The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-04-26

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Northwest this season, the stock will bound up
again, as even the bears have great confidence IN
the future of the C, B. 4 @. Jay Gould Is, In
announcer sense, gamer by tns "a ITO 90
eago, Burlington & Quincy telegraph lines with
the estern Union.
MET, TALKED AND WENT HOME
The Indianapolis Passenger Agents AssocIa-
ton held its regular monthly messing yesterday.
The Vandalia was represented by ]. N Ches-
borough, the JeffersOnville Madison Indianap-
oils by H. R. Dering, the Indiana, Bloomington
and Western by H. n. Bronson, the Cincinnati,
Indianapolis, st. Louis & Chicago by John Egan,
the Cincinnati, Hamilton & indianapolis by Sam
Stevenson, the Wabash by Frank Palmer, the
Pittsburg Cincinnati & St. Louis by Robert EN-
NETT, and the Bee Line by W. A. Nichols. After
the making of few slight changes in the Indi-
annapolis rate sheet, the excursion business came
up for discussion, aud there was considerable
wranglinR over the matter, yet no definite &C
tion was taken; but the sentiment of the meet
ing was that excursion travel did not pay, ana
the less of 1t there was the better.
NOW THERE WILL BE RACKET.
Passenger agents of the Bee Line, the l., B. e.
W. and the c., st. L. & P. have been working for
several days on party of Dunkards, who live in
the vicinity of Dayton, Ono. Some 500 of
them propose to attend the annual national
meeting Of Dunkards at Bismarck Grove, Kan,
May Is, and yesterday the Toledo, Gin
cinlau Il St. Louis stepped In and per-
feeted arrangements to take the party.
The T., c. g. st. L. will carry them to Frankfort,
Ind, there deliver them to the Lake Erie d
Western, which, at Bloomington, Ill.,, delivers
them to the Chicago & Alton, which takes them
through to Bismarck Grove, Kan. The idea that
a narrow gauge road has maze so bold q dive
strikes terror among the standard-gauge pas
senger men, some OF them veterans in the Dusl-
ness.
WILL HARDLY BE OPENED MAY l.
The impression prevails that the outside ticket
offices will be reopened as soon as the directors
of the Union Railway Company can be got to-
gether. The directors are: William r. McKeen,
president of the Yandalia; ]. N. Mccullough,
president of the Jacksonville, Madison & Indi-
anapolis George Roberts, president of the Penn
sylvania company; ]. H. Devereux, president of
the Bee Line system, and NJ. L. Ingalls,. presi-
dent of the Cincinnati, Indianapolis st, Louis &
Chicago road. A meeting arranged
for Tomorrow, Friday, the 27th, but
Presidents Devereux and Roberts both
teiegraphed Yesterday that it would
here. therefore the meeting may be considered
of. General Passenger Agents Smith, of the
Bee Line, and Egan, Of the c., l., St. L. & c., are
anxious to open their offices, and nave written
E. A Ford, of the Pennsylvania lines, to that
effect, but he sharply opposes such action, and
their rope and must await the action of the di-
reotors of the Union Railway Company in the
matter. There seems TO be as much red tape in
reopening these outside offices as there was in
closing them up
THE WORK BEGUN IN EARNEST.
Track-iaying on the northern extension of the
Vandalia was commenced in earnest on Tuesday
last, and when this extension is completed the
Gogansport division of the Vandaia system can
butIbecome valuable property, as connections
are made which must largely increase the bust
ness of this division. The lumber traffic prom
ises to be immense. Speaking of laying the first
rail on this extension, the L0ganspOrt Phar0s
says the event was properly celebrated with ap-
PTopriate services, As previously annpunced,
Hon. Horace p. Bddle had been requested to
drive the first spike, and at 9:45, on Tuesday
morning the managers of the road, together
with numerous citizens assembled at the COM
mencemept OF the extension, at the point where
the Panhandle route passes over the Eel River
road TO witness the ceremonies. Judge Blddle
promptly drove the first spike and was followed
by David Patrick, one Of the oldest residents OF
the county, who drove the second. With this
appropriate send-DH the work of laying steel
rails was commenced in earnest, and about fifty
men are now at work spiking down the rails on
the wooden ties that have been strung out for
% put down arg one on te Gest
and will make the road one of the smOOthest for
riding over.
THE EXISTING ADVANCEMENT CONTINUED.
NEW YORK, April 25.-The result of to-day's
meeting of the managers and passenger agents
of the trunk lines was to secure a settlement
on a money basis of pool earnings for the last
six months, and continue the existing arrange
ments as to diferenttal rates aud percentages.
The joint executive committee OF freight agents
Will meet tomorrow.
ARRANGEMENTS MADE FOR CROSSING.
CHICAGO, April 25.-The Nickel-plate road to-
day completed arrangements for crossing the
tracks of the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne & Chicago
road at Grand Crossing, and will enter the city
over the tracks of the Lake Shore road and use
the latter's terminal facilities till its own are
ready.