The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-14
C., S. & H. V. MILEAGE
NEARLY 5000 OF THE CoMPANY's
BOOKS SAID TO HAVE BEEN SOLD.
Freight Traffic n Little On-AII VIII
BE Right If the baltimore & Ohio
Maintains Freight Rates.

Excitement still prevails over the i'm
proper issue of interchangeable mileage by
the Columbus, Sandusky & Hooking Valley
road The Columbus, Hooking Valley &
Toledo now declines to accept such mileage
and this is more of a surprise, as the road
is in the hands of a receiver, and it Was
thought could protect itself through the
United States Courts. The officials of the
Columbus. Sandusky & Hooking are be-
sieged with people making inquiries con-
corning the action of the receiver regard
ing the use of interchangeable mileage
issued by that company. 1t is learned that
Receiver FELTON, has issued notice asking
the other lines to aid him in clearing the
market of books sold at less than the $50
rate and to that end he has furnished each
line with a list of book numbers, aggre-
eating 1850 tickets. The other lines claim
that it would be simply impossible for them
TO ask their conductors to look over so
many numbers every time a book of the
c., S. & II. issue is offered in payment for
transportation, and for that reason some
of the lines have decided not to accept any
of the mileage. 1t Is understood that Re-
ceiver FELTON, takes the stand that it would
not be in keeping with the stockholders
interest to pay the mileage drafts of other
roads at the rate of cents per mile, when
the mileage was sold at less than that rate
mileage in each book was used on the c.,
S. & H. V. it would be different but it seems
other lines, for which the company must
pay out cents per mile.
Loaded Car Movement Little or.
The train records show that in the week
ending June u there were received and
forwarded at Indianapolis 2264S cars, 1915
being loaded. While this is good average
1o5 e..
not as large as the week ending June 5.
but in excess of the movement in the cor
responding week of 1896. One of the favor
able features in through business is that
the tonnage moving in opposite directions
is quite even. The Panhandle brought in
942 and forwarded 772 loaded cars; the Van
dalia brought in 1.OO1 loaded cars and for
warded west S65 loaded cars, and with the
Big Four east and west through business
is in about the same proportion. East
bound the shipments of grain last week
We're heavier than in any week of the last
four, and the shipments of provisions and
dressed meats were heavier, while of live
stock they were lighter. West bound the
tonnage was the heaviest of any week in
months, the increase being chiefly in lower
class freights, such as glass nails, iron
structural work and railway supplies. SUI
gar is an important item in the west
bound business since prices began to adj
vance. Harvest machinery is quite. an item
in west-bound shipments. Most of the har-
vest implements coming from Ohio to go to
Western and Southern points. Local busiS
ness is in excess of the corresponding pc
riod last year. Manufacturers are ship
ping more goods. The cereaIine mills and
packing companies are making remarkably
heavy shipments for June, and merchants
are doing more than last year. The COM
mission men are handling more goods than
in any June for years. The building sea-
son is now fairly on, and considerable
tonnage of lumber, brick and stone is be-
ing delivered. Street improvements re-
quire a good deal of material and taken
as whole, freight men look upon the sit
uaton as more favorable for traffic and are
carrying the business at better rates than
at any time in the last two years Below
is given the car movement of the week
ending June H. and for the corresponding
periods of 1896 and 1895: