The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-13
FREIGHT RATES FIRM
INDIANAPOLIS LINES ARE LIVING UP
TO THE EAsT-BOUND TARIFF.
share of the Business-General
Railway News.

So far as Indianapolis lines are con-
cerned, east-bound rates are firm, so firm
that but little freight is going forward,
and business is drifting off via Chicago
from points west of here. The prospects
of a break rates are not very fattering.
The action of the presidents of the Trunk
lines and of the Central Traffic Assoca-
ton in deciding to restore east-bound freight
rates to the full tariff April %, the date on
which the alexandria, rates go into eff,
feet, is generally regarded as long step in
the right direction Of putting end to the
disastrous cutting the Chicago roads have
been engaged in for some time past. Tn
der the restored tariff the frst-class rate
from Chicago to the seaboard will be rs
cents per 100 pounds, and other classes the
the grain rate 20 cents per 100 pounds.
Other important conclusions arrived at
ences on passenger rates out Of st. Louis Louis
and the amendment of the agreement of
Jan. I. regarding the abolition of commits
eions on passenger rates, whereby this
agreement was made much more binding.
Pepftent Railway.
A cry has been sent up by the Tennessee
Midland. 1t desires relief from the boycott
which the Western roads have maintained
against 1t for nearly eighteen months. Dur
Ing the worlds fair the Tennessee Mid
land adopted methods of putting it's tickets
in the Western markets which created not
a little demoralization among the Western
lines. They protested vigorously, but the
Tennessee Midland was sobdurate. 1t kept
up its work until the Western lines refused
TO handle any tickets of it's issue. Now
the offending road is DESTROYS that bust
ness relations between 1t and the western
the boycott is lifted it will carefully alb
stain from violating any rules governing
the sale of tickets over the Western roads.
Home Seekers Excursions
The propensity for running home seekers
excursions has spread to all the Western
roads. The Iowa lines yesterday requested
that the excursions be made to points in
northwestern Iowa, as well as to Kansas,
Nebraska and the Southwest. The request
will undoubtedly be granted. The Alton
announced that it would make its rate for
Texas and other Southern points one fare
plus ~. This is in conformity with the
rates adopted by the other Western lines.
TO points in the Dakotas, Wyoming, Mon
tana, Kansas and Nebraska.
Personal, Local and General Notes.
r.. B. f. PIERCE, receiver of the Toledo
ST. Louis 81 Kansas City, will return from
Toledo this morning.
Employees on the Chicago & Erie road
are being examined for color blindness, a
new thing on that road.
Dr. Palmer Findley, of Chicago. has ac-
cepted the position of chief surgeon with
the Mexican Central road.
An early change in the superintendent of
motive power Of the Toledo. st. Louis &
Kansas City Is said to be probable.
Recently prepared statistics show that the
2.ss4.0o0 people and 10000 locomotives are
in daily service.
The Wabash line Lines &c. earned in the first
week OF April s21S.SSo. against s206, $50 In
$4,000 in 1893.
The Big Four and Panhandle will join
IN erecting an interlocking plant of the
best type at the New Madison, o., cross
Ing of the two roads.
The car works at Mount Vernon, ILL.,. are
again quite busy Their pay roll is now
$4,000 a month. The works have q capacity
TO build twenty box cars day.
Although owned by the Pennsylvania Com
pany, the mileage books of the Pennsyl-s
vania lines will not be good on the Cleve-
land and Marietta after April Is.
George b. Russell, formerly yard master
of the Vandalia. and well known in this
city, died in Beloit, Wis, on Wednesday,
and was buried at Danville. ILL.,, yesterday
William II, Hunt, psaaymaster Of the Yer
at st. Adams. In 1863 he accompanied the
engineering corps to survey the Northern
Pacific.
The new freight rate between Portland
Navigation Company's line have gone into
effect. 1t is one-haif the rate between St.
Paul and Spokane.
The locomotive and car department build
ings of the new Monon shops at Lafayette
are about completed. The new machinery
is beginning to arrive and will at once be
When the management gets its $500 900 set
aside to improve the Indianapolis. Decatur
e. Western expended 1t Is claimed that its
track will compare we'll with the best of
the roads in Indiana
1t is stated that fully so per cent of the
people passing through Union Station gates
travel on mileage books. In the last year
there has been remarkable increase OF
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