The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-07-18

The Indianapolis d. Vincennes, jointly
with the Big Four. controlling the Cairo 81
cilities at Vincennes by putting IN addi-
tionsl side tracks. car.scslcs and other
needed improvements for handling all
classes of freight.
The Atchison. Topeka g. Santa Fe has
come to a>turning point. The first week
crease OF s9G.650 over the corresponding
week of 1850. and the increase in the tirst
week of July, $780, was SCI. I'D over that OF
the first week Of July, 1889.
General Manager Ward. of the Duluth.
Pierre q Black Hills railroad. claims that
before snow flies company will be ineor-
porated To build a road from Pierre, ;. d..
to Denver. A direct route wonld be $50
miles The road will run in connection
with the Northern Pacific.
w. II. Van Tassell. superintendent of the
Ohio Southern road. Is IN the city. He
states that the movement of coal over the
road Is remarkably heavy Tor midsummer,
and. for the first TIME since the road was
built. this year large shipments of wheat
Will be made OFT of il, most of the grain GO
ing to Toledo.
While 80 many car-works are going 10 the
wall and others barely exist, it il crafty
ing TO fnd occasionally works so well
managed that the owners get dividends.
Such O one 10 the Terre Haute car works.
For n couple OF years past the works have
been fortunate in securing several good
contracts for refrigerator cars.
The Chicago and OHIO River Association
has renewed its efforts To induce the Chi
cago * Eastern Illinois and the Illinois
Central to become members of the organi-
cation. The members of the association
say they want these two roads. because
they will get into one of the most conserva-
tive and most liberal associations in the
country.
General Manager Harahan, of the Illinois
Central, is so well satisfied that the bust
ness of that road 10 to be good for years to
come that he has contracted for twenty
two more heavy freight and passenger To-
Illinois Central will have the largest loco
motive equipment per mile of any road
crossing Illinois in either direction.
President Hill. of the Great Northern, an
nounces that he will place on the market
soon 600 of bonds. the money raised
on them to be used in completing tho
Northern TO the Pacific coast. There are
but six hundred miles to build. Five years
ago the Manitoba lines were looked upon
as being unimportant affairs. yet they were
the beginning of this now great system Of
roads.
If the Chicago and Ohio River Associa-
ton can steer clear of rate war until the
middle of next month. two years will have
passed without q break from agreed rates
between the roads in the association. If
mony 1t seems possible for the keenest rail-
way competitors in the country to form an
association and do business on business
principles.
Under date of July IS. General Manager
Burgoon. of the Terre Haute Il Peoria road,
issued the following notice of changes In
agencies: II. l.. Hobart is appointed agent
at Arcola. Ill, in place OF w. A. Boggs,
transferred. w. A. Boggs is appointed
agent at Paris, ILL.,. in place of j. j. Steven
son. resigned. John Fitzpatrick is APP
pointedegent at Peoria. Ill, In place of j.
L.. COtluer. resigned.
The lease of the Terre Haute & Peoria
road TO the Vandalia people has not yet been
perfected. 1t is unfortunate for this road
that fourteen'mile link connecting the
two divisions is not bnilt. With the two
divisions divisions co. connected n and running through
for double the money it will under it's
present conditions, say those who are ac-
quainted with the situation.
General Passenger Agents Heafford. of the
Chicago. Milwaukee e. st. Paul; White. of
the Atkinson. Topeka g. Santa Fe, and
pointed committee to wait on James Bar
ker. general passenger agent of the Louis
vile. New Albany Il Chicago, to endeavor
to induce him to take off sale tickets ct the
Auditorium Hotel. Chicago. as il is feared
that 1t will lead to all the roads having to
incur such additional expense.
1t is stated officially that within a short
time Trains 90 and 81. running between st.
Louis and New York over the Vandalia and
the Pennsylvania lines. are to be made COM
plete Pullman trains 1t is time such steps
were taken if the two roads expect to hold
their own In business in the Southwestern
territory. There 10 no reason why there
should be n better class of equipments run
between Chicago and New York over the
Pennsylvania lines than between st. Louis
and New York.
The Western Passenger Association
finished up its business yesterday at Chi
cago. and adjourned to meet at Lake Mn
netonka on the second Tuesday in August
Action was postponed on the question of
placing tickets on sale in the city hotels.
Ohio River Traffic Association. now in ses-
sion at Cincinnati. The meeting had under
consideration q request from Chairman
Finley to the Ohio-river lines to withdraw
their tickets from the hotels.
So common has it become for Eastern
East, and then place them in local service,
that the Chicago & Rock Island has taken
action which other Western lines will
doubtless follow. The general freight
agent, under instructions from President
Gable, has gwen notice that all loaded
freight cars of that road with freight des-
tined East must be promptly nnloaded at
Chicago and thon returned. Heretofore the
T.. & X. l., like other roads, has allowed it's
cars to 60 through to Eastern points with
out breaking bulk.
One of the first-mortgage bondholders of
the indianapolis, Decatur x Western road
is quoted as saying: The bondholders do
not want the road. and it ill be sold to I'll @
best bidder unless the second NOR gage
boDdholders come in and take the bonds
mp. An impression prevails that it is un-
derstood by the first-mOrtgage bondholders
that the same syndicate which controls the
Cincinnati, Hamilton K Dayton have il
already arranged to bid in the road at the
foreclosure sale for the amount of the first
mortgage bonds of the Indiana polls, De-
catur & Springfield company. this beng the
issued.
The Cincinnati. Hamilton & Day ton. it
is understood. will change the time of Train
81, now leaving here at p. NJ, to 2 =. NJ,
leaving on the arrival of the Vandalia
Train 20 from the West, which hauls the
Cincinnati chair car between st. Louis and
Cincinnati. should this change be made
III. * d., would make the run from ST. Louis
to Cincinnati twenty five minutes quicker
than the Ohio a. Mississippi's fastest train
now does. A train out of Indianapolis for
Cincinnati. leaving at 2 p. NJ, and reaching
Cincinnati at T. NJ. would be radical
departure from any time schedule hereto
fore between the points named. and might
be- n winning train.
The official announcement was made at
st. Louis. yesterday. of the organization of
the Southeastern Mississip pi Valley Asso-
citation. +. w. Howe. traffic manager of
the Louisville. New Orleans a. Texas rail-
way. has been appointed acting commits
sioner until O permanent commissioner Is
secured and j. r. Murray of this CITY sec