The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-07-11
PRESIDENT INGALLS, TALKS
The Big Four Magnhte Pleased with the
Chicago Division of His System.
He Wants Rates Maintained and Says Business
Is Goodman Between C. and y. K.
Lines q Possibility.

NJ. E. Ingalls,. president. and several
other officials of the Big -Four, came down
yesterday from Kankakee to Indianapolis
over the new track. this division now be
ing laid with steel rails weighing eighty
pounds to the yard. AS President ingalls,
alighted from the train he remarked:
s'That is the first time | ever rode over the
Chicago division of the Big Four and felt
like boastlng of the track. Neither the
New York Central. the Pennsylvania nor
any other trunk line has a better track to-
day than that from Indianapolis to Kan
kakee. As to the business of the road lt is
highly satisfactory; our trains are moving
On time, and we are getting the business
which the expense we have been at TO
handle it ~justites rs In securing"
In speaking of the report that the Penn
sylvania lines were acting ~cro0kedly on
worlds fair rates, Mr.. Ingalls, said: II
should be very sorry TO see rates 60 TO
pieces. Fortunately for the Big Four We
have advantages In reaching the fair
grounds which our competitors lave not.
and 1t would be much more honorable for
the PenDsylvania lines to ask that they be
given a ditferential rate of 81 than to cut
the rate through scalpers. but we shall pro-
toot our business"
Yesterday afternoon Mr.. Ingalls, met the
uDSLl1t6Uu6ut VI IL = VI A
Big Four system for a general conference
about matters In connection with Operat-
ing the road. and he says that IN looking
over his present corps or suDerlnt6ndents
he was struck with the fact that eight out
of the ten had been promoted from train
dlspatehers TO their present positions. and
he believed that he now had as competent
and loyal set of officials as ever has been
on the Big Four.
Regarding the rumor that the Big Four
was going into Louisville. he said 1t was
true the Big Four owned the bridge and
the termInaI ground needed at LOUISVILLE,
but until the financial skies clear up we
shall move slow In she matter. As soon as
President Bacon. of the Ohio 81 Mississippi,
and myself can get together an arrange
ment will be made by which We shall use
the O. 81 M. tracks from North Vernon, the
southern end of our Michigan division. TO
Louisville"
Excursion Rates TO the Fair.
The Western Passenger Association has
formally adopted its plan of one-fare ex-
cursions TO the worlds fair, and excursions
may now be run to Chicago from points
within the association territory on the fol-
lowing dases, July IL. tickets good return
ing July 81 or %; July "a, tickets good re-
turning July Is. or Aug. 4: July 81. tickets
good returning Aug. Tor II; Aug. z, tickets
good returning Aug. IL or Is. The round
"trip rate is TO be not less than one fare to
Chicago from each point. except that the
minimum rates in the Southwest and
West shall be SIS. and in the
Southwest. $13.74 The understanding is
that the terms Southwest and West mean
Missouri river points, at Kansas City to
Sioux City inclusive. The tickets will be
good for continuous passage. commencing
on date of sale. and are good returning
from Chicago only on dates named. On
the Mondays on which tickets are sold to
Chicago, and on Fridays. on which they
are sold from Chicago. reduced one way.
continuous passage rates Will be allowed
from or to the Missouri river. on the basis
of S1.25 less than existing special conrinu-
Gus ODe-way rates. A special meeting of
the association has been called for July %.
for the purpose OF further considering the
subject.
The Western Passenger Association
yesterday took ND the matter of Pacific
coast rates. and authorized the Union Pa
chic to meet the rates of the Great North
ern and Northern Pacific by putting in a
rate of $3.50 TO Chicago from the Pacific
coast via Omaha and the Chicago d
Northwestern road only. The rates will
apply from Kansas City. LeavenwOrth. st.
Joseph and Atchinson by adding the South
ern rates to those points to the Western
Passenger Association Southern rates from
shem. The rates are to go into fectatonc
MIR. Depew's Encouraging Words.
1uo Now lOEk hccOEuoE COutblu6 n
lengthy interview with Chauncey M. De-
pew On the business situation. more es-
pecislly as regards the great prosperity of
the New York Central. it's earnings for the
year ending June 80. 1898. that being $40.
sos. 400. Mr.. Depew says it's q larger IN
crease than the road has ever before
showD. When asked If lt was due to the
worlds fair traffic he answered: mo.
W0rld'a fair travail and frelQhta form n
very small part of it. This increase is & he
direct financial result of more business of q
general character. To ms mind 1t is q
good bit of evidence hat while the brokers
down in Wall street are all disturbed and
talk hopelessly about the financial outlook,
and the spirit of panic Is rife throughout
the country. genuine manufacturing
and real are pursuing
instead of behind. The New York Central
Is q very good barometer of the BONNER
cial atmosphere of the country, any way.
Ours 10 not q road that must rely on one
commodity or q certain line of freights.
There are no lead. copper or iron mines. or
vast regions yielding agricultural prod
ucts upon which our road is compelled &c
rely for its principal support. The travel.
ers of commerce, commuters and a fair Nv
erage OF tourists form our passenger traffic
and our freights are thoroughly mixed;
they are made mp of a little OF every thing
Therefore. i say that prosperity TO the
Central truthfully and reliably indicate:
that business is anything but lethargic."
Trouble Brewing Between @. g. q. r. Lines
Competitors of the Pennsylvania line.
sllege that they are working at Indianapo.
LIS. ct Louisville and Cincinnati with
scalpers. aud are In other ways shadInG
rates W the points named and Chi
cago. So far as Cincinnati and Louisville,
are concerned. what grounds there are foI
she statement the journal cannot state
but that scalpers here have Pennsylvani
tickets on sale, good on any train and goo(
until Nov. l to return on. is true. TO
tickets have been bought at the scaipin,
Offices at 81 for the round trip, and further
the competitors allege that on Saturdays /
IL not continuing it's limits to certain train
per agreement. and before the week close
trouble may be expected. Said a passeng e
man: "As the Monon and the Big Four at,
doing an excellent business, and at the 8
~round-trip rate. 10 would seem folly {,
enter into q rate war now to meet til,
alleged crookedness of the Pennsylvani,
lines"
Contract Forfeited.
The receiver of the st. Louis & Chicag,
railway yesterday gave the Jacksonvill
Southeastern line notice declaring the con
tract under which 1t has beef
operating the Sc. LOUIS IL Chicag
for the past three years forfeite,
for nonpayment of rent and taxes an,
failure TO maintain the property in goo,