The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-11

commissions they were disappointed What
paying commissions meant is shown in the
fact that hitherto when a general passen-
ger agent employed a ticket agent he would
mention that his commission would be
fully thirty-three per cent. as much as his
salary, ranging from $50 to $50 per month.
With this cut off it is evident that the
roads will have to increase the pay of
their ticket agents or lose some of the best
of them. as with their ability they can
earn more money than the regular salary
minus the commissions.
The Southern Rate War.
There were more developments in the
rate war in the Southwest yesterday and
both principals in the contest thai is Being
waged gave formal announcement To the
Interstate-commerce Commission of the
new tariff schedules. The Seaboard Air
line has reduced the rates for cotton in
bales from all points on its system 10 Will
mington, n. c., Portsmouth, Norfolk and
Suffolk, Va. This is a cut of from to
II cents. The rate from Atlanta 10 Will
mington is cut from % cents to 81 cents
and from Atlanta 10 Norfolk from 20 cents
to 50 cents. The schedule becomes opera
tive Sept. IA. The cut made by the South
ern States Freight Association is IL sweep
ing one. 1t reduced the rates on all first
class freight TO points on the lines COM
priSing the association - per cent. from
Boston. over 40 from New York and So
per cent. from philadelphia. A telegram to
the commission, however, says he a&socia-
ton has Cancelled this schedule AMI will
to-day was fixed to take effect Sep1. j., Lut
the commission will not allow it TO 60 into
operation there through lack. OF suific ient
way gave notice of noncontutrenee in
these rates. The poinrs given IN he new
tariff are Atlanta, Athens, South Athens,
A ar n
Ca, and Clinton and Greenwood, S. G. TO
all these points, except Chester ). C., the
pounds first-class freight. The Chester
rate is 81 cents. Heretofore the tariff has
been an even one of $l.14 from Boston, Now
York and Philadelphia 10 these places.
United States Judge Emory Speer. of the
Southern district of Gergia. has granted a
mandatory injunction against the Seaboard
Airline, the Southern and all other roads
in the Southern States Freight Associa-
ton, commanding them to restore the rates
that were in existence on the 9Th of Sep
TENDER. He orders the old standard tariffs
restored in the Fifth judicial circuit. The
usual order was passed allowing the roads
ten days within which to ask for a modi-
fication of the injunction or show cause
why the injunction should not be made
permanent. Judge Speer signed the order
yesterday morning Nat Mount Airy and the
injunction dates from that time. The petit
ton was brought by Hon. Joseph r. La
mar, of Augusta, at the instance of the
Wholesale Grocers' Association of Augusta,
as attorney for it, 1t will take ten days
state-commerce law it takes ten days to
raise or restore a rate. What the roads
will do in the next ten days is unknown.
Before the rate Is actually restored they
may move a modification of the order or
ask that the injunction be dissolved.
Pleased with American Railways.
George w. Boyd. assistant general pas
senger agent of the Pennsylvania who ac-
companied Ii Hung Chang and party over
the Pennsylvania lines, has returned to
Philadelphia He sta ted to a reporter of
the Philadelphia Press that Ii was very
observant and wished to know all the
minor details in connection with the oper-
alton of the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany. The block signal system attracted
the distinguished visitors attention, and
he was deeply impressed with the way in
which the trains of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Company were moved at night al a
high rate of speed without any accident
In China there is only one railroad. 200
miles long, on which opy three trains a
day are run-morning, noon and afternoon
None are run at night. as they are afraid
operate railroad. The fine local stations
and the manner of construction were fully
explained to the Viceroy. and during his
ride he asked such questions as the life of
crosstie, how much it cost and what kind
of material was used in the rails. When
toid it was steel he wanted to know if the
steel rails made in this country were as
durable as those made in England He
coaches, locomotives and Pullman cars Lii
Hung Chang was especially pleased with
First Vice President Thomson's private car
and when he was informed in Wash ngton
that ne would have another car to Niagara
Fails he thought 1t would not be as pleas
ant as the one he had used from New York
The Pullman car, however met all his re-
quir'sments, and he was more than ever
pleased with the train service.
A. G. Bryant Dead.
telegram was received here yesterday
from Clifton Forge announcing the sudden
death of Alexander c. Bryant, who for
several years has been general yardmaster
of the Chesapeake & Ohio road at that
place, which is an important division point
on the Chesapeake & Ohio lines. Mr. Bry-
ant was for many years a resident of IN
dianapolis, in fact. spent his younger days
in this city, and was educated in Indian
apolis educational institutions. He began
railroading in the early fifties on the
Bee-line as a switchman; in 1857 he sue
ceeded Frank Reynolds as yardmaster of
the Bee-line at this point Mr.. Reynolds
having been promoted. Later Mr.. Bryant
was appointed trainmaster of the Bee-line
between Indianapolis and Union City. One
year after the war broke out he was ap-
pointed by the government superintendent
of the roads which had fallen into the
hands of the government. AT the close of
the war he came North and was appointed
yardmaster of the Indianapolis Blooming-
ton & Western This position he held some
years and then accepted position at the
Indianapolis live stock yards, which posi-
ton. two years later, he resigned to accept
the position of general agent of the Chesa-
peake & Ohio at Clifton Forge which
position he filed with ability up to the day
of his death. He was we'll known in In
diana, Illinois and Ohio.
The MOnon Receivership.
An Eastern financial paper. in comment
ing on the receivership OF the Louisville
New Albany & Chicago, expresses the opin-
ion that there is fine legal point in the
question whether the receivershp will re-
lieve the company of the payment of the
Beattyville railroad bonds. In the article
alluded to it says: 1T is not quite clear
in certain quarters what the effect will be