The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-06-16
IMPROVING THE L., n. A. g. C.
President Thomas Says 81, 100000 Will
Be Spent on the Monon This Year.
He Is Crafty Pleased Over the Condition and
Warnings Of the System-IlOw Retes Are De-
mOralized-The Commits ion Cues ion.

commissions, ana COeS pay tnein, poioNcs
In paying them promptly. He says If
voucher comes in during the day ne is sure
to have 1t approved and check sent be-
fore he leaves his office Mr.. Barker says
he commenced raiIrosding as u ticket
agent at Des Moines. in 1865. and his first
commission voucher was paid by John
Lazarus, traffic manager of the lndianapo-
lis Decatur 81 Western road, who was then
with the Wabash. The Wabash siwavs
pays commissions promptly. At that time
it did not pay SO much by 30 cents ticket
as did another line which could as well be
used but the other line let it's commissions
remain unpaid Tor months. and he conse-
quentIy accepted the lower commission
and got his paw promptly. This taught
which he had always needed since he be-
came a general passenger agent
President ThOmas's Inspection Trip.
Samuel Thomas. president; w. II. Nc
Doel. general manager, and Sumner Col
Inns, general superintendent of the L., n.
A. d c., completed their inspection of the
Monon system yesterday, arriving at IN
dianapolis about noon. Mr.. Thomas In the
afternoon leaving for New York. He said
he was greatly pleased with the improve
ment which had been made to the prop
erty in the last few months he could see
marked Improvement to the road-bed since
he last rode over it. He stated that the
company had set aside sl.0Oo,00O to
be expended this year in i'm
provements 10 the road-bed and its
equipment The company has pur.
chased already several thousand tons of
heavy steel and 100000 oross-ties, which
are already under the track: large sum
had been spent in renewing bridges; sew
eral hundred freight cars had been pur-
chased and also twelve fine passenger
coaches and twelve engines. This was all
the equipment which would be purchased
this year, the bulk of the money for the
next eighteen months going into the road
bed, renewing bridges and lettering
He spoke very highly of Mr.. McDoePs man.
agement of the property and the remark
able gain in earnings shown each month .
and was satisfied that this was the forerun-
ner of still better things. He added that he
hoped tn have another million dollars for
improvements TO the property In 1885,
Markham May BE Chosen Chairman.
Once more the Western Passenger Asso-
citation settled down to the work of elect
ing q chairman at Chicago yesterday.
This was made necessary by the refusal of
J. X. Buchanan, of the Sioux City & Pa
cific to accept the place after it had been
rendered him by unanimous vote of the
members. The candidates receiving the
largest number of votes yesterday were M.
S. Markham, assistant traffic manager of
the Illinois Central. and w. +. w hite pas
senger traffic manager or the Atchjson, To-
peka IL Santa Re. Neither, however, was
elected. The former, on one ballot, got
seventeen votes out of total number of
nineteen, while Mr.. White received as high
as sixteen at one time. The names of John
n. Falthorn and George w. Ristine were
not considered. These men are too high
priced for the Western Passenger Associa-
ton. which is looking for n chairman who
viii accept $500 year and take the
chances of being dismissed at the end OF
the first year. The meeting will be re-
sumed this morning. and it is believed
Markham will be elected.
IL Is Not the Monon This Time.
Commissioners Fulton, of the Chica 90
and Ohio River Traffic Association. has re-
quested the Big Four to explain how he
was able to purchase tickets from Kansas
City to Cincinnati via Chicago. Thepoini
made against the Big Four is that g pas
senger who purchases q ticket from Kansas
City 70 Cincinnati gets one-day layover
at Chicago, giving the scalpers an oppor.
tunity to scalp the tIcket. The Monon,
despite the efforts of Commissioner Fulton.
continue to sell tickets from Kansas City
To Cincinnati, but there is no layOver al
Chicago; Ii IS o continuous ticket. the
Nonon train not leaving Chicago until the
Kansas City trains arrive. In this the
Monon claims to have the advantage, but
the whole thing is demoralzing. and AT
outside passenger man says some salts
factory adjustment should be made to all
parties to shut off this roundabout Chi
esgo route from Kansas City to Cincinnati
New Schedule tho c., w. & Nj.
General Superintendent Peck. of the BIZ
Four, met O committee of the Michigan d.
vision trainmen, consisting OF conductors
Olney, Manville and Arnault and engineer,
Fearsrs and Terrence at w abash, y yesterday
to listen to overtures for O new schedule
of wages. The conference was q very
pleasant one and the result is very salts
factory. According TO the new schedul,
passenger engineers receive 3 u 10 cents peI
mile; fremen, 55 per cent. of engineers
salary; conductors. slIS per month; brake
men, e1.15; Fort Wayne engineers. S4.20 fo
lip miles; conductors, SIS per month; brake
mon, g. go per day. This is the schedule
paid on the Sandusky division. The com
mittee speak in highest terms of the kline
treatment they received at the hands o
General superintendent Peck and bi
aids Division Superintendent Stedwel
and Trainmsster Cartwright.
Harmonious Meeting.
Contrary TO expectations. the meeting o
The general passenger agents of the road
In the Chicago and Ohio River Traffic Asso
ciatIon. held at the Bates House, yesterday
was o short and harmonious one. The com
petitors of the Mon0n agreed to allow tina
line TO carry the Democratic clubs an,
their friends to Chicago at a three-dolla
round trip rate good TO return on any tran
after the convention. The Big Four j
given the privilege to run special train Of
Monday to Chicago at the same rate. an
the PennsylvaniR can mako that rate OIL
Monday on either of ITS trains
Personal. Local and General Notes.
The Nickle-p plate company has inst con
tracted for 1000 bOx-cars. 10000 pounds ca
pacity, with all modern improvements. IN
Guiding the air. brake.
The Big Four will, on SUNDAY next. rul
n second section out of Indianapolis of tn