The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-06-28
ANOTHER REDUCTION
FREIGHT TARIFF REVISED by THE
PENNSYLVANIA RAILWAY.
Naturalization OF the Presidents
mt New York.

Yesterday morning the Pennsylvania
lines sent out a revised tariff, making the
rate on ffth-elass freights. Indianapolis to
the seaboard. Is cents per hundred pounds.
and on sixth-class freights 20 cents per
hundred pounds, to take effect at once. and
announced a rate OF 20 cents per hundred
pounds on provisions. Indianapolis TO the
seaboard. 10 take effect July /; the COM
pany's agents also announced that the ITO
per cent points west of indianapolis come
under the reduced rate at the usual 10 per
cent. proportion. The Lake Erie & West
ern followed the Pennsylvania. but the Big
Four had not, last night, made the reduc-
ton on the above classes of freight, but
doubtless will. The Central Traffic Asso-
citation has authorized all Indianapolis
roads to make a rate of 20 cents per hun
dred pounds on lumber. meeting the reduc-
ton OF the Lake Erie & Western on
Wednesday. AS the restoration of rates
has been turned over to the presidents TO
bring about it will certainly be several
days, before the tariff east bound. which
goes into effect to-day, can be advanced.
General Freight Agent Grammar. OF the
Lake Shore, has a hornets nest about him.
The large milling interests of Cleveland,
Akr0H, Shelby, Fostoria, Toledo and other
grain centers in Ohio are clamoring TO
have their rates placed on the proper pro-
portion OF the Chicago basis. claiming that
their business is seriously crippled on &C
count OF the reduction at Chicago and
withholding IL from them. The Cleveland
Leader says:
The present war IS intended to discour-
age the further development Of water COM
petition. The erratic state of transporta-
ton in New York has puzzled many men.
The Erie canal has been practically shut
up this season by the ~trunk-line railroads.
During the last ten days. for instance. the
Erie canal has carried from Buffalo TO
only 91. 4J6 bushels OF wheat, and
this. too, at a rate OF la cents per bushel.
Last year for the same period the canal
transported 2.fS2.S21 bushels at the average
rate OF 81 cents per bushel. Ever since
navigation opened this year the railroads
have been vigilant and successful competi-
tors OF the canal. 1t is estimated by a
railroad man that the probable explana-
proposition TO be voted upon in New York
this fall appropriating 5000. 600 Of State
funds to widen and deepen the Erie canal,
making IL nayigable for deep-water ves-
sells. The citizens of the State have an
impressive object lesson before them. lem
onstrating that the railroads can and will
carry grain I'm competition with the boats.
The inference TO be drawn is that the APP
preparation OF a sum so large would be a
wasteful and useless expenditure The
freight charges themselves OF the railroad
are higher. but both at Chicago and Buff
falo the water traffic is oppressed by ex-
orbitant elevator charges, and these. to-
gether with the cost OF twice transferring
and the slower transportation. seriously
handicaps the boats"
Whatever the causes of the present de-
moralizatton may be, there are yet no
signs that the rate cutting will soon end.
On the contrary, il bids fair to extend to
other classes Of freight.