The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-08-26

but will take his old position probably,
that of q passenger conductor. position
he filled on the Beo Line for thirty-two
years.
Welcome Rice. passenger conductor on
the Lake Erie X Western road, returned
from his vacation trip yesterday. The dav
Mr.. Rice left be had been employed on the
L.. L. 81 Z. division of the l.. +. IL w.
tnirty-slx years. with the exception or
three years, in which he was in the Union
army. enlisting as private and leaving the
service with the rank OF captain.
The Chicago, Milwaukee IL ST. Paul will
not reduce the passenger rate from Omaha
to Chicago 10 81. liz is fully as anxious as
any of its competitors to avoid any unnec-
senger Agent Heafford expresses himself as
satisfied for the present with the efforts
being made by the other roads to keep
their tickets out of the hands of scalpers.
First-class travel at full rates is now be-
ginning 10 swell the revenues OF the pas
senger departments. Yesterday Train 20,
coming over the Vsndalia. handled 276 pas
sengers. ninety of whom were through pas
sengers. and were turned over to the Penn
sylvania line. The Southwestern limited
over the Big Four, from St. Louis. and
Train Is, from Chicago. were filled with
first-class travel
When the Wabash pnts it's new Detroit
q Chicago short line into operation 1t will
be as solid and well equipped as If It had
been In operation for years. so thoroughly
Is the work being done. That the company
expects to do a big freight business as well
as passenger business IS evidenced In the
fact that it 10 building twenty grain ele-
vators at points along the line. ranging in
capacity from $4,000 to 500. 900 bushels.
President Woodford. of the Cincinnati,
Hamilton 81 Dayton lines, is quoted rs say
ing that mistaken Idea prevails as re-
CARDS the value the Cincinnati, Jackson 81
Mackinaw would be to the c.. II. II ID. as q
feeder. IJ runs through q country In which
business will develop If the road is put in
can be made to relieve the overtaxed c..
H. d ID. main line. striking points that are
now reached IN connection with other
roads by the q, IL. 81 ID.
As an illustration that the travelling pub
lie is never satisfied with rates, the case of
For years they were clam0ring for one
cent-a-mIle rate. They now have 3 rate
less than / cent Q mile, and are COM
plaining that the rate is higher than was
deaTo Of tbs. hsv m
taken" said passeger agent, ''as the lat
ter paid SIS for the round trip, or 80 of q
cent, while the Grand Army rate 10 to
Washington. d. G.. $3.50 round trip. OF 80
c. q cent mile"
western lines find they lost money in
carrying the crowds to Denver week be-
fore last For five days freight business
was practically suspended to give the ex-
oursion trains free right Of way and pre-.
vent accidents. and the loss in freight
earnings exceeds the sum realized from
the passenger business. 8. F. Pierson, who
for years was chairman of the passen ger
department of the 1runk.line Association,
took the position that the through business
of the important roads cost the lines GO per
cent Of the revenue to get It,. so lavish q
scale did the passenger departments DO
their business on; and. coupling this OK.
pense with cutting of rates to three fourths
OF cent per milo. 1t is not surprising IL
was losing business to the roads.