The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-12

1 as much practicable. Al the Fort Wayne
shops pa men were discharged; at the Dennison
| shops, Ill; at Pittsburg and Allegheny 1900
| men, Ii is stated that this economical move is
to be enforced IN all Departments, reaching train
dispatchers; and station sgents will be asked to
| cut down their forces much as possible 1t is
proposed TO make the average reduction II per
cent
In spite of diferentials the New York Central
and the Pennsylvania lines continue TO carry IS
70 ~ per cent. of the through passenger business
between the seaboard and the West. The weak
lines are pressing the strong lines to do some
thing that will turn more business over TO them.
AT meeting OF passenger agents tomorrow in
Chicago, the question will come ND for consider
alton.
For some months past the working force at
the shops of the INDIANAPOLIS, Decatur & West
ern have been engaged in rebuilding the old
style coaches of the Woodruff Ieeping car Com
pany. One of them was turned out of the shops
on Saturday, which is credit to the mschan-
zeal department Of the road. and by experts the
work Is reported to equal in every respsct to the
best work ever turned out at the Pullman car
works.
A company has been organized to build q road
from Toledo to Indianapolis via Anderson. 1t
which the track of the Toledo. ST Louis 6
Kansas City road can be used from Toledo to
Wiltshire. distance of 100 miles. Il is stated
that this company Is not an outgrowth OF . com
paDy which, some TIRES years ago. agitated the
building of road from Toledo. as near air
line as practicable, TO Indianapolis.
Before the present month closes, so far as rate
matters concerned. there promises TO be
millennium times. To-day number Of roads
which have been slaughtering rates promise to
restore them. On the 18th of this month the
roads in the Mississippi valley have promised TO
restore rates to tariff. and on the 22d the South
western lines will restore rates On that date the
Wabash and the Chicago g Alton will bury the
Ratchet. The clerical forces of all tae roads in
the territory that the roads spoken of above
cover busy preparing their tariffs to take eff
feet on the dates named
The financial basis which the Indianapolis
Decatur & Western road has been reorganized
makes the bonded debt $3. 356 900, or S2l 934
per mile. The bonds are payable n l948. and
draw per cent. per annum interest. Under the
present condition of the property this is much
too large a debt for the road TO carry but
through extensions and improved connections it
may, in years when the crops are good meet
the interest with but little trouble; but it is the
off years when roads located as 10 the l. D. g
w. ind it troublesome to meet operating ex-
penses and fixed charges
H Nj. Bronson, general passenger agent of the
c.. 8. & c. aud the O., ]. & w. roads. has issued
the following circular under date of March 10!
To Agents. Conductors, station and Train Baggage
masters O.. 5. O. and o.. l. & W. Railways
On and after midnight tonight the c., s. s. G.,
ion, COMPRISING the line from Columbus to Springfield,
Springfield to Sandusky and the Fndlay branch, will
be to its owners and hereafter operated
under separate organization the Cincinnati.
Sandusky s. Cleveland and Columbus, Springfield &
Cincinnati railroads. with headquarters at Sandusky,
o. Trains will continue to run through to and from
Columbus heretofore. and tickets with coupon
reading via L, B. & W. railway from points the
o. /. & W. TO points the c.. S. e. O., vice versa,
will be houored heretofore, conductors being pro-
vi1ed with exchange checks for that purpose Other
circulars have been issued giving instructions in
gard to the dscont;nuance of certain tickets and the
substitution of Others The Headquarters of the o. l.
wv. win be at Indianapolis heretofore and of the
c., ). & c. at Sandusky, o. All important stations
use. that there will as little interruption as
possible the interchangeable business Conductors
of neither road will collect cash fares beyond Spring
field.