The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-09-06
TO MAINTAIN RATES
MOST WESTERN RAILWAYS NOT IN
FAVOR OF CHEAP EXCURSIONS.
Prefer to Lose Business Rather than
Give Opportunity for D~emoralixa-
ton of Regular Tarfns.

- AI4EELAn6 vi tA0 Ro1oCAcEh AtRAN1(AA-a
tives OF the Chicago lines was held yester-
day. for the purpose of considering rates
and arrangements for harvest excursions.
The excursion rates made by the Illinois
Central have been met by so many of the
outside lines. thai there was fear OF a
general collapse Of rates all over the West
ern territory. The meeting was called with
the special object OF preventing this. The
general feeling was that it would be the
best thing for the Chicago lines to do to
avoid the rates made by the Illinois Central,
particularly as the rates are made from
q portion of territory in which Il has little
competition from the Chicago lines proper.
II the Illinois Central had extended it's ex-
cursions as far west as Sioux City, as has
been done on former occasions. nothing
could have prevented a general collapse OF
the passenger tariffs all over the Western
country. While some OF the lines are in
clined TO regret that restrictions have been
placed around the excursion business this
year and that the travel has been largely
clined to the conservative side of the ques-
ton and think IL better 10 maintain the
rates. even IL by so doing they lose a por-
ton or the business they were expecting.
The excursion at SIS for the round trip,
announced by the Grand Trunk. from Chi
cago TO New York. was run yesterday. the
@@@& AAs IL II fIOOu OL ON
passengers on TIE trip. The Wabash and
the Baltimore & Ohio, which were the only
roads TO niece the rate, carried a good num-
Der OF passengers, but less than the Grand
Trunk.
Fast Trains mt Home and Abroad.
At no time in the history of the rail-
road business has so much attention been
given TO fast runs, both in this country
and In England, as now. For a time the
New York CentraPs fast trains from Albany
TO Buffalo, was conceded to be the fastest
long run in the world. but recent rearrange-
ment OF schedules On both the great lines
leading from London to Edinburgh has
robbed the Central OF its iaurels. 1t is
evident, however. that the English roads
have regained the lead at a heavy cost
10 themselves. Speaking on this subject
the Railroad Gazette says:
If there were any legitimate reason for
strfie between English and American rail-
road men. newspapers or betting men, con-
corning the speed record, II would be found.
OF course. mainly in the differences in the
motives All other conditions are either
such a. cannot be changed or else are mere
questions Of money. An Illustration Of this
alba course for fast running in America, the
New York Central. is hampered by a whole
Sc reduced to s0 eight wn miies tn sn sRRe eea. h nat to
mention several other similar ~hiadrances
or less consequence. The bearing of cost
= Northwestern made all ether passenger
trains clear the Scotch express fifteen min
utss and suspended night freight trains en-
PARTLY true II means a heavy loss. To
compare locomotives We must have full de-
tsiis weight Of train; etc.. and the profile
toned In the English report. thirty-two
miles at seventy-four miles an hour. falls
the Camden & Atlantic on April n. last.
from Camden to Atlantic City, N. j. This
Atlantic City run was made by an engine
with seventy-eight-inch driving wheels. III
our American editors who are inclined to
feel chagrined at these new English records
wish to compare mere speed figures they
should emphasize this performance. The
whole run of 58-3 miles was made in forty
FIVE and three-fourths minutes. equal to
I6;@ miles an hour; and a distance of 1913
rate OF 1877 miles an hour"
II Is evident that American railway man.
supeTio sis f IN so oes90t to the 20 E saafliasgg e as Soas
the and the Baltimore a.
Ohio are taking steps TO shorten the rum
tngton one hour. making the running time
between the two points by either line four
hours To this end the Pennsylvania Is
ening curves. etc, and expects eventually
TO even shorten the four hours. The Balti-
more & ohio intends to put on a train that
ana washington.
A Rate D~em0ralfxer.
The Missouri. Kansas & Texas is now ex-
tending its road to Kansas City and will,
in a few months. add another line to
handle the business between Kansas City
and st. Louis. Lines which will be COM
petitors look upon this aggressiveness on
the part Of the W, X. & T.. with a good
deal OF anxiety. as this road has come to
be the great rate demoralizer. The Kan
sas City Star. in commenting on the atti-
tude the Missouri, Kansas & Texas will
likely assume when II has a line into Kan
sas City. says: During the past year the
Missouri, Kansas e. Texas has been play
Ing fast and loose with freight and passen-
to join any association that has been
formed among its competitors. and has
pr sooshefd any nyb R5o ss . sss ASSOCIATION os se oya
lures CT every conceivable nature have
been made to this line BY the roads lead
, nennes spn and Sni freiSht 70 rates sse II on 10 = mf fair. paP pnuv
basis. For the past three months this road
has had a ruinously low passenger rate in
other northern cities. 70 Dallas. Tex. This
rate affects the fares TO Chicago and all
Northern points. and Is cutting into tae
and Rock Island When this ompan gets
is own line between St. Louis and Kansas
City there Is no reason 10 believe that its
I0tlLN vii " Ills Ol tue III
Is the general opinion that IL will handle
rates even more loosely than il does now,
and cause the other lines no end of trouble.
II - believed that so soon as an entrance
into Kansas City over Its own tracks Is Sc
cured IL win lower the rates between Kan
sas City and St. Louis. This will affect the
rates between the former city and Chi
cago. and a general var OF large proper
tons viii result"
Mexican Railways.
Traffic is increasing so fast on the Te-
huantepec Narionar railway that the Mexi-
can. government has given orders that ten
locomotives and a large number OF passen-
ger. box and otner cars be secured i'm
mediately in the United States. Passenger
traric from the Pacific coast TO the east
ern terminus road is excellent.
Eight hundred men will be Immediately
put TO work constructing the Puebla & Pa
cidc coal railway. which promises to be one
OF the ~best-paying lines In the country. The
charter IL a liberal one and Mexican CAPT.
tai Is behind the undertaking. IL Is a note
worthy sign OF the times that Mexicans are
going in ror railway building on their own
account
The Mexican Department OF Communica-
lion has been requested to examine aud
approve the plans for the completion OF the
section OF the Mexican Western railway
from Culiancan. capital of the State OF
Sinaioa, TO some point on the Mexican
Central railway. Sebastian Calacho, one OF
the local directors Of the latter railway. is
interested In this new project.
The Mexican National railway is still