The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-28
The Pooling Bill,

are becoming considerably disheartened and
think it is likely to have rough handling if
its friends succeed in carrying it through
Congress. A trunk line official is quoted as
saying: The amendments demanded by Mr.
Morrison would practically nulify all the
good which the bill is intended to effect. His
demand that the Interstate Commerce Com
mission have absolute control of the condi-
tons upon which all pooling arrangements
are based is direct blow at the measure
The provision which it contains placing jur-
isdiction in the hands of the United States
Circuit Courts offers TO shippers every pro-
lection that they can ask. so far as the
MIR. Morrison's contention that pooling
practically means higher rates is in direct
and want is stability of rates. rhey de-
mand that each and every one shall be
treated in the same manner. shall pay the
under which shipments are made, and that
there shall be no discrimination in favor
OF the large shipper as against the smaller
one. 1t is generally conceded that ruling
rates for freight transportation are an
unproftably low basis and that a very
trifiing increase, say one mill per ton per
mile would so far to give the railroads a
would hardly be felt by either large or
small shippers, although the resultant bene-
fit to the carriers would be large. The roads
facilities. for the movement of goods from
one part OF the country to another. In
enable rate of compensation. This Mr.. Nor
rison appears anxious to withhold. The
p pas &c. Of the pooling bill would enable
the railroads to regulate the tonnage of
the. various members of the pool so that
each would obtain a proportionate share of
the total, and of the revenue accruing from
the. same. shippers would benefit by the
fact that rates were maintained on the
schedule basis. and no one shipper would
have any advantage over another
Traffic Notes.
annapolis last week 1.79s loaded cars, an in
crease of 155 over the week ending Jan. 10.
:, East-bound business with the Panhandle
the road handled at indianapolis 1880 load
ed cars, Ills being forwarded east.
The indianapolis & Vincennes is bringing
IN about five hundred carloads of coal per
week, most of which is shipped north from
here, as the railroads are we'll stocked with
The yandalia, like the Panhandle, is do
Ing heavier east than west bound bust
ness, handling at Indianapolis last week
IS42 loaded cars, and of this number 1O69
were brought in.
The Big -Four lines proper received and
forwarded at Indianapolis last week $500
loaded cars. III more than We're handled
than in the week ending Jan. ~
The J., NJ. & |. division of the Pennsyl-
vania lines is doing the lightest business
In its history, the indianapolis & Vincennes
each week handling from $50 to $50 more
loaded cars than does the j., NJ. & l.
18th, The Cincinnati. Hamilton & Dayton did a
point thirty-three more loaded cars 81 t hans
in the week ending Jan. 49, The Monon
dropped twenty-six below week ending
Jan. 10.
I The four Pennsylvania lines handled at
Indianapolis in the week ending Jan. IS a
total of 36ls loaded cars, an increase over
the, week ending Jan. 10 of 455 loaded cars
and 9lS more that were received and for
warded in the week ending Jan. II
The Indianapolis. Decatur e Western
mad l.c4 al
loaded cars. Since the new corn crop began
10 move this road has been doing very
bound business is chiefly to local points
on it's own line. and consequently light.
The road brings considerable live stock 10
the indianapolis yards.
Personal, Local and General Notes.
~, r. g. Davis Davis formerly with the Panhan-
Ing engineer foremen on the Big Four sys-
tenn.
The gross earnings of the. Peoria & East
s29146.69: increase of S4S92ls over those
for the same week OF last year.
The gross earnings of the Big Four for
being an increase of $a6.0i2.15 over those
for the corresponding week of last year
The Panhandle company has three stone
crushers at work near Logansport getting
out limestone to be distributed on its lines
the coming summer between Loganspor,
and Richmond.
slyvania, who retres Feb. /, has held
that position eighteen years. His successor
ex-Judge Logan, is said 10 be very able
railroad attorney.
The Lake Erie & Western in the third
week of this month showed increased earn,
ings over those of the corresponding week
OF 1894. and over those of 1898. earning this
year S622Si against s5l,0S2 in 1894 and $54S9t
IN 1893.
J. NJ Burton, who two weeks ago came
to his home a Mitchell. Ind, very Ill, diec
on Friday and was buried yesterday. Ht
had been ticket agent in the Union Depot
at Kansas City for seven years and was
highly esteemed in passenger circles.
The ticket scapers are more interested
seemingly, in legislation looking TO max
ing cents mile the rate on Indiana road.
than the railway homogeneous them
selves. As one of the scalpers put it Satur
day with a 2-cent rate the scalpers vii
be knocked clear OUT
a train OF three cars carrying theatri
cal party yesterday made the from
Cleveland to st. Louis over the Big -Four
in eleven hours and thirty minutes. From
indianapolis to st. Louis the average speed
Of the train was fifty-fye miles an hour