The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-11-29
of $l0,os7. The Toledo, ST. Louis & Kansas
City. $5,5&, an increase this year OF At,-

of slo,os7. The Toledo, ST. Louis & Kansas
ssS. ~
The earnings of the Atchison system for
a decrease OF ss1.474 compared with he
same week of last year. The earnings Tor
me Hohtn 10 date were 800. ~. q go
So me same psi'0u VI 'aS' ~
Andrew wiese ON the Panhandle. has
been appointed TO instruct the train en-
passenger trains by steam and in the oper-
alton OF the air brakes. Mr.. Wlese mas
been in the employ OF the Panhandle since nee
Indiana Central. employing him
The Missouri Pacific is TO haul theatrical
and other special parties on It's fast mai
Heretofore this has been exclusively a mail
train. a continuation Of Train 7 over tne
p csan yiI mor and tba van DIAL car lne Be h dn no
either a combination or a sleeping car.
The executive committee Of the Veteran
Employees Association OF the Pennsylvania
fixed Upon the last Thursday in April. 1885,
as the date for holding the next annual
meeting. Since the last meeting several
lutions were passed to be sent to the friends
or the deceased.
Judge Tedrow, of the District Court at
Cresson, Ia. has just handed down r, q de lie
Burlington & Quincy, taking the same po-
sition that the Supreme Court Of Indiana
ceive benefit from the relief fund and then
have a standing in court to claim damages
from the railroad company.
General Manager Wood and other officials
of the Pennsylvania lines west of Pitts
burg are discussing some means whereby
coal can be unloaded from cars to lake
steamers at less expense. The Pennsyiva.
Cleveland and various other places, ana up
to date the amount of money expended Tor
ber Of models have been examined by these
officials with a view OF adopting a UNIFORM
and less expensive method for unloading
cars.
At a meeting of directors held yesterday
the st. Louis Cotton Exchange placed itself
on record as protesting against the "un-
ern roads on cotton. The protest, which Is
quite lengthy, declares that the freight
rates on cotton are too high, proportionate-
ly, with its present value; reclteS that 81.
Louis Is iscriminated against in concen-
trating cotton in several of the smaller
own in the cotton belt. when it ought to
this kind against Memphis, New Orleans
and Galveston are noted.
The employees on the Big Four are talk
ing a good deal about the proposed relief
and insurance schemes. and II develops
that a much larger number OF the employees
belong to some OF the labor organizations
been supposed. Still, such persons are not
disposed to oppose with any earnestness
either the prop0Sltlon 20 estaDlsn q renei
| department similar TO that of the Pennsyl-
vania lines or hospitals like those of the
Wabash. feeling that possibly such oppo-
sition would menace their standing as en-
| ployes with the company, whether there is
any grounds for such feeling or not.
h Big Four company is after the right
OF way from its present tremlnus at Ben
ton Harbor to the flats south of the wagon
road between st. Joseph and Benton Har-
Dor. 1t is the purpose, IL the land can be
secured, to fill it up and use ii as a yard
for the storage of cars and for loading and
unloading frsights. The st. Joseph, river
affords excellent dockage for he lar"esl
Improved, will make one of the finest yards
on the system. A petition to the City
privilege of laying tracks to and through
the flats has been submitted, and will, with
out doubt, be granted. The company binds
itself not to run engines down to the flats
during daylight hours.