The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-06-25

northern points. but a little attention to
passenger business has developed that the
road has q good earning capacity In that
direction.
Six gravel trains are now in service dis
triouting gravel on the Peoria ~ Eastern
road western division.l The passing
tracks at Hillary. Twin Grove. Barker and
Trenton are being heightened two miles.
which Will greatly aid in the movement
OF trains over that division.
The Lake Erie q Western now has In op-
Grafton at Michigan City q very complete
lnterlocking switching SYSTEM One man,
who IS stationed in q tower, operates all
the switches In the yards at that ter
mInal. greatly reducing the terminal ex-
penses. beside improving the service.
The Philad elphia g. Reading is TO put on
n new line of steamships TO ply bet ween
fhiladeiphia and Liverpool, IN addition to
their present line tive Port Richmond
and London. The Central States Dispatch
Is taking a considerable business from this
territory, using the Philadelphia 81 Read
:ng 10 reach the sea-boaTd.
A phenomenal run is reported as having
been made on the Chicago * North west
ern In carrying the Maryland delegation
from Chicago to minneapolis. The train
consisted of eight Pullman sleeping cars,
and the distance was covered In eleven
hours. being the quickest time evey made
by O special train between the two points.
Ou lDurSuay tDe tracK-layerS began lay
inq track westward froIs Montpelier on the
Detroit x Chicago Wabash short line.
The contractors are working large forces
every where. and an effort Is making TO
open the road for traffic as early as first
proposed, although the bad weather this
spring interfered with the work seriously.
The date of the shipments excursion on
the Pennsylvania lines west of Pittsburg
has been changed to July 60. the shopmsn
east of Pittsburg having first arranged for
their annua excursion on that date. The
company cannot spare the coaches TO have
shop men both east and west of P~ittsburg
holding their annual picnics on the same
day.
John Switsher. trainmaster of the Bee
line division of che Big Four, is so i'll that
but little hopes are entertained OF his re-
covery. Mr.. SwItsher began service on the
Bee-Iine IN 1864, thirst as q brakeman; IN
1868 he was promoted to q passenger con-
ductor. which position he held until ap-
pointed to his present position, some eight
years ago.
An ex pert on track, who on Thursday
rode over the Chicago division of the F..
C.. L. X st. L.. of winch g.. NJ. Bennett Is
superintendent, expresses surprise at the
excellent physical condition of the road
bed and the extent of the improvements
which have already been made to this
division preparatory to handling the Co
lnmblan Exposition business.
The people along the line from Center
Point. on the new branch of the Terre Haute
~ Indianapolis road Vandalia). are still
urging the Vandalia management TO ex-
tend the line across Eel river into the coal
fields of Owen county. and the extension
to Center Point has proven so much of q
success that it need not be q surprise
should the line be extended further south
ward.
Lines in the Central Traffic Association
have been authorized to make the rates
raaonnmaphaA hv Tho Mammalian paasanoar
committee tor the dedicatory ceremonies of
the worlds fair next October. These rates
are on the basis of q fare and one-third for
the round trip from points within o radius
of $50 miles of Chicago. and one fare for
the round trip from more distant points.
w. X. Bellls. secretary and treasurer of
the Railway Officials and Employees Asso-
%clation, returned from Martinsville last
evening much improved in health. On
Monday next he will attend. in Buffalo,
tiOnal Underwriters Association, and on
Tuesday, In the same place. the national
convention of Life and Accident Under
writer's Association.
T.. S. Rhoades, superintendent of tele-
graph of the Big Four lines. yesterday re-
turned from the annual meeting of the ma
tional association IN Denver, he having.
with seventy-two other superIntendents of
telegraph and train-dis patchers, partici-
pated In the Colorado trip. visiting Pixies
rear, SIFtT Tlulno IoOp, MhTeDail pass
and many other interesting points in Colo
RADIO. He states that the recent convention
was q highly instructive and interesting
one.
p. ID. Peddicord, general baggage agent
of the Baltimore ~ Ohio road. states that
in the year 1891 there were over $500. 600
pieces of baggage handled on the Ii. & o.
system. and but two runks were lost; fur
Their, that the rules of the company are so
strict as to handling baggage that during
for damages, and that the excess baggage
on which charges were made paid the men
employed in the baggage department. on
the entire system.