The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-23
Local Notes.

The passenger agents of indianapolis roads
have a meeting at the DensOn House on Mon
day, the 25th.
General Agent Breeeunt, of the Chicago & In
dianapohs Air Line, expects to perfect arrange
ments for running a train, on July 4, hourly be-
tween indianapolis and Broad Ripple.
Nearly all of the Western roads offer greatly
reduced rates for Fourth of July excursions be-
tween all points on the lines. and travel between
the Sd and 5th promises to be very heavy.
Tickets to San Francisco for Knight Templars
have been placed on sale Mt the Union ticket
offices. Outsiders are complaining mat reduced
rates are given only to Knight Templars and
their wives.
Tourist travel, which has been very light for
June, has III the last day or tive assumed large
proportions. About as many people going
east as north in search of pleasure during the
summer weeks.
A telegram received from Chicago last evening
stated that the management OF the north and
sOuth roads had restored rates, and would how
endeav0r TO organize pool or traffic association
which would meet the approval OF all roads in
terested.
Chief Engineer Beach, of the Bee Line system,
has just purchased ground at Charleston,
III, on the l. & st. l.. division. upon which
new passenger depot or handsome style of arch
itecture will be erected at once; also. a commo-
dious freight depot and n building adjoining the
passenger depot, TO be occupied as baggage and
express rooms.
The 18th of July the Inter-ocking switch at
the East st. Louis bridge VIII he com pleted and
put into. operation. While all the roads which
cross the bridge from the east will be greatly
benefited through its service the /. & ST. l.. will
he the most benefited. ard ut the suggestion OF
E. b. Thomas, general manager, it was put in, at
u cost of some $4,000.
The bad break in the stock of the Louisville
New Albany & Chicago road at Louisville Ky
which has gone off ten points tina past week, Is
doubtless due to the sharp cut in rates the Last
few days. Nothing makes stockholders more
timid than Tor a road TO engage in IL suicidal war
on rates. Holders of the stock IN New York,
however, are holding it firmly at 4S, and refuse
to sell for less.
Farmers at several points on the Indianapolis
d Chicago Airline are proposing to form Assoc
company offers Them favorable terms for trans
portation, and tins promises to he quite Il fel-
ture OF their business. The Harlem railroad gets
"a per cent. OF its gross receipts and SO per
cent. of its income from freight for hauling milk
to New York city.
Engine No. 25, on the Vandalia, Dick Dodson
engineer, yesterday hauled the cyclone express
miles in fOrtv-one minutes, eclipsuG any run
yet made. Twenty-eight miles of the distance
was run in twenty-elght and II hall minutes, The
Metropolitan base ball club was on board. COM
Ing over from ST. LOnis aud thew Were greatly
pleased over the rapidltv with which they were
brought over the Vandalla.
A meeting of the general freight agents inter-
ested in business between ST.. Louis and Chicago
will be held IN Chicago on Monday for the pur-
pose of forming pool on business coming from
the lakes to points between Chicago aud ST.
bOuis. There Is pool business originating
In Chicago and honnd to such points, but none
on that coming from the lakes. Chicago roads
claim that indianapolis lines are getting more
than their share Of tho business.