The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-02-09


rates 10 Des MONIES, and the decreas ed figures
10 that point also extended to Davenpors,
Dubuque, Burlington, Ottumwa, Oskaloosa and
other principal Iowa cities
Personal, Local and State Notes.
The executive committees of the passenger
and freight departures to of the Chicago and Ohio
River Association meet in Chicago tie 10th
of this month to confer as regards some irregu-
larities in rate matters which have come to the
surface of late.
The Pennsylvania employees relef-fund state
nent for last month shows the following pay
ments: Death Losses. So. 805; accident benefits.
g. $685. sick benefits, sc, 1868; total $50 066 which
is certainly a good showing for an association so
recently established.
The belief prevails in railroad circles that the
rate war between the Western roads will be of
short duration. as the contest Is rapidly carry
ing the roads in the fight to point where re-
action and reconstruction OF tariffs Will be neces-
sary for self representation
In the year 1887 there $50 more tickets
sold to seeboard points In the outside ticket ONCE
of the Pennsylvania company, at indianapolis,
than in the preceding year, and the receipts from
sales of tickets over this line, at the Union De-
pot, also show some increase.
The friends Of NJ E. Ingalls, are quite anxious
lest he. like many other prominent railroad
men, take too much upon himself in the effort
to bring the Chesapeake g. Ohio road out of the
financial mirs. They fear that the greatly in
creased labor will injure his health.
The managers of some of the Illinois and In
diana roads, who decidedly opposed to the
suicidal rate-cuttng now gong on between
com peting roads crossing Missouri threaten to
bring the matter before the interstate commits
sion, as the roads are ignoring the long-and-
short-haul provision
Indiana roads show a decrease in earnings in
January. The Lake o Erie q Western earned
Albany 81 Chicago $l35, 4l0. decrease, 81, $685.
The Wabash road, however. comes up with an
increase earning, 4,649, an increase OF $l3.-
755.
VA r. nIa Erio 70,
investigation 10 over, and General Passenger
Agent Smith is exonerated from all the doubt
ful practices which have been charged upon
some OF its passenger men, and although he re-
signs general passenger agent he remains In
the employ or the company.
Curtis Mccoy formerly an employee of the
Big Four .oad. has invented rail-scraper
which promises to be q valuable device for clean
ing the track of sand and other light obstruc-
tons. It is to be tested this week on the Gin
cinnat Wabash g. Michigan road in the presence
of number of railroad engineers.
With the exception of the Pennsylvania the
Chicago Times says, there is not trunk-lne
road whose ticket agents. or some of them, I'M
der assumed aliases, are not to-day receiving
regularly from Western roads commissions for
routing passengers. One of the trunk lines has
never given instructions that the taking OF COM
missions would not be allowed
The Louisville, New Albany q Chicago man
agement. it is stated, will in the early spring
make the Indianapolis division much more inn
portant line than now. increasing the train
add to its business The Offices of train-dis-
patcher and of the general road master will
probably be removed to Indianapolis.
Reports from Chicago to the effect that rates
east-bound out of there have become democrat
lied have put check on the movement of east
bound freiehts from this territory, all antici-
gasing a break in rates from Indianapolis east
Export business the last day or two has como
almost to a stand-still, and the same ia true Of
several other classes of freight.
The roads in the Chicago and Ohio River Assoc
lines. are beginning to feel the rate wars in the
Southwest, shippers sending freights for South
points around via Memphis to Atlanta and
other Southern cities. The association 10 TAX
ing steps 10 check thu movement. but it is
feared that they will need co reduce rates before
the fight of the Western and Southwestern lines
Is over.
The Lake Erie e. Western has lust closed its
first year under the present management. and
BONES out showing an increase of iy $780,
900 in net earnings over 1886 and 1887. The to-
tai interest charge of the road is but $500, 600,
so that the prospect is good for surplus earnings
of per cent. on the preferred stock But SO
large are tho improvements that the company
is now making that the real earnings last year
are but little in excess of the operating ex-
penses and fixed charges
One of the Louisville, New Albany g. Chicago
officials states that the deal by which the Ameri-
can Express Company was TO be thrown off Of
that road and the United States Express Com
pany take it's place has been declared off. Both
the American and the Adams express companies
preventing
the arrangement being carried out. The inn
preston prevails in express and railroad circles
that the two last named companies have decided
to check the United States express in its
eggressiyeness.
New Albany is RAPIDLY coming into prominence
rs u railroad center, all through the enterpris-
Ing spirit OF Col. Bennett Young, who originated
and carried out the scheme of building the Ken
lucky 10 Indiana bridge over the Ohio river
Last week the Ohio e. Mississippi commenced
to run its trains through New Albany and over
this bridge into Louisville. The Chesapeake e,
Ohio is arranging to run it's trains over to New
Albany, and will at once establish freight and
passenger agency there. and the Louisville
Southern will 90 so as soon their road is fairly
completed.
In issuing the new mileage tickers at two
cents q mile the general passenger agents are
attaching very strict rules as to their use Con-
huctors are instructed every occasion where
q thousand mile ticket is presented for passage
to first examine and if the contract is
properly signed, then to respectfully request the
party holding it TO sign his name on the portion
VT the ticket which is to be detached. IF the sig
natures do not correspond, and the conductor
has reason to believe the marty presenting it is
not the original purchaser. the entire mileage
n receipt to be given the passenger for the book
and for his fare The book. with full Statements
of facts, must then be sent to the general Office,
where the party will be entitled to redress If the
ticket was not illegtimately used.
Miscellaneous Items.
The trunk-line associations striving to
prevent the rate wars in the West and North
west moving eastward.
The Erie company has placed orders for thirty
pew consolidated engines. 1000 coal cars and
300 box cars the latter to be equipped with the
Wagner door.
The Philadelphia g. Reading company has