The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-10

rate. and a two-dollar cut on first class
tickets, In addition 10 the one-dollar differ
entail already demanded This matter VIII
come up at the meeting OF the association
on Dec. IL.
The New York Central has accelerated
the speed OF one of Its east-bound trains
answering the Empire State express The
but the east-bound train runs at 1889 miles
an hour between Buffalo and New York.
All the Eastern lines. with the exception
OF the Erie, nave agreed 10 prorate with
the Western roads. in the rate OF SIG. Nav
York to St. Paul, which has been forced
upon them by the action OF the 500 line:
The Erie has not yet announced what 1t
will do in the matter
C. Z. Schaff, general manager OF the Big
Four; j. A. Barnard, general manager of
the Peoria & Eastern, and George Brad
of the Lake Erie C Western, are to-day in
Peoria attending a meeting OF the Peoria
& Pekin Union Company.
The New York and Boston passenger
committees have been consolidated and N
E. Weeks elected commissioner. The new
association covers all territory east of the
New York Central road and a line drawn
north through the Hudson river and Lake
Champlain to Rouse's Point.
The Pennsylvania has given to the Young
Mems Chistian Association its building in
Camden, y. j., formerly occupied by the
Third-street Methodist Church. The COM
pany gives $500 toward remodeling the
building and 81 800 a year toward the main
tenance OF the organization.
The Erie people are reopenning the block
as an economical measure two years ago.
Each tower gives employment TO two men
and there is good deal OF rejoicing among
the men who formerly operated these
towers, and who, in many cases, have been
re-employed.
The Knickerbocker express, which makes
the run from indianapolis to Cincinnati in
two hours and forty-five minutes, has now
been on six months, and II seldom has
arrived at Cincinnati late: often 1t makes
the run in two hours and twenty-five min
utes. and this train mas been as free from
accident as any train on the road.
Members OF the advisory committee OF
the emigrant clearinghouse of the Western
Passenger Association have gone to New
York 10 submit to the Southern Pacific a
statement as to what they think should be
allowed the Southern Pacific or the west
bound emigrant business. When the com,
mittee left Chicago Sunday night no final
proposition had been agreed en- as TO the
proper proportion to be allowed the South
ern Pacific 1t was expected however: that
an agreement would be reached en- route.
President Miller of the Chicago, Mil
waukee K St. Paul railway, announces the
appointment OF r. ]. Earring, general man.
ager of the road, as second vice president,
Santa Fe. Mr.. Ripley has been third vice
president, but there has been no second
vice president for some time. and the third
vice presidency will be abolished. a. c.
Bird, general traffic manager, will have
practically the same duties that Mr.. Ripley
had. and Mr.. Earring VIII continue as gen.
eral manager.
The trunk lines have decided to continue
the sale of clergymens tickets until March
/, and by that time the Joint Traffic As
ISOLATION will be ready to deal with the
question. If there Is any change now 1T
will be made by the Joint Traffic Associa-
ton, and 1t is not known how this body
feels on the matter. The general opinion
Is that they will be continued with per-
haps some slight notifications The
trouble comes from unworthy men repre-
senting themselves as being clergymen in
good standing securing such favors and
then aiding the scalpers. This has been
done more on Eastern than on Western
roads and for this reason the opposition TO
issuing these tickets emanates from the
trunk lines. Thus far the Pennsylvania
has given the matter no attention. but con-
tinues to be unrepresented at meetings and
to issue clergymen's tickets. In this mat
ter the Pennsylvania lines seem to have
| the advantage, as very seldom Is ticket
of a Pennsylvania line found in the hands
of a scalper. While the scalpers claim that
they want to punish the Pennsylvania, and
consequently do not handle their tickets,
Ii is well known that IL is very difficult for
a scalper to get hold of Pennsylvania
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