The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-21
NOT YET ABANDONED
DIRECTORS OF THE L., Il. & G. SAY
THE ROAD WILL BE BUILT.
EARNINGS of Indiana Railways-Thc
ton Not Acceptable to All Lines.

director of the indianapolis, Logansport
Il Chicago company stated last evening that
the enterprise had by no means been aban-
doned; ON both ends of the line the interest
Is increasing rather than Diminishing. The
directors hope that the new Board of Public
Works at Indianapolis win take more
broad-gauge view of the company's getting
entrance than did the old board. He knew
of several persons who had looked closely
into the matter of the roads gaining an
entrance to this city, and, instead of being
opposed to 1t, they now favored the COM
pany taking the line which the directors
have proposed, which would bring into the
market some valuable ground which could
be utilized to advantage in locating fac
tories, after being properly graded. The
director said that at Logansport the friends
of the project were as enthusiastic as ever,
and also along the line, where subsidies
had been voted. and in the early spring the
enterprise would come to the front in
manner which would doubtless encourage
the projectors in building the road
interchangeable Ticket Law
While the bill permitting railroads to sell
commercial travellers interchangeable 5000
mile tickets, with privilege of carrying ex-
cess baggage free, has been pushed by both
houses of Congress, and is a matter of
AhdSh ArJoiSih6 oH tIC pdil VI tHc lTdteitrS
Protective Association, which fathered the
bill. 1t is likely to meet with some opposi-
ton from the strong lines. A general pas
senger agent of large experience says it's
passage should be deplored by the passen-
ger departments as it means further re-
duction In revenue on business which is
already carried at too low figures, and COM
plicates rate making. when 1t should be
simpiified. Another general passenger
agent, through a railway organ, In COM
menting on the bill. said: "Ostensbly the
bill Is very innocent, being permissive and
not mandatory, but 1t gives the drummers
weak roads whenever the passenger men
evince q disposition to keep rates stable.
h n other FER words + a9rds goGasixsd loop
crawl out OF when his competitors catch
him violating an agreement In many cases
than less They are unusually heavy are
generally extra valuable, come at incon-
yenient times and are often accompanied
able regulations. And the commercial trav-
eler. with his troublesome baggage, GER
concession more than the average buyer
Of such tickets: but rather less. The only
basis Tor on fsan
n very slight reduction on his ticket, Is in
his real or alleged control of freight ship
made squarely on the freight rate. The
passenger department has enough sins Of
Its own to carry
Railway Earnings.
The Pittsburg. Cincinnati, Chicago & St.
Louis reports that It's earnings for January
1895. show an increase of A,1sO In gross
as compared with the same month of 1894;
decrease in expenses of $5i.7s6 and an in
crease in net earnings of $5S,9s6.
The actual figures show that the Big
Four lines earned gross. $i7270 more in
the first week of February, this year. than
In the corresponding week OF 1894.
President Brice has made public the ac-
tnal earnings of the Lake Erie & Western
for December last, and for the year 1884,