The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-17
INDIANA TICKET LAW
STATUTE THAT TRAVELLERS on
RAILWAYS SHOULD KNOW.
Unused Tickets Must BE Redeemed by
the Companies Issuing Them
other Railroad News.

OaMGE AAAAAEOa4 1NG"As
In passenger circles it is well known that
the ticket scalpers thrive largely on pur-
chasing. from travellers who are not we'll
informed mileage or unused portions of
tickets. Persons holding such tickets
should know that any road operating in
Indiana is obliged by law to redeem the
unused portion, or, in fact, a whole ticket,
II unused for transportation, and to pro-
tect the travelling public some Of the roads
have issued instructions to their agents in
the matter. and expressed desire that
they inform the patrons of their respective
lines regarding the matter. Section 2a06,
Indiana statutes, reads: 'It shall be the
duty of the owner or owners, operator or
operators of every railroad, steamboat or
other public conveyance of passengers for
hire or reward, to provide at each agency
fof the sale of tickets, for the redemption
of the whole OF any ticket or any part or
parts or coupons OF any ticket which
they may have sold, and which the pur-
chaser, for any reason, shall not have
used, at the following rates, viz: Where
the whole ticket IS presented for redemp-
only Is presented for redemption. then the
be. equal TO the difference between the
price paid Tor the whole ticket and the
cost OF tcket between the points of
which the said ticket was used.
section 2sfl-The provisions of this act
shall not apply to special. half fare or ex-
The general passenger agents in the cir
cuiars they are sending out say:
This circular will be your authority for
redeeming any tickets sold at your station
not been used at all or ii it has been par AR
to just what extent; that is to say, if the
GONG portion OF q round-trip ticket has
been used You a a pedeem coupons nave
portion of the ticket at the difference be-
t tween the price ct which the ticket was
sage from your station to the point to
which the ticket has been used, attaching
the redeenaed ticket marked redeemed"
to your monthly report, together with
memorandum of the facts in the case as
authority Tor deductipg the amount so paid
your report. In cases where there is q
doubt as to the extent to which the ticket
portion, the. question will be referred to this
ohice. together with the ticket upon which
the claim Tor redemption is based
GeorEin Purchases Railway.
The sale OF the Northeastern railroad
took place at Athens, Ga, yesterday Only
one bid was made, and that was by Gov
ernor Atkinson, representing the State of
Georgia. His bid was 100000 and the prop
erty was knocked down to him at that
porated by the State and was originally in
tended to run from Athens to Clayton Ga.
It IS now thirty-nine and four tenths miles
IN length and runs from Athens to Lula.
junction with the Richmond &c Danviile.
The State Is an indorser the roads
served the right to bid as much as that for
the property, The State now owns the road
and It viii either be resold leased or oper-
ated by the State government.
Changes ON the Southern Railway.
49,.
mors of changes Of Southern railway Off
GERS are at least partially correct. 1t is de-
MED positively that President Spencer will
resign and be succeeded by Milton H.
Smith, formerly of the Louisville 81 Nash
vile, but Ii IL stated that w. H. Green,
general manager. OF the eastern system of
the Southern, viii become general superin-
tendent of all the systems c. H. Hudson.
general manager OF the western system.
will become chief engineer of the road. The
/ circulars announcing these changes will be
issued Tomorrow. and certain other minor
changes will follow soon.
Homeseelxers Excursions.
The roads in the Central Traffic Asso-
citation have determined to join the Western
lines In the homeseekers excursions which
tn latter. have announced. They. will make
a rate Of one fare for the round trip from
all points in their territory to al1/points to
which the southern. Western and South
western roads have announced their inten-
ton of running excursions.
Personal, Local and General Notes.
III. G. Parker, traffic manager of the
Lake Erie d. Western, has gone to CM-
cagu on official business.
/. II. Sample who was this week ap-
pointed claim agent of the Chicago division
OF the Panhandle lines. was IN the city
yesterday on official business.
In the five years which the present man.
agement has handled the Lake Erie 6
western II has expended in betterments
to road and equipment S1,56o.oeo.
The earnings of the Chicago. Milwaukee
a ST. Paul for the second week in April
corresponding week of last year.
r. Me. Smith, general travelling pas
senger agent of the Grand Trunk railway
Of Canada, is in the city looking after the
coming summer excursion business.
Pennsylvana-yand Train 5 does not
haul a dining ear, and hereafter will be