The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-23
RULES OF sCALPERS
now TICKET BROKERS' ENFORCE
THEIR OWN AGREEMENTS.
Cause of the Decentralization In Coal
Rates-Unwarranted Raid ON
Rig Four stock.

While IL is not generally known, the local
ticket scalpers have an association and are
credited with keeping much nearer to
agreements than does the local association
Of passenger agents. The scalpers have
regular rate sheet, and If any one of them
sells below the agreed rate he is liable to
q fine OF 50, but last week one of them
paid such fine. The agreed rate. for in
stance, to st. Louis is Sc, and IL any
scalper sells below that figure he must pay
fine of SO. He has the privilege of get
ting as much above that rate as he can.
To Chicago the agreed rate Is $425 against
=, the regular rate of the railway. One
OF the members yesterday said their worst
competitor was the Lake Erie & Western,
although they often found that some more
pretentious lines would underseil che scalper
IL they could not sell a ticket without do
ing so. He then cited a case. A traveller
wished to go to Phenix. A. T. The rate of
the roads is $51.10 The scalper offered to
give him u first-class ticket at IA, and re-
ceived an answer that he. the purchaser
could do better at one OF the regular ticket
supposed that he did SO. The SIS fine goes
scalper has sold ticket below the prices
named on the rate sheet, so that outsiders
have an opportunity to detect any crooked
ing an affidavit can get the SO. j.: ID.
Harter is president of r the local cat Ticket
more interested that the 2-cent-a-mile bill
before the Legislature should be defeated
mile rate would ruin the business of the
scalper; it would do away with the mile
age book, excursion tickets and numerous
other schemes now practiced In the sale Of
tickets through which the scalpers thrive.
The Grand Trunk-C. II. War.
All of the Western lines deny in positive
terms that they have in any way aided the
nj Tv,,n II In, itc foht niYct hp
madam Pacific in the matter of emigrants.
1t is not likely that Chairman Caldwell
will be called on to divert any traffic from
! any of the lines In his committee on ac-
count of the Grand Trunk traffic. at least
until after the meeting of the advisor
committee of the emigrant clearing house
with the trunk lines, which will be hell in
Chicago on Friday Saturday of next
week. The Canadian Pacific has been look
ing very closely after its interests, but SO
Z far has failed to find any tangible proof
that any OF the ', estern lines IS favoring
the Grand Trunk at the expense of the
Canadian Pacific and II n, violation OF cd the
missions which the Grand Trunk is now
paying make It plain that either some, Of
the Grand Trunk is paying commissions for
the purpose of diverting emf
grant tr$iiie from -. the oon canaaian
which amount to more than its proportion
of the through rate. on emigrant, traffic,
and this, in these times of small earn
ings, the Canadian Pacific believes is hard
ly possible for any line to keep up without
outside aid There is no doubt that some
disposed toward the Grand Trunk, which
has. they think been treated shahbily by
passenger trunlx-Iine committee, but who
ever is aiding the Grand Trunk. IL any
body is aiding IL, has been exceedingly
Pacific has all of the committee lines un-
der suspicion, which simply means that 1t
has not yet obtained clew to the guilty