The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-06
THE ANTI-SCALPING BILL
PASSENGER MEN SAY THE MEASURE
SHOULD HAVE BEEN PASSED.
Preferred Stockholders of the t., st.
for the MOnon and VandaIia.

To say that the general passenger
agents are greatly disappointed that the
anti-scalping bin was not passed by Con-
gress, is no exaggeration: "still." one of
the local scalpers said yesterday, 1.-The gem
eral passenger agents have il in their power
TO crush out the scalper. but so long as
there are weak lines which really subsist
on the tickets sold through the scalpers,
so long will the strong lines. directly or in
directly, support the scalping fraternity"
a local passenger official speaking Of the
same matter said that the roads created
the scalping business. and if they chose to
do so could soon shut the scalper out. In
diana and Illinois have laws which would
remedy the evil, if enforced. This is not
the point. said the local passenger official.
There Is a better way TO get at 1T than
that. Let General Passenger Agent Martin.
of the Big Four. General Passenger Agent
Ford, of the Pennsylvania lines, Frank
Reed, general passenger agent of the Mo-
non, and ID. e. Edwards, passenger traffic
manager of the Cincinnati. Hamilton &
Dayton, notify conductors on their trains
that hereafter if they honor any mileage
book not in the hands of it's original pur-
chaser. said conductor will be dismissed
The business of the scalper would soon feel
the effects of the order, the scalpers adj
nit that they exist solely on the use of the
mileage book in the hands of others than le-
ultimate purchasers passenger con-
dGctOr said if the passenger officials would
issue an order OF that purport there is not
a conductor who would not to the best of
his abaility, carry out his, instructions
There is none" said he, who knows bet
ter than we to what abuse the mileage book
is subjected
The Present New York Central.
In a late issue of the serials the passenger
department of the New York Central pub
fishes is an interesting article showing the
development of this great trunk line which
is interesting history. On Sept u. 1881, the
Albany d Schenectady, chartered in
1876 as the Mohawk & Hudson. was opened
for traffic and was the first railroad con-
structed in the United States. In 1s47 the
name was changed to the Albany & Sche-
nectady. In 1853 the late ex-senator Hum
phrey, at that time a member of Assembly
from wyoming county. as chairman OF the
committee on railroads. introduced a bill to
consolidate the nine small lines which I'LL
timately formed the marvellous four-track
road. the world-famed New York Central.
In 1863 the company was consolidated with
the Hudson River. and the incompatible
trunk line from New York to Buffalo. by
way of the Hudson river and Albany. was
wisely placed under one management. In
1881 the Mohawk IL Hudson carried a few
hundred passengers. During 1896 the pres
ent New York Central carried nearly 15.OO0,-
000
The passenger equipment of this greatest
of all railroads. here or elsewhere, consists
OF nearly 500 first class passenger cars. over
100 composite cars twelve dining cars. 100
second class immigrant cars. 800 baggage
and express cars. and 325 passenger locomo-
tives. This is a total equipment without a
parallel in the country. and it's cost, repre-
scented i'm dollars would run into many mill
lions When tx is considered that the past
year has been especially unsatisfactory
Il a ttatt afls
all over the. world. the fact of the Central
having a surplus of $4,000. after paying
dividends during the past twelve months.
amply demonstrates that the management
is not only up to date but also that the
property as q medium of travel is not ex-
ceiled by any other railway in the world.