The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-05-26
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.

Travel to Chicago over the indianapolis
lines is setting IN quite brlskly, and the
gain is quite marked from day to day.
General Passenger Agent Barker of the
gates of the worlds fair on Sunday will
add $l00.000 TO the revenues OF his road. =
George II. Peck, general solicitor Of the
Santa Fe has entered into contract with
the company for . term of service In that
capacity of five years at an annual salary
of 81. 900.
The Pennsyivania IL double tracking all
its tracks west of Pittsburg. and expects to
have half tho new track between PIttsburg
and Chicago laid by the 18th prOx., and the
entire work completed by the 1st OF Sep
TENDER.
The Big Four bes made the first pay ment
to the East-end Improvement Company. of
Louisville. on account of the construction
of the Louisville and Jefferson Vile bridge.
The amount of the payment was 500. 000-
Ia cash.
party of Dayton. o.. capitalists are
talking of building O belt railroad at
Springfield. with q spur TO connect with
Dayton. Ii built it will be an independ-
eDt enterprise. having no connection with
any existing road.
The statistics of railroad operation for
the years 1891 and 1892 show that 210 roads
with total mileage OF 1865 miles. ex-
pended per cent. more OF their gross
earnings in operating expenses In the latter
than in the former year. ~
General Passen ger Agent Mccormick, of
the c.. H. q d.. has named the four Chi
Chicago Worlds Fair Cyclone" The In
dianapolis and Chicago Limited MaiP and
The Vestibuled Electric"
The c., Ii. II ID. expects to have the new
side track at Hurricane hill, west of Con-
nersville, COMPLETED by the first of next
week. The new siding will be about 2. 500
feet long. The company Ia also putting in
o new and larger siding at Liberty.
The Western lines will make another et-
tempt at Chicago. to-day. to adjust worlds
fair rates. meeting of rate clerks has
been called for Saturday, and the infer
ence is. therefore. that the general passen-
ger agents hope to reach q definite conolu-
slon.
With the taking effect of the new time
table the c., Ii. d. ID. will take off ell the
light build OF locomotives now employed
in its passenger traffic, substituting heav-
ier stronger and faster machines, the great
increase In the business of the road render
ing this movement imperative.
The Drsxel, Morgan * Co. plan for the
reorganization of the Richmond Terminal
involves the issue OF q general mortgage
| FIVE percent. bond to run ten years for
| $40 600 OOO W lille the consolidated property
TO be known as new railroad corporation
not vet given name. lie to be capitalized
with SIS. coo or tive-per-cent. noncumu-
lstive preferred stock aud Sl60, 100000 COM
| mon stock.
motion Is pending before the managers
OF the Central Irathc Association. with d
good prospect that it will be adopted, pro-
yiding that during the continuance of the
worlds fair no passengers for Chicago will
be allowed to ship as baggage either baby
carriages or bicycles. The objection urged
| to these vehicles as baggage ie their ex-
| treme fragility and the large amount of
space they occupy.
Chairman Blanchard. of the Central
Traffic Association, told a Pittsburg Post
reporter. few days ago. that he Thought
schedule OF rates-at low tigures-for ten
| end tweive-day excursions to Chicago
would soon be Issued by the lines IN the
| association. Mr.. Blanchard was of the
| 40 into effect about the middle of June.
He did not think there was any likelihood
| of regular rates being disturbed.
The Big Four lines will begin running on
| the new sine table on Sunday next when
! five solid vestibuled trains will be put on
| to run between Cincinnati and Chica 90.
| Or these trains. three-One having It's in
| itisl point at Atlanta. one at Washington
| and one at Cincinnati. will carry a COM
| pete dining-car service. and the other tw o
standard and compartment sleepe-s. The
| hours of arrival at Chicago of these trains
| will be $50 A. NJ. Sis z. NJ. and $50 p. NJ
| for the tirst-nemed three and the remain
| ing two will arrive early in the morning.
The Rock Island people have strnck IL
| rich. One of their train diepetchers
| named Z. II. Jewell. il said to have come
| into possession In some way. OF the secrets
of Melbourne. the rain maker He has
been. it il alleged, experimenting with per
| feot success.oAn General Manager Allen
saws IL Is quite possible for jew ell TO pro-
| duce rain ct will in the territory tributary
/ 90 the Rock Island. thus intnrug good
crops all along the compapy's line. and