The Indianapolis journal., 1904-05-19
Validating Fee Making Trouble.

has gone SO far as to advertise that IL will
grant stop-overs at Chicago without ex-
pense to passengers. He justifes his
ton by showing that no such fees are
charged at any other point East or West,
except at st. Louis and Kansas City. The
Western Passenger Association on Wednes-
day issued notice that stop-overs OF ten
days at Chicago would be granted on all
through tickets. to st. Louis. The attor-
neys for both the railroads and the scalp
taken from the order of the court grant
ing the injunction against scalpers the
phrase Nothing in the order shall be
construed prohibiting scalpers from sell,
ing any tickets bought from the railroad,
and they also agreed that new stipulation
be added. to the effect that the order as
as may be sold by the railroad company
to brokers for the purpose OF resale.
Personal, Local and General Notes.
The Wabash is building a new round
house at Montpelier, o., to cost *6O'ooO, pc
sides making other improvements on is
yards at that point.
D. III. Edwards, passenger traffic man.
ager of the Cincinnati Hamilton & Dayton,
who spent a couple OF days at 81 LOUIS
has returned TO Cincinnati.
Tomorrow night 175 employees of the
government at Washington will leave over
the chesapeake & Ohio for st. Louis, thal
road turning the train over TO the Big
Four,
Under the new time schedule all rec
ords have been broken at the Terre Haute
Ond) union station. Every twenty-four
hours eighty-seven passenger trains are
handled.
The Cincinnati, Hamilton g. Dayton on
Sunday ran excursions on every DIVISION
of the system and handled several thou-
sand people, much to the surprise or the
passenger department.
The Indiana Car Service Association
in Anril
age detention of i99 days. The unusual
detention was due to the floods or last
month. which prevented prompt movement
Joseph Ramsey, president OF the wa
bash, now in New York, says the back
ward crops and uncertainty in the CEN
trail West are responsible for the falling
off of freight earnings during the first two
weeks In May.
cisco states that the late spring mas de-
layed construction on its connection with
the Chicago & Eastern Illinois. IT Is
thought the Chicago-St. Louis line can be
opened for traffic not later than June 10.
The Toledo, ST. Louis &c Western pays it's
employees with checks, and agents are au-
thorized to take up the checks and send
them to headquarters. This method was
adopted some years ago. but was aban-
doned when President Norton took con-
troll.
L. B. Crosely, formerly auditor of the
Indiana, Bloomington & Western. now as
sstant general freight agent of the Phila-
delphia 4 Reading, is expected in the city
to-day. He was called West by the death
of brother-in-law. who resided at Louis
vile.
Major n. Gilleas, vice president and gen.
eral superintendent, and w. 8. King, as
s'stant general superintendent of the Yazoo
day for their headquarters. Both have
been spending ten days at French Lick
Springs.
On the New York Central main line. the
ing those of May, 1908. This is in marked
contract to the month of April, when the
earnings for the first two weeks showed
large decreases as compared with those OF
April. 1903
The expected announcement of changes
on the Illinois Central has not yet been
made. Vice President ]. T. Hartman is In
New York, comforting with President Fish.
and IL is said an official statement regarding
the appointments will not be made for sew
eral days.
II. W. Calcutt. superintendent of dining
car service of the chesapeake & Ohio,
passed through the city yesterday en-
route TO Chicago, and to-day will visit the
Pullman works and receive two new dining
cars, which are to be put into service i'm
mediately.
and most thoroughly equipped general rail-
road repair shops in Indiana. Already the
shops give employment M mt to sl5 men. Peru
city, and subsidy of thirty acres OF
ground and $4,000 was granted to the shop.
The Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton has
a steam shovel and two construction trains
at work east of the city raising the grade
of its tracks five feet for quite a distance,
to conform to the grade of the subway
being constructed foi the tracks of the
Indianapolis * Cincinnati Traction Com
pany.
Work on the special long-distance tele-
phone wire being installed on the Lake
Shore road is progressing satisfactorily,
and within a few weeks will enable the
officials TO communicate with other points
of the companys lines, and will greatly IA
cilitate the handling OF business generally.
The exchange at Toledo will be large one.
Under the plan for winding up the Pitts
burg Toledo syndicate. which built the
Pittsburg extension on the Wabash, the to-
tai capital stock of the Wabash -Pittsburg
Terminal Railway Company is increased
owned by the Wabash. The Wabash will
also own S6,6OO,oO0 of the $5O0OO,OO0 author
lied bonds.
The engineers and firemen of the Chica go
& Alton announce their formal rejection
of a compromise schedule submitted by the
company following recent demands by the
men for more pay. The vote to reject is
said to have been unanimous, and some
fears of a strike are expressed but the
employees. before voting. will seek to re-
open the negotiation.
Western railroad officials deny the re-
ports that they are charging higher rates
! from Chicago 10 the st. Louis fair than
are made from other points. These stories
| are said TO originate with scalpers. who are
trying to create the impression that their
| continuance In business is necessary TO az.
| ford Chicago people an opportunity TO visit
/ the fair at low rates.
The Illinois Central will enter the Goa
and iron fields of Alabama over the tracks
| of the Kansas City, Memphis * Birming.
| ham, now a division of the st. Louis & Sar
| Francisco In consideration of entering
TO the coal and iron fields over the ST. Louis
\ x San Francisco. the Illinois Central al.
/ lows the former lire 10 enter New Orleans
| from Baton Rouge, La. The contract Is tc
run ninety-nine years. II was predicted