent,
the benefit In the way of freight business
had not been so evident. In the future
however. the freight business which is in
terchanged will be more noticeable. espe
cially in the matter of live stock traffic
All over the southwest, including Texas
the Big Four route from st. Louis TO East
ern markets has been a very popular one
and now that the Missouri, Kansas &
Texas can interchange business so readil,
the live stock traffic bids fair TO. isrgel,
increase. In anticipation Of this, both TIL
Big Four and the NJ, X. & 7. are increas
ing their live stock equipment. The Biz
Four will profit through this connection ii
other lines OF freight. such as lumber. cot
ton and other product raised in the South
and especially oE the line of the NJ. K. & T
The Pullman Cnse.
At Chicago. yesterday. Judge Baker en-
tered the formal order in the case OF the
people against Pullman's Palace Car Com
pany. The case came up on an information
that was filed by Encouragement Olney
in which he alleges that the company was
violating the provisions OF its charter
Some OF the alleged violations consisted
in the building OF residences at Pullman
maintaining a large downtown office build
ing and the holding OF stock in the Pull
man Iron and Steel Company's building
The Pullman company demurred TO the
bill OF the Attorney-general- Some time age