The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-11
AHEAD OF CONGRESS-
MANY ROADS HAVE GIVEN TRAVEL
ERS WHAT THEY DEMANDED.
Did Not Wait for the INTERCHANGEABLE
Miieage Bill to BE P~assed-I., ID.
& w. Litigation.

The general passenger agent of one of
the important systems of roads in the
Central Traffic Association territory. in
conversation with a reporter OF the jour
nal, said: Il see by the Journal of Wednes-
day that the commercial travellers bill for
interchangeable mileage has been favorably
received and will likely be passed at the
next meeting of the Senate. The CONNER
cial Travellers Association have spent a
great deal OF money and time in pressing
this bill. The passage of the bill. will un-
doubtedly help them in some parts Of the
country, although in the more densely-
populated and busy parts of the COM
munity the demands of business are more
likely to produce favorable methods for the
free interchange of business than can be
accomplished by legislation, as. for ex-
ample, the recent announcement that, COM
mencing with the 1st of January, the
thousand-mile tickets of the Cincinnati,
Hamilton & Dayton, which are sold for $40,
are accepted for passage over not only
their connections but competing lines, and
this mileage book gives a man the choice
of a commercial territory covering over
ten thousand miles of railroad. For in
stance, this ticket is honored from Cincin-
natl 70 =. Louis oyer the issuing road, In
over the competing lines, the Big Four and
the OHIO & Mississippi. 1t is also good be-
Vttii ~ riQ 6oDo DC-
tween Chicago and Cincinnati over two
roads, good between Cleveland and Cincin-s
bus and Cincinnati, good between Cinein-
natl, Toledo and Detroit, so that SO far
as the central States are concerned the
action OF the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Day
Son railroad in advance of the proposed
legislation" This is but one of q dozen
roads which has greatly extended the use
OF Its mileage books, and the most pleas
ing feature is that where lines are the
Is honored to such an extent.
An attorney familiar with the 1. d. &
w. litigation thinks there is no merit in
the suit brought in Illinois attacking the
validity of the recent sale by Peirce and
Sands. trustees. 1t proceeds upon the
theory that the court in Indiana had no
Jurisdiction to order the sale of that part
of the road in Illinois. The question has
already been decided by the United States
Supreme Court, and there seems to be little
doubt that Judge Bartholomew will be sus-
tanned in his orders OF sale.
The United States Investor, in
ing on the opposition of the junior securi-
ties to the sale, says: What this opposi-
ton will amount to cannot vet be deter
the stockhooIders is necessary esesa before the BUR- III
chase can be ratified, there may yet de-
velop, sufficient hostility. to defeat the sale.
The directors of the Lake Erie * Western
have called a special meeting of the stock
holders for Feb. s to authorize the issue of
600 per mile and of its second mortgage
bonds at the rate of 5000 per mile upon
& Springfield railroad. At this meeting the
whole matter of purchase will, of course,
hand. the stockholders of the indianapolis,
Decatur & Springfield are making arrange
ments to prevent the contamination of the
agreement with the Lake Erie & Western
Decision Against Judge Burke.
At Cleveland, yesterday, Judge Pugh de-
cided the demurrer of Judge Burke and
his associates to the petition of the New
York Central Trust Company, which asks
FOR a judgment of 5000, 900 under the bonds
of the Hooking Valley railway issued in
1881. He held that the demurrer vas not
well founded and therefore overruied it.
Burke and his lawyers took sixty days in
which TO file an answer. With reference
could not be held the court said the claim
was not worthy OF extended consideration,
n noa 4 pa sood claim Il ot ~ The ho onention mat wai = Was sSs
court leaves in doubt is. was the trust Gre
ated by Burke and others of The executive
expressed trust or a constructive trust?
If 1t was an expressed trust 1t continues
i've trust Burke and the other iefendsnts
are entitled to have the ssa,ale Of limita-
tons run in the favor.
Galloway to Succeed CALDWELL.
Receiver S. r. Galloway, of the Glover
Leaf, has returned to Toledo from the East,
where ne has been to confer with the Off
Gals of the Vanderbilt lines. In CONVEX
sation with a reporter, Mr.. Galloway con-
firmed the report that he is to be made
president Of the Nickel Plate. He SAYS
the directors of the company will meet in
New York next Tuesday, when the election
will take place. Mr.. Galloway viii remove
make his headquarters. In this connection
II Is proper to state that good authority
& Hooking Valley was first offered the po-
sition and he declined, as he takes great
pride in what he is accomplishing as presi-
dent and general manager of the Columbus
& Hooking Valley.
Pass Agreement Violated.
Chairman Midgley. Of the Western Freight
Association, who is at the head of the pass
agreement, has issued a circular to all
fines calling attention to the fact that the
agreement is being violated by several lines,
The particular abuse to which Mr.. Midgley
have put in applications for passes for hand
and Immigrant agents. and that the passes
other business men. The charge Is made
that some OF the roads which have been
guilty of this practice have asked for the
passes with the deliberate intention of put
ting them to a use contrary to the provis-
ions OF the agreement.
Request OF southern Lines Refused.
At n meeting OF the freight committee of
tho Central Traffic Association, at Chicago
yesterday, it was decided that the request
OF the Southern lines for the use of the
Southern railway and steamship classifca-
ton on traffic from points north of the
Ohio river could not be granted. This was
strongly urged by the Southern lines, but
the Central Traffic roads, after a long dis
cussion. were practically unanimous in de-
clining TO accept the classification of the
Southern lines. The date for the taking
effect of the new scale basis of class rates
from points in Central Traffic Association
territory was extended to April L.
MOnon Entitlcd to the Broom.
A dispatch from Louisville says: The
fastest continuous run ever made in this
section was that made by the Monon special
from Chicago to-day. The train covered
the distance of 1928 miles in seven hours and
fifty minutes I'm a binding snowstorm. The
actual running time was ffty-fve miles
per hour for the entire route, deducting the
stops for water. coal. etc. The passing
Show Company, which opened here to-
night, was enabled to breakfast in Chica go
and dine in Louisville, the train arriving
here at 100 o'clock. The train was under
the supervision of General Superintendent
George X. Lowell and Superintendent L.
H. Parker.
No Agreement I'm Sight.
The Western lines were in session with the