The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-01-11
DlSIIItSS DtI1g SuDVtTSIVt Oh UIsCIpIInt III
breach of commercial prosperity, is hereby q
approx ed.
Resolved, That the payment to persons, I
exclusively liza railway service, of commissiC
for the sale of tickets, fosters discrimination q
Is, therefore, disapproyed.
Personal. Local and State Notes.
The Indianapolis car-works are turni
out the large c., b. q Q, cars at the rate
seventeen day.

out the large c., b. q Q, cars at the rate Of
seventeen day.
Charles Nelson, general superintendent
of the Cincinnati, Hamilton e. Day ton lines,
spent yesterday in the city.
NJ. f. Ingalls,. president of the c., j., st.
has gone to New York to be absent ten
days.
s. III. Hardwick, of New York, has been
appointed assistant general passenger agent
of the East Tennessee, Virginia & Georgia,
with headquarters at Atlanta. Ga.
The Lake Erie & Western begins the
year well, showing an increase i'm earnings
in the first week in January, over those of
the corresponding week in 1888, of 5000.
So far this year 165 persons residing at
indianapolis have made application for
clergymen's permits, which entities them
to reduced rates over the roads where APP
plication is made.
The son of o. 2. Spellman, chief clerk of
John EVAN, superintendent Indianapolis
division of the Bee-line, died quite sudden
ly yesterday morning. He was twelve years
of age, and unusually promising.
The official board of the Terre Haute g.
Indianapolis road are again all residents of
Terre Haute. The election of John G..
Williams as vice-preSident puts at rest
rumors that would change the standing of
the official board.
John DOugherty, late treasurer of the
Western New York 81 Pennsylvania road.
has under consideration the acceptance of
the general managership of California
road a position which the owners are urg-
ing HIM to accept.
Investigations show that the passenger
agents of the Missouri Pacific road are so
much in league with the ticket-scalpers at
Kansas City that at any of their offices cut
rate tickets can be purchased to all Eastern
points at material concessions.
For the first time in the last five years
there is no talk whatever to the effect that
the Chicago roads are cutting rates on east
bound business. Probably it is for the rea-
son that they all have as large tonnage of
business as they can possibly handle.
The Cincinnati, Washington & Baltimore
road, which SO quietly droppedi into the hands
OF receiver last week, shows decrease in
gross earnings, in 1888. of per cent. as COM
pared with 1887. Never since its Organiza-
ton has the road met its operating expenses
and fixed charges.
The first quarterly meeting of the COM
pliers and rate-clerks of the Central Traffic
Association is now being held at Chicago
for the further preparation Of the quarterly
rate-sheets, Seventy-five roads are repre-
sented. The next meeting will be held in
Cincinnati April7.
The complaint of Coke Brothers against
the Lehigh Valley road brings to the front
one of the most important questions the
to settle. The glst of the matter is whether
a higher charge is justifiable on anthracite
than on bituminOus coal.
A. M. StimsOn, chairman of the freight
committee composing the freight agencies
at LoganspOrt. Charlottesville, Delphi,
Frankfort, KOkOmO and Lafayette has
called meeting of the association at La
fayette on the 18th of this month. This as
ISOLATION is doing good work in harmon
iZing rate matters in that territory and
bringing about strict maintenance of
rates.
One who fully understands the situation
says that serious times are ahead for what
are known as the coal roads, in this State
and Ohio, unless genuine winter weather
sets in soon. Thousands of coal ears are
idle on account of the light demand for
fuel, owing to the mild winter. The intro
ductiOn of natural gas over so great pOr-
ton of Indiana and Ohio is also playing the
mischief with the coal traffic.
James McCrea, fourth vice-president of
the Pennsylvania lines west of Pittsburg,
and general manager, says there is not the
least foundation for the statement that the
Pennsylvania people had secured control of
the Toledo, st. Louis g. Kansas CITY road
or in the statement that the company had
purchased l25 acres of ground near DelphOs,
o., upon which it would erect extensive
shops, abandoning those ut Fort Wayne.
Such action had never been spoken of by
the officials of the company.
George II. Blanchard still insists on sever
ing his relations as chairman of the Central
Traffic Association. He has, he states,
made an investment in Boston manufact-
turing company. which will require his
entire attention. w. Fl. McDoel. traffic
manager of the Louisville, New Albany &
Chicago road, is prominently mentioned as
his successor. Some months past he has
been chairman of the Chicago and Ohio
River Association, and has displayed good
deal of executive ability as an association
officer.
James McCrea, fourth vice-president and
general manager of the Pennsylvania lines,
also president of the Union Railway Com.
pany, yesterday met C. c. Waite. general
manager of the Cincinnati, Hamilton &
Dayton lines. at the Office of V. L. Malott.
general manager of the Union Railway
Company. to discuss the questions ut issue