The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-08-10

trains was so expensive that they were en- act
ual loss. The true In wardness of the matter 10
said to be that the railroads which were IN
able to meet the fast time made by the short
lines, refused to join any combination Tor al
vancing rates unless the limited trains were
WITHDRAWN, and an agreement made 10 run az
such a pace as to give all roads a cnance ~
make the same time between Chicago and the
Missouri river.
Personal, Local and State Notes.
TODAY and the two following Saturdays the
yandalia will give low rate excursions 10 Lake
Maxinkuckse
The Erie no longer does any hauling OF
dressed-meats, and il all goes TO the 'anoerohS
and the Pennsylvania lines.
Passenger men greatly fear that the Niagara
Falls excursions are TO bring about a further
generalization in east bound passenger rates
The Bee line people have in the last two weeks
received fifteen new passenger coaches and five
new baggage cars from the Dayton carworks.
Export business has improved considerably
within the last few days. but it is still falling
below that of the corresponding period last
year.
The reduced immigrant rates West from New
York and Boston take effect to-day. They are
based on So from Boston or New York to Chi
caeo.
The Decline is fitting up its passenger equip
ments with the Martin anti-fre heating device.
the steam from the locomotives heating the
coaches.
VIM. Turih. general master mechanic of the
Bee-line. and VIM. Patterson. holding the same
position on the l., l., ST. l.. 81 G.. were in the
city yesterday.
Wm. Garstsng, formerly master mechanic Of
OF he Bee-line at the Brightwood shops. and
nos master mechanic OF the Chesapeake & Ohio
road, is in the city for q day or two.
The Joliet stesl-mills are so pressed with
orders that they have not shut down this month.
as they usually do. They are now turning out
rails for the Illinois Central road.
II is stated that in July there were forwarded
West 5000 more carloads of anthracite coal
than In July, 1887. All over the " est the deal
ers are stocking mp earlier than usual
The new freight depot Of the c.. l., ST. L. &
c. at Cincinnati will be ready for occupancy by
the LIST of October. Its a large structure three
stories high ana English in Its style of archi-
lecture.
The Union Railway Company proposes to sell
the Sherman House TO any party who will tear it
down and erect on the ground . handsome build
Inc which will compare favorably with surround
ing buildings.
The Chicago & Indiana Coal and the Chicago
& Eastern Illinois railroad companies have
each declared II per cent dividends. payable
Sept ]. Both roads are really owned by the
same parties.
II. c. Diehl. general manager of the Inter
state Dispatch established an Office az Philadel-
phia this week. and appointed w. S. Steiner, OF
that city. agent. This line reaches Philadelphia
over the Reading road.
Those in a position to know what is going on
predict that no moro will be heard Of the Ives
Stsynor-C., FL e D.-Vapdalia deal. young Ives
having out-genersled at every point those who
have been endsavoring to corner him.
The managers Of Western roads will hold
another meeting next Tuesday to further discuss
the proposition of abandoning the limited trains
between Chicago and Missouri river points, the
object being to cut down expenses. The Chicago
& Alton will hardly take this backward step.
NJ VI So
ing much enterprise in developing business
along the lines acquired BY the purchase of the
Baltimore & Ohio and other express company
plants. In some States wagon lines have been
established to reach towns off the railroads.
Maurice Hartnett. the engineer injured July
8 on the L., N. A. & c.. died at Lafayette a day
or two ago. Mr.. Hartnett was one OF the Oldest
engineers on the road He leaves q wife and
six children. and, unfortunately, was not a men,
Der OF the Insurance. association of the Brother
hood OF Engineers.
The police have special Instructions TO put a
stop TO men and boys jumping on and off trains
passing over the Union tracks. when in motion.
A year ago the practice was we'll broken up, it
was thought, but the arrests of that time seem
to have been forgotten. The fatal accident of
Wednesday from this cause, however. has
brought the matter again to the front.
The ixtsen-car-los shipment of tea from San
Francisco to New York over the Northern Pa
cifc, the Burlington & Northern, the Chicago 81
Atlantic and the Erie. reached New York yes
terday on schedule time. The train was run
through at an average speed Of forty miles per
of ffty miles per hour was made on long
stretches.
Commencing with Aug. IA and extending to
Sept II, all the western lines out OF here. will
sell round-trip tickets. frst-class, to Los Ange-
les, Cal. and return, at S73 So. good for sixty
days. The low rate is given on account Of the
meeting OF the Sovereign Grand Lodge Of Odd
fellows In that city. next month. Passenger
men expect that this action will lead 10 a break
10 rates to all Pacific coast points.
W.. B. Hsistead, the newly-appointed freight
agent of the Indiana Midland road. was in the
city yesterday, forming an acquaintance with
the freight men here. He thinks that BY next
month this road will have all the business it can
road is concerned IN the way of equipments it is
In bad shape, but other roads which will profit
through q connection with it. show . disposition
TO help out the Indiana Midland.
Itis stated that the Toledo. St Louis & Kan
ss City road will build a low bridge across the
Mississippi river at Alton, ILL.,, whereby all
roads centering at st. Louis from the East can
enter st. Louis proper without using the ST.
Louis bridge. This would be an excellent idea,
but IL q more wealthy cooperation was behind
the movement, and ii the T.. St L. 81 K. c. was
completed as a standard guage road, there would
be more room for believing the report.
Among freight mon there are those who be
iieve that the Truuk-line Association has ~outliyed
its usefulness. The roads are Earring and clash.
ing among themselves, and there is nothing ia
hold the presidents TO the agreements they
make. No fine can be imposed. and no money
Is restored il a line gets more than its share of
the traffic. 10 short. the stability of rates rests
upon the agreements made by the presidents,
who are themselves coerced by the necessities OF
the companies TO violate their own agreement
Miscellaneous Items.
The parties owning the Tennessee Midland
road have decided to extend the line from Jack
son TO the river.
The Pullman shops at Detroit employ over
200 men. many OF whom are working over time.
30 pressed are the works with business.