The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-02-08
TO REDUCE EXPENSES
President ingalls,, of tie Big Four,
Issues an Order.
shop Forces to Be Cut Down One Hun
dred Men-Ticket' Scalpers Happy
The Grain Rate Situation.

lie Ufdln hdIe OlJudtlOn.
William Garstang, superintendent OF mo-
power of the Big -Four lines. has re-
ceived orders to cut down the expenses of
the shops 5 per cent. At the nine shops
zoos men are now employed. and the mum
Der will be reduced Saturday one hundred,
dividing the reduction in force between the
nine shops. and the men remaining will.
next Monday. IN working nine
hours. Mr.. Garstang said it was a very
unpleasant task. as the shops were now
doing large quantities OF work, last month
turning out thirty-eight coaches practic-
ally rebuilt and ffty-four locomotives,
twenty-nine OF which underwent repairs
costing over $L.CO0. lie says that for the
last ten months the Big -Four has been
working more men and more hours than
any shops ne knew OF in the country, so
anxious was President Ingalls, TO get the
questions If any road in this section now
has its equipment generally in as gOoI
condition as has the Big -Four. He thinks
be but temporary. The expenses OF the
shops for January were $il5,0o.
Ticket Brokers i'm High GIee.
The ticket brokers look upon the recent
decision OF a St. Paul Judge that the law to
break up scaIping Of tickets. passed by the
Legislature of Minnesota, is uncOnstitution-
al, as being strongly in their favor, and.
while the question may be carried TO the
Supreme Court OF the. United States, the
attorneys for the ticket brokers are conf
dent the decision viii stand In m
Ing ON this decision the Cleveland Leader
says:
The railroads might as well give up the
notion that they can make II a crime for a
man who buys one OF their tickets to sell il
again, and that is the substance of the
brokerage business. In commgr sense, and,
we believe. in law, a railroad ticket Is just
as legitimate a subject OF sale or barter as
a theater ticket, a bank note. or a hat.
The transportation is paid for at the COM
pany's price originally, and unless a special
contract is made with the individual pur-
chaser he cannot be prevented from sell
ing, trading or giving away what is abso-
luteiy his own The fact that ticket brokers
do much TO keep down railroad fares and to
prevent the discrimination against passen-
gers and in favor OF large shippers Of
freight from becoming even greater than
IL Is. can hardly be considered a valid rea-
son for denying their right TO buy and sell
like other business men,"
The Rate Situation.
There was no new development in east-
bound rate matters yesterday. Many of
the freight officials and shippers are of
opinion that, despite the result of the vote,
q 20 cents per 100 pound rate, Chicago to
the seaboard, will be made on corn and
COR products. The present rate, based on
Is cents ON this cereal, bears a much higher
proportion to the selling price than ever
before. and there is a growing sentiment
In favor OF basins rates more on changing
values of commodities instead of keeping
them at a certain figure.
A dispatch from Chicago says the
Central Traffic Association lines and
D. fTTNnK lfnOo yrncTnr6nN~ voted m N DHnnA
sition to reduce the rate on corn to 20 cents
between Chicago and New York. leaving
wheat at % cents. The IDEA was that a
reduction in the rate on corn would spur
UP shipments. The proposition, however,
was voted down.
Proposed New bridge Mt st. Louis.
WASHINGTON. Feb. IA bill to au-
thorize the construction OF a bridge across
the Mississippi river from st. Louis to a
point i'm St. Clair county, Illinois, has been
introduced by Representative For1nan. The
East st. Louis and ST. Louis Fridge and
Construction Company are the intending
builders In case the. bridge is located be
unbrOken span, with at least ten chapnel
spans or 20 feet, measured at right angles
III above the Eads bridge. there are 70 he
three spans of 500 feet and 80 feet elevation.
Tolls are TO be charged TO, passengers. and
the mails are TO he carried free. Tie COM
pany is to maintain the necessary lights
for the guidance of vessels. The plans are
TO be approved by the Secretary of War.
The Union Pacific Demands.
The Western Passenger Association lines
are hopeful hat the transcontinental rate
trouble will be adjusted at the meeting
which Is TO be held in Chicago to-day. All
lines in interest will be represented, and
the general opinion is that the outcome
viii be satisfactory all around. The chief
disGuietude over the outcome was ocea-
stoned yesterday by the action OF the Unior
Pacihc. which implied that unless salts
factory arrangements regarding commits
siOns on emigrant business are made II
would Withdraw from the emigrant clear
ing house It's demands on the commtssion
question are deemed rather exOrbitant by
the other lines. and the matter will not &c
the Union Pacific way without a hard fight
and the chances generally are against its
demands being granted.
Personal, Local and General Notes.
The Chesapeake & Ohio earned i'm Janu-
ary $755.476.l9. an increase over January.
1893. OF Sl6.SS3-J6.
@. v. Smith, for several years traffic
manager of the Seaboard airline. died
yesterday at Portsmouth, Va.
The Michigan Central will build a hand
some passenger station alto, at =, Hammond the
The Southwestern limited over the Big
-Four yesterday brought in from the EasI
forty-eight people en- route for California
A. W. Berry has been appointed Joint
agent of the Vandalia and Monon at Green
castle Junction. vice J. ShugTeu. resigned
The Pennsylvania Company on Tuesda,
settled with George Sherley, the engineer in
jured in a wreck at H~enryville some sfS
months ago, paying him 5000.
On Saturday last twenty more hremer
and brakemen on the Pennsylvania line.
West were dropped. making 100 men i'm IN,
two departments dropped in the last few
weeks.
With the coming Of spring the Big -Four
will resume reballaSting with gravel OF
0uife an extensive scale. and at least thirtS
miles will be so improved on the Chicago
division.
The Lake Erie & Western earned in tn
fourth week OF January S73,169. a decrease
as compared with the corresponding weel
of 1Sg3 OF S23.579. The Wabash earned $3l4.
600. a decrease this year OF So loo.
The ticket agents report the sale o
mileage books this month as largely TN ex
cess OF the first week OF February las
wear which IS taken as evidence tina
business Is improving; certainly il IL will
the railways.
William Geagen. OF New York, trafHt
manager or the Merchants Despatcl
characterization Company, spent yesterda,
ehfr.nara Crrar the lHr