The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-17
Personal. Local and state Notes.

Troubles have broken cut afrssh between the
Northwestern lines, the proposed compromise
failing 70 materialize.
c. K. Lord. vice-presidsut of the Baltimore &
Ohio lines, 10 in the West on business Yester-
day be was in st. Louis.
II. II. Derine, assistant general passenger
agent OF the Pennsylvania lines west of Pitts
burg, has obtained two weeks leave OF absence
and will spend the time in West Virginia, his
old home
On inquiry it is learned that NJ. E. In gals and
his friends are behind the Maysville & Big
and which is TO have its tracks to the Ohio river
by Dec. i.
The c.. l.. St L. 6 C. people are turning mos.
of their business going East over tho Chesap eake
d Ohio road 20 the Cincinnati Southern, which
carries it to Lexington. where IL is transferred
TO the G. & o. road
General passenger agents of Eastern lines
have been considerably disappointed over the
volume Of travel during the past season to sum-
mer pleasure resorts. The GOODNESS of the
season is assigned IS the reason for the light
business.
September opens we'll as regards earnings
The Financial Chronicle of the 18th reports IF
ty-four roads az showing an increase in gross
earnings in the first week OF September. OF
sl54, 1853, or 81 per cent. those OF the cor
responding week In 1857.
Passenger agents at this point who sre inter
ested In North western business, have been mott
fed that the Red River Valley road would to-
day be opened for business to Pembna d. II,
making the second road to that point, the North
ern Pacific already being in there.
The national convention of the Brotherhood
OF Railroad Brakemen, which is 10 be held in
Columbus, o., Oct 10, promises TO be largely
attended by members of the organization from
all over the country. Indianapolis roads will be
we'll represented. and it is expected fully five
thousand brakemen will be in attendance
The removal Of Superintendent Bennett, of
the eastern division of the Peuusylyania lines
west OF Columbus, from Richmond to this city.
also means the removal Of some twenty five men
most OF them heads of families and number of
whom have already asked q rental agent here
to secure them houses, ranging from go to S35
rental per month.
With passenger rates less than three-fourths
OF q cent per mile between Indiana polis and st.
Louis, and between Indianapolis and Cincinna
the people can no longer speak of railroads as
extortionists However. should the legislatures
pass an act reducing rates TO oce cent per mile
there would be aterrible howl among the passen.
ger men.
highly probable another effort will be made to
build the Terre Haute e. Southwestern road.
Most OF the townships on the proposed line will
gladly vote to subsidize the road at the rate of
2 per cent of their taxes, and many Of those in
Terre Haute who bitterly opposed voting aid to
the enterprise will now do so if the opportunity
Is offered.
The Ohio Southern, which is showing in
creased earnings as do most OF the coal roads,
is putting in more steel rails, weighing eixty
pounds to the yard. On the Ohio, Indiana q
Western but little is being done in the way of
improving the property just now but as the
earnings improve. which they are now doing
General Manager Henderson viii turn his at
tention to the contemplated improvements on
the Peoria division.
Neither the Vandalia nor the Indianapolis e
ST. Louis can advance their ST. Louis passenger
rate without giving ten days notice. as it is no
longer under the head of excursionss rates
The most serious phase of the situation is that
people are purchasing tickets for points this
side of St Louis au1 saving many dollar For
instance. the round trip rate to st. Louis is but
twenty five cents more than the rate for q ticket
one way to Tsrre Haute
The Pennsylvania people, by adhering to the
one-cent- per mile rate on the Grand Army Of
the Republic business, claim TO be S23 900 better
off than they would have been had they met the
cut made on the agreed rate The road had all
the people it could carry. From indianapolis
to Columbus they got sl.05 more than did their
competitors, and from Chicago to Columbus
81 % more. From Chicago alone they carried
over nine thousand people.
Trunk lines should raise their boyco:t on the
Chicago & Alton road il they expect the West
ern roads 10 carey out their new agreement. AS
matters now stand the western and southwest
ern sections of she Western States Passenger
Association will not be able to put the new
upon. owing to the failure to agree upon some
of tho most important rules for the government
OF the organization. The principal trouble ID