The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-05-17
FINELY EQUIPPED LINES
Indianapolis Railways Not behind
Those In Other Parts of the Country.
Large Sums Of Money Spent by All the Roads
Passenger Business Of the p.
Division of tie Big Four.

this company for thirty years. and at no
time in that period have the equipments
of Indianapolis roads been as fine and sub
stantisI IN character as now. Tw o-thirds
of the trains are equipped with coaches OF
the most modern design, Pullman or Wsg-
ner parlor and sleeping cars. and. In fact,
one would think the roads were vieing
with each other as to which should
run the finest equipped trains. The Mo-
non and the Cincinnati, Hamilton d. Day
ton have each put twenty-five new coaches
into the through service between Gin Gin
natl and Chicago. the Big Four trains
are made MP largely of the fifty coaches
which Barney& Smith ave built for them
in the last five months, and the Pennsyl-
ssnia, which has built one hundred new
coaches in the last ten months. Is making
mp its trains largely OF this new equipment;
elegant dining cars are appearing, ana
thirty days from now no roads in the coun-
try will be so largely equipped with new
rolling stock as are the trains or Indian
apolis roads. The Vandsiia is not behind.
It having built in it's own shops twelve
new coaches for it's Indianapolis ~ st.
Louis line, and even the Indian
apolis & yincennes is running two
new trains entire. Whether the Worlds
Fair, which has been the stimulant TO such
extensive additions to equipment. proves
profitable or not, the roads running into
Indianapolis will be SO well supplied with
passenger equipment that 1t VIII be some
years before like expenditures will be re-
CURED IS have been those of the last year.
With the improvement In passenger equip
ment the power OF the roads has kept
equal pace. as the line monster engines
daily will bear witness, the engine OF to-
day weighing double that of twenty-five
years ago. and being 25 per cent. heavier
than tina of three years ago"
Business of the p. & r.
It is probable that Oscar Murray. vice
president of the Big Four lines. also operat-
ing the Peoria d Eastern. Will decide to
take similar steps with the passenger de-
partmenr which he has taken with the
freight department., appointing q general
passenger agent as we'll as a general freight
agent. who shall give his whole attention
to the business of the Peoria IL Eastern.
In the territory covered by the Big Four
lines proper it is necessary TO adhere close
ly to tariff rates to prevent q disruption in
the Chicago ~ Ohio River Traffic Associa-
tion, but the Peoria d Eastern Is outside
OF this association territory, and To meet
its competitors 1t must have more disore-
tion in rate matters. Before the Big Four
took control of this road the passenger traf-
flo of the line was largely in excess OF that
of the present time. and the earnings from
passenger business much more satisfac-
tory, but so long as the Peoria ~ Eastern
Is held down to tariff rates and the Lake
Erie * Western and the Chicago ~ Alton
continue TO apply the free lance to rates.
lust so long will the Peoria IL Eastern
suffer. This was demonstrated in the ex-
cursion business to Western points last
year, and unless grossly misrepreseDted
the same remark will apply to regular bust
ness at the present time. the conditions
hardly leading the travelling public to take
she Lake Erie * Western and the Chicago
IL Alton unless Inducements were offered
other than regular rates. In days gone by
W trains was the rule on the Peoria
& Eaetern; even in composition with the
Pennsylyania lines il built up a big through
business from Columbus. o.. and other
points for the West, which now seems TO
have entirely drifted away from the Peoria
d Eastern.
Personal. Local and General Notes.
John Lehr will on the first of next month
retire as agent OF the Peoria d Eastern al
Peoria, Ill.
The Illinois Central road earned last
month Sl.479 $50, an increase over April.
1882. of 500. 23l.
~SeveDty-fve section men on tho Van
dalia are out on strike; they want sl.50 Del
day instead OF $3.50.
The last few weeks passenger earnings OF
the Monon are showing an increase ovel
GOIIctOOnuluk Weeks VI 1OSS VI 1IOIu C-,OON
TO $500 per week.
James Boyd, q veteran engineer on the
Big Four. who has been i'll for several
months. IS about again and expects TO be
on duty In q few days.
John Prindar. of the Pennsylvania lines
who has been quite Ill for three weeks, wa,
able TO be out yesterday. and will soon re
sumo lis usual duties.
The Chicago Il Erie has asked the Van
dslia TO join with it in erecting o Join
station and an interlocking switch ant
signal at De Long. Ind.
X. Il. +. Peirce. trustee and general man
aser of the Indianapolis. Decatur IL West
ern. yesterday appointed A. Z. Lewis eudi
tor of the company. vice j. V. McNeale. To
signed.
Col. Austin Mcfarland. for years ticker
agent of the Denver * Rio Grande at Den
Yer. has resigned. and the position ha
been accepted by General Passenger Agen
5. IL. Hooper.
George b. Roberts and other officials oil
the PennsylyAnia lines. who for some day
trip, are to be IN Indianapolis on Fridal
next. and on Saturday Will 40 to Chicago
C.. G.. Smith. passenger agent of the Ell,
lines. located at Cleveland. o.. has re
signed TO engage In commercial pursuits
Nj. X. Curtis. agent of the company at Gar
retsburg. Is 10 be his successor at Cleve
land.
On May 2S the Vsndalia will put on
new train between Terre Haute and -
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