The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-09-12
BEATS THE WORLD
NEW YORK CENTRAL SHOWS SPEED
THAT Is SPEED

From New York City to East Buffalo, a Dis
lance of -Four Hundred and Thirty-Six
aud Half Miles, They Snake Train
Weighing Two Hundred and Eighty
One Tons in Four Hundred and Seven
Minutes-New Worlds Record-wes.ern
Lines Get Through Rates Fight Over
the Fight Kates-Railroad News.
New York. Sept. 1.-THE New York
Central today made a new worlds re-
cord in the running Of fast trains on a
long distance schedule. This morning
at 5:40:S0 special train. OF four cars,
the entire train weighing so. 900 pounds
under the direct control OF George II.
Daniels. the general passenger agent
of the road. left the Grand Central de-
pot. 1t arrived at Albany at 7:54:55.
making the run of 143 miles in 1852
minutes. A stop Of one minute was
made at Albany for the purpose Of
changing engines. Syracuse was reach
ed at 10;11:lS, making the run OF las
miles from Albany in lao 10 minutes
The total run from New York 10 East
Buffalo. 1861 miles. was made in i01
minutes. an average speed OF 81 i-3
miles an hour. This gives the New
York Central the worlds record for
long distance run with heavy train,
its train being nearly twice the weight
of the English racing trains \ pri-
vate car was attached at Buffalo, and
the train was started back for New
York, where it is expected TO arrive at
1918 tonight. This. if done. will be
equivalent 70 a run from New York to
Chicago in II hours. The best run
that has been mada on any of the En-
glish roads was 60 Is miles an hour for
a very light train.
THROUGH RATES AGAIN.
Chicago Sept. 11.-At a meeting of the
freight agents of the Central Traffic as
sociation Today it was decided TO grant
the request of the western roads for
restoration Of through rates and divi-
sion in west bound transcontinental
traffic that were in effect previous TO
April 10. 1893. Since these through rates
were abolished the eastern roads have
received their full local rates up 10 Chi
cago and the western lines from Chi
cagO have been compelled to stand the
full force of the reduction necessary to
bring the rates down to a point where
il would bring them business. Shippers
at eastern points have been compelled
TO pay these rates or send their freight
TO New York or some other point on
the seaboard and get il to the Pacific
coast by water. The western lines
made an application to the eastern
lines and in place of exacting the full
force of their local rates TO take their
agreed percentage of the through rate.
This the eastern lines have decided to
do. This will allow the roads to make
the same through rate from Pittsburg.
Cleveland and other points east OF Chi
cago as are given to the Chicago ship
pers. The eastern roads did not give
up their local rates without fight, but
the element in favor of granting the
request of the western roads finally
carried the day.
RATES TO THE FIGHT.
The proposed fight between Corbett
and Fitzsimmons is making red hot
row between the railroads Interested
in the business and from present indi-
cations the latter fight will be the hot
ter of the two. The Missouri, Kansas
and Texas is said to have bought up
large number of tickets of admission
to the fight and is using them as a
lever TO draw the business between st,
Louis and Dallas for the fight
The AtchisOn and the other roads
which are interested in the business
say that if the tactics of the Katy are
not stopped they will simply buy up all
the tickets of admission that they can
get hold of and make admission TO tho
fight pract ically free. In any event
rates are likely to be very badly de-
moraliZci over the business to the
fight. no matter whether the roads
make a present of a reserved seat TO
every holder of a railroad ticket or not