The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-08-28
FUN FOR THE PEOPLE
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. LINES EN-
GAGGED IN CUTTING RATES.
The Pennsylvania Meets the 81 Fare
of the l.. l.. * w, but Extends Life
of icket 10 Five Days.

Two weeks ago the Lake Erie & Western
ran an excursion to Chicago, making a
rate OF $50 for the round trip. The direct
Chicago lines out Of here were somewhat
disturbed over the matter, and called the
attention of j. +. Tucker, commissioner of
the Chicago & Ohio River Traffic Associa-
ton, 10 ii. The commissioner wrote to
General Passenger Agent DAILY about the
matter, and received a rather curt reply,
which practically said that the Lake Erie &
Western would run all the Chicago excur-
sions it pleased. The letter also announced
that on next Saturday night Sept. u the
Lake Erie & Western would run an excur-
sion to Chicago at 50 for the round trip.
This seems to have been a center shot, as
yesterday ]. f. Tucker announced that the
Pennsylvania line would. on the same date,
run an all rail excursion to Chicago, max
ing the same rate (S for the round trip,
with a hve,day limit among passenger
war is now on in Chicago & Ohio River
Traffic association territory. as the Lake
Erie & Western has been given to under
stand that the direct Chicago lines will
meet any rate 1t makes.
The action OF Commissioner Tucker was
mentioned last evening TO John Lazarus,
traffic manage of the Indianapolis, Deca-
tur & Western, and he said that the com
missioner had made a mistake; that ne
should ask the Lake Erie K Western and
the Indianapolis, Decatur & Western, in
connection with the Chicago & Eastern IL
linois, to fix on certain dates two or three
times in each year when they could run
Chicago excursions, and then have II un-
derstOOd that neither should interfere with
the business between Indianapolis and Chi
cago except on the agreed dates.
Who VIII BE NeweII's Successors
There is much speculation in railroad
circles as to who will be the successor of
John Newell as president of the Lake
Shore lines. A general manager said yes
terday that he did not know a railroad man
who could have dropped out whose success
or it would be more difficult to name. One
man whose name is prominently mentioned
Is j. d. Laying, vice president and general
anage of the West Shore road. but those
who know him best say he will hardly
leave his present agreeable position and his
pleasant Eastern home at his age to take
such a heavy responsibility as that of be
who is well informed regarding the Van
derbilt family expresses the opinion that
II. Walter Webb, third vice president OF
president. He is a young man, who has
made a good record on the New York
Central. and is proving to be a railroad
Whoever gets the position, said the official,
will find it a difficult task to handle this
great property as satisfactory to its own
erS as did the late John Newell.
a Chicago dispatch says: Only two names
have been mentioned among chicago rail-
road men as possible successors to the late
President Newell. These men are Presi-
dent jeffrey, of the Denver & Rio Grande,
and John M. Egan. late general manager
OF the Chicago Great Western, the man who
was at the head of the General Managers
Association during the strike. OF the two
Mr.. jeffrey is considered the most probable
with the Vanderbilts. II is about certain,
however, that the two positions of presi-
dent and general manager, which were
filed by Mr.. Newell, will be filled with sep
arate appointments, and that no attempt
will be made to combine them, as was done
in the case OF Mr.. Newell. Nothing def
mite is known as yet, however, as to the
probable appointments. all being rumor. 1t
Is very generally believed that no man on
the Lake Shore will be appointed to either
position.