The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-06-14

to wear out, but competition has forced
them to adopt higher standard of passen-
ger engines on the Chicago division, at
least.
Ali effects of the strike at the shops of
the Pennsylvania Company at lndlanapo-
lis have passed off and matters have as
sumed their normal condition. Yesterday
the camp car in which the men were
boarded who took the places OF the strikers
was sent TO Columbus, and In the depart
meut where the strike was made ninety
nine men, the full complement, were at
work.
President Roberts and other officials of
the Pennsylvania road havo been In Chi
cage since Saturday, inspecting terminal
facilities and making estimates OF I'M
prOvements necessary for the proper hand
ling of worlds fair traffic. It understood
that the Pennsylvania will lay tracks OF
It's own To the grounds rather than use
those of the illinois Central or the BaltI-
more * Ohio.
The total freight-car mileage made on
the Big Four in May reached u. 7l3. 166
miles. an increase over mileage made in
May, 1891, of 557, 49, miles During tho
month there were handled on the system
149, 49, loaded ears and 81, 444 empty cars,
all increase of 1871 per cent over the
number handled In May, 1891. There were
handled on the system ATS trains, and.
counting two empties as one loaded car, an
average of 4A cars to the train.
A st-frsight- line man, who is not secur-
ing as much business as he would like tn.
entered a protest yesterday against the
Interstate Dispatch. which does not own a
car. coming In here and taking at one haul
twenty-one carloads of hard wood lumber
for New York out of here over the Lake
Erie * Western road. The line agent
should comfort himself with the fact that
there is more than one line doing business
out OF here that has no cars. or, If any,
very few.
ID. b. Mitchell, general manager of the
Blue line and Canada Southern Fast
freight line, who well known in Indian
spolis railroad circles, on Saturday last
completed his twenty fifth year of service
with these lines. HIS friends at Roches-
ter, n. y. his headquarters, got up ban
Qnet for the occasion and presented him
with q mahogany chest containing 1Ol
pieces of solid silver. On the top of the
chest lis a gold plate on which Is inscribed,
'B. Il. Mitchell. from the Blue Line agents
-1Sj7-1s92"
V. I. Malott. chairman of the executive
committee of the Chicago Il Western In
diana road. has returned from Chicago.
He states that the improvements are pro-
crossing very satisfactorily. At the Dear
born street Station ticket Office is being
built with eight windows. there now being
but two at this station, and an additional
baggage-room which will hold 1000 pieces
of baggage. Where the heaviest traffic is
twenty-five miles of eighty pound steel rail
is now being laid and the light rails taken
to ex tend side-tracks.
The Rock Island has issued its tariff OF
reduced merchandise rates to Colorado
points. 1t Will not become effective how
ever. until July %. Some time ago the
Rock Island applied for authority from the
Transmissouri Association to reduce these
rates from the Missouri river to Colorado
points to the basis of 60 for first class, as
against the existing basis of $2.35. The
application was not granted. An appeal
was then taken TO the commissioners of
the Western Traffic Association, but they
also refused to authorize the reduction.
Nothing daunted the Rock Island accepted
the only alternative left 1t. and gave ninety
days notice. as required by the agreement
in such cases, of it's intention to put the
rates into effect. The ninety days will ex-
pire July %. The other roads interested
will, of course, put the reduced scale into
effect at the same time.