The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-09-08

which efforts will be made to adjust the
differences without further recourse to law.
The Agents and Chairman Finley.
Chairman Finley has found it necessary
to caution some of the roads in the West
ern Passenger Association to keep in mind
the conditions under which harvest excur-
sion tickets were authorized. He writes:
Special attention is called to the require
ments that no tickets shall DO sold at less
than "a higher than basing fares from the
Missouri river to points enumerated. Com
plant has been made as to tho excursion on
Aug. rs that this requirement. was not
strictly enforced by all Enes.n Authority
has been given to all interested roads to
sci! harvest excursion tickets 10 Mobile,
Ala. Sept 15 and 30.
Who Will Succeed President Moffat?
The resign atoms of President Moffat and
General Manager Smith have been accepted
by the board of Rio Grande directors. and
that railroad is without a president and
general manager. Mr.. Moifat's resigna-
ton was worded so that it should go INTO
effect at once, and hs received notice to-
day that ii was acted upon and accepted
at the meeting on Thursday last. 1t is
thought here that Hon. Henry Wolcott
brother of Senator Wolcott, of Denver. will
De the next president
Personal. Local aud General Notss.
Chairman Midgley says that railway
freight rates are no higher than year ago,
but are far more profitable.
Tho association of superIntendents of the
indianapolis lines will hold % meeting to-
morrow, as will also the car-service associa-
ton.
ii. &. Parker. traffic manager of the l..
L. ~ W.. went TO Chicago last night 10 at
tend the meeting of the freight COMMITTEES
of tho Central Traffic Association.
The war in west-bound lake and rail
rates from Boston to Chicago continues.
The dry-goods rate Is now 10 cents. which
Is decidedly the lowest 1t has ever been.
The Chicago 81 Alton is still making
things very lively among the Western
roads. and the only thing they know about
the rates the Alton gives is that they don't
know spything.
Big Four official says that the CON-
pany is in possession of III different kinds
OF engines. and that no other company in
the United States can boast of such n large
assortment of motive power.
The Louisville, New Orleans & Texas
railroad brought 46S .135 bales of cotton into
New Orleans during the season ending Aug.
81. This is the largest amount of cotton
ever brought TO that city by any transpor-
tati0n company.
The Toledo, ST. Louis x Kansas City has
paid up its loan. aggregating S200,000 This
takes the road out of the courts. thus Oh
waiting the appointment of q receiver. and
leaves the property IN the control of its
present management.
The West Shore announces the appoint
ment of l.. Merritt al commercial agent
with headquarters at Buffalo. and A. T..
ketchum as contracting agent, with orders
| TO report to Mr.. Merritt. w. II. Hoyt has
resigned his position as contracting agent
| of the company.
The Pennsylvania passenger officials are
the ones who devised the new home
| visitors" excursions IRON the West and
| South TO this and contiguous States. Those
are cold. bleak days in which tho Pennsyl-
vania people do not spring some new
scheme and get 1t through.
The G.. & o. and the L. Il n. have cut
| freight rates so low to Memphis that goods
can be shipped there. and thence to Arkan-
cheaper than by the more direct lines from
| Louisville. all of which is causing a howl
| from the latter companies
| 1t is said that new line is to be built
connecting the Denver IL Rio Grande al
| Denver with the Chicago. ST. Paul IL Kan
| sas City. from some point on the Missouri
| river. The fact that the same men are
large holders of the stock in both roads
| gives credence To the rumor.
story comes from Gallatin. Tenn. that
| j. &. Rodemer has com pleted an arrange
ment with {. i. Huntington, by which the
Middle X East Tennessee road may be
completed within sixty days. This road
| runs from Gallatn TO Hartsyille, Tenn, Via
Carthage. into the coal fields.
The Labor-day travel on the local lines
was not SO large as was expected. None al
the roads ran special trains. but nearly al
4 put Oh extra cars on morning trains, which
| were not greatly crowded. In all probably