The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-07
Harmony an Sight.

It Is expected that Dy the emo OF THIS
week the troubles of the Western Passen-
ger Association will be settled for some
time at least. The meeting at Chicago.
yesterday, developed nothing of particular
interest beyond an understanding that the
old trouble between the Alton and the
Atchison over the Jacksonville Southeast
ern will be finally arranged. A resolution
was introduced providing the Jacksonville
Southeastern should be exempt from the
association agreement. and that the Alton
shall be able to meet it on rates. As this Is
exactly what the Alton has been fighting
TO obtain. and az the resolution seemed to
meet with the decided APPRECIATION of the
members Of the association. the matter Is
considered virtually settled and the
chances are that within q short time the
Alton will once more be o mber OF the
Western Passenger Association. The
difficulty concerning the Iron Mountain
road is also In q fair way to be settled TO
the entire satisfaction of the Alton. as the
latter road will doubtless be given full
authority to meet all rates made by that
road without being compelled TO justify
itself before the association. The st.
Louis IL San Francisco is to become q
mem Der of the association. and with the
Atchison thus assuming all responsibility
for that road. the woes OF the Alton Will be
about done away with.
The Big Locomotives for the Worlds Fair.
The monster locomotive which the
Brooks locomotive works have been build
ing for some weeks, and which will, after
the fair is over. probably be purchased by
the Cincinuatl. Hamilton & Dayton. is on
the grounds at the Columbian exposition,
Chicago, and is being mounted on q large
pedestal in front of the terminal passenger
station. This monster locomotive weighs
one hundred tons, and is regarded as an in
novation in big enginebuilding. The larg-
est locomotives on the New York Central
weigh but eighty tons. while sixty tons Is
said to be the weight OF the ordinary type
Of passenger locomotives. On the opposite
side of the entrance to the passenger sta
ton from where the Brooks locomotive IL
TO stand will be another Of equal size fur
pushed by the Rogers locomotive works.
The two machines will be used for decor
atIve purposes. Negotiations looking to-
ward procuring them were begun q year
and q half ago. and. while the engines
were not specially constructed for the fair,
It is probable they would not have been
built except upon the request of the expo
eition officials.
The New Passenger Trunk Line.
The Nickel-plate passenger de psrtment
has established IN office at Chicago, on
Clark street. near the postofice. and is
making a bold stroke for its share of bus
Ancocs 1AC duS6nocLionb VI tAo XiChoA-
plate to q first class line is very important
to the other roads. as il is the short line
between Buffalo and Chicago. and under
the provisions of the interstate law will
name the rates between those two points.
Between Buffalo and Chicago the Nickel
plate is thirteen miles shorter than the
Michigan Central and seventeen miles
shorter than the Lake Shore. The other
e~ast-and-west lines have for some months
been looking for such a move on the part of
the Nickel-plate ON account of the pros
pective increase in business, but they
hardly knew what would be done. and the
attitude competitors of, the Vanderbilt
lines will take regarding the matter -
creating some comment, as the Nickel
plate has the name of being q rate demon
aliZer.
Prosperity of the Big Four.
Under the reorganization Of the official
force of the Big Four its business Is begin
ming to move very smoothly. and its earn
ipgs TO increase handsomely. In the last