The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-16

at the annual banquet which the company
rendered its surgeons, and as a result, be-
fore many months. one car of every Chi
cago & Eastern Illinois train, freight and
passenger, will carry an emergency box
stocked with necessary articles for use IN
accidents.
The Interstate-commerce Commission yes
terday gave a hearing in the case of the
ing preferential rates to Peavy & Co, VINO
operate elevators at a number of Western
points, including Kansas City, Mo, and
Council Bluffs, la. John w. BALDWIN, OF
Omaha. represented the Union Pacific, and
commended that there was no discrimination
in rates, and that its allowances are not
excessive. He said that there was an agree
the Midland Elevator Company at Kansas
City and the Omaha Elevator Company at
Council Bluffs, under which the Union
per cent. per 100 pounds for handling grain
which passes through those elevators.
"Outsfde of the contract recently made
by the Big Four and Erie for through serv-
ice over the tracks of the Big Four from
seem 10 be any foundation said an official
of the Bic Four, 'for the constant rumors
in railroad circles that negotiations are
pending between these two roads for a
Cincinnati and Cleveland entrance for the
Erie by Joint use of the Big Four tracks.
Not much credit can be given TO such ru-
mors." Big Four officials say no offer has
been made for joint use of their tracks, and
If there should be it is not likely it would
be considered: on the other hand, the Big
Four trains now use the Baltimore a. ONO
South-W Western tracks from Winton Place
junction into Cincinnati, and it is a ques-
ton whether the Big Four has power under
the contract to sublet TO the Erie, even II
it were disposed so to do.
III their efforts to defeat the ticket scalp
ers at st. Louis the passenger officials or
the several roads are trying TO agree on a
ticket that will annoy the public the least,
but defeat the scalpers. 1t is stated that
a ticket used by the Baltimore & Ohio
South-W Western in one or two Of its excur-
sions last summer as a test is much dis
cussed. and it is probable will be adopted,
at least by the Central Association; IL Is
a trip ticket. one coupon on which Is a
receipt which does not contain the destina-
ton or other stamp by which a purchaser
could tell what II Is for. This receipt is
detached by the conductor and returned
to the passenger in exchange for the return
end of his ticket. AT the place OF destina-
ton the ticket is deposited at the joint
agency and can be secured by the pas
senger within two hours of his train time
returning upon delivery to the agent of the
receipt which he holds and proper identif-
cation of himself as the original purchaser.
Out Of 400 tickets of this kind last summer
sixty-eight were left unredeemed.
A move was launched In New York q
few days ago for the appointing OF a boaro
of arbitration to have jurisdiction over al
disputes regarding passenger fares. Inc
members of the board so far elected are
o. P. McCarty. of the b. 81 o. S. W., repre-
senting the Central Passenger Association
C. NJ. Burke, general passenger agent or the
Central of New Jersey, representing the
Trunk-line Association; ID. j. Flanders, gen
eral passenger agent of the Boston q Maine
representing New England: c.. II. Smith
general passenger agent of the New Orleans
& Northeastern, representing the Soutneast
ern Association. and III. G. Townsend. gen
eral passenger agent of the Missouri Pa
cifc. representing the southwestern Asso
citation. 1t is understood that at the mex
meeting representative of all other passen
ger associations will be added, completing
the organization, the principal object o.
which is TO provide some system of dealing
with rate questions, with a view of settling
all disputes by a majority of votes from tn
xorio,1S railroads