The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-06-26

Ter remains as general superintendent. and
the receivers propose TO push the extension
from Alton to st. Louis. From Bates to
Springfield the track 10 already Land.
A very complete interlocking and signal
for double tracks is nearing comple,i on
where the Belt road crosses the Big Four
on tho East Side.
General Manager Doddriigc. of the Mis-
souri, Pacific, has issued q mum Der of cirou-
lars looking to more economical methods
OF operating the road.
The Vandalia Is inst completing fine
iron bridge over 81 q creek. where the track
has been raised go that there will be no
trouble IN future from high waters.
Il. G.. Davidson. travelling passenger
agent OF the Erie lines, has been trans
ferred TO Chicago. where be will have su-
pervision of the Pullman car service over
the Erie lines.
A large number of the car nccountsn ts
this city on Monday and Tuesday last. and
then went TO Chicago to visit the worlds
far passed through here yesterday, en-
route TO their respective headquarters.
The Big Four Will to-day abandon its I'D
freight depots and transact all its business
at the new one on South Delaware street.
One OF the depots they abandoned has been
occupied as freight depot thirty-eiRht
years. bus was twice enlarged in that time.
A local branch of the Western Passenger
ASSOCIATION 06e D6oh organized as Kansas
City. Each member of the association is
required to deposit $500 as guarantee of
good faith. The penalty for rate cutting
or issuing unwarranted transportation 10
500 for each offence and S25 for each ticket
involved.
The Chicago 81 Northwestern earned in
May S2.SlS.8 q. the largest earnings of any
month In it's history, and an increase over
May. 1892 of S2S3,04 In the first eleven
months of Its fiscal year it has earned 232.-
709,747, an increase over the corresponding
eleven months ending May 81, 1882. OF
e1.2S7.475.
The annual statement of the Lake Shore
Is out in pamphlet form. It shows that last
year the company was Obliged to haul one
ton OF freight six and One-fourth miles to
make one cent profit yet the road last year
earned enough TO pay per cent. dividend
and put 5 Der cent. of its gross earnings INT
improvements
IL is said that General Passenger Agent
Roberta. of the Erie lines. has his eye on
the indianapolis territory and will take
steps to get business here. both for New
York and New nRland. rs the Erie 10 now
running solid trains between Chicago and
Boston, with which the Cincinnati. Hamil-
ton Il Day ton makes good connections.
The Erie will probably appoint repre-
sentative In this section. with headQuar-
ters at Indianapolis
Last Saturday all the Big Four Offices at
Cincinnati closed at O'clock. and William
GarstaDg. superintendent of motive power.
who has just removed his forces to Indi-
annapolis. introduced the same reduction of
hours here for the summer months. hoping
that other departments will take similar
action. 1t 10 stated that all but one OF the
local freight agents favor closing the
freight depOts at noon. az il done in most
other cities in july and August. "As the
wholesale houses are TO close, there seems"
saws one of the agents, little need of our
holding the depots open for business"
Those we'll informed say that rail-
road officials. as o rule. are encouraging
the organization of the American Railway
Association hoping that it will lessen the
demands on their time In listening TO griev.
ance committees. ut will be noticed that
in their annual reports" said an Official of
one of the organizations. 1.-The ia ct that off,
cials are obliged to give too much time to
grievance committees is alluded to, where
as, were all In one association these matters
could be taken up and acted on at certain
times and a much more practical method of
doing business would result" gentle
man who recently talked with Eugene
Debs. tho organizer of the assoicotion say
that be states that railway employees are
beginning to look at the efforts to simplify
their relations with the roads with O good
deal of In terest. and Mr.. Debs is really sur
prised that both the employees and railway
officials are taking so much interest In the
placing of the new association. which in
cludes employees In all departments, well
upon lts feet.