The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-28
HARVEST EXCURSIONS
QUESTION THAT IS sORELY TROUR-
LING WESTERN RAILWAYS.
Action Of the Illinois Central Likely
to Cause a Decentralization in
Passenger Rates.

passenger mates.
The meeting of the Western lines at Chi
pressure is being brought to bear against
the Illinois Central to induce it to aban-
don its intention of running more harvest
excursions to points south of the Ohio
river. Under the old agreement of the
Western Passenger Association the Illinois
Central reserved to itself the right of MAX
ing special rates for such excursions as its
interests seemed to demand. When it an
nounced it's last series of excursions the
other lines were compelled to meet the COM
petition, and the result was a widespread
Generalization in rates. The Illinois Gen.
trail insists that its rights under the old
agreement have in no way been abridged
under the new, and that it has the right
to run excursions as it sees fit The other
roads, while not denying the Illinois Gen.
trails right, believe that the excursions,
with the resultant reductions by them to
meet the Illinois Centrars competition, are
not exactly expedient just at this time, and
they are anxious to have the Illinois Cen
trail abandon the excursions. The present
outlook is that it will run them despite
the opposition of the other lines.
The perfection of the Western passenger
agreement is still in the distance, no
progress having been made for the last
Alton and the Wabash to get toseti her and AM.
settle their differences but the two lines
seem TO make no progress toward a con-
meeting between General Managers Hays,
of the Wabash, and Chappell. of the Alton.
of the present week, it being expected that
Mr.. Hays would be here to attend the meet
ing of the Western freight pool on Mon
day. He was unable to come, however,
and the meeting is still in the indefinite
future.
The Way to Make Men COntented.
f. G.. Darlington, superintendent of the
indianapolis division of the Pennsylvania
lines, suggests that to establish the morale
of the railroad service on a suitable foun-
dation the railroad companies have lectures
at the terminals, where most sof the men,
when off duty, pass their time; provide
reading-rooms, baths and boarding houses
of first-class type, which could be MAIN
tanned at trifiing cost to the members if
their cooperation were rightly invited. He
thinks the cheap insurance for sickness, ac-
cident and death which some of the rail-
road companies have established are steps
in the right direction. He would add pen
sion funds and saving banks. He thinks it
would be wise to establish periodical in
structions and examinations in order to
place the matter of promotion on a true
'Ft%DAs'
company that has made move in that d.
rection. he says, has noted degree of con-
tentment among the employees which more
than repays the outlay of money and labor.
Make the employe feel that he is a man in
every sense Of the term and the question of
subordinate position. While Superintendent
Darlington has been characterized in the
past as very strict In his ideas of discipline,
but few railway officials show as much in
terest in the wel-being of employees or are
more DESTROYS that they be contented with
their nj q o6x nad
by him which have appeared in print and
in conversation seems to be to elevate the
a contented man will do better work and
will infuse q general good feeling among
his associate employees.
Hopeful Sentiment.
With passenger officials a much more
hopeful feeling regarding business prevails
than a month ago. as In all directions there
has been a decided increase in travel of late
In commenting the outlook for an i'm.
provement in travel, H. r. Dering, assist
ant general passenger agent of the Pennsyl-
vana lines, says: 'The Improvement is ac-
tually in evidence. 1t commenced early in
the month. when the leading mercantile
houses sent out their drummers on their
spring trips. The increase in the number of
commercial travellers as compared with last
year, as well as i'm the early part of 1893. is
very marked, thus indicating more conf
dence in the general business situation by
the heads of firms. | am of the opinion
that travel will continue to increase The
Southern resort movement has been salts
factory one and the tourist business of the
year will. think, show an appreciable i'm
provement on that of last year. A revenue
of considerable Importance to the roads
barometer, is the travel between the larger
towns and the small cities. A year ago the
scarcity of money caused almost a total ces-
sation of this kind of traffic. To-day it is
again quite factor, and will, believe in
crease IN proportion with the growth of the
of the railway situation from the passenger
revenue side"
Southern Passenger Association.
The Southern States Passenger Associa.
tion was organized at Atlanta, Ca, yes
terday. w. w. Finley. late general traffic
manager of the Great Northern, Montana
& Central railway, was elected commis-
sioner: III. Walters, president of the At
lanti Coast line, will be president, and the
auditing committee Will be C. e. Harmon,
chairman; j. c. Halle and Joseph Richard
son. The committee and executive board
has not been chosen All of the Southern
lines in the old association east of Birm-
ingham, Chattanooga and Montgomery have
either signed or have indicated that they
will Finley's selection Is surprise, as
he has not been mentioned for the place
the officers committee, which chose him on
March Is. at savannah having kept .abso-
" mentioned for the new commissionership
and the assistant commissioner of the
Southern Passenger Association, will go
TO his old home at Orange, Va. as soon a
the affairs of his Office wound up.
VIII Fight the Trolley Lines.
officials of the Pennsylvania, the Phil
adeiphia G. Reading and of the Baltimore
& Ohio. which are the greatest sufferers
thus far through the trolley lines in their
suburban business. have entered into an
offensive and defensive alliance to meet the
competition of the electric lines. A Phil
adelphia paper says "A radical reduction
In suburban fares has been decided upon as
the initial step 10 the recovery of the traf-
nc annexed by the electric roads. and for
the future and Decent fares will apply to
all points on the three systems in electric
railway territory. Even at this wholesale
reduction Il Is doubtful whether the steam