The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-06-22
SNAGS In THE ROAD
WESTERN LINES CANNOT FORM A
PASSENGER ASSOCIATION.
Two Meetings indefinitely Postponed
-Argument for Higher Freight
Rates-Eastern "sharks.v

The meeting which the Western passen-
ger lines were TO hold in Denver June q
has been indefinitely postponed. as has the
general meeting which the lines intended
TO hold next week in Chicago. 1t has been
found practically impossible to reorganize
the association until after the settlement
OF the troubles between the Ulion Pacific
and the Oregon Short-line. Until these
matters are determined one way or the
other the Union Pacific will not be in a
position TO join any association. and none
OF the Western lines is disposed TO enter
into any sort of an agreement on Western
and transcontinental business with the
Union Pacific on the outside. 1t is posi-
bic that the meeting originally scheduled
for Denver will be held there during the
early part OF July. but this is by no means
certain II will. however, be held before
any general meeting of the Western lines
Is called.
Eastern Money sharks to Blame.
One OF the best-known freight men in this
section said yesterday: 81 am heartily tired
Of these articles appearing in Eastern pa
pers. often copied by Western papers charg-
Ing the Generalization of rates upon the
freight traffic managers, when every person
who has ever looked into the matter can
see that they are acting under orders from
the highest authorities" He cited an In
: dianapolis road which was controlled by
New York men for many years, and added:
These moneyed men. whom call sharks,
insisted that our road should send a rake
on, as IL Is termed. OF 100000 month TO
pay interest. when the interest paid did not
require quite one-half that amount, but
OFTEN our pay rolls were delayed. when
earnings were bad. for several DAYS that
those money sharks should be satisfied
Our general manager would call me and
the general passenger agent into his office
and ask what could be done TO make the
road earn this amount and enough 10 pay
the men, and our answer was Invariably,
10 into the market and buy business and
many time has the general passenger
agent paid a commission Of $3.50 TO get 80
or business through local ticket agent in
the West, or the scalpers, and I'm the freight
department proportionately deep cuts were
made on tariff rates that our earnings
might meet the demands of the Eastern
men, when at this very time competitors
were abusing us, the officials of the road
Tor demoralizing rates and suffering abuse
which should have been heaped on the
capitalists. who were getting such large
etc." @''
The Car-Servfce Managers, Meeting
d. t. Bacon returned yesterday from the
annual meeting of the National Association
OF Car-service Managers at Cleveland. O.
Twenty-Five associations were represented
by their managers. They were welcomed
by L. Z. Loree. superintendent of the C. &
p railway. and chairman of the executive
committee OF the Cleveland association, who
delivered very able address bearing upon
car-service matters and showing where
1urtner improvements in the handling of
cars could be made. Papers were read Upon
the following topics: Railroad Detention
a. L. Gardner. Of Baltimore: Effect of
IN New England E. A Gordon. Boston:
snail the Car-service Association be
.TThhe s FniIoE Bqreau? A j. Elliott Peoria
Of Proper Demurrage Charges James Kei-
Checking Of Tracks and Making of Bills
and Collections Done by Employees of the
oTSaniaeton and Mai Bacon 1HdiMsnaPoS
st- Louis. The Detroit and Cleveland Navi-
gation company rendered the courtesies of
turn, which was accepted and highly en-
Joyed by the members and their families.
Texas association. was elected PRESIDENT
y $. Hoskins. of New. Orleans, vice presi-
dent; A. G. Thomason. OF Scranton, Pa, sec
Freight Rates Too Low.
An Eastern paper publishes the state
, ment OF transportation man of large ex-
perience. in which he says that under the
best methods of transportation over the
ordinary highways wheat. the most valua-
bic OF the cereal products. will bear trans
portation, after cost OF production is con-
sidered. but go miles to a market where it
would sell at s1.5O bushel, and that the
market for corn at 20 cents pep bushel
should be within radius of $50 miles from
the point OF production: This statement
seems wild when IL is taken into considera-
lion that to-day both of these grains are
carried from producing points west of the
mississippi river and sold at lower prices
IN order 10 supply the denser populations
IN the Eastern States and i'm Europe Grain
and hour are now carried from Chicago to
from si2 to l.Oi2 miles in length for 20 cents
per hundred pounds. only 4is mills per
ton per mile for the shorter distance. the
such as calicoes. f1annels. Jeans and sheet
ings. are taken from Boston to Vicks5urg
Miss; l'o10 miles, for 30 cents per hundred
pounds. or a little less than Is mills per
ton per mile. and the rate on canned goods
etc. from San Francisco to ST. Louis $50
miles, is 70 cents per hundred pounds or
about IL cent per ton per mile.
Personal. Local and General Notes.
A. L. Mills. generaIesuperintendent of the
Ic.edo: St Louis & Kansas City. is in Bos-
ton. attending the annual meeting of the
Society OF Civil Engineers
The earnings of the Atchiscn system for
the second week in June were s70l. 3Os. al,
u, 45f.4i5. an increase of $215. 49,
So severe had the drought become that
the Vandalia was having a good deal of
trouble from fire catching from sparks OF
the locomotives along the line
William Garstang. superintendent of mo-
tive power. and i. Lawes, mechanical en-
gineer of the Big Four. returned yesterday
from the master mechanics convention.
A solid train Of twenty-four cars loaded
with roofing slate hauled by a new engine.
passed over the Toledo St Louis a. Kansas
City from Toledo 10 st. Louis on Wednes-
day.
The value of land owned by the Penn
sylvania Company In Cincinnati. the own
ership OF which is under dispute has been
greatly exaggerated. Ii is not worth over
$4,000.
IL is stated that the management of the
Cairo Short Line WILL on July 1. take con-
troll Of the Jacksonville & Southeastern
operating IL in the interest of the Cairo
Short Line.
The bondholders of the Macon & Northern
railroad have rejected the proposition OF
Samuel Thomas and Thomas Ryan relative
10 the proposed plan OF reorganization OF
the Georgia Central railroad.
In comparing revenue returns for the
present and next few weeks IL must not he
overlooked that during the corresponding
period last year the railway industry was
strike.
The Mutual Insurance Association of the
N Y. p & o. has just finished it's an
nual session In Dayton, o. II now has =
membership of Ais. An amendment allow.
ing women 10 become members was
adopted.
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