The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-05-01

quincy, are tair exampie. Mr. ferkins says
the general decline In freight rates the latter
part of 1887, which will be moro seriously folt in
1858. 10 due LARGELY 20 the absence Of any means
Of selfrseuation among the railroads. because
of the prohibition of pooling by the Interstate
commerce law. Another effect Of the Interstate
ocmmercs law. 80 interpreted, 10 its tendency TO
drive the Wholesale or jobbing trade 20 cities
the amount Of such business st interior cities
wholly dspendeut on railroads. where hereto
fore large aggregate traffic may have made 10
IN object to Ak lower rates.
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Personal, Local and state Notes.
The Southern railroads for few months
have maiutained rates remarkably we'll On
several roads advances will be made to-day.
& NJ Brown, formerly Lsfaye,ts man. has
been appointed general agent OF the Denver a.
Rio orsnde. with headquarters 81 Leadville
Members OF the National Train. dispstehsrs'
ton for themselves and wives 10 tho coming
annual convention.
In about thirty days . new pay.car for the
Decline will be turned out 90 the BrightwoOd
shops. which. 10 IL said. will be one Of the most
convenient and eommodious run over any West.
ern line.
Col j. A. Weiss, who for some years was en-
sinesr OF maintenance Of way on tho Jefferson.
VILE. Madison n Indianapolis road 10 la the city.
For a couple OF years past he has been In Texas
building railroads.
The Chicago a Alton and the Missouri PaoIae
rpanassrn.nts say tha. the Western lines need
have no fears that their alliance 10 90 lead 10 any
rate wars, aud their competitors have no
grounds % make sneh predictions.
Commencing with May ~ tho limited trains
over the Bee.line viii be run from Cleveland dl.
rect. instead via Dayton. An accommodation
train will be put on Tn run between Union and
Dayton. connsetlng with these trains
En0ins No All NJ tha Dan M VI ma Co,, n. 40
was turned Out OF the Indianapolis shops yestsr-
day so thoroughly rebuilt that 10 10 really q new
engine. IL was originally n Burnside, but II
now the Pennsylvania standard throughout
Negotiations are psndipe which will probably
results In the G.. l.. St l.. a. O. and the Lake Eric
a Western jointly putting on through coach
between Cincinnati aud Peoria. the g.. T.. ST. l..
a O. turning the coach over to the L.. L. 81 w.
1T Lafayette.
Passenger agents on the G., l., St. l.. e. c. arc
Chesapeake & Ohio road. With other things
they are distributing an illustrated, neatly
bound book. containing views Of the scenery to
be found on the line Of the @. & o.
II the timetable which the superintsndsnts Of
the Pennsylvania and vaudalia' lines now
stringine Is adopted for the new vesubuls trains
there will be but one stop made between Indian
apolis and Terrs Aaute either way. and none
between Indianapolis and Richmond, except ct
railroad crossings.
The railroad companies interested in the
opening OF the PHILADELPHIA q Reading route to
the West have made their nnal arrsn GENE o t.
The route proposed 10 from New York via the
Jersey Central to Allentown; thence to HAr-
risburg over the Reading. and from Harrisburg
over the Psnnsylvanis.
Commencing with to-day the reads Carrying
west-bound business must furnish . coupon TO
every passenger on the train over the ST Louis
bridge. This will make good deal OF trouble
for the roads doing business over the bridge. as
Tit renders the present forms Of tiokets worth
less Dishonesty is alleged a. the cause for the
issuing Of the order.
j. w. Sherwood. who Is now on the Miwau.
kee, Lake Shore & Western road. has under his
supervision 357 miles of road one of his d.
visions running into the immense iron deposits
70 be found at GoReoic. Besssmer and Ironwood.
This road. it - expected Is to become one OF the
most important and best paying lines in the
Northwest
The management OF the Vandala have about
decided TO order four new engines from the
Pittsburg works. The Ave they now have from
there are satisfactory. Fifteen years ago Pitts
burg engines had bad reputation. owing to
their design, but under the present manage
ment they have come TO the front, and compare
favorably with any engines built in America.
Perry griffith. well known ia Indiana polis
railroad circles, now district passenger agent oil
the Wabash. last week sold the Ion g.st mileage
TO the Gus William theatrical troupe ever sold
10 this country. There are sixteen persons. and
the ticket covers 3,627 miles, going to British
Columbia. Puget sound. Salt Lake, San Francis
co, Los Angeles, Kansas City and returning Il
Chicago.
Sandusky is coming into prominence as {
summer resort. The railroads have joinet
hands with the citizens to bring about such ,
result The Lake Erie & Western and Other
roads running in there have put 800 900 Int,
the new hotel building at "Put-in-Bay and ar,
expanding good sum Of money in improving
"Islaud Point" Low rates 10 be offered
and other Inducements to draw pleasure-seekers
there.
Lieutenant colonel Jared A. Smith, Unitet
States engineer. Is spending q few days with
friends IN Michigan City. Colonel Smith ant
v. T. Mslott when the latter Was general man
aeer Of the l.. P. & C. road, were instr umenta
In bringing about toe excellent barber improve
ment at Michigan City. and both gentlemen
have many friends there who appreciate th
good work they accomplished.
There seems to be batter prospect now thai
ever before that . road will DO built from Hanni
bal Mo-. to Omaha. The project 10 not new
Some the owners of the Indi
ana, Bloomington 81 Western had under consid
GRAFTON an extension which. in connection with
the Wabash, would have given them o direc
Omaha line, aud one into southwestern Iowa
as we'll. The Wabash never fulfilled certain
conditions, and the extensions were not built
Another syndicate has now taken up the project
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