The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-11-07

sylvsnia lines for the Toledo district. vice
J. NJ. Steenber, recently appointed division
freight agen.
G. II. Wilkins assistant grand chief of
the Order of Railway Conductors, spent
yesterday in the city. and last evening adj
dressed some one hundred or more conduct
ors concerning the affairs of the assocsa-
ton generally.
Frank Thomson, first vIce-president of
the Pennsylvania, who with friends has
been on hunt on the line of the lndianap-
oils ~ Nincennes. came up yesterday. ana
on a special train of three cars went TO St.
Louis over the Vandalia.
In the passenger service the Erie has be-
come much more aggressive as 3 trunk line
since MIR. Roberts accepted the general
passenger agency. and its track and equip
ment are in better shape to become q pow
eriul competitor than ever before.
The freight officials of the roads in the
Chicago and Ohio River Traffic Association
Will meet here on Thursday next for con-
sideration of a number OF important sub
jects. The committee on relations with
Southern roads will hold meeting here
the same day.
The esrnings OF the Mackey lines for
October were: Evansville y Terre Haute.
Sll6.67l. an increase over October, 1891. OF
s9,S72; the Louisville, Evansville a 81.
Louis. Sl73. 633, an increase this year OF Sl3,-
$50; Peoria. Decatur IL Evansville. sSO..gO.
an increase of $4,000; the Evansville II ln-
dianapolis, 81 $40, an increase of 1887.
The traffic alliance between the Column
bus IL Hooking Valley road and the Norfolk
a. Western has been arranged to 80 into
effect at once. The latter turns all it's
traffic for Toledo and points beyond to the
Hooking Valley road, which IS likely 10
handsomely increase the earnings or the
latter.
George Roberts, president of the Penn
sylvania lines has expressed himself as re-
w "a
lines will not make any cut on which to
form basis that other roads might fol-
low, but Will wait until the example 10 set,
and then steps will be taken toward max
ing low rates.
w. l.. ElseiIer. of New York, financial
agent OF the owners OF the Findlay, Fort
Wayne & Western. aud Il. +. FentOn, chief
engineer, spent last week in looking over a
proposed connection with the Big Four at
New London, which would necessitate the
building of only q short link from Findlay.
A survey aud estimates of cost are to be
made Immediately.
The two hundred members of the Old
Reliable Conductors Life Insurance Assoc
citation of the United States and Canada,
who arrived at the City OF Mexico last sun
day morning from San Antonio. where they
held their annual convention, departed yes
IeEday for the United States. They have
been royalty entertained during their SIX
days stay In Mexico.
passenger agent of the Big Four, propOs-
ing to grade rates on worlds fair business
in conformity with speed and train equip
ment Is meeting with general favor among
general passenger agents. Mr.. Martins
proposition Is to have three grades of rates,
passengers riding on Wagner or Pullman
sleeping and parlor-cars and on fast trains
TO pay full tariff, the other two grades to
be regulated by the accommodations given.
This would give all classes of people an OPP
portunity to 20 to the fair at rates which
would best suit their purses.
James Barker. general passenger agent of
the Mon0n, takes exceptions to an item
which appeared In the Journal recently,
stating that the general passenger agents
were worried and uneasy that the presi-
dents and general managers did not get to-
gether and put up rates In the Chicago and
OhiO-river Association territory. He say:
Our earnings show an increase. particu-
lsrly on through business. In the third
week of October an increase of 81, ISL was
shown over 1891. The third week in October
the earnings were x92. $40, against SIS. SOP in
the corresponding week of 1891, and the
earnings of the road from Jan. to Oct. 81
were S2,749.772, against S2.3S5. 102." Mr..
Barker closes his letter by saying that IN
stead of being worried over the situation
the passenger earnings are SO favorable
that they have cause for joy.