The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-01
REVIEW OF YEAR
IN THE RAIL WAY WORLD
Rates Very Closely Adhered to by All
Roads Entering IndianapoIis-Ticket Sales 10
to 20 Per Cent. Larger Than in 1909

In passenger traffic, as well as in freight
siness. the year 1903 was a record-break-
During the entire year through travel
rs highly satisfactory. east and west,
nth and south. Especially was the I'M
ovement noticeable with the nOrth-and-
nth lines.
The sleeping car companies also expert
|ced the best year in their history, not
Fcepting that Of the worlds fair year
be excursion business TO Niagara Falls
nd to the Atlantic seaboard and Michigan
easure resorts was highly creditable. The
anday excursion business has become a
Fature. and during the summer months it
as not an unusual thing TO handle at the
Mon Station 5000 to 10000 people on Sun
hy excursion tickets. And general pas
niger agents, after careful investigation,
ave come TO the conclusion that regular
favei is not curtailed much through Sun
by excursions. The Pennsylvania lines
be last year, for the first time, Joined
earthly IN Sunday excursions, and the re-
ATS were quite satisfactory.
GOOD INCREASE OVER 1902.
Conversation with the different passenger
gents at the outside ticket Offices shows
rat 10 to % per cent. more revenue was
erived from the sale Of tickets than in 1902.
harles Stilz, general ticket agent at the
MON Station. states that the receipts from
10 sale OF tickets ranged from $4,000 to
5000 per month in excess Of 1902. in which
ear the sale at the Union Station largely
decreased. AT the outside ticket Offices the
hcrease Is, however, more noticeable than
{ the Union Station, as people are now
purchasing their tickets in advance OF their
EannaA1 ur.a.r - - - - 90 Z q
he Union Station and take a train. III. NJ.
Bronson, assistant general passenger agent
the Big Four states thai there was not
month last year when their revenues IN
he sale of tickets did not exceed that of
w, some months reaching an increase or
Rom $1,000 to SIS, 900.
w. w. Richardson, assistant general pas
)enger agent OF the Pennsylvania lines, re-
borts their business as having been highly
satisfactory, and he thinks that the reve-
hue derived therefrom will show an in
Grease OF from 10 TO II per cent a month
Harry j. Rhein. general passenger agent
pr the Lake Erie & Western, says that in
.9z their passenger revenue was the largest
n the history OF the road and $40 in ex-
fess OF the previous year, and he did not
Expect 10 show much increase over lyO2.
But IL comes out that the revenues derived
from passenger business of the Lake Erie
= Western for the year 1903 was about
10000 in excess of 1902, this despite the
kroley line business
District Passenger Agent Algeo, of the
Cincinnati. Hamilton & Dayton and the
tdonon lines, is much elated over the in
Grease shown by both lines. the C., H. q ID.
Eoing fully 10 per cent better business at its
indianapolis terminal than In any former
year, while the Monon showed an increase
bf fully 10 per cent, IL doing the best bust
hess over the entire system in the history
bf the Monon line. The Vandalia is in
eluded in the statement OF Mr.. Richardson
as regards the Pennsylvania line.
RATES CLOSELY ADHERED TO.
1t is stated that passenger rates have
never been more strictly adhered TO. II
kact. the Local Passenger Association has
FThe excursion business in all directions,
Especially TO points in the Northwest, was
|the largest in some years, and Pacific coast
business was unusually large. The inter-
mileage books have now been
|on sale five years n have become more
popular since the rules were modified with
Ia majority of the travelling salesn en- and
the practice Of people travelling on Dor
Proved mileage as a result or the use of
mileage books has been practically stopped,
las under the rules a person can purchase
e. book and use such portions OF IL as he
needs and return 1t and get a rebate of
money paid.
While passenger officials are much graft
fled with the result OF the years business
and have done the best work In their ca
|reer. they look forward 10 1904 TO be the
banner year in passenger revenue in the
|history Of the Central Traffic lines, as
people seem TO have plenty OF money to
travel with and are getting into their old
habits of travelling more.