The Indianapolis journal., 1895-10-08

ton will then be formed at New York. the
board being composed OF men convenient 10
call. IL VIII take about two weeks TO COM
pteae Ine s,,a G Inc ehs're rsorganizeu
ment by Nov. /. Receiver II. NJ Conner
will be elected first vice president General
Thomas declares the rumors that business
viii be diverted from Savannah to Nor
folk to be entirely false. The business of
the Central Will be allowed to take it's
natural channel. he declares, and the
ocean steamship lines will continue to be
operated from Savannah. The presence Of
Plant system officials at yesterdays sale
gave rise to the report that Plant had in
tended TO bid on the Central but there
was only the one bid. that made by Craw-
ford.
Immense Gain fn Enst-Bound Freight.
Traffic on the roads east-bound from Chi
cago showed an immense gain last week,
amounting I'm the aggregate to 17.oo0 tons.
This gain Is great enough TO cause the re-
newal with increased vigor Of rumors that
the presidents agreement has again been
subject to violation. The bulk of the in
crease was In grain. and as there Is no
lack Of vessel room. the presumption is en-
tertained that the roads did not take this
enormous amount away from the lake lines
the week were 7s.90S tons. compared with
62.0A tons for the previous week and $1,000
tons for the corresponding week last year.
Shipments OF the week were divided among
the competing roads In tons as follows:
Michigan Central. 7.047; Wabash, $3.50:
Lake Shore. 10453; Fort Wayne. 1924; Pan
handle. 7.S39; Baltimore & Ohio. 1850: Grand
Trunk. 1o.79o: Nickel-plate. $500; Erie, TO-
s33: Big Four, 350S. Through shipments OF
grain, flour and provisions for last week ag
gregated 81, 10l tons, as compared with 9430
tons for the corresponding week last year.
Car Famine Tkreatcned.
Within the next sixty days there Is likely
to be a car famine on the Western rail-t
ways. The movement OF the crops is al
ready taxing some OF the lines to their full
capacity, and shippers are being urged to
unload cars promptly. J. II. veitch. divis-
ion freight and passenger agent OF the c.
NJ. & ST. p, said yesterday in Kansas City:
Although We have 5000 freight cars of
our own and several thousand more under
lease. our system is 1,200 cars short al
ready. At present we are making stren-
uous efforts to handle the wheat crop of
the Northwest. and every car that can be
spared from the various divisions is being
used in that service. The Iowa and Ne
braska corn crops will shortly begin to
move. and then we will get swamped until
additional cars can be secured. good
share of the Kansas corn crop will have
pect to have our hands full. as far as
freight Is concerned, for some time TO
come"
Hot Contest for Convention Rates.
A hot contest has been inaugurated be-
tween the Pacific coast and Duluth for next
years session OF the National Educational
Socety's annual convention. Some time ago
prominent educators the Pacific slope
issued circular letter to the roads, asking
them to guarantee $50 round-trp rate
from the Missouri river, In order that they
might secure the convention. Now Duluth
is after the same set OF roads, and wants
them TO guarantee a 0ne-fare rate, plus ",
for the round trip, and says that with that
guaranteed 1t can secure the convention. A
meeting OF the lines interested has been
called for wednesday to take action on
these requests. The general opinion is that
the decision will be postponed. A strong
suspicion exists, however, that some of
the Duluth roads have already furnished
the required guarantee. and that that place
will get the convention.
Brayton Ives Not Discouraged.
Brayton Ives, president OF the Northern
Pacific. was at ST. Paul yesterday. Ives
claims in the end all the agitation that has
been in progress for several months will
be beneficial to the Northern Pacific be-
cause OF the wide advertisement OF the
road, its resources and territory IT
think" said he, that the present condi-
ton is material disadvantage to the COM
stances. In the present case there will
have to be conference OF interests that
an amicable agreement may be reached"
way out OF the difficulty through the con-
firmation OF Burleigh by Judge Sanford,
giving receiver Burleigh jurisdiction over
Duluth & Ashland. which would be under
the control of Mr. Henry and Bigelow.
Earnings Of the Santa Fe.
Srr<t.~ .<a-1
the Atchison. Topeka & Santa Fe
railroad system for the fourth
week of September and for the
month to date were as follows: Atchi-
son, Topeka & Santa Fe railroad system
proper excluding lines reported separately
for the week, T59, ,293.S5. an increase of
$50. 1868 over the same period last year;
for the month, 81. s.s55. increase. sSl. .l75;
st. Louis San Francisco railroad for
week, Hs5l12, decrease Of 1881: for
month, $547,0 decrease OF $31119; At
lantic & Pacific railroad for week, S4.647
increase. 81. .4S7: for month. $250,94S in
crease. $l1.673; Atchison. Topeka & Santa
Fe system (all lines) for the week. S1.119.l .l12
Increase. $06 l02; for month, S.234,623, in
The Alton withdraws.
The Alton road withdrew yesterday from
the Chicago Railroad Association. The
cause was the refusal of that organization
10 allow IL 10 nave rates via It's new feOfld
route to points In Iowa shown in the Chi
cago rate sheet. The ground on which the
objection was founded was that Peoria had
always been a gateway between East and
West, and rates had not been quoted in
the past In the rate sheet, and there was
no reason why that practice should be de-
parted from. Another reason was that to
some OF the points named by the Alton.
via Peoria, would be a circuitous route
and under the rules short-line rates may
not be quoted via circuitous routes. The
outcome of the whole business will be that
the Alton will now issue its individual rate
sheets.
Winter Tourist Rates south.
Central Traffic. Southern and Ohio-river
Association roads had a gathering at Chi
cago yesterday to fix up winter tourist
rates to points in the South for the year.
1t has been decided that the rates will go
into effect Nov. /, and that between Kansas
City and Jacksonville the one-way rate will
be $3.50; between st. Louis and Jackson
vile. $3.50: between Chicago and Jackson
Vile, $3.50. and that the round-trip rate
last year for the shole territory. The
rates named are a slight advance over
those In effect in previous year.
Receiver for Northern Pacific.
A dispatch from Helena, Mont. says:
Judge Knowles of the United States Cir
cult Court. to-day confirmed the appoint
y.,ont of 8p.1yau- Il pnrlof~h ~ooot..o-