The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-12-10

there win yet be some litigation between
the Illinois Central and the Louisville <
Nashville over the outcome of the late
deals
Two new steamers to ply between Ben
ton Harbor and Chicago and Benton Har-
Dor and Milwaukee in the interests OF the
Big -Four and the Vandaliar are TO be com
pleted between now and spring. The boats
between Milwaukee and Benton Harbor
are still running and turning a good deal
or business over TO the roads named.
The Railroad Mems Building and Saving
Association will hold it's annual meeting
the first Wednesday in January, and the
annual report, it is stated. will show that
IL has been the best earning and largest
loaning of any association in this State.
Fortunately, every member has been en-
ployed during the depressed times and has
been able to pay assessments regularly.
w. K. BELLS, general manages of the
Railway Officials and Employees Associa-
ton, is ~sanguine that times are Improving.
He bases this belief on the large increase
In membership OF this association in the
last sixty days. On Saturday last he was
notified by the management OF the Evans
Vile q Terre Haute the Evansville q
wanna &c Western that their association
would be allowed to do business on those
roads. Hr sVsf
The Big Four people have about decided
TO tax the sleeping coach now ON Train is.
which is overtaken- by the Knickerbocker
train at Gallon ana run IL on the hnlcK.
York. The Peoria and the Chicago divi-
sions bring in many passengers for the
Knickerbocker train, and there are no
sieeping-car accommodations for them, so
Gro is the st. Louis and New York
sleeping coach, which necessitates their
getting up at midnight to change from the
Cleveland to a New York sleeper.
w. B. Jerome, general Western passenger
agent OF the New York Central, on Friday
last rode from St. Louis to indianapolis on
the Knickerbocker train Of the Big Four,
and he said 10 a Journal reporter that
much of the distance il run fully as fast
as the Empire State express, and the track
of the road was as good as the New York
Central. From such a source the favorable
comment is worthy of notice. General SUI
stops required at countyseatS and railroad
crossings are deducted, il is the fastest
scheduled train run In the United States.
The Pennsylvania railroad department of
the Young Mems Christian Association at
Pittsburg have one of the most hourishing
organizations of the character in the coun-
try. Each Sunday they have some prom
inent Christian worker address them. Next
Sunday ID. H. Lowell, superintendent of the
M~onongahela division of the Pennsylvania
line, will address them. The following Sum
day John Jarret, secretary and treasurer
of the iron and steel manufacturers, and
the next Sunday +. W.. Keifer, secretary Of
the North British and Mercantile Insur-
ance Company. At all these meeting a male
quartet furnishes the music. So. numerous
are these associations becomin and 50 sue
cessful are they in getting railroad men to-
gether IL seems that the time has come for
some three thousand men who, call 1ndi-
annapolis their residence, IL proper effort
were made, it would seem that something
might be ACCOMPLISHED.