The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-06-15
L. E. & ". B%OYCOTTED
NOTICE SERVED BY THE WESTERN
PASSENGER ASSOCIATION.
The indianapolis Road Refused to
The Atchison in the Same Box.

The Western Passenger Association lines
have had a great deal Of trouble in pre-
serving the agreement made by all lines
In the territory on Denver excursion bus
mess. 1t finally resulted in an agreement
that the rate from the Missouri river
should be SIS for the Republican League
convention, as well as for a number OF
other meetings TO be held at Denver dur
ing the summer All lines east of the Mis-
souri, river finally agreed to make the rate
of one fare plus the SIS. and hedged it
about with all the restrictions possible for
the purpose OF protecting their revenue and
avoiding a war in rates. All connections
Of Western Passenger Association lines
Were so notified. The L. E. & W., in de-
fiance OF this notice, made a contract with
the Indiana Republican League, through
Mr.. Mansfield. to carry them to Denver
for gaia cut of A25-claiming that they
were compelled TO do 50 to meet action OF
the Big Four. The Western Passenger As
ISOLATION lines rave absolute assurance
from all Of the L. +. & WIS competitors
that they had quoted nothing less than the
regular rate of 500. Upon this assurance,
and to protect the rates in the Western
Passenger Association, the L. z. & w.
was requested to withdraw the rate. The
company agreed to do so IL the Repub-
lcan League would consent, but now
claims that the league holds it to the con-
tract. Western Passenger Association
lines insist that this is no excuse; that
the l. E. & W. should not have placed
itself in a psition directly I'm opposition to
its EXPRESSED wishes. made Jointly. There
fore, to protect themselves, the Western
Passenger Association lines will refuse to
honor 4 L, O. W fioIaty MT o1Iv Or, Da
publican League business, but on all bus
mess until that company agrees to abide
by the expressed wishes of its connections.
The association had no desire to deal
harshly with the L. E. & w., and. to avoid
any appearance OF being too hasty, sent
Mr.. Mccullough, secretary of the trans
senger Association, to indianapolis for the
purpose of comforting with Mr.. DAILY, and,
IL possible, to have the Objectionable rate
withdrawn. Mr.. DAILY proved obdurate,
and Mr.. Mccullough wired the result to
the Western Passenger Association lines,
came promptly, not only to Mr.. Nice, but
TO Mr.. Daily, that, commencing on Satur-
day next. all lines in Western Passenger
Association territory will suspend passen-
ger business relations with that company
to the extent of refusing to honor any
ss.sr OF tdat company issue Prom ana
Association says 1t must do this TO pro-
tect its own valuable business, as, fer
EAdAuplcs 10 pcfflI d S1t.t0 rate lIOU1 III
dianapolis would cut the agreed rate from
Chicago.
A dispatch from Chicago says that the
Western Passenger Association, after send
Ing formal notice to the Lake Erie & West
ern that after June Is no tickets of that
line would be honored by any line in the
association, the meeting sent word 20 Pas
senger Traff1c Manager White, OF the Atchi-
son. announcing the decision arrived at, and
requesting the Atchison TO cooperate with
the association lines in barring out the Lake
Erie & Western tickets. Mr.. White at once
sent word to the meeting that he would
not boycott the Lake Erie & Western, but,
on the contrary, would honor any and all
tickets issued by that line that came the
way of the Atchison road. Mr.. White re-
minded the association that it was only a
few weeks back that his road. when a MEM
Der OF the association, had made a request
that the Atchison be afforded relief against
the Southern Pacific, an outside line, which
was. he claimed, making rates which were
demoraliZing to the business of the Atchi-
son. He was denied the relief asked, and
now the association was asking him to join
in a boycott against an outside line under
the same section OF the association agree
ment under which he had asked relief I'M
der precisely similar circumstances to the
and the Atchison road had "a BEEN LAUGHED d'i AZ
for -presuming to ask such a thing. If the
association agreement did not permit of a
boycott against the Southern Pacific IL did
not permit Of a boycott against the Lake
Erie &c Western, and, at any rate, the At
1 GnlSon %3 hnro nave mo Rotning 20 DO Witn the
sent their notice to the Lake Erie & West
ern before the Atchison tipped over their
apple cart, and now they will consider ways
and means of backing out in the most
graceful manner possible or getting the At
Gibson into the agreement to boycott the
Lake Erie & Western. but there is not the
slightest chance OF the latter event ever
coming to pass.
Some OF the officials OF the Western lines
take exceptions to the statement of the
Chicago q Alton TO the effect that they
are not In the Lake Erie & Western and
Union Pacific Denver cut-rate deal, and
assign as a reason that the Chicago &
Alton ordered the circulars announcing the
$2475 rate TO Denver and return, and paid
the printer for the work, and one of the
Chicago a. Alton representatives prepared
the matter which was printed in the cir
cular.