The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-12
CHANGES
TWO wELL-KNOWN WESTERN PAS
sENGER OFFICIALS PROMOTED.
Strong Lines Carry Their Point Tenn
pOrariIy, and No Extra Fares VIII
BE Charged on Fast Trains.

pOrariIy, and No Extra Fares VIII
BE Charged on Fast Trains.
E. A. Ford, general passenger agent of
the Pennsylvania lines west of Pittsburg,
and Of the Nandalia, yesterday met for con
ference in this city the several assistant
general passenger agents and the district
passenger agents., and, as a result, George
Rockwell, who two years ago was appoint
ed district passenger agent, with headquar-
tiers at Indianapolis, was promoted to as
sistant general passenger agent, with head
quarters at Cincinnati; and w. w. Richard
son, formerly chief clerk of FL. r. Dering,
assistant general passenger agent of the
Pennsylvania lines at Chicago, and who
was two years ago appointed travelling pas
senger agent of the Pennsylvania lines for
the Northwest, will come to Indianapolis
as district passenger agent. 4. n. Bron-
son, whom Mr.. Rockwell succeeds at Gin
cinnati, at his own request, takes his old
position as Southern passenger agent OF
| the Pennsylvania, a position which he filled
with marked ability for some years. The
business of the company in the South has
not been what it should be, and an ira
proyement is looked for with Mr.. Bronson
resuming his old position. In the promo
ton of Mr.. Rockwell, indianapolis loses
a very popular passenger official and one
who is deserving of promotion, and Mr..
Richardson, who comes here, when private
secretary to f. G.. Darlington, superintend-
ent of the Indianapolis division of the
Pennsylvania lines, made a host of friends
here. The changes are such as will great
ly strengthen the hold of the passenger
Which the men promoted will have SupefVl-
sion. These changes Will take erect June L.
Mr.. Ford has just returned from the Pa
cihc coast and mas not had time 10 look
into the business situation to any extent
since returning, but he thinks there are
evidences that with ali lines passenger
business, in 1897 will be much more SatlStac-
tory than last year. The reporter or the
Journal, having heard hat changes were
contemplated on the lines east CT Pitts
burg, that j. r. Wood was 10 be made pas
senger traffic manage and that George w.
Boyd was to be promoted to general pas
Senger agent, Eastern Passenger agent
Carpenter succeeding him as assistant gem
eral passenger agent, asked Mr.. Ford as TO
the correctness of the statement. lie said
that he had heard of no such changes, but
there might be something in 1t, but he had
been away from home some weeks and had
not yet met any of the PASSENGER olnclals
know whether such changes were contem-
plated.
The Freight DiRerentiaIs Case.
The hearing before the Interstate-com
nerce Commission of the freight differen-
tails case was resumed at Philadelphia yes
terday. William r. Tucker, secretary of
the Philadelphia Board of Trade, was the
first witness. To illustrate the claim of the
Philadelphia commercial interests that the
increased freight-carrying business and the
increased export trade of hat city has
been the natural result of improved water
way facilities, Mr.. Tucker explained what
had been done towards lettering the har-
Dor facilities in the past twenty years.
THESE increased facilities, he said, had led
the steamship companies and Individual
owners 10 greater activity in securing bust
ness for their steamers. In Mr.. fuckers
by Mr.. Loomis, who rep
resents the New York Central Railroad, 1t
was brought out that nearly ali the grain
or other merchandise coming Into Philadei-
phia from the West for foreign ports Is
loaded on vessels at WhaTVeS owned by the
PennsylVanla RalIroaa. MF; Iucher stated
that the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
owned more Wharfage than any other cor
poration.
Lawrence Johnson, of the firm of Law
renee Johnson Il CO., said that in exporting
grain and provisions and importing gem
eral merchandise he used the New York
vessels for possibly SeNell-e4ShthS OF his
business. He said he found the sailingS
there more frequent. When asked by ar.
Herman, who represents the New York Prod
uce Exchange, whether or not he exported
grain from southern ports he explained that
he did not, because of the inability TO get
the sort of wheat he needed at any point
except New York. Mr.. Johnson was the
first witness to be directly questioned by
members {. the commission. In reply 10
questions from the commissioners he said
cargoes from South America and also from
the East Indies can be brought to New
York and then reshipped to Philadelphia
much cheaper than the same cargoes could
be sent directly to Philadelphia.
Secretary. Wheatley, of the Baltimore
Chamber of Commerce. took the stand and
formally verified certain statistics relating
to tonnage of New York, Baltimore and
Philadelphia. Samuel Bell, jr, a Philadel-
phia flour merchant, who is also a director
of the Washburn-Crosby Company, of Min
neapolis, stated that the portion of the
ported is about equally divided in its ship
ment between the ports of Philadelphia and
New York. Several other witnesses were
questioned as to the relative effect of the
differential rates at different points. Then
Chairman Morrison announced a postpone:
ment of the hearing until May 70 at Wash
ington, ID. C.
Must Pay for stock.
The Supreme Court of Ohio yesterday de-
cided in favor of the bank in the case of
the Cincinnati, New Orleans &c Texas Pa
cifc Railroad VS.. the Citizens National
Bank. of Cincinnati, in the matter of over
issue of stock to the extent of four hundred
shares by George +. Doughty, deceased,
who was secretary of the company prior to
the date of his death, in 1882. These fraud
ulent shares fell into the hands of the bank
and the railroad company is now judicially
required to stand the loss. The capital
stock of the company was $1,000 900 in 1000
shares of $500 each. After Doughty's death.
the overissue coming to light, some of the
holders, the evidence showed, had made in
quiry of the president, Theodore Cook, who
said the bonds were all right. Other hold
ers had taken Doughty's word that the is
sue was all right. All of the holders
claimed the issue to ave been signed by
legitimate officers, which was true. Some
of the courts below made a distinction be-
tween holders who had not inquired and
holders who had, giving judgment to those
who made inquiry. Doughty, in issuing the
fraudulent bonds, had taken advantage of
the fact that President Cook had signed a
large number of stock certificates In blank
and left them with him for use in making
transfers. Doughty issued the stock in his
own name, using old serial numbers for
the new certificates and entering it on the
certificate stubs that the original numbers
had been Cancelled, which was, of course,
not true.
Passenger Business StiII Light.
II. r. Dering, assistant general passenger
agent of the Pennsylvania lines, with head
quarters at Chicago, is spending a couple
of days in the city. He says that passen-
ger business, with roads all over the coun-
try, is, comparatively speaking, light, but