The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-08-21
Personal, Local and state Notes.


The Pennsylvania Railroad Company has
stoppedi issuing passes to its employees, but
will provide them transportation at one cent a
mile.
Tho district passenger agents OF the Northern
Pacific and the Manitoba lines are giving the
older lines some warm competition on the mar
vest excursion business.
The good crops on the line of the Cairo e.
Vincennes road are beginning to swell the earn
ings, the road showing an increase in the second
week OF August Of S6O1.
The numerous inquiries as regards the har-
vest excursions, the accommodations etc. leads
passenger men to believe that this class of bust
ness is to be much larger than for many years.
j. J. Turner, superintendent Of the P:ttsburg,
Cincinnati IL St Louis road, who spent Sunday
in the city, left last evening for Pittsburg. TAX
ing his family with him, for permanent resi-
dence.
The Indianapolis s. vincennes is distributing
1000 tons Of new steel rails along their line.
The Pennsylvania Company shows q disposition
to expend more money 10 improvements than in
former years.
General Manager Green, Of the c., l., St. L.
& c., who has been q very busy man for several
months past, will take a two weeks rest, presi-
dent Ingalls, looking after his duties until Mr..
Green returns.
F. A.. Lynn, who represents the Wabash road
at Pittsbure. Pa, has been in the city for q day
or two. He reports the business Of the Wabash
at that point as steadily increasing, now that il
has q representative located there.
Steel rails shipped from the Joliet mills are
passing through here over the C., l., ST. L. & c.
signed to the Chesapeake & Ohio road. This
company has contracted for ten thousand tons
of steel rail
The Decline is using for switching engine at
the Union Station q wheezy old engine which
should have been consigned to the scrap heap
Vaarg Ago. ThrOuOh its DO0r sarvica trains af
their own and Of other roads are often delayed.
two coaches being all the engine can handle at
best.
General Manager Galloway expects TO have
the track Of the Toledo, ST. Louis & Kansas
City road all standard. gauge between Toledo
and Chsrleston, Ill. so as 10 run trains over it
Sept. 3. They will work their St Louis bust
ness in connection with the Indianapolis Sc St.
Louis.
The N. Y, c. & ST. L. (Nickel-plate) makes a
very favorable exhibit of earnings in the quar-
ter ending on juno 30, the road earning, gross,
81. 199. 637. an increase over earnings for the cor
responding three months Of 1887 of $3.50. Cog.
The increase in net earnings for the same period
was 500. rs.
Mrs. VI. B. Orner, who for eight years past
has had charge of the ladies' lunch counter in
the old Union Depot, was Yesterday appointed
superintendent OF the package checking-room in
the new Union Station. Ii all the new appoint
ments be as good as this there will be no room
for complaint.
The plain talk which NJ. E. Ingalls,, president.
OF the Cincinnati, Indianapolis. St. Louis & Chi
cago road, gave the bled railroad mapnates
at Chicago last week is a matter over which
there is much favorable comment, and it is be-
lieved in railroad circles that his suggestions
will be needed
Circulars will be issued in a dav or two ap-
pointing Harry Miller Superintendent of the new
division Of the Pennsylvania lines. which will
extend from Red BSuk, o., to Auoka, Ind, and
Capt. Frank Wilkinson for years General Freight
Agent Kinesbury's chief clerk, division freight
agent of the same.
The president of one of the roads which does
the business between Cincinnati and Chicago
via indianapolis states that the foolish passen-
ger-rate war Of several weeks past between the
roads doing this business has cost the companies
Sl20. 600. allowing that the national convention
business had been carried at one fare for the
round trip, which would have been an ample re-
duction.
Now that business atithe elevators is improv-
ing, long trains of empty cars are moving west
ward over the Union tracks, which might as
well be sent around the Belt road. In fact, bet
ter time could be made than is made over the
Union tracks. Tno passenger trains and local
freiehJ service, which must pass over these
tracks, blockade the streets fully enough with
out these long trains OF empty cars.
The Ohio. Indiana g. Western aud the Chicago
q Eastern Illinois are likely to be q thorn in the
flesh of the roads which carry the passenger
business between Indianapolis and Chicago. To
illustrate. at the meeting last week il was
agreed TO advance rates on theatrical business,
and that they may be maintained it was voted
TO divide the business between the c., l., St. L.
& c., the L., n. A. & c., and the G., 81 L. & p,
the o., L 81 w. being ignore d. However, the
O., l. & w. have no room for complaint, as they
pay but little attention to the meetings Of the
association.
Vice-president Mccullough. of the Pennsylva.
MIA Company, has asked President Laying of the
Bee-line to take some steps to stop the petty rate
squabbles going on between the roads at points
where their lines come into competition. The
immediate csuse Of making the request was the
fact that the Besline made a $3.50 round trir
rate from Indianapolis to Columbus. O., for the
Hendricks Club. Those acquainted with the
situation suggest that it would be well for Vice
president Mccullough to investigate and see
which line was first to inaugurats low rates.
Recent movements tend to confirm the be
lief that the Illinois Central will not only in.
wade Nebraska, but also Wyoming, and pos
sibly Colorado. The objective point will be
either Ogden or Denver. with the chances in