The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-06

derson had become so arduous that Ii was
necessary he should have an assistant.
w. w. Richardson. district passenger
agent OF the PENNSYLVANIA. returned yes
ter day from a meeting OF passenger ON
clals OF the Pennsylvania held in PlttspurS
TO arrange winter time schedules: he
states that the meeting was a very pleasant
one, ana That IL Is not proboble any lmpor-
tant changes which will effect Indianapolis
lines will be made.
The official report of General Manager
of the Indiana Car Service AsSo-
citation, shows that in the six months ended
oct; 81 there We're handled $4,000 cars,
against 1880 in the corresponding six
months of 1902. an increase of $500. The
bureau is working smoothly. and the roads.
the Shippers and consignees are pleased with
the Improvement in its operation.
Claims amounting TO $1,000 and s125.00
have been filed against the Chicago-St.
Paul lines by the Chicago, New YORK q
New England line. and notice has been
given by the latter that unless the amounts
are paid promptly an appeal will be taken
to the President, and II this is not effective.
Viii be taken into court. The money is
their proportion Of. tickets from st. Paul
To New York.
Several years ago William X. Wander
bilt was the largest stakeholder in the
pennsylvania and w. L. Elkins was second
largest. It present H. c. Frick is said to
be the largest individual holder, owning
10000 shares. A large New York trust
OAhPoi O"lo lNp,oV SIdItSs DClh6 NhC
largest block owned outright by any single
corporation. Three years ago a majority
OF the stock was owned in Europe, but at
present less than % per cent. is held
abroad.
AT a special meeting of the board OF
directors of the Lake Shore & Michigan
Southern Railway, yesterday, the road was
authorized to issue ultimately. when need
ed, S5O,OOO,OO0 of 4 per cent. debenture bonds.
The issue will be used as follows: S25 100000
to cover notes amounting to that sum is
sued from time to time the past year to
pay for Reading and Hooking Valley stock
purchased and other money borrowed.
S25,OOO,CO TO be held for purposes of i'm
provement, ETC., as needed.
An additional homeseekers' date, Nov. "a,
has been authorized by lines in the South
western Passenger Bureau. The round
trip rate for this date will be SIS from st.
Louis 10 certain territory in the South
cheap tickets were sold Sept. Is and Oct
~. This Is different from the other cheap
round-trip rates, inasmuch as ii is an extra
date, making three homeseekers' dates
from st. Louis in November, instead of
two, which come on the first and third
Tuesdays.
Col. Edward Simpson, the veteran rail-
way mail clerk, who had a run on the
State-lire division of the Panhandle from
Logansport TO Peoria, Wednesday brought
suit for $4,000 damages against the Penn
sylvani;i in the Cass county Circuit Court
for injuries sustained Feb. 20, 1903, when he
'0~o - -
His arm was broken and the fracture re-
duced In such manner that he is unable to
perform his work. He is sixty-five years
OF age and ayers that his lease of life is
still fourteen years.
George w. Stevens, president of the Ches-
apeake & Ohio, and Vice President Schoon-
maker, of the Pittsburg q Erie, this week
inspected the new Monongahela branch, to-
gether with the directors of both roads.
1t is understood that a closer union of the
G.. q o. and the Pittsburg g. Lake Erie is
under consideration, and that this inspec-
ton trip was designed to acquaint the off,
GERS of the two companies with the actual
condition. 1t will be noticed that both lines
are controlled by the Vanderbilt and Penn
sylvania Railroad interests.
The ticket scalpers are jubilant while
on the other hand railroad officials are
chagrined over the decision just rendered
by the Supreme Court of New York in the
injunction cases against Buffalo scalpers,
as IL is likely to ave an important bearing
on the injunction cases brought by the St.
Louis roads against the St. Louis scalpers.
The court says the railroads are not en-
titled to an injunction, inasmuch as they
are mainly responsible for the scalpers'
existence by aiding and abetting them, and
that the railroads were guilty of violating
laws as charged against the scalpers. The
railroads took an appeal to the New York
Supreme Court, which has affirmed the de-
cision of the lower court, and as a conse-
quence the scalpers are pleased.