The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-10-17

has the passenger business of the road been.
The Chicago & Indiana Coal road, now that
good trains are run at suitable hours, Is de-
veloping an Unexpectedly large business.
The Big Four people are ffurrying the
completion of their new freight engines
which the Richmond locomotive works are
building, as, at the present time, with all
the recently purchased power. had the COM
pany more locomotives its freight traffic
wheel engines, fit for freight or passenger
service are now in use on passenger
trains
The depression in industries at Indian
apoliS Is felt in the switching service. All
| OF the roads have taken off one-third of
their switching engines and crews. and
the switching service of the Big j'our at
| this point is 40 per cent below that of the
corresponding period last year. This COM
pany owns 60 per cent of the 2i6 switches
| leading TO the various industries, and the
decrease in earnings makes a noticeable
| item.
The Union Pacific has addressed letters
| 10 all or its connections saying that under
the rece1VerShip the road will continue do
ing business exactly as heretofore, and that
II desires the cooperation Of other lines as
| II has had it up to this time. Nothing is
the road would sustain toward the Western
Passenger Association, but the existing
conditions will not be disturbed for some
| time at least.
The Pennsylvania Company finds that it
was wise move to convert the old j., NJ.
Z |. yards below South street. into yards
| Improvement Of South street has made it
| much more feasible 10 reach these tracks
| from the South-side manufactures and
| from the South Meridian business houses.
| and ii considerably reduces the expense of
| handling freight shipped in bulk at the city
freight derots.
| that the official figures will show that, ac-
| cording to its mileage, its passenger trains
June /, than han those of V any other road run
ming into Chicago. Its trains have always
| been crowded, and in running short or long
distances, so short has the company been
| OF equipment in proportion to it's business.
that there was no extra hauling of empty
| coaches or sleeping cars.
The Louisville Evansville e. ST. Louis
| in the first week of October, earned $S6,6s4,
decrease as compared with the corre-
spending week of 1892 of 2,757; the Evans
| vile & Terre Haute earned $3O,3S6, an in
| crease this year of &0i1. Both are Mackey
lines. Since Jan. the E. & T.. H. has
earned s., 37O.4s5, an increase over last year
OF SlOO,O6S Why under such an increase,
the E.. & T. II. has been paying off in
| checks due later than issued is a mystery
| to the employees when its earning state
ments are read.
a. d. Perry, district passenger agent of
| the Chicago & Alton, took ride on the
original John Bull, train at the worlds
raflroaders, giving them a few tips on
rallroading and explaining that the Chi
eago Alton was the only western teri ,G r9ad
| this being the rule on the Alton for many
| years, since they have double tracked n
| goodly portion Of their road. 1t gives the
| engineer a better chance to see the APP
| preaching train coming from the opposite
| direction.
VIM. Green, general manager of the Gin
cinnati Hamilton & Dayton, in speaking Of
/ the acquisition of the Dayton, Fort Wayne
& Chicago by the c.. H. & d. company.
said that at one time he shared the opinion
| of many others that the c.. H. & d. COM
pany was unwise to take the action it did,
but he had recently spent several days on
II inc nd ranxIy hQh
| opinion. Since the company has laid it
with good steel, properly equipped II and
ITS a1 5Gns %a had It's
remarkable increase, and at the present
time it is handling more freight, especially
| coal, than ever before, and at rates that
| yield handsome revenue.
| The old suit of the Central Trust Com
/ pany, OF New York, against the Toledo IL
Oai9 Central Rair9ad COMPANY ny that h was
| in the courts for eight years, was brought
| out again yesterday by an amended and
supplementary answer and cross bill filed
| by the railroad company at Toledo. The
! company seeks to recover 81, 1000 from
the car trust which was interested in the
original suit, and was represented by one
| George ]. McGourkey, since dead. The &C
ton is based on the decision of the Su-
| stock to the alleged trust company was
illegal. and that all the claim the trust
| had second to those of the mortgage
| bondholders.
| Western Passenger Association lines to use
| the rate of 500 between Chicago and the Mis-
| souri, river SO going and SO coming, in con-
| nection with the $3.50 rate from Missouri
| river TO the Pacific coast, making a round
| trip rate of $3.50 from Chicago TO California
| will, without doubt, be adopted. The Bur-
| lington has put in rate of $3.50 to the Pa
| cific coast, travelling limit of fifteen days,
| with final return limits of April Is. This
\ rate will apply from the Missouri river; the
| rate to southern California points will be
| $3.50 The rate from Colorado common
| points to the Pacific coast will be $50 for the
| round trip.
A special meeting of the Western Pas
senger Association has been called for Thurs
| day of this week TO consider the routine
matters not covered at the last meeting.
There is a tendency with great railway
| corporations to select for first vice presi-
| dents some prominent railway attorney
rather than an experienced railroad man.
managers and general superintendent to
take care of the operating departments.
The selection of Judge John Nj. Hall, of
| Willimantic. Conn, as vice president of
the New York, New Haven & Hartford
last week is a case in point. In speaking of
the selection of Mr.. Hall, Charles p Clarke,
president of the n. Y, N ii. & III. road,
said: "Our directors see that the methods
| of managing the property must conform to
| its growth: our experience is the same az
| that of other railroad systems; instead of
| having a mechanical railroad man as vice
| president they have elected Judge Hall to
that office. In my judgment he will make
| leases, disbursements, subsidiary corpora
| lions and contracts, there is immense
; amount of purely corporate work to be at
| tended to-.