The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-04-04
1T WAS THE MONON'S FAULT
Passenger Agent Dering Places the Re-
spOnsibility for the Rate War.
The Pennsylvania Is Now Getting Its Share
Of North-anG-S South Buiness, md Does
Not Propose to Restore the Tariff.

Fl. r. Dering. when asked how soon the
rate war between the roads in the Chicago
and Ohio River Association would termi-
nste, said he looked for q long siege. as he
was very certain that the PcnnsyI vania
Company would never enter into another
agreement with the Monon people. Last
week the receipts from sales of tickets be-
tween Louisville and Chicago were $1,000
in excess of those of the corresponding
week of 1891, when the Pennsylvania was
carrying its business ut tariff rates. He
said that the Pennsylvania passenger de-
partment had been censured somewhat for
inauguratIng the rate war just after the
general passenger agent of the MOnOn had
left on a Southern pleasure trip, and'after
o meeting had been held in Cincinnati in
which the utmost harmony seemed to pre-
vail; but" said Mr.. Dering. 1.-The very day
the MOnon was protesting to be acting so
squarely as regards rate matters parties
purchased from scalpers In Louisville and
Chicago seven hundred dollars worth of
tickets reading over the Monon for Sc.
when the fare was IS. 1t is true that the
Big -Four was opposed to reducing rates,
but 1t proposed to place it's tickets with
scalpers and give them authority to sell as
low as did the MOnon, and rather than do
business through the s~calpers the Pennsyl-
vania made an open rate of Sc. and is now
getting it's share of the business With our
new trains and shortened time | think the
PenDsy lvania Will be shown 10 be one OF
the strong lines between Louisville and
Chicago. Cincinnati and Chicago. and In
~dianapolis and Chicago"
When told that the Big our and Monon
were carrying full trains, he said he pro-
sumed it was SO; III fact, he knew that the
Big -Four was profiting through the rate
war more than the c., IL. Il ID. and the
MOnOD, as so large q per cent. of their
travel was not on mileage books. He
thought the MonOn and Big Four were
quite anxious to have rates restored, but
he could not see anything that would in
dictate that the pennsylvania would change
its position. When told that his statement
regarding the Monon did not a gree with the
interview published in the Journal with
stated that the Monon was holding rates.
and the Pennsylvania had simply repudi-
ated its agreement. Mr.. Deriug said that
when Mr.. McDoel made the statement he
knew better, or else he had been kept in
the dark by his passenger department..
General Manager McDoel in the interview
said: 'Mr McCrea. as third vice -presldent
of the Pennsylvania Company. signed An
agreement with Oscar Murray, Nj. ID.
WOodford and Mr.. McDoel, juno IL, 1881.
which was to be In effect one year from
date, or June 16. 1892. He became dissotis-
fed with its workings, claiming not that
he was treated unfairly. not that the
agreement had been broken by other lines,
but simply that he was not getting his
share of the business. Instead of making
tempting 10 prove his charges. lie deliber-
atelV violates the apreemenC.V