The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-07-03
RATE WAR PROBABLE
CHRISTIAN ExDEAvOR TICKET
AGREEMENT BROKEN BY THE 500.
Western Lines Now scrambling for
Business-Nore Trouble Started by
the Missouri Pacific.

for the reorganization Of their passenger
association comes a dash OF cold water that
chills the whole business. Ticket agree
mcnts. to the annual meeting OF the Society
OF Christian Endeavor at Boston are going
TO smash In all directions. and 1t is hard to
see where the decentralization is going to
stop. The original selling dates for these
tickets from Western territory were July
to 8, and return portions were to be good
until July p. The 500 line began offering
tickets with the return portions good until
8pt. l. The central traffic and trunk lines
after some arguing with the 500 line and
the Canadian Pacific, which is supposed TO
control the actions of the 500. succeeded
In getting a promise from the 500 line that
u would observe the general agreement of
the Western lines and make July - the final
return limit on all its tickets. Yesterday
the 500 line announced that it had discov-
cred the Minneapolis & st. Paul lines sell
ing tickets. and 1t at once began the sale of
tickets. and went the other lines one better
by agreeing to make the return limit Sept.
8. A regular scramble for the business has
begun. without regard 10 agreements or
anything else
The next thing to go will in all probability
be the rates The Alton and the Rock
Island roads yesterday gave notice that. be-
cause the Missouri Pacific has placed in eff
feet rate of $3.50 from Kansas City to st.
Louis. effective until July 6. it would be-
come necessary for them to use the rate
for bas!ng purposes from Kansas City,
Atchison. Leavenworth and ST. Joseph on
business which can be properly routed via
tickets are usually sold at short-hne rates.
The Missouri. Kansas x Texas and the
Atchison have created something Of a dis
tureance In rates from points in Missouri
and Kansas 10 Texas. The Missouri. Kan
sas & Texas had In effect a north-bound
Texas points 70 the northern terminal points
on its line. The Atchis0n claimed that these
rates were demoralizing its business, and It
souri,, Kansas & Texas had in effect north
bound. The result Is that there is now
points in Missouri to Texas points and vice
versa
Highly Satisfactory Exhibit.
The official train records show that In
June there were received and forwarded at
Indianapolis total OF 102.01s cars, 1861 be-
ing loaded. This is 4S6 fewer loaded cars
than were handled in May. but June was
one day shorter. In the corresponding
month last year there were handled at this
point but So. 500 loaded cars, or 6.79S fewer
than this year. but the most satisfactory
exhibit is for the six months ending with
June 90 In that period there were received
and forwarded at Indianapolis 457. 036 loaded
cars, against 4o5126 in the corresponding
six months of 1894. increase this year of
$3.50 cars. In speaking of this increase a
freight official yesterday said: Had that
larger tonnage been carried at good rates
the earning exhibit would have been high
~ satisfactory He added that very little
money had been made by the roads In car
rying through business, but, fortunately for
the indianapolis lines. their increase in tom
mage was largely in local business. which is
he
above statistics bear out the sta. tent that
Indianapolis lines. as a whole. lave done
prominent railroad point. as. while the Big
Four, the Pennsylvania, the Lake Erie e
Western and the Monon, the yandalia end
all show an Increased business, but few OF
the Chicago or the ST. Louis roads show
increased earnings.
To Pool the Passengers business.
II. F. Tucker. chairman OF the Chicago and
Ohio River Traffic Association, has asked
the passenger officials of the several roads
in the association to meet at Chicago on
July Is TO make an attempt TO form pas
senger pool. At that meeting 1t Is proposed
70 agree on percentages for division of
passenger traffic. The commissioner asks
that the passenger officials come prepared TO
remain until the work is accomplished. A.
local passenger man. in speaking tf il. said
he feared 1t would be an all-summer job as
the Pennsylvania will hardly be willing to
give the Monon the percentage 1t has been
earning between Louisville and Chicago.
and the Big Four will want to crowd the
Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton, and On the
whole. he thought that Commissioner Tuck
er was making mistake in stirring up the
matter, there was now more harmony
among the passenger officials Of the IL spec
tive roads in the association than at any
tafned- Then, should the Chicago
and Ohio River Trafic Assoc
strictly strictly it may sH stir the Lake Fr eiH we s0o
ern. the Columbus & Hooking Valley and
the Chicago x Erie up to inaugurating
ton territory.
The safety Appliance Act.
The receivers of the New York. Lake
Erie q Western system Of railroads have
applied to the Interstate-commerce Com
mission for an extension Of time within
which to comply with Sections and 8 of
the act of March 2. 1898. enforcing the
application OF certain safety appliances on
all roads. The act requires roads to equip
their freight cars before July I, 1885, with
grab iron and hand holds on the ends and
sides OF the cars. They must also be pro-
vided with drawbars OF a standard height
The application has been set for full hear
ing before the lnterstate-commerce Com
mission at Washington on July u at 10 a.
heard then or may file statements or let
ters relating 10 the matter on or before the
date OF bearing The receivers have also
been required by the commission TO post
notice or the hearing at each station of the
Erie system and 10 publish the notice i'm
daily papers printed at Jersey City
Hornelisville. Buffalo, Cincinnati and Chi
cago.
Cars In Transit Can BE Attached.
A dispatch from Kansas City says: The
Supreme Court of Missouri. in affirming
the decision OF a lower court. has rendered
an important decision 10 railroads The de-
cision In effect is that cars I'm transit be-
tween States can be attached. Two years
ago the Southern Grain Company held a
claim against Hatch & Cramm and brought
suit IN the Circuit Court and attached a
carload or lard owned by Hatch & Cramm
on the tracks or the Missouri. Kansas &
Texas railroad. The railroad company
claimed that the car was in transit and
could not be attached because a railroad
was a common carrier and that after a
train was made up TO set out a particular
car would delay traffic and be a violation
OF the interstate-commerce law. The lower
court decided the car might be attached
and the Supreme Court affirmed that de-
cision to-day.
business ON the Pennsylvania.
The Official report of Col. Oran Perry. gen.
eral agent OF the Pennsylvania lines at this
point. shows that In June the largest ton
mage of freight was handled at the city
freight depots since the road opened for