The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-23

olutions on the death of b. G.. warwick.
who so long represented the Missouri Pa
cific In that territory.
Under its new time sch sdule the Baltimore
e. Ohio will make the run between New
York and st. Louis. with its fastest trains
two hours and thirty minutes quicker than
under past schedules.
Receiver Wheeler, OF the Jacksonville
Southeastern has given General Manager
Stanton control of the physical and traffic
affairs of the road, his headquarters to
be at Jacksonville, Ill.
III. c. Barlow. general manager. and J. b.
Cavanaugh, general passenger agent Of the
Evansville a. Terre Haute. are in CHICAGO
In conference with the Chicago K Eastern
Illinois people as regards traffic matters.
The Cairo division Of the Big Four Is do
ing good business. j. z. Cavanaugh SUI
perintendent OF the car service says that
from $50 10 400 cars are loaded on that di-
vision daily for points northwest and east.
The Big -Four, with the taking effect OF its
summer time schedule, will make num-
Der OF changes in accommodation trains on
different divisions. and will put ON a new
train each way between Nation and Terre
Haute.
1t is stated that the trunk lines have
become discouraged over the outlook for an
three of them are to adopt the policy OF
retrenchment which 50 many Western lines
have inaugurated.
The effect of the coal strike is being felt
by the Philadelphia, Reading * New Eng
land railroad. the company's supply of soft
coal being entirely exhausted at all sta
tons from Hartford to Maybrook, n. Y.
All engines are now burning hard coal
NJ. ID. Woodford. president of the Cincin-
natl, Hamilton 81 Dayton, who has been
West several days. is arranging to return
TO New York for quite an extended period.
Yesterday C. w. Fairbanks. general So
licitor Of the road, was in Cincinnati for a
conference with Mr.. Woodford.
r. B. F. PIERCE. general manager of the
Indianapolis Decatur & Western. has
turned from New York. He states that no
changes are TO be made in subordinate Off
Gals, but good deal will be done in i'm
proving the property and increasing Its
business through friendly alliances at its
eastern and western terminals.
DR.. W. I. Barnard. who died in Wash
ington last week, Yves the founder Of the
road men at Montclare, under the auspices
of the Baltimore & Ohio. which, when in
operation. accomplished much good. but
since the b. & o. experienced its financial
troubles has been temporarily suspended.
The Evansville & Terre Hau.e and the
Chicago & Eastern Illinois ara hauling con-
mines TO northern points, and the coal
miners on the line of the z * 7. n. have
become 50 annoying and desperate That the
guards at the switches and their crossings
of other roads.
The Pennsylvania Companys passenger
department is making extensive arrange
ments in the way Of train service to carry
the delegates and their friends to the
tional educational meeting at Asbury Park
In July. As the tickets, II properly In
dorsed, will be good to return on until Sept
l. many will take that time to make their
vacation trip to the seashore.
Between three hundred and four hundred
Santa Fe shop employees have been laid Off
under en- order issued by General Manag ar
Fry. An official said: 'srhe reason for this
cutting down in the force is very simple
ness the earnings have not been what the
receivers anticipated, and 1t is necessary
to keep the expenses of the road within the
receipts"
c. z. Schaff, general utility man of the
Big Four, has been in the city for few
days. He says il rates were what they
should be the Big Four would be doing
finely, as its tonnage on most divisions
compares fayorably with last year. In pas
senger business, he says they do not ex-
pect as favorable earning exhibits as there
Is no worlds fair in progress to help out
this department
The standard guage of all tracks on the
Pennsylvania system, west OF Pittsburg, is
four feet, eight and one-half inches. but
east of Pittsburg the freight tracks are
four feet nine inches. and the passenger
tracks four feet eight and one-half inches.
The freight tracks are now to be made the
same width as the passenger tracks, eX-
cept where the curvature is heavy. where
they will be left four feet nine inches.
Freight officials seem confident that east
bound rates are now strictly maintained,
not only at Indianapolis, but at st. Louis,
Peoria and Chicago, and il is believed that,
In all respects, freight rates are on firm
err basis than at any time In years. Es-
pecially is this true of Chicago roads, UNI
less kilograms sent over the wires yester-
day are misleading. In speaking of this
Yesterday, a freight official said that had
not the present agreement been entered
into heartily the strong lines would, with
out doubt, have reduced rates to a nominal
figure and kept them there until the rate
cutters were on the verge of bankruptcy.
or in the hands of receivers.