The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-04

Local ticket agents state that they are
selling more Of the new mileage books than
they had expected Many of the old-style
of mileage books are still good for trans
portation, and when the new mileage book
is explained the commercial travellers, for
whose benefit It was placed on sale, are not
so disposed to denounce the book. AS one of
the local ticket agents put it, You will find
that a majority of the travelling men who
complain have a tender spot in favor of
the scalpers." The question has been asked
by travelling men, How long will it be
necessary for us to wait for our rebate
after the cover has been sent in to the COM
missioner? and some fear has been ex-
pressed that these applications for re-
bate would be handled with as much de-
liberation as freight claims, which often
require from six months to year for their
adjustment In replying to this question
the rules of the mileage bureau require
every ticket agent selling mileage tick
cts or exchanging for their coupons mile
age exchange train tickets to make a
daily report with collections to his au-
ditor and as the auditor in turn Is
required to make a daily report with col
lections to Commissioner Donald, there
to elapse from the time application for
rebate is made until draft to cover the
claim is received. 1t will therefore be seen
that the investment required of the trav-
eler will in any case be less than heretofore,
when 1t has been necessary to purchase
from four to six mileage tickets at 800 each
10 cover the llitS III inc SAME leIIllOIy.
New YorIx's Anti-ScaIping Law.
The anti-scalping law of New York bids
fair to be decided success, and just now
the eyes of passenger men all over the
country are turned toward that State
George Daniels, general passenger agent of
the New York Central and really the father
of the anti-soalping law. is a determined
fighter when once aroused, and, being well
backed, it is apparent that the law will ac~
complish effectually that which it was in
tended In a telegram to c. F. Donald
chairman of the Central Passenger Associa-
ton, Mr.. Daniels says: Reports from
general Eastern agents and also from the
press show that not a ticket was sold in the
city of New York yesterday by a ticket
scalper. The fact that the law does not
impose a fine. but sends the man either to
the county jail or penitentiary for two
years, seems to have struck these gentlemen
being somewhat severe and the general
Eastern agents also report that the largest
number of people were in the trunk-line Of
fees yesterday that they have seen for a
year. The papers all speak of the law as
being a just one, and state there is no
question about its enforcement"
Receiver for Eel River Road.
Judge BrownIee, of the Howard Superior
Court last night overruled the motion for
a new trial in the Eel River Railway case,
wherein the state brought suit to forfeit
its charter. He appointed Richard Ruddell,
president of the Citizens National Bank of
Kokomo, receiver to take charge of the
property of the Eel River corporation and
dispose of it, The Wabash corporation,
winch under a lease in perpetuity operated
the Eel River as its Logansport-Detroit di
vision, was also defendant. Judge Brown
| lee. in ruling, said the Eel River road in
leasing itself to a competing line had for
| feited it's charter, holding that when it
| ceased TO operate it's own road and control
it's own affairs it violated its charter. He
hAl q iTnnliQ6 RIGHTS r.
| porations went too far; that railroad cor
porations operating under grants by the
state must abide by the power creating
| them.
Personal, Local and General Notes.
C. S. Rhoads, superintendent of telegraph
| of the Big Four, is so i'll as to coniine him
to his house.
P. A Hewitt general auditor of the Big
| -Four lines, will start East on Monday for
a month : vacation
The gross earnings of the Indiana, Deca-
tur & Western for August were ST, 800 in ex-
| cess of those of August, 1896.
John Lazarus traffic manager of the In
diana, Decatur & Western, who has been
East for ten days. will return to-day.
S. r. Galloway, the new president of the
Lake Shore, has been giving the main line
a careful inspection the past week.
Officials of Western lines looking for
falling off in freight traffic next week
with the advance in grain rates east-bound
There were handled on the Big Four sys-
tenn in August 0H3,l49 passengers, against
547 ,932 in August, 1885, an increase this year
of So. 217.
In August there were handled on the Big
Four system 156,940 loaded cars against
l21,6S5 in August, 1896, an increase this year
of 29.255.
James w Hewitt, travelling auditor of
the Big -Four, with headquarters at In
dianapolis, has purchased the residence of
Charles Divine on Talbot avenue
The Kansas City Passenger Bureau has
the Missouri Pacific and the Wabash on
trial for selling tickets TO scalpers al Kan
| sas City contrary TO the provisions of the
bureau.
on Thursday the Monon ran an excursion
train from the south as far as Greencastle
carrying 1S6 passengers, and one from the
rorth as far as Rensselaer,, carrying 221
passengers.
The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Iowa Central Railroad was held at
Chicago yesterday. III. j. Morse was elected
president in place of Russell Sage, who de-
clned reelection.
p. S. ORourke, superintendent of the
Grand Rapids x Indiana, who has been
spending the summer months at Petoskey
has returned 70 his headquarters much i'm
proved in health.
A. r. Waters, trainmaster on the Cincin-
natl division of the Panhandle was serious
~ injured at Xenia on Wednesday while as
sistng in clearing a wreck. His injuries
confne him TO the house.
S. S. Whitehead, at present traffic man
ager or the Chicago, Hammond q Western