The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-20
Worrying the Ticket Brokers.

George ". Boyd, assistant general passen-
ger agent of the Pennsylvania, he never
ceases in his opposition to the scalping Of
tickets, and each has been working indefa-
tlSably Tor several years In an effort TO
have the business made Illegal. AT the
hearing in Albany on the anti-scalping bill
last week, Mr.. Daniels presented packages
of forged tickets that had been sold by
brokers, which amounted TO over $4,000. If
any of his company's offices were robbed
they invariably found the tickets in the
scalpers' offices. he said. He referred to
specific instances TO prove it. The Central
during 1886 redeemed %. 1876 tickets yalueud
at $3l, 1928. If il were not for the scalpers
conventions could be given special rates of
possible now, because of the manipulation
by ticket scalpers of the return trip por-
N Son " York Iuc State tck MeTe d dI ,ne o sEai Of Sus Gl
ness ii would break up the entire business
throughout the country. Mr.. Daniels de-
clared that New York was the key to the
situation.
Personal, Local and General Notes.
The Brooks locomotive works are TO be
started up on full time, employing 1850
men.
c. NJ. Higginson has been appointed pur-
chasing agent of the Santa Fe lines, vice
w. G. Nevins, promoted.
President Hill, of the Great Northern, on
Wednesday sailed for Europe, expecting 10
be absent about q month.
The Wabash earned in the second week
of March 500, S56; decrease, SIS, i61. Since
July j. $3.50, 05; decrease, s., 3l2, SAG.
On Saturday night and Sunday the Big
-Four handled on its system eighteen theat-
rical troupes. numbering 713 persons.
j. j. Turner. vice president and general
manager of the Vandalia, was In the city
yesterday for a conference with Receiver
Malott.
d. W. Caldwell. president of the Lake
Shore, has gone TO California for several
weeks stay, his health being somewhat
shattered.
II. II. Wellman, for many years a passen-
ger conductor on the Little Miami and lat
er on the Cincinnati, Hamilton d Dayton
lines, Is dead.
The Chicago. Rock Island & Pacific has
reissued its entire stock Of skeleton tickets.
using safety paper water marked with the
letters c., r. L. & p.
Colonel Wm. Shaw has returned from a
three weeks stay in Pennsylvania much
improved in health. He was in the city yes
teTday on official business.
on Thursday nineteen cars loaded with
machinery tor u paper mill to be con-
Structed in Japan passed over the chicago
division OF the Big Four on one urain.
Il. +. Mack has been appointed travelling
freight agent of the Santa Fe lines, sue
ceeding Albert Andrews. who has been ap-
pointed commercial agent OF the company
at Milwaukee.
]. C. Lincoln has been appointed first as
%sistant general freight agent of the st.
Louis & Iron Mountain; For some years ne
a l%1hA ~ "
Missouri Pacific in'the West.
The Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton pas
senger department Is advertising the reser-
voir at Celina as a great bass-fishing place.
The reservoir now contains more water
than at any time in many years.
II. McClurg agent of the Big Four at
Aroma. will on Monday become the joint
agent of the Big Four and the Chicago *
Eastern Illinois at S~wanington. the juno
ton of the two roads, which is becoming a
busy place.
ID. r. Jennings. who left the Toledo. ST;
Louis & Kansas City 10 become general
manager of the Nickel-plate fast freight
line. was on Wednesday presented with an
elegant gOld-headed cane by his late asso-
ciates on the Clover-leaf road.
The middle division of the Pennsylvania
road employees have organized a Veteran
Employees Association at Harrisburg. SINH
lar to that at Pittsburg, and all employees
who entered the service OF the company
before 1863 are eligible TO membership.
To-day the parlor car on the Vandalia
which has been run between Indianapolis
and st. Louis on Trains 20 and q for some
years, will be taken off. Two sleeping cars
are now hauled on this train and this will
accommodate the travel which prefers the
privacy of IA parlor car or sleeping car.
1t is stated that. although navigation is
not yet opened, lake rates are already
threatening the traffic situation, and IL Is
feared that, Notwithstanding the Joint
Traffic Association managers are supposed
to control such rates. the coming season
may see "A good deal of rate generalization
r. y. Smith. superintendent of the vol
untary relief department of the Pennsyi-
vania's Western lines. in his monthly buEe-
tin shows that in February Dement'S
amounting to $24, 1920 were paid. The name
of r. C.. Thayer appears on the reports
as assistant superintendent.
The Big Four people are urging the Gin
cinnati, Hamilton & Dayton to build a
new freight depot at this point, as the Big
Four wishes to tear down the old Bee
line depots. which they occupy, and con-
-tr,,of ono Of tho la rupSt and most COnVGn-
lent bulk yards in the West.
The congress of the American League
Whist Club Is TO be held at Put-in-Bay In
July. 1t Is expected four hundred persons
will be i'm attendance, and lower rates than
those authorized by the Central Passenger
Association have been asked for. AS the
matter now stands the rate will be one and
a third fare, on the certificate plan.
1t is generally understood that the Penn
sylvania has been very loyal TO the Joint
Traffic Association, and such loyalty has
cost it much loss of business, while the
Vanderbilt lines, especially the Lake Shore.
have not given the association such support
as has the Pennsylvania, and 1t is not the
fault of the freight officials of the Penn
sylvania lines that the company has suf-
fered i'm its business, which. it is alleged,
has led to the dismissal OF a number OF
freight men in the service of the Penn
s~ylvania.
The Pittsburg, Cincinnati. Chicago & st.
Louis Railway Company reports for Feb
ruary: Gross earnings. a,o6 272; decrease,
4 tlUfst-Ns VBNlolii6 tNPtiSNos NpftfNf w
crease. S92. $50; net earnings. s2o9,473; de-
crease, $l5,13s; fixed charges, S240.4,S; de
crease, $24, 566; deficit, $1 ,005; decrease, So
42S. Jan. | to Feb. Is: Gross earnings, 81
los. 423; decrease, $305,341; operating ex'
penses. 81 SOC. 1874: decrease, $3.50. i6l; net earn
| ings. S506 $50; decrease, $l9.Ss6; fixed charges
s545. s4S: decrease, $6,G2S; deficit, $9,554: in
| crease, $13.soS-
For several weeks Frank Clark, superin'
tendent of the electric power plant of the
Big Four at indianapolis, has been expert
menting in operating the telegraph instru'
ments in the offices with electricity direct
from the power house. The battery is tC
be stored with electricity from dynamos
and IL IL claimed a great saving can bt
made to the company. Thus far IT has beer
tested on a limited scale, but arrangements
nave been made to get the necessary in
to give the experiment a test
on a much larger scale.
Never in the history Of the railways of In
diana have the roads suffered to such al
| extent by Ugh waters as tnose in the
southern part of the State by the recent
floods. While all have got their trains &c
running, il will be many months before ths
oadbeds will be in as good condition a:
before the flood. The Baltimore & Ohio
Southwestern and the Evansville & Teri,
Haute were the greatest sufferers, having
seemingly received the butt OF the heav,
rains. 1t is stated that IL Will cost the u
* o. s. W. 81, 000.000 or more to put its track
bridges. ETC.. in as good condition as befor,
the floods. Its trains are now running or
schedule time and with perfect safety, hav
ing TO slow down at but few places.
At a conference held in Chicago yesterday
between officials of the Grand Trunk anC
the Northwestern measures were taken e
meet via Chicago Canadian Pacific rate: