The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-06-15

lines In the association have abolished the
payment OF commissions Good results are
expected to follow.
George Howard, vice president OF the
American Railway Union, ii is stated,
threatens to tie up the Wheeling & Lake
Erie unless some OF the employees recently
discharged are reinstated.
The Wabash system earned in the first
week OF June $4,000, a decrease, as COM
pared with the corresponding week of 1893,
Of S79.1O0. Since Jan. 1 the road falls be-
hind last year in earnings $6s5.59S.
The consolidation of the Ohio Southern
and the Cleveland. Akron & Columbus at
an early day is a foregone conclusion. The
two are now operated as one road and have
nearly five hundred miles of main line.
Indianapolis lines are now landing export
freights in New York In three days from
time Of shipment from Indianapolis. and in
one case last week made the time two days
and twenty hours, the best time record re-
ported.
Rumors are again afioat of an early pro-
motion of j. j. Turner now superintendent
vania lines. Mr.. Turner has made an ex-
cellent record since leaving Indianapolis, and
is authority on many important features
of railroad service.
John b. Adams, a widely known passen-
ger conductor. who ran the first train from
Springfield to Albany, died in Springfield,
Mass. on Wednesday last. He served. the
Western and the Boston & Albany thirty
three years. and retired from active serv-
ice in 1873.
In May there were handled at The Union
Station train sheds. 1885 trains. hauling
1883 cars, or 52 cars to a train. In 1888,
there were handled 4,O63 trains, hauling 2s,-
Al cars, or an average OF seven cars per
train. The roads. in May, last year, begun
to feel the worlds fair business.
The Pennsylvania, the Erie, the Balti-
more * Ohio. the Lake Shore and Pitts
burg & Western have refused to reduce
the rates on coke shipments. The differ
ences between the Pennsylvania and the
Pittsburg a Lake Erie have been adjusted
and rates in all directions are to be re-
stored.
The official statement of Samuel Thomas,
president OF the Louisville, New Albany *
Chicago, for April, shows gross earnings
OF $230,35S, a decrease of i 1858; operating
expenses of $154,7 29, a decrease OF 1888,
and net earnings of $75,62S. a decrease of
$22,SS2. For ten months gross earnings fell
off $l17, l96, but net increased s9,203, owing
to a heavy reduction In operating expenses.
p. A. Bonebrake. recently promoted to the
position of superintendent of the Louisville
division of the Pennsylvania lines, and c..
l.: Peck. promoted to be superintendent
of the division of the Pennsyl-
vania lines, are both proving TO be ex-
cellent selections, and both have made
themselves popular with the employees on
the respective divisions and with business
men.
The reports of the ticket receivers OF the
Pennsylvania lines at this point show that
the four lines are carrying about as much
business as In June last year, worlds fair
traffic excepted; but east and west, during
the summer months of 1893, travel in both
directions was very light. All roads seem
TO be suffering more in their local passen-
ger business than in their through travel,
unless it be the lines which handle Chi
cago business.
Reports from Chicago are that the cam
paign of the railroads of Chicago against
the ticket scalperS is getting into shape.
1t has been decided that the scalper must
go, but he doesn't seem in a hurry. While
the number of States in which he has a
legal existence has been considerably en-
croached on, he has a practical existence
in many States, and can annoy roads in
the nonscalping States. So far as Indian
| offices claim to be doing well, and their
sales at the present time come nearer
reaching those of May and June of former
years than do the sales of the regular
ticket Offices.