The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-11
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.

Charles Knox, formerly general freight agent
Of the Wabash road, is in the city, visiting
friends.
Passenger men report that travel has increased
very handsomely in the last ten d%ays-both local
and through business.
The roads doing east-bound business out ofSt.
Louis recommend. on competitive grounds, a re-
duction of tariff rates on grain.
Anthony Cost, who was a conductor on the
Bee-line under John Brough's administration, is
so i'll that no hopes are entertained of his recov-
cry.
The statement of President Roberts, of the
PENNSYLVANIA Railroad Company, indicating his
dissatisfaction with the operation of the trunk
line pool. is attracting much attention.
Tickets reading oyer the New York, Buffalo &
West Shore road, from indianapolis over the
Bee-line. the Wabash and the l., B. & W, have
been put on sale at the Union railway Office.
The Wabash, st. Louis & Pacific people are
arranging to reopen their outside offices for the
sale of tickets, and William J. King jF., late with
the c., st. L.. & p, is to be added to the clerical
force.
The division superintendent of the Bee-line
system have instructed agents to see that no
passengers take passage on any of their trains
unless they have purchased a ticket. This rule
is to be strictly enforced.
The Chicago, st. Louis & Pittsburg manage
ment. to encourage station agents to enforce the
order that passengers must secure tickets be-
fore taking their trains, are now paying a com
mission to agents above their salaries.
The fact is significant that the Lake Shore
road carried nearly ene-half of the -four that
went east from Chicago last week, while the
Pittsburg, Fort Wayne & Chicago road, which is
usually a formidable rival for this business. car
ried only about one-eighth as much as the Lake
Shore road.
What will become of the ticket ~scalpers, is be-
coming a serious question 1t is impossible for
them to meet the rates given by three of the
roads running west out of Indianapolis, and from
this source they have realized their chief revenue
for eighteen months past. The bluest men about
the city now are the undersold ticket scalpers.
Some of the local passenger agents have got
themselves into trouble by giving rates to West
err points on freights, such as household goods.
etc. After cutting the passenger rates all they
dare to. they have been cutting the freight rate.
Their taking such liberties has aroused the bad
blood of a couple of the general freight agents,
who are very sensitive when interfered with.
Mr.. J.. B. butcher, a director of the New York
Central road. D. H. Sherman, a New York CAPT
talist, and o.. Wheeler, of Wall street, New
York, are in the West, and will, while in st.
Louis, take soundings as to the views of the
business men as regards extending the fast mail
service of the New York Central from Cleveland,
via indianapolis. to st. Louis, over the Decline
and |. & st, L. roads.
Quite a change has taken place in the general
passenger office of the Denver & Rio Grande
road. Mr. V. w. Minis, who has for a long time
been chief clerk, has been appointed Pacific
coast passenger agent, with headquarters at
san Francisco. Mr.. James McNaughton,
formerly rate clerk, has been appointed chief
clerk, and Mr.. Charles s. Lee, of New York
city, 4las been appointed Mr.. McNaughton's sue
cessor.
One of the roads which does an east as well as
81 RHest-bound business out Of indianapolis is said
to have cut the rate, yesterday, So per head fora
party of three who went to Philadelphia, send
ing them round over the New York, Pennsyl-
Vania & Ohio, the Erie and the Lehigh Valley.
1t was believed that eastward passenger rates
were well maintained, but it seems from the
above that such is not the case.
The insinuations that the Indiana, Blooming
ton G Western road was cutting west-boand
passenger rates deeper than their competitors
@gGs led IL. NJ. Bronson, The general passenger
figures at which they have been selling tickets,
and he will pay a handsome forfeit if the
statements do not show the l., B.. d w. has
averaged a half cent per mile more on passengers
1han their kicking competitors.
9he Whitewater Valley road is gradually
coming out from under the clouds which have
been lowering over it for a few years past, Be
tween Harrison junction and Connersville, with
The exception Of four miles, the old broken and
badly worn iron rails have given place to a good
steel rail. Nearly 100, 900 new crOssties have
been put in and the locomotives have been re-
built and the coaches as we'll, and the property
Is becoming quite n respectable one. Yesterday
another passenger train was put on each way,
which are run on time to make good connections
with the c., l., st. /. & c., coming west as well
as going east.