The Indianapolis journal., 1892-11-04
THE PASSENGER RATE WAR
No Sign Yet of a Cessation of the Chi
cago and Ohio River Territory Fight.
II Has Lasted Five MOnths.and the Roads Are
still Siashing--A Second Class Ticket
That Makes Travelling Cheap.

That Makes travelling Cheap.
II is now FIVE months since tho present
passenger rate war in the Chicago and Ohio
River Traffic Association territory was IN
aururated. and the general passenger
agents. being unable to agree month ago.
turned the matter of settling the war over
20 the presidents and general managers.
In speaking of this. a general passenger
agent said they were all so stubborn that
neither would yield and call them together,
and for that reason the rate war Is likely to
continue indefinitely. liz was inaugurated
by the Pennsy lvania lines on the grounds
that the Monon and the Cincinnati,
Hamilton * Dayton were manipulating
rates in the use of mileage books.
This General Passenger Agents Mccormick
and Barker both deny, taking the position
that the reason the Monon and the G., III. ~
ID. sell so many more mileage books Is that
their books cover so many more roads than
do the mileage books of their competitors.
and consequently a man having one of
their books is more apt to use IL on their
lines. The Pennsylvania Company takes
the position that its increase IN business
the last five months justItes the assertion
that the mileage books were manipulated
ngninsJ them. Before the rate war was
inaugurated," says one of their officials,
"the business of the Pennsylvania lines be-
tween Cincinnati and Chicago was de-
pIdedly slim, ranging from IL TO IL per cent.
Df the travel: now between those points the
PeDnsylvanIa lines are carrying 30 to 50 per
cent. of the business. or, In other words,
their business has doubled" A singu-
lar feature about the situation Is
that the Monon is carrying more
people between Louisville and Chicago,
and IN connection with the c.. III. IL d.,
making its earnings about the same as be-
fore the rate war. It is the Big -Four that
suffers through the hight IL being Obliged
TO carry its business at the reduced rates.
The returns show that the Big -Four Is car
Iying its full per cent of passengers. but
at such rates that it cuts into the revenue;
meantime the Big -Four Is Obliged 20 stand
by and see it's competitors have their tight
out new phase of the fight Is the
Introduction of seccnd-class ticket with
which one can 90 from Chicago TO Cincin-
natl for $500, and ride In any car except
Pullman or n chair car. and this bids falr
10 still further reduce the revenue OF the
roads IN the association.
Ouackenbush to Leave the Alton.
Mr.. 4. j. Quackenbush. superintendent
of machinery of the Chicago q Alton rail-
way, has rendered his resignation, to take
effect at once, or not later than Dec. ]. 1t
is reported that General Manager c. III.
Chappell, representing the board of di-
rectors of the road. criticised the policy of
the superintendent of machinery in cer-
tain particulars as to detail of work in his
department, which had the effect of caus-
ing Mr.. Quackenbush TO resign. Mr.
.Qusckenbush went TO Bloomington. Ill,
from the Chicago. Burlington Il Quincy
four years ago, and has been general
favorite. The locomotives on the Alton
are In bad shape, many OF them being seri-
ously crippled. and the superintendent of
machinery, 1t Is said, blamed. A strike
has been on in the boiler shops of that road
for fully three months, since which
time work in that department. has
been practically at stand-still, and the
boilers In use. as n consequence. have been
greatly abused. The strike Is a contention
over tTlde in dollars and cents. the ad-
vance asked for by the boiler-makers ag-
gregating not more than So month. The
boiIer-makers are asking for the adoption
of rher union scale. which the superin-
reEdent of machinery has resisted. MIR.
Quackenbush says the strike had nothing
to do with the resignation. 1t Is believed
Mr.. Jacob Johann. of Chicago, will succeed
Quackenbusb. Mr.. Johann formerly was
On the North Missouri railroad. and after
wards master mechanic of the Wabash sys-
tenn and later on the Chicago 81 Erie. At
present he Is Western agent of the New
York Consolidated Heating and Lighting
Company.
Decided Lack of Harmony.
Much interest is manifested in the forth
coming meeting of managers representing
the roads IN the Western Freight Associa-
tion TO be held Nov. TO- 1t appears that
some lines have disregarded the provision
al agreement which provided for strict
maintenance of the tariff rates from Sept.
21 until such time as united action could
be taken to establish tonnage pool. This
Is evident from the present disturbed con-
dition of west-b bound rates. 1t Is claimed
that the whole difficulty is caused by the
Kansas City. Fort Scott ~ Memphis rail-
road. which is no longer making any pre-
tense OF maintaing rates from the Atlantic
sea- board TO the Missouri river. On the
other hand. the Namphis line declares that
it is only mee;iIs % regular competition
OF certain Chicago ansas City roads. and
it threatens TO reduce still further to 50
cents, first class, New York TO Kansas
City. the agreed basis of Sl.35. Chair
man Midgely is doing all In his power TO
harmonic the interests oil the various
roads. and bring about the adoption OF his
plan for tonnage pool.
New Railway Organization.
Grand Chief w. Z. Missimer. of the
BrothernooG of Carmen, while in St. Louis
in conversation with reporter about the
recent trouble between railroad employ ers
and employees. said; I'VE have u little sur
prise IN store for them in the shape of On
international organization Of railway en-
ployes 10 include every railroad employe
from The truekman MP. This organization
Will bs IN shape before January and meet
ings IN regard To 1t are being held all
through the United States. We have our
plans ready and all we want TO do now is
10 issne the final call. The organization
will take in all the railway brotherhoods
now in existence and will have something
like 10000 members"
Eugene w. Allen, ore of the Big Four
train-dispatehers at this point. IS 10 retire
and 90 onto farm.
The president of the Illinois Central an
nounees that the company will not here
after make pnbiic monthly statements.
George B. Sherman. general manager of
the Nanderbilt fast freight lines. was
in the city yesterday on Official business.
NJ. Z. Ingalls,. president and Oscar
Murray. second vice-president OF the Big
Four lines, retnrned from New York yes
terday.
at the Fort Wayne shops of the Pennsyl.
yania Company an air-brake department
has been created, and Is to be made IN ini-
portant feature.
w NJ Bugard, who for some years has