The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-07-14
RAILWAY STORM BREWING
The Menon Getting Tired ofthe Conduct
of Some of Its Competitors.
General Passenger Agent Reed Discovers q
Cut-Rate Ticket Issued by the Pennsyl-
vania in the Hands of a ~Scalper.

Frank Reed, the new general passenger
agent of the Monon. spent yesterday in the
city looking after the compsny's business
ne this point. About the first thing he did
was to walk into . scalper's office and pur-
shase q ticket to Chicago for 81 over the
Pennsylvania lines. o cut OF u on tho
agreed rate, he being anxious TO know for
himself if the reports OF this character
we're true. The ticket he bought was diff
ferent in some respects from the Pennsyl-
vania's ordinary ticket. but was good on
Any day and on any train until November
!. 1893. He then looked after othor ru-
mored crookedness on the part OF compet-
itors of the Monon. and when met by the
Journal reporter was In excellent humor.
trim. Sand Mr.. Reed: "Since 1 was ap-
pointed general passenger agent of
the Monon | have lived strictly MP
to agreements. and every transaction
agent of the Pennsylvania lines, aud TO
IL. Is. Martin. general passenger agent
of the Big -Four lines. but |
am getting exceedingly tired OF some
of the proceedings of the competl-
tors of the &onon, and / think that unless
there Is q decided reform on the part of our
competitors people Will be carried from In
dianapolis and from Louisville TO the
worlds fair at as low rates as they desire.
By this I mean If she Big Four goes into
Louisville again and takes out another
low-rate excursion rates will be put In ef-
feet by the Monon that will strike at the
vitsls of the Big Fours business. and If the
Pennsylvanla continues dealing with
scalpers they may expect some rate QUITTING
&C some important points they strike.
When | took my present position L deter
mined to act honorably with our Compel
itors, but / find they do not reciprocate In
such q manner. ana now the Monon and
the CINCINNATI, Hamilton d Dayton may
get on their war paint"
Mr.. Reed, when asked what he thought
of the proposition of +. A. Ford to run q
daylight train one day each week from
Indianap elis. to leave at B a. NJ, 3 for the
round trip. the roads alternating In doing
this. he said he thought well of 1t. tor he
wanted every body TO see the worlds far.
On these trains only day coaches would be
run. Mr.. Reed thought such an arrange
ment would be made in the next few days.
He said the new z A. VI. train for Chicago
out OF Indianapolis was doing timely. and
the longer it Is on and better it Is known
she more popular it will be, as 1t lands
day and catches some ofthe Western trains
which the noon trains do not.
Another Step In the L., ID. g. W. Deal.
Yesterday the stockholders and directors
Of the Indiana and illinois companies.
which were the outgrowth of the Indianap-
oils. Decatur Western foreclosure sale. met
and consolidated. another step toward
turning the property over to the Cinoin-
natl, Hamilton IL Dayton, recognizing
under the name of the Indianapolis. Spring
field s. Western, and this company will
now carry ont the proposed deal by which
the L.. s. IL w. will pass under the control
of the Cincinnati, Hamilton g. Dayton.
The directors of the Indianapolis. Spring
field x Western were L. b. Atkins. w. j.
Hatch, 4. C.. Hollins. ID. V. Hermann. II. B.
Hammond. all of New York; w. e. Austin.
J. X. Warner, H.. p. Paige. j. +. King.
e. II. Dar win. oil of Decatur. and Charles
J. Wolverton. of Tuscols, Ill. They elected
rs president of the new company. Thomas
Is. Atkins; John TelfOrd. secretary. and
Walter p. Hatch. treasurer, all OF Now
York. In the deal the Cincinnati. Hamil-
ton 81 Dayton guarantee the interest on
81. 410.0 900 of bonds. which enables the pres
ent company to place the new bonds on the
unable to say when the deal will BIO closed
and the c.. H.. ~ ID. people In control. but
1t furthest it will be but u few weeks. as
the c.. II. d ID. has carried out its part of
che agreement TO the letter. and the l.. 5. IL
w. company is now ready practically TO
carry out it's part. Until the lease of the
road to the c., III. * ID. is signed
r. b. F. Peirce will continue as general
manager OF the property. President At
kline has been with the indianapolis, De-
Eatur * Western many years. and speaks
la the most complimentary terms of the
manner Mr.. Peirce has handled the prop
srty since appointed Its trustee and gem
oral manager. As the lease of the l.. 5. ~
w. to the c., H.. & ID. is for ninety mine
years. lt is practically q sale of the TO ad
ss &c will doubtless end In absorption by
the G., III. IL d.. when finances are in better
shape than at present. Under the reorgan-
ization plan it provides tor control of stock
and guaranty of the new first mortgage
bonds by the Cincinnati, Hamilton x Day.
ton.