The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-10-17
CLASS RATE PROBLEM
POSSIBLE SOLUTION WORKED OUT
ny A SPECIAL COMMITTEE
To BE Submitted to the CentraI Traf-
nc Association at It's Next Meeting
Fast Time ON the Little Miami.

The special sub-freight committee, which
was appointed some weeks ago TO prepare
. uniform system Of class rates, has COM
pleted its work and will be prepared to
report at the next meeting Of the Central
Traffic Associations freight department.
The committee succeeded IN agreeing on all
rates except to Evansville. The chairman
OF the COMMITTEES says It IS Altogether
probable that the Central Traffic Associa-
ton win adopt the report OF the majority.
OF course. even IL the Central Traffic As
ISOLATION should adopt the report of the
committee, 1t viii be possible for the E.. &
y. II. to knock the whole thing higher
than Gilroy's famous kite. The movement
grew out Of a protest from the Illinois
Warefouse and Railway Commission, which
discovered that rates from Chicago to
rates to points inside OF the State. For
three years the Central Traffic Association
tried 10 come to an agreement. but was
never able to get quite as close to that
coveted goal as they are now. For the
purpose Of reaching q satisfactory settle
menr twenty shipping points were taken
checked. III points are Toledo. Chicago.
Peoria, Cairo, East st. Louis, Evansville,
Cincinnati. Louisville, Indianapolis, Column
Grand Rspsds' saxinswa s Maekinac. D eorss
mouth, Lima, Fort Wayne and South Bend
The rates are not any higher, take them
4 p sns mss bu aarU wifi correct ansn ' a seea an m ensSt
tnjucticeS to interior points, and, it is
thought. 60 a great way In preventing
ruinoue competition.
The vanderbilts and h U. p.
United States Senator Thurston, counsel
tea the Union Pacific, who is now in San
Francisco was asked yesterday what he
thought Of the report that the Wander
bits were e~ndeavoring to secure control of
the Union Pacific. TT IL quite apparent
70 the most casual observer" said Mr..
1nurston. that the vanderbilts must be
having . say in the Union Pacific when
such men as Chauncey NJ. Depew and Mar
In Hughitt are two of the committee
Of I'VE which is to r~eorganize the roads
present Indebtedness. I cannot swear that
the Yanderbilts are going to take the
Union Pacific. but I would not be sur
prined II the vanderbilts should sooner
or later be found to have an influential
voice In the property's direct manage
c. p. Huntington denies emphatically
that the vanderbilts are negotiating with
him relative to acquiring a lease OF the
neotion with the Union Pacific as an over
land system to California He further
states that he would not lease the Central
He wants to keep it as a part Of his
Southern Pacific system During a CONVEX
alton o the probability Of the VAR
dsrbilss Kim consroi Of the Union Pa.
be surprised to hear OF the vanderbilts
taking active management OF the Union
Pec1nc- They have plenty OF money to en-
sble them to do 50 and are able men.
While I do not know II 70 be a positive
xact / understand they hold considerable
Of the roads securities. They are also
imposed to be In control In the Chicago
e Northwestern- These facts may or may
not mean something. II is none OF my bus
tnesD, however. and i have got enough Of
my own to attend TO without trying to
derbilts have not sought to lease or get
control OF the Central Pacific. They have
know do not wish the property. / am
not anxious to part with the Central Pa
o16c- We have always been on good terms
with the vanderbilts. II they get the
actual control Of the Union Pacific 1 see
No reason why we should not be on good
terms with them. II hey want to build
int0 San Francisco that will be their bus
mess. not mine. The Union Pacific people
have not asked US 70 come to their as
DIotancc. II they had we might have en-
deavored to join them In some scheme.
That II all I can say on the subject"