The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-12-17

rate. This concession is available only to
regular clergymen. sisters of charity and
missionaries under ecclesiastical authority.
The rates on railway supplies have been
advanced To S3 per ton from the Missls-
sippi to Miss0uri-river points. and TO "a
per ton from Indianapolis or Chicago TO
Missouri river points.
j. ]. Cartwright. of Nashua, N. H., and
III. s. Moore. of Cleveland. have taken po-
sltions in the Office OF the chief engineer
OF the Vandalia. The former Is said TO be
an expert draughtsman.
The Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton, in
connection with the Baltimore IL Ohio.
yesterday secured the German-American
Club for it's trip to Washington to witness
the inauguration ceremonies.
The Lake Erie 81 Western will next year
Chicago via Michigan City. Some of the
best boats plying on the lakes will be run
between Michigan City m Chicago.
Engine 197. on the P%ittsburg. Fort Wayne
& Chicago. on Tuesday last hauled the
Keystone express from Arcola to Plymouth.
ffty-scyen miles, in ffty-eighJ minutes;
two etOps were made at railroad crossings.
w. G. Shaw. formerly travelling auditor
of the Cincinnati. Hamilton IL Dayton, and
later its freight accountant. is now in the
Long View Asylum, incurably insane. The
physicians say il is the result of overwork.
Under the Pennsylvania andalia sched-
ule. which takes effect tomorrow. the fast
trains, 20 ana 81. will meet at Terre Haute.
and fast mail train No. l Will arrive at In
dianapolis fifteen minutes later than it
now does.
II. III. Porter. chairman of the board of
directors of the Chicago IL Eastern Hi,
nois, President Carpenter and General
Superintendent Rockwell. for the last day
or two have been inspecting the G.. az T..
i. and the L. 81 I. H. roads.
Aldace F. Walker Is the author of the
amendment legallzing the formation of
pools which has been INTRODUCED in Con-
gross. Mr.. Walkers experience as commits
sioner of the Western Traffic Association
we'll prepared him 10 prepare such a bill.
Commencing Jan. / the Wabash will dis
continue entirely the practice of granting
stop-over privileges on any kim or class of
ticket. limited OF unlimited, of it's own
issue or of connecting lines. A majority of
the Eastern and Western roads have
adopted this policy.
Frank Chandler, general passenger
agent of the Wabash, says he has selected
q man whom he will place ut Louisville,
The company has had no r~epresentati We In
that section since II. II. Fowler resigned TO
90 with the Newport News IL Mississippi
Valley.
1t is stated that harmony has been re-
stored between the Missouri Pacific and the
SniCukO AZ hOCh l5lGIu. anu HtlbDtI q
adopt the ruinous course of cutting rates
where the Chicago IL Rock Island comes In
competition with the Missouri Pacific in
opening It's new southern extensions for
business.
The report comes from Pittsburg that T.
ID. Casnave. of Fort Wayne, goes to the
Altoona shops. and Z. b. Wall goes TO
Pittsburg, with the title of general super
1ntendent OF motive power of all Pennsyl-
vania lines west of Pittsburg. with two
49, a. 49, - - .
Columbus, o.. the other at Fort Wayne,
Ind.
PA. Hewitt, auditor, and e. Il. Kren-
thoffer. freight accountant of the Big
Four. are in the city checking up the &C.
counts of William Sullivan. freight agent
OF the company at this poi Mt. This Is done
every four months at all important sta
tlons. and indianapolis has become the
most important station of the Big Four
system.
As announced some time ago. Col. A. G.
Dawes has resigned as general passenger
and ticket agent of the Burlington lines in
Missouri. The resignation was handed in
Thursday. and the reason given was on nc
count of ill health. ID. .. Ives. the assist
mt general freight agent of the same lines.
has been appointed in his stead. Colonel
Da ives will still act as advisory agent.
George Saul. president of the Ohio South
ern. predicts that the earning of the road,
after It's extension is completed TO Lima.
will increase at least IS per cent. The
Lima extension gives the Ohio Southern
connection with the Pennsylvania, the Big
-Four, the Cincinnati. Hamilton Il Dayton,
the Lake Erie IL Western and the Chicago
q Erie. The coal operators on the Ohio
Southern line will also greatly profit by
this extension. as it will make new mar
kets for Jackson coal.
Ticket collectors will be placed on the
Decline division of the Big Four Jan. l..
They are now on five divisions OF the Big
-Four. After Jan. 1 the Cairo, the Martins
VILE and the Sandueky divisions will be
employed. They will be placed on the
Michigan division as soon as men can DC
trained for the work. The company has
Kept three experts training men for some
weeks Tn fill such positions on the divisions
where they are now employed.
An auditor of one of the Indianapolis
roads says that " per cent. of the en-
ployes In railroad service or express service
who handle the ~companies' money give
bond to the road employing them in some
one OF the guarantee companies, but few
roads any longer taking q personal bond.
With the guarantee companies looses are
paid promptly and the company gets rid of
all trouble to look MP the man who is short
road company does in the matter is to ascer-
tain the shortage and present the claim,
sworn to by the auditor
w. @. Cannon. secretary of the Indian
apolis Railway Mems Building and Saw
ings Association, says it can make a
much better showing than the excellent
one published as regards the Fort Wayne
association yesterday. That has been in
operation eight years, and three hundred
have secured homes through it. The In
dianapolis association has been in operation
but five years. and it has built over SIX
hundred homes, and nearly four hundred
of the men living in them now rave homes
with q clear title. AT no time In the nve
] years has the organization been so pros.