The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-06-18

o. F. Meacbam is appointed agent at Valley
junction. vice James Butler transferred
TO Riverside, to succeed G.. G. Davis. re-
signed.
The project known as the Marion K In
dianapols gas belt road Is taking de Unite
coming 60 the front daily. and the project
ors of the enterprise are enthusiastic over
the outlook.
The Indiana Car. service Association han
died IN May y. go cars with an avera &c
detention of 1.91 day. The unfavorable
detention exhibit was caused by the a.
mel Gus rainy days. which prevented load
ing and unloading cars as promptly au
usual
j. III. Gharahty, purchasing agent of the
Big Four was in the city yesterday on
official business. He states that in his lon 3
experience he has never known a more
favorable time to purchase railway sup
plies than now, prices. as q rule being
very low.
A new line between Louisville and Chi
cago has been established by the Louisville,
Evansville IL ST. LOnis. the Evansville az
I Haute. In connection with the Chicago IL
Eastern Illinois. which 10 likely to prove a
dlstur blng element
1t is stated that the Barney & Smith
car-works is now really o Vanderbilt in
terest. the Vanderbilts and parties con-
DecteG WIN the DIV our resulting III tlD-
cinnati hOldingthe controlling stock, all of
which is paid MP. making 1t one of the
strongest works of this character in the
country.
The Trsin-dispstchors' Asso ,istion, which
met In New Orleans elected officers as fol-
vice president, j. f. DoWd secretary and
treasurer, J. +. Mackie editor, A. f..
Vickeroy, of Denver: Alexander Allen. of
Chicago. and j. +. Hobbs, of New Orleans,
executive committee.
w. A Baldwin. who on Thursday re-
ager of the buffalo. Rochester * Pittsburg.
will next week sail for Ireland. Fifteen
years ago Mr.. Baldwin was general man
ager of the Pennsylvania lines west of
Pittsourg. leaving this position TO assume
the one he has just vacated.
President Ingalls,. of the Big Four, hopes
TO perfect arrangements for getting into
Louisville over the Ohio * Mississippi
road within the next thirty DAYS. 1t is
very important that this should be accom-
plished to enable the Big Four to carry out
it's programme in securing control of the
Cincinnati. Wabash l. Michigan road.
Representatives of the Chesapeake &
Ohio and OF the Baltimore q Ohio are
making q very active canvass for Grand
Army OF the Republic OusIpess to Wash
ington, ID. c.: and indications are that some
shading OF the agreed rate 10 going on.
The Pennsylvania representatives claim to
have got full share Of the business for
their line.
Probably there 10 no road in the country
which bandles - many excursion parties
In ayesr as the Cincinnati. Hamilton q
Day ton. 1t was stated yesterday that there
Is but one day in the next seven weeks
on which there has not been arrangements
made for one or moro excursions. picnic
trains. etc., aud the company would doeven
more had it the necessary passenger equip
ment-
j. B. Barnes superintendent of motive
power of the Wabash lines, has for q couple
of weeks occupied his whole time In visit
ing the shops of the company, looking mat
needed sniargements. On the eastern di-
vision there are shops at Fort Wayne
Sprin gfield, Peru. Toledo, Detroit. Butler.
Danville. Lafayette and Andrews, and at
chanlcs and machinists are employed.
The Pennsylvania has now opened the
most important fight on rates insugurated
this year. In its avowed determination to
abolish ditferential rates that company on
Thursday commenced selling tickets on
Cincinnati, SIS, and the Erie ct once an.
nounced a thirteen-d dollar rate. General
Passenger Agent Roberts of the Erie, Is
quoted as saying that they will In any case
make a two-dollar lower rate than does
the Pennsylvania until the rate drops to
zero.
The Big Four has tired of its unsatisfac-
tory dining-car service and on Monday
next will introduce an entirely new sched-
ule on it's Indianapolis trains. Train II out
of Cincinnati will daily haul dining car,
running as far north as Stockwell where
1t VIII be transferred to Train IS, conn n z
east. Another dining ear will be hauled
on Train IL from Bellefon taine to Carbon
Ind, where Train Is from st. Louis is met,
returning to Beliefontaine. In this man.
ner eals will be served at suitable hours
on the four trains.
1t Is now two years since the dining-ca
service was introduced on Trains 20 and
u. run over the V8ndalia and the Indian
apolIs division of the Pennsy lvania lines,
and not until within the last few months
passenger conductor. IN speaking of these
cars. yesterday. said he still thought that
If IS cents per meal was charged on these
cars and the bill of fare made little less
expensive the travelling public would be
better pleased.
The members of the Train-dispatchers'
Association of America have begun to re-
turn from their annual gathering at New
Orleans, and report having had very
pleasant time. The meeting was of q very
interesting and instructive character.
More than the ordinary business was trans
acted; the most important being the pass.
ing of conservative resolution in favor OF
making the organization q protective one.
The resolution by no means favored strikes
as a remedy for grievances or to bring
about needed reforms. number of the
dispatchers will visit other cities before
returning. the roads all over the country
being disposed to give these worthy men q
nleasant and eyranded trim