The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-08-05
THEATRICAL PARTY RATES
Western Passenger AssOciatioBAppoints
aCommittee to Arrange Them.
chairman Finley Delivers an Important Decis.
ion on Appeais-Trunk Lines Grumbling
Against Western Discrimination.

AZ the meeting Of the Western Passenger
Association. yesterday. In Chicago. the old
question of special benefits for travelling
theatrical companies was revived. The
proposition was to make rate of cents
per mile for parties of ten or more, but TO
establish a form of ticket that would prove
a reasonable safeguard against the abuse
of the privilege. The general sentiment of
the meeting was in favor of party rate on
the proposed basis. and q committee was
appointed to recommend q special form of
two-thorsand-mile tickets for this purpose.
the committee TO report ut the September
meeting.
Chairman Finley has ruled that men,
Der of the Western Passenger Association
has no right to appeal to the advisory
board of the Western Traffic Association,
because the Chicago. St Paul d. Kansas
City road is member of the former and
not of the latter organization. The ques-
ton came up on the notice given by the
Atchison. Topeka & santa Fe that it
would meet the Chicago 81 Atoms
fne e .ns rse Rock between
opposed this and wished to appeal TO the
advisory board of the Western Traffic AS
ISOLATION. claiming that it's revenue would
be injured if such rate should be author
to the lines that simply want protection in
revenue. Should one line give notice that
It will not meet the action Of some outside
road there Is no chance for appeal to an Rd-
visory board. even though that line is q
member of the Western Traffic Association:
We are now operating under the rules of
the Western Passenger Association. To
recognize that appeal In one case we would
have TO do the same N all cases. Therefore.
TO permit memb Der of both associations to
appeal would be giving it rights that an
other line belonging To the western Passen-
ger Association could not enjoy.
A number of subjects were laid over until
the next meeting. Arrangements were
IraDsmissouu, Transcontlnental and
Western Passenger Association regarding
the manipulation Of Colorado rates.
Trunk Lines and the Interstate Law.
Among officials of Western roads there
has been disposition to complain that the
Interstste-commerce Commission looked so
closely after Western roads and paid no at
tention to the shortcomings OF the trunk
lines; consequently the following. from the
New York Sun, will be read with interest:
"a special representative of the interstate
commission has been in the city for several
days with view to getting evidence
against the Eastern railroads of violating
the interstate-ccmmeree law. He claims to
have evidence that certain of the trunk
lines have been paying big rebates on
freight, but 1t was done through the off,
GERS Of the fast-freight lines. to which the
companies belong. The rebate In one case.
he says. was paid IN st. LOUIS, and again In
other Western cities. He had several con-
ferences with United States District At
torney Mitchell about the proper courts In
which to institute proceedings. The pur-
pose is to bring the cases before the grand
jury. More than one trunk line Is con-
cerned. besides several Western roads"
To Boycott the Lake Shore.
The Lake Shore management has issued
q notice to employees which has offended
the saloon-keepers on its lines. and they. it
is stated, are threatening to boycott the
road unless the circular is modified. if not
withdrawn. The notice. which is issued by
p. p. Wright, general superintendent of
the road, reads;
No person will be retained in the service Of
this company who ts known 20 frequent saloons
habitual use Of intoxicating liquors. Every per-
son in charge OF employees il hereby directed TO
dismiss from the service any who are guilty of
these practices; and they will, themselves, be
held personally responsible for having such men
In their employ; for such are certain. sooner or
later, to cause injury to lives and property. This
rule s expected to be strictly lived up to- ana Its
rigid enforcement Is required: All employees are
hereby warned to comply with 1t.
The worst feature of the notice IL that it
does not include officials as well as en-
ployes.
Reduced Rates from Duluth.
The board of commissioners of the West
ern Traffic Association gave out decision
at Chicago yesterday. which authorizes the
Chicago. st. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha
and the Fl emont Elkhorn & Missouri Valley
roads to apply Chicago rates on all classes
and commodities. except lumber. from
Duluth 20 stations on the aforementioned
line. This Is an extension Of a privilege
granted in 1889, which referred to class
rates only. and which is now made to in
clude west-bound commodities. Owing to
the relations of the Chicago 81 Northwest
ern with the two roads named the CON-
missioners understand that the question
of divisions of the through rates between
these lines does not come before them.
Arbitrator Appointed.
Charles 8. Fee. of the Northern Pacific.
+. !. Whitney. of the Great Northern. and
w. E. Davis. of the Chicago * Grand
Trunk. have been selected as arbitrators in
the appeal of the Chicago. Milwaukee & st.
Paul road from the decision of Chairman
Finley regarding through passenger rates
via Milwaukee gateway to Eastern points
The arbitrators will meet to hear the case
next Thursday.
Personal. Local aud General Notes.
NJ +. Ingalls,, president of the Big Four
lines. will sail for home on Sept. o.
The directors of the Illinois Central have
declared ? per cent. dividend, payable
Sept. 1.
VT. Maiott is in Chicago arranging to
begin the extensive improvements contem-
plated on the Chicago ~ Western Indiana.
Inquirer: The gauge of q road is the dis
tance between the insides of the rail heads:
not from center to center of rail. ss many
think
On Monday there were handled on the
Peoria * Eastern road 6i9 loaded cars the
largest number ever handled on the lines in
any one day.
= d ID. Webb, agent of the Big Four at
Harper, on the Indianapolis division, has
resigned. and on Saturday will be succeed
ed by /. Mills
G.. X. Angus has been appointed the
freight representative of the Chicago. Bur-
lfngton ~ Quincy for New England with
headquarters at Boston.
Superintendent Fargo, of the American
Express. and III. III. Lancaster, who repre-
eents the company at Lafayette, are off on
q weeks fishing expedition.
H.. p. Hood. of Lafayette. has been ap-
pointed the travelling auditor of the Lake
Erie ~ Western road. vice W. II. NANNY
ho has AIKEN saryica with the Nonon