The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-08-04

lasting. II is understood work II to cease
all along the line, and the reason assigned
Is the Inability OF the company to float its
bonds in the present disturbed financial
condition.
The Belt road handled last week L, 9s1
cars, an increase over the number handled
in the preceding week Of 216. OF the total
number handled 67S were loaded with live
stock. Belt road engines handled for in
This is a decrease from the preceding week
of III cars of live stock and ~ on private
switches.
The low rates offered to alleged home-
seekers are not attracting the same vol
ume OF travel as In preceding years; and,
what seems a little remarkable, the bulk
OF the business is TO Southern points. This
would seem to indicate that those taking
advantage OF the low rates are more gen.
orally real home-seekers. as heretofore. in
midsummer the bulk of the excursionists
have headed west or northwest.
The Joint Traffic Board will take up the
ST. Louis tonnage percentages to-day The
ST. Louis bridge arbitrary matter Is still
I'm allegiance. the board having asked for
to some conclusion in the matter on the
18th. St. Louis is tired of the present con-
ditions. which makes East st. Louis the
roads this side Of the Mississippi. They are
anxious to see the transfer charges alb
absorbed and st. Louis figuring upon the
tariff sheets.
Vice President Schwan, of the Lake Erie
& Western. says: There is no truth in the
report that the Lake Erie a. Western.
Cleveland. Akron & Columbus, Northern
roads are to be consolidated into one sys-
tenn. The northern Ohio is leased to the
Cincinnati. Jackson K Mackinaw is in the
hands Of a receiver, and will remain there
until the times are propitious for a reor-
ganization. The Cleveland. Akron & Co.
1umbus is running along by itself and do
ing fairly well. The Lake Erie * Western
is doing a good business and steadily earn
consolidation. The Ohio Southern is not
10 become a Brice road. Senator Brice has
no interest in it,"
The managers of the Northwestern are
exhibiting considerable constituencies over
the caustic criticisms of the press over the
refusal TO give out concerning
the disastrous wreck at Logan recently.
Railroad men, as a rule, are more secretlve
than so many diplomats, and give up in
formation-unless the publication of the
facts is sure to rebound TO their credit and
a-dvantage-with greatest reluctance or not
at all. 1t is not to be wondered at that the
reporters, whose business IL was to obtain
concerning the Logan wreck,
were severe ON the SecretiVeneSS or the
Northwestern officials, as they were de-
MED any as to details so long
as it could be withheld from them. There
are a few railroad officials, however. who
have learned that IL pays TO be honest with
the public in these matters, and the day
may come when all will fall into line in
this respect.
The Interstate-commerce Commission will
meet in Chicago to-day. The freight off,
Gals of both eastern and western roads at
that point are somewhat disturbed, not
knowing what to expect. A Chicago spe-
cial says: There has been more or less
manipulation of rates in the West for
months. Some of it has been done openly
and after notice had been given the Inter
state-commerce Commission; some or 1t
has been done secretly. The bitter war
fare over rates has caused many an OIL
cial, It is said, to take chances In redue-
ing rates. Then again. there is a cry that
the use OF proportional rates has caused
"a great amount of Generalization and dis
crimiation. Therefore freight officials are
uneasy. The Brown decision bothers them
also. Since that edict requiring railroad
officials TO answer questions when inter-
rogated by the Commission was
delivered by the Supreme Court, there has
not been an illustration of it's potency.
Chicago officials are not anxious that the
first illustration should be made with them
as the central figures. So IL happens that
not alone the warm weather is responsible
for the sleepless nights in Chicago"