The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-05-04
Personal. Local and State Notes.

the vestibule Of the Wagner Palacscar
Company In service over the Vanderbilt lines
practically as they were before the decision"
Personal, Local and State Notes.
The Lake Erie & Western earned in the month
Of April $l48,4l2. Increase over 1857. $ll, I'll
Lafayette is one Of the best passenger stations
the c., l., St l.. & G. road. The receipts Of
ticket agent Miller in April amounted to 81, 1885,
"a.
The Lake Erie & Western is making extra
exsrtions TO build up local traffic by putting
in spur tracks. Already dozen or more have
been put into manufactures. ~
Freight rates are cow better maintained, it is
stated, than at any time in many years, but
unfortunately for the roads, there is but little
freight which pays equal profits with those OF
last year. or
The Brotherhood of Railroad Brakemen are
holding an important meeting at Pittsburg In
dianapolis roads are we'll represented. and It is
expected the session will not close before Satur
day night
The work Of cutting down the grade of the
T~re Haute q indianapolis road at Sesleyville
has been resumed. steam shovel aud con-
strnction trains are to be kept at work through
the entire season.
C. M. Burt formerly Bssins man. has been
appointed chief clerk in the Office OF As
sistant Commissioner Pierson, OF the Trunk-line
Association, vice o. P. McCarty, who has gone
on to the Baltimore & Ohio road.
w. Steieslman has been appointed agent of
the Vandslia at Marshall Crossing, making the
seventh man who has taken this position in
the last eighteen months. There Is n supersti-i
ton regarding this station that 1t 10 haunted. Q
East-bound passenger rates ont of Chicago are
again becoming demoralizsd. The Chicago &
Atlsntic 10 given differential on Boston bust
ness Of 81 The Chicago & Grand Trunk says
that unless it is given like differenral it will
begin the slaughter of rates.
Weather signals are displayed on both sides
of the bsgeage-cars on the Cincinnati. Indiansp.
oils, ST. Louis q Chicago road on trains run
ming between Cincinnati and Chicago. The sig
mails. when . change Is necessary, are put mp at
Cincinnati. Indianapolis aud Chicago.
The decision of the Interstate Commission, to
the effect that joint tariffs, as we'll as local
tariffs, must DO made public, is dong more to
maintain rates than any previous step the CON-
mission has taken. The order has been in force
but short time, but good results are already
apparent
General freight agents look for an improve
ment in earnings with Indiana and Illinois roads.
now that the Chicago, Burlington IL Quincy
and its connections have advanced rates ia Hi
nois TO those fixed by the Railroad Commission
Of that State. This Is an advance OF from 10 to
Is cents on portion of their Illinois local bust
| ness
All the western lines are carrying great
many Immigrants. Tuesday the arrivals in
| New York were the largest in any day for many
| years. reaehipg 4,6l2. The arrivals last week
we're 1904 The biggest record of any week in
| 1887 was Is, 900. just now the Erie lines seem
to be handling more Of this class of travel than
| their competitors.
One who is in position to know the facts
| says that the improvements which the Union
| Railway Company are making in this city will
| cost $685. 900 more than expected when the work
| was undertaken. Sde says that the Union Sta
ton, the train sheds. the system Of tracks. and
| the property it was necessary to purchase will
cost fully sl,50O.00O.
| Thomas Rodd, superintendent and chief archi-
| tect OF the new Union railway station, was in
the city yesterday. His running over from
| Pittsburg does not mean that the work is to be
hastened any, as usually when he does come he
| orders many changes made that they are
barely completed before he returns to see what
progress is making on the work.
The longest tunnel in the world is the one at
| Schemnitz, Hungary. 1t has length of 1927
milestone mile longer than the st. Gothard,
| and two and one-half miles more than the Mont
| Gents tunnel. When the contract was made in
| 1872, the work was let at about S35 yard, but
| for some years before its finish. q little while
ago, the cost was about $ll0 yard.
The feeling prevails among freight men that
| the conditions are favorable for fair bu siness
this month. There has been large amount of
| Rrsin sold for May delivery, and the premium
/ which corn now commands over the deferred
months will induce shippers to sell all their
| country holdings and rush the forward.
| The live stock movement is also expected TO be
heavy.
| Time 10 demonstrating that giving roads diff
| ferentisls on freight IL much more expensive
| and important in its results than allowing diff
ferentials on passenger traffic. Shippers are not
90 particular about getting freight through At q
| certain day or hour as a passenger is to reach
his destination. Consequently giving differen-
| tials on freight business will hardly become the
| method OF settling rate troubles
The citizens Of Brazil, Ind. who want a new
| depot At that point so badly would do we'll to
bear in mind that most railroad mansgemants
are in incsd to make such improvements sooner
| by kind words than through abuse. Presidep
| Meksen may be little slow about making such
| improvements, but when the right time COMES
| be will surprise the Brazilians by building q
station OF which they may be proud
The eight clubs IN the Base ball League will
this season travel 10. 736 miles, and pay for such
transportation s3l, 1910 The contract which
has been made for the eight clubs for the season
covers the following roads, The Cincinnati In.
diauapolis. ST. Louis q Chicago, the Pennsyl
vauia lines east and vest of Pittsburs the
| Michigan Central, the Wabash, the Lake Shore
tho New York Central, the Boston e. Albanv
| and the New York & New England On some
but a small mileage OK road 10 made, the Lake
Shore, Cor instance, carries them but sixty-fye
miles.
An observing railroad official yesterday re-
| marked that a reform was in progress as 70
CARDS rate wars. Stockholders have become
tired OF the manner their general officers have
been running things and hereafter they will bs
| called to an account for their shortcomings 10
this direction. Flimsy excuses. he said. would
no longer be taken. He knew Of two boards oil
directors of the most importan: roads In the
| country which had taken very strong erouudi
| regarding this rate-cutting business. and IL the
| officers stay on those reads there would be much
less rats-cutting in the future than there ha.
bssn in the past
Calvin Brics, president of the Lake Erie &
Western road. who has been In the West fol
some days, has reached home. and he reiteratet
what he recently autographed East Al regard
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