The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-09-05
War on Anthracite-C Coal Rates.

A circular formally notifying agents
of the withdrawal of the cosl-trafic agree
ment with the Pennsylvania road was is
sued by the Reading Saturday, because
the Pennsylvania railroad has declined. at
the request of the Reading company. to in
crease the rate on anthracite coal. The
Pennsylvania railroad officials gave as q
reason for declining at this time to increase
the rate that it was believed, In view of
the present depressed condition OF railroad
rates on other commodities. it would not
be wise to advance the rate on a special
traffic paying as good rates az anthracite
coal now pays, in comparison with other
commodities: besides, they did not desire
TO have the advance of their railroad rates
used as a reason for the advance in tho
price OF Goa. Every railroad which carries
anthracite coal has joined with the Read.
ing In the advance, but the Pennsylvania,
and the Reading officials say that they
were compelled to issue their circular
withdrawing from any agreement with the
Pennsylvania. as far as it relates to the
carrying of anthracite coal. The coal
trade Will naturally be the center of any
BtIuggle between the rival companies, but
it was said that the war, if il should be de-
clared, would, in all probability, extend to
other classes of freight traffic at present
interchangeable between the companies.
Enlarged His Territory.
III OcnbLdl otbtcs DltpatCu. niC was
organized eighteen months ago by the Big
Four and the Baltimore x Ohio. has now
become one of the most important fast
freight lines in this country, it's operations
covering the following roads: The Central
Railroad of New Jersey. the Lehigh VAL
ley, the Philadelphia * Reading. the Bos-
ton IL Maine. the philadelphia. Reading Il
New England. the Western Maryland. the
ohf0h n INDIAN EtHar fhA Rnlfp.n-n a.
Ohio. the New York d New England. the
Baltimore IL Ohio western and the
Cleveland. Cincinnati Chicago 81 st.
Louis The above.named companies have
organized this fast-freight line for the pur-
pose of handling through traffic to and
from points east and west of Pa~rkersburg,
w. Va, and B~ellaire. o. Mr. T. III. Noonan
las been appointed general manager of the
line, with headquarters of indianapolis.
Zach road named above will put in a full
complement of cars and mako Ii q great
line for this territory.
Interesting Statistics.
In the month of August q total of liz. 1884
cars were received and forwarded at Indi-
annapolis. OF this number "a, $50 were
loaded. an increase over August, 1901. of
12.56S cars. In empty cars there was an
increase this year of only 3. 162.
General Baggage Agent Ferguson's re-
port shows that in August there were
handled at the Union Station baggage
rooms 80. 265 pieces of baggage, being 1883
more pieces than were ever handled In any
one month at the station.
Last month there were handled at the
city freight depots of the Pennsylvania
lines As. I'D, 029 pounds of freight. repro.
senting 4.427 loaded cars, against 5000, 9q5
pounds III August, 1891, representing o,S7l
loaded cars.
Personal, Local and General Notea
W.. +. Trexter has been appointed agent
OF the Central States Dispatch at Philadel-
pbia.
City iseight depors and fast-freiaht-line
offices will be closed to-day, aud the ticket
Offices after 1 p. NJ.
w. NJ. Briner. travelling auditor of the
Chicago & Rock Island. has resigned and
10 succeeded by Walter Z. Heath.
The Wabash IS increasing it's yard room
at Peru. ind. which Is yearly assumin
more Importance as a station on it's line.
CT. Clements has been elected secretary
and treasurer of the 500 company. vice
w. l.. Martin, made general freight agent.
Telegraph operators op the Erie lines are
preparing q scale of wage which they will
ask the management TO grant. AS on the
Baltimore IL Ohio. they make $50 q month
the minimum pay.
/. p. Humphreys has been appointed tick
ct agent of the Louisville. ST. Louis & Tex
as road at Louisville. succeeding John
Kirk. who has been appointed contracting
agent OF the company at Louisville.
An engine on the Lehigh Valley division
of the Philadelphia * Reading road, on
Saturday last. hauled three cars nine miles
IN six minutes. Where this run was made
o ninety nd-to-the-yard rail 10 laid.
+. p. Bostman, formerly master mechanic
of the Ohio ~ Mississippi. later superin-
tendent OF motive power of the Big Four,
now master mechanic OF the Louisville
Southern. will soon return to the Ohio &
Mississippi.
The Wabash has but eleven patients ut
its hospital at Peru, Ind. the smallest
number at any time IN the last two years.
A month ago there were twenty-three en-
ployes under the care of the surgeons aud
ply sicians there.
The Missouri Pacific. in handling east
bound business. will hereafter sell tickets
- points hey ond ST. Louis or CHICAGO via