The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-12-31

There is no longer q question as to the
coal operators and the coal roads of Ohio
having entered into a combination. but c.
&. Waite. president of the Columbus IL
Hooking Valley. says il will not in the
least increase the price of coal to small
consumers. The agreement will not 90
into effect before the middle of next
month, possibly not before the first of Feb
ruery. as the roads have yet to agree on
what shall be the rates for transportation.
The following changes are announced in
the Missouri department of the Chicago.
burlington 81 Quincy. to take effect Jan. /:
w. q. Gray becomes assistant general
freight agent in place of ID. .. Ives. who is
promoted to the position of general pas
senger and ticket agent. H. r. Todd. the
present general agent of the road at
eral agent in st. Louis. II. c.. Orr. the
present assistant general ger agent
in ST. Louis. will be transferred to Kansas
City.
Chairman Midgley has called q meeting
of the lumber committee of the Western
Freight Association for Thursday to inquire
into the cause of reductions of rates of
lumb Der from Pacific coast territory when
forwarded via st. Paul. Sioux City. Omaha
or Kansas City to st. Louis, Chicago and
points common Herewith. In connection
with this subject the committee Will also
consider lumber rates east of the Missouri
river, and will outline n policy TO be pur-
sued in regard TO tranecontinents traffic
Rhooth ~ VI tAO w Oog-
ern Freight Association.
Chairman Gallo well has issued his call for
the regular meeting OF the Western Passen-
ger Association, to be held at Chicago next
Tuesday. Several important matters are
to be considered. among them the revision
of the agreement ordered by the special
meeting of managers on Dec. Is. The conn.,
mittee to which this subject was referred
for recommendations has been unavoidably
delayed in its work, and will probably not
be ready To aubmlt "A COmnleten ronCrt-
Further consideration will DO gwen TO the
subject of merchandising interchange
able tickets. and the COMMITTEES on worlds
fair rates will have a report to maKe.
j.. ID. Welsh, general agent of the Union
Pacific, who spent Wednesday in the city,
takes exception to an item which appeared
in the journal of the following morning to
the effect that the Union Pacific might
thwars the efforts of its competitors to
drive business from that road by allowing
tho ~scalpers to handle Union Pacit'e tickets
more freely than in times past. The tie IN
was based on the fact that no visited. when
in the city. one of the leading ticket scalp.
Ing offices. and as he lett the Journal re-
porter came IN; the chief clerk of the scalp
ing Office WAS in fine spirits over tho visit
of MIR. Welsh. and remarked that the fight
the other transcontinental lines were maxi
ing on the Union Pacific would be a big
card for the scalpers. as in the past the
Union Pacific bad given the scalpers the
cold shoulder.
Col. Oran Perry is just closing his SIX
teenth year ss general agent of tie Penn
sylvania lines at this point. Since his con-
nection with the com pany here he has seen
Its business increase 400 per cent. Within
that period he has employ ed thirty-eight
messenger boys; all have been In the line of
promotion. and many have reached good
positions as agents. In many cases higher
positions. Since his connection with tho
road he has never gone outside of his Office
force and employed an outsider. and this. he
thinks. ia the reason that his force OF clerks
have been exemplary men. rs they feel that
In due time promotion aw aits them. and on
n system like the Pennsylvania such pro-
motions come fast. Colonel Perry fixes no
hour that y man must De at hIs desk or leave
il; he assigns him the work thnt be is ex-
pected to do. and if it Is done correctly the
time occupied cuts no figure. While
usually full days are made. working over
time 10 not so common rs with the clerical
force in other freight depots In the city. or
at least in several of them.