The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-07-27

yesterday. Those acquainted with the sit
uation say that Mr.. Hubbard cannot he
blamed for taking the steps no has. 1t
seemed the only way that he could protect
the fandalia In its business.
VIII Restore East-I,ound Rates.
A meeting of the passenger agents of all
the railway lines running from Cincinnati
to the Atlantic seaboarc was held there
yesterday to adjust passenger rates. 1t
was unanimously agreed to restore to the
regular tariff all east-bound passenger
rates. TO take effect Thursday July Is.
An agreement was reached to clear the
market from all reduced rate east bonnd
tickets now in the hands of ticket-brokers. /.
Slow Divert Freight.
Last month the commissioners of the
Western Traffic Association issued an order
to several roads TO divert certain amounts
of freight to the Rock Island. The Bur-
lington has turned over to the Rock Island
traffic amounting TO 5000 in revenue. The
Missouri Pacific refused 10 obey the order,
and the Atchison refuses to divert any
more OF its freight because OF the attitude
OF the Missouri Pacific.
Personal. Local and General Notes.
j. j. Byrne's title will be contracting
aeentof the Nickel-pla fast-frelght line
at indianapolis.
w. s. Rooney. auditor of the .Vandalia.
passed through the city yesterday, east
ward. on his vacation.
General Manager Barnard, of the Peoria
q Eastern. who has been absent for sew
eral days. Is expected home this evening.
Z. A. Lynn, formerly of this city, now
representing one of the North western lines
in Pittshurg. Is visiting in the city for
day or two.
Harry King passenger conductor on the
Pennsy lvania, has arranged for a months
vacation and will leave on Sunday for
Portsmouth, n. ii.
The net earnings of the Lake Erie Il
Western for May were SOL, $40; increase
over May. 1901. slo.sl7. Since Ian. the net
Increase this year, S5S,0S9.
The Illinois Central company is pushing
the work of elevating its tracks in the city
OF Chicago The Monon is hauling large
quantities of Bedford stone for the abut-
ments at crossings of streets.
The Pennsylvania Company has issued q
. hand some invitation to the delegates who
attend the annual meeting of the National
Association of Ticket Agents, whlch con-
venes III Philadelphia. Sept. IA.
good deal of money is being expended
on tho INDIANAPOLIS IL Nincennes road this
season IN constructing stone waterways in
place. of wooden structures. The work
done is of very substantial character.
II. w. Davis has been appointed general
freight agent and +. c. Lapcy general
passenger agent Of the Buffalo. Rochester
a PIttsburg road. Mr.. Davis began ten
years ago on this road as train d spatoher
The Indianapolis lines are now bringing
IN from $50 to 800 carloads of wheat day,
about 80 per cent. of which stops at In
diaDapolis. The bulk of that stopping here
comes from southern Indiana and southern
Illinois.
Stone traffic from the Bedford and other
oolitic guarries on the /. & V. ana the Mo-
non Is almost at q standstill, as tho quar-
rymen have been Obliged to Quit work, so
intense did the heat in the quarries become
the last faw days
The Pennsylvania is preparing to venti-
late its tunnel at Baltimore by fans driven
by electric motors. Tho plant will include
an engine, tour boilers. generator and the
necessary electrical apparatus. The plant
will not only ventilate but will light the
tunnel.
The ST. Charles car-works have consid-
erabiy enlarged their plant in its passen.
ger equipment department.. The company
Is now building ten coaches tor The Van
dalin, and ten reclining chair cars for the
Missouri Pacific and twelve coaches for
the Wabash.
The Grand Rapids & Indiana road is
making good earning record this year.
having, since Jan. l. earned S1.66O.63.. al
ing period OF 1891 of $99,t25 on tie same
mileage, which il q good exhibit for q
north and-south line.
The one series of excursions on Saturday
night from Indianapolis to Chicago, at SO
for the round trip, by the roads in the Chi
cago and Ohio River Traffic ASSOCIATION is
likely to suffice. On Monday every scalper
in Chicago was offering tho return part of
these three-dollar tickets at 81, and one
scalper dropped the price to 80 cents.
The Mackey lines are not holding their
own this month. The Evansville * Terre
Haute earned in the second week of July
SIS. 302; decrease. as compared with the
corresponding week of 1891, of S2,o37. The
Peoria, Decatur 81 Evansville earned S14,-
o9l: decrease this year. Sl,6s6 The Louis
vile. Evansville & st. Louis earned So
034; decrease this year, 5000. The Ohio ~
Missis sippi earned in the second week in
July $S6,457. decrease this year of. S5. l36.
1t should be borne in MIND. however. that
comparisons this year are made against
weeks of 1891 In which earnings were good.
The Louisville, New Albany IL Chicago
last year added largely to it's freight-car
equipment and to its power, but it's busi.
as much more equipment purchased it
could be used TO advantage and would
largely increase its present surprisingly
large earnings. The freight business of
The road is seemingly just beginning to de-
velop. 1T nearly all important points on
the line new industries are being estab-
lished. and most of them prove to be in
dustries which furnish q large tonnage of
freights TO this road. Through It's connec-
tion with the Louisville Southern 1t secures
u very handsome north bound traffic. con-
sisting of live stock, produce, grain and
liquors from the Kentucky distilleries.
The board of directors of the Pennsylva-
MIA Company has ordered q general reor-
sanitation of the freight department of
the Pittsburg Cincinnati. Chicago & st.
Louis road, creating n new position, that of
freight traffic manager. which position, il
is Understood, is to be filled by William
Stewart, and ID. I. McCabe is TO be made
general freight agent, and on each division
there is tn be an assistant general freight
agent, organizing the freight department.
on the same plan as is the passenger de-
partment. The circular announcing the
REORGANIZATION which takes effect Aug. II,
is quite lengthy, going into details as to
the duties or each of the officials under the
new titles. The headquarters OF the freight
traffic manager Is to he PItts6urg. and of
the general freight agent Columbus, o.
Ouly So to CHR go