The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-06-29

Vincennes the Evansville & Terre Haute,
the Louisville, Evansville & St. Louis and
the Chicago & Eastern Illinois large
quantity of coal is beginning to move, and
at the same time there is quite a demand
for stone cars. as, with resumption or
work in the coal mines the stone men are
again pushing work. The same demand for
coal cars is said TO exist in Ohio and
fortunately such roads as the columbus
& Hooking Valley, the Toledo &c Ohio Cen
trail and the Dayton & Ironton division or
well provided with coal cars, having
gathered them up while the strike was
on. anticipating rush when the miners
returned 10 work"
Extension OF Tickets.
At Chicago yesterday general passenger
agents of the Western roads adopted the
following, subject TO the Endorsement of
the Union Pacific, which was not repre-
sented at the meeting:
1T Is hereby agreed between the lines
designated that will confine the meet
ing Of competition with respect to the ex-
tension of limits for the Eastern meet
and others in the Western Passenger AS
ISOLATION territory TO the following, name
ly: For National Educational Association
may be honored from Eastern gateways
upon the additional dates of aug. y and
Sept l, provided tickets are deposited
fore July Is. For the Christian Endeavor
meeting at Cleveland and the Baptist
tickets NAV be honored from Eastern
gateways upon the additional dates or
Sept and Sept. Is. with the understand
meeting tickets shall be deposited with the
joint agent or before July IL, and the
Toronto meeting on or before July 81, these
tickets to be subject to the same continu-
Gus passage requirements and other con-
ditions originally agreed upon. it being
understood that IN the matter or meeting .s
limits of tickets for the Christian Endeavor
meeting at Cleveland or the Baptist Young
Peoples meeting at Toronto, those lines
shall give reasonable time before dates OF
sale of tickets for other lines in the ter
ritory to take action under Article g.
aer ee sat'a but it was decided to ignore
n should the consent of the Union Pacific
be obtained
Railway Earnings.
The statement of the Cleveland. Cincin-
natl, Chicago & ST. Louis railroad for May
shows a decrease in gross earnings of
Sl64,6T. in net earnings of $500 and in
the balance. after interest and rentals, or
$50, 229. For eleven months the company
lost S1.447 967 in gross earnings, but w
ing to a large reduction in operating ex-
penses the decrease in net was brought
down to 1856 The balance. after inter
est and rentals, was S0O3,9SS, decrease
from last year of $436, 49,
The Pennsylvania statement for May
shows a decrease in gross earnings on
crease in net earnings. ss4s sos: decrease for
five months gross, IS. 600. 600; net 1896. 000
west of Pittsburg for May, decrease III
I'VE months, gross decrease, s3,457,OO0; net,
s1.OS1.OOO
Interested in Crop Conditions.
Crop conditions are now attracting much
attention in connection with the future
earnings of the roads. Travelling freight
agents are instructed to secure all in
lorna ton possible. SO far as Indiana and
Illinois are concerned an immense wheat
crop is being and to be harvested, and
travelling freight agents say the farmers
are going to sell it if it does not bring
prevails that they will much more gen
orally do so than in either of the last five
years. the prospects for better prices
are not as good as in harvest time OF
either of the last five years, and the crop
IS so heavy that farmers WILL as rule,
take what they can get and make the
best of il.
Personal, Local and General Notes.
The Monon is doing the largest French
Lick and West Baden business il has done
in any season since these resorts came into
prominence.
J. A. Foley. division superintendent on
is visiting friends this week in the northern
part of the State.
An effort Is being made to revive the
Indianapolis freight bureau Charles Hall
has been detailed to work up an interest in
1t and raise the funds needed to run it.
Travelling passenger agents state that
there is TO be a large immigration this fall
ION central Kentucky and southern In
diana, principally TO southwestern Mis-
souri, and southwestern Kansas.
Colonel Shaw. representing the passenger
Quincy Is in the city. He arrived yesterday
with carload of United States troops, en-
route from Columbus o., to Arizona.
All the Chicago connections of the
Northern Pacific officials were notified by
wire yesterday to cease the sale of ali
kinds and classes of tickets absolutely over
that road on account of labor troubles
j. A Turner. representing the Northern
Pacific at this point, yesterday received
telegram saying that on account OF labor
troubles all passenger and freight trains
have been abandoned until further notice.
The next meeting of the Southern Railway
& steamship Association will be held at
Colorado Springs next month. away from
the disturbing influenc. which il encoun-
tiers when meetings are held in New York.
Ticket Receiver Crane. of the Pennsylvania
lines has obtained two weeks leave OF
absence and will spend the time in the
southern part of the State. hunting and fish
ing. He has about recovered from his re-
cent severe injuries.
Arthur f. Davies. who has been en-
plOyed in railroad offices in this city for
the last seven years. the last four with
the transfer department OF the Big Four,
has been appointed manager or the Cen
trail Union Telephone Company at Michi-
gan City.
The employees of the Big Four shops at
Brightwood. Dillon street and West Side
with their families. will picnic tomorrow
at Whitewater Park. The train will be
run in three sections, so large Is the num-
Der who will avail themselves of this free
ride and day OF enjoyment.
Said a passenger man yesterday: THE
earnings of our road from this department
are comparing favorably with last year.
the large excursion and picnic business we
are doing offsetting the worlds fair bust
ness on account of which, last year no eX-
cursiOn picnic trains were run.
Ii is stated that the Boston and Albany.
as economical measure, viii discharge
all its bridge men, carpenters, painters, and
let all work of that character be done by
contract This is the result of employees
in those departments not being satisfied
with the wages the company are paying.
J. C.. Milspaugh. division passenger
agent OF the Nandalias Peoria division,
will, on Jnly l. be transferred to the main
line between Terre Haute and st. Louis.
and Charles NJ. Wheeler Will have the
main line between Terre Haute and In
dianapolis. and the Logansport division of
the Nandalia-
The New Jersey Central leads in one of
the newest railroad enterprises, that OF a
hospital car. The car is divided into COM
partments and supplied with cots. stretch