The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-08-12

lar to that IN use on the Pennsylvania
lines east of Pittsburg, through which
the train is heated by steam from the loco
motive. The coming winter the car stove
will be thing of the past with the Penn
syIvanla lines.
The new consolidated engines on the
Chicago 81 Eastern Illinois road haul over
the main line forty to forty-two loaded
cars; and over the Chicago ~ Indiana Coal
road division fifty loaded cars. The ordl-
nary freight locomotives would haul but
thirty 10 thirty-two loaded cars.
The New York Central management is
satisfied with the fast time that the En-
pire State express makes between New
gineS has been taken into the shops TO be
remodeled and seven-foot driving wheels
put under her. Tests will then be made
with view of so improving all the big en-
gines hauling this trein if it is a success.
Announcement is made by the Il. q 0.
from Chicago to Atlantic CITY and return
Aug. Is The tickets Will be good for re-
turn passage at any time within thirty
days from date of sale. The reason given
TO Niagara Falls announced by the Erie.
Nickel-plate and the Wabash
1t Is alleged that one of the east bound
lines is carrying business at shaded rates.
The original bill of lading, it Is alleged, Is
made ont at full tariff. and an impression
torn mp and bill made out at q rate to
suit the case on which the business goes
forward. This method is adopted, 1t is
stated. to avoid the provisions of the inter-
state law.
The committee of the German Orphans
Home yesterday made arrangements with
the Big Four to run trains to the ScheutZen
Park, Aug. 81. that being the date of the
annual picnic Of the children of the or
phans' home. On that date the Cincinnati
IL g. n~-- al 60,
bring orphans Of the home in Cincinnati
and their friends to picnic with the or
phans of the Indianapolis German home.
1t is stated that the Big Four and the Wa
bash will meet the S. r0und-trip rate made
by the Wand liza and the Missouri Pacific on
tire 2lst. 22d, 23d and oath of this month to
Kansas City. What the next move of the
Lake Erie Il Western and the Chicago 81
Alton will be is looked forward to with
much interest. 1t is hardly probable that
rOund-trIp rate, as it would demoraliZe
their regular business and be of great adj
vantage to the scalpers.
1t IL announced that the management of
the Northern Pacific and Wisconsin Cen
trail railroads will shortly be consolidated.
the latter road becoming part of the
Northern Pacific. The ratification of the
consolidation will take place in New York
within the next two weeks. Tho Wiscon-
sin Central has been part of the Northern
leased by the big trunk line. The consol-
idation will do away with tho general Of
fices of the Central. and Edwin II. Abbott
will probably retire as president of the
Wisconsin Central.
1t is stated that the Indianapolis. Deca-
tur d Western and the Chicago u East
ern Illinois were. encouraged to make 50
round-trip rate to Chicago on the same
date that the Lake Erie IL Western runs
its Chicago excursion. by some of the off,
Gals of the Chicago direct lines. IF this
Is true" said an Official of o dIsinterested
road, lit 10 . mistake. as it only irritates
the Lake Erie & Western people and gives
them grounds to carry out tho establish
ment of another route between Indianapo-
lis and Chicago which, in connection with
the Chicago g. Erie road, they could do and
have a line by which the difference in
mileage would he so slight that the Lake
Erie & Western would secure it's share of
business. An i'll feeling has been growing
for some months between the Lake Erie &.
Western and the three direct lines which,
unless soon checked, will bring about an
every -day Generalization of rates, instead
of two or three times q year between Indi-
annapolis and Chicago"