The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-10
WILL REDucE RATES.
Competitors of the Chicago Great
Western VIII Meet It's Cut.

Western Will Meet It's Cut.
CHICAGO, March 9.-The Illinois Central
and the Burlington lines in Missouri to-day
gave notice that they would meet the rates
made yesterday by the Chicago Great West
ern from st. Louis to points in the East.
This leaves the remaining lines having in
terests in that territory no recourse. but
TO follow the example of the Illinois Gem
trail and the Burlington. A notice was ex-
pected from the Alton to-day, but none was
issued. 1t Is generally understood, how
ever. that 1T will meet the rate The differ
ence in opinion between Chairman Caldwell
and the Alton road regarding the applca-
lion of the Canadian Pacific differentials
will likely remain in stau quo until after
the general meeting Of the Western lines
on Wednesday Of next week. The Alton
has been waiting for the chairman to hand
down an Official written opinion. ON the
receipt of which II announces that it will
appeal to arbitration il the opinion is OPP
p0sea 10 the stand it has taken, as the
well did not know until to-day that the
Aiuon was expecting an opinion from him,
tnninking that the ruling he made against
inc Alton In the meeting sufficiently de-
likely That he viii find time between n now low
the matter will probably be settled in the
The Central Traffic board of arbitration
on diferentials which began it's meeting
yesterday, finished its work to-day although
no decision will be made. before the latter
part or next week at the earliest. The
stronger lines are much afraid that the
application Of differentials on theatrical and
party business, as desired by the smaller
lines, will take from them the larger por-
ton OF the business incident to several
inE sumner The Weaker l dls Which ide eo are
lighting for the differentials on party rates.
say they are only insisting them that
they may not lose their proper proportion
OF the traffic. The matter Is really a fight
between the big and small lines for this
business.
The Readings Request Denied.
PHILADELPHIA, March 9.-The Lehigh
Valley and Jersey Central Railroad Com
panies have Jointly agreed not to yield to
the demand of the Reading railroad re-
ceivers for an increased share of the joint
through rate on shipments of anthracite
coal from the mines of the former roads
to this city and intervening points. It was
decided to maintain the existing rates from
the mines to Bethlehem and Allentown, the
points of connection with the Reading sys-
tenn, and not to accept the new arbitrary
through rate proposed by the Reading
Hence if the latter company is to get
higher rate for it's haul from those juno
tions to this city, it will be at the expense
of the coal dealers and not of the two
roads at which the blow is aimed. This
means that the fight is on, and that the
Lentgh valley end Jersey Central will be
shut out of the markets on the Reading
line unless some of the dealers are willing
to pay the higher tolls to be asked by the
not, however. be forced to abandon the
market altogether. 1t is a fact not general
twice as much coal via the Pennsylvania
railroad as by way of the Reading Last
year IL delivered about 950O0O tons to the
Former and only 100000 to the latter. An
official of the Lehigh Valley said to-day
that the company would lose nothing by the
+ sal oh Y,
more coal over the Belvidere division of the
Pennsylvania road and more coal will be
shipped to tidewater as a result OF the
Lehigh Valley being deprived of it's market
on the Reading lines.