The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-02-09
ALL SLASHING RATES
Trouble Breaks Loose i'm the West
ern Passenger Association.
Several Roads Announce They Will Sell
Tickets from the Missouri River
TO the Pacific at So.

Of the Western Passenger Association at
Chicago yesterday. The committee which
has been considering the Canadian Pacific
dinerential requested more time. The meet
ing then took up the matter OF the SIS rate
from the Missouri river TO Pacific coast
points. which was put in about a week ago
by the Union Pacific. A resolution was in
troduced providing for the establishment Of
all rates on the $5 basis, but it was de-
feated after a hard struggle. The Alton
and the Milwaukee & st. Paul at once gave
verbal notice that they would accept the SIS
rate from their transcOntinentaI connections
and would sell tickets Accordingly. begin-
ming Feb. L. The Chicago & Northwestern
Immediately issued d written notice declar-
ING It's intentlon TO put in the same rates.
beginning this morning. The Atchison is
sued no notice. but will without doubt lose
no time In putting IN the rates.
Improvement I'm Ventilation.
The pennsylvania Company has equipped
four coaches running on the Fort Wayne
road with a new Ventilator devised by
Chief Inspectors Elder, Linstrom, Harris
and Todd, all Of whom have been studying
10 improve on the present system Of venti-
lating cars. The design of these inspectors
has been patented and will in time be put
In use on all passenger coaches OF the Penn
sysvania lines. The device not only carries
OF the impure air but regulates the temper
allure of the coaches. There is no change
4hdAE III Tic " EEnIlLdLDT, Dulr lnSlEdl
OF the long WINDOW panels above, large
Tin tubes. about seven inches I'm diameter,
are projected i'm their places. These COM
municate between the inside OF the coach
and the outer air, and on the outside there
IL a large cap so arranged as to release
the impure air from within. In the body OF
the tube IS a system Of screens which serve
20 exclude smoke or cinders, and the venti-
iators are easily arranged TO regulate the
draught so that the temperature OF the
roach viii be even. In a test on Tuesday
last one of these coaches was filled with
a dense smoke ma6A from burning waste.
Hnd within twenty minutes II was entirely
free from smoke and the air perfectly, pure
h often takes fOrty-five minutes to one
hour 20 clear a coach of the smoke that en-
few hundred feet In length.
Personal, Local and General Notes.
The expense of the car-service depart
$3.50 below that OF January. 1898.
E. V. Debs, president Of the American
tshI,sS so Inio I6cd hai ios g9ns a to t 3mah noi6 59 es-
The Canadian Pacific is now running
through cars from St. Paul TO Seattle. the
Great Northern allowing it package rights
10 Puget sound points.
The Big. Four has become a member OF
the Cleveland Passenger Association, and
from this on the rate sheet Of that asso-
citation will be much more complete.
In January, this year, the Big Four han
died nearly 1000 fewer carloads of coal
than In January. 1893, and over LOCO more
N@aAN11 "a ~ 49, AAA AA1k O.
Harry c.. Shields who has been with the
Cleveland. Akron & columbus, has ac-
cepted a good position with the Wabash in
the passenger department at St Louis.
The Lake Erie & Western earned in Jan
uary $231,0S9, a decrease as compared with
January 1893. OF 1920. The Wabash
earned S0f,6O0, a decrease this year OF
s15s,2O0.
Thomas Perkins, passenger conductor on
the Vandalia, who some weeks ago broke
one Of his legs in stepping on a loose
board, has SO far recovered as to take his
train again.
e. b. Thomas. first vice president of the
Erie Railway Company, when West last
week. told a number OF railway officials
that the reorganization plan was progress
- ilg. very satisfactorily.
the Cleveland, Akron & Columbus is
considering the question OF building a line
Of its own from a point between Cuyahoga
Falls and Hudson into Cleveland, entering
the city across its southern line.
Charges have been filed with the Western
Passenger Association against the Chicago
= Alton Tor violating the agreement re-
road will have a Shearing to-day before
Chairman caldwell.
Mr.. Thomas b. Cookery, formerly ticket
agent OF the Vandalia line at Terre Hauta
and St Louis, has been. appointed district
passenger agent OF the NJ, X. & T., with
headquarters at Des Moines, Ia, vice John
X Hogan, resigned.
Lack OF business has compelled the Bel
laire. GAINESVILLE & Cincinnati to make a
ten-per-cent. reduction on the wages of
every person on the ~company's pay rolls,
including the general manager, the reduc-
ton taking effect Feb. 10.
A railroad official of thirty years ex-
perience says he has never known a time
when there were SO many empty cars
standing on sidetFacks as at the present.
With some roads 1t is quite difficult to find
sidetrack room for surplus cars.
The. gross earnings of the Missouri Pa
cific for the fourth week in January fell
slSS,00 below those of the corresponding
week of January, 1893 1t is stated that this
Is the largest falling of in earnings any
-. Ii. FNa 80 G,Nr~ fnr tho xraaL
The whitewater Railroad Company. bet
ter known az the Kingan Railroad. Compa-
ny, held its annual election yesterday. and
officers. John. NJ. Shaw Is president and
Robert s. Sinclair vice president. The road
Is operated under a long lease by the c.,
Grant Hough. formerly travelling passen-
ger agent OF the Rock Island system in
agent OK the Rock Island at Des Moines.
Ia, viii, on Feb. l., be transferred 10
k Kan, .u city as SfeTs T sr5aye sling
ceeds Mr.. HOugh at Des Moines.
The annual report of the Peoria, Decatur
& Evansville. one OF the Mackey lines. is
holders have demanded that q statement
be made at once. The delay, it is stated.
who for three months past have been say
ing il was in the hands OF the printer.
Freight officials Holiday, OF the Big
-Four. Gibbs, of the Vandalia, Mcleod. of
the G.. IA. x d. Lazarus. OF the indian
apoIis. Decatur 4 Western. Wood, of the
Peoria a. Eastern, ana several others we're
at the office of the Joint weighing and
inspection bureau Yesterday, adjusting COM
modify rates and eQualizing divisions with
connecting lines
The present management OF the Missouri,
Kansas & Texas took control about q year
ago. and the earnings Of the lines for 1898
were $40. les. 33S. against $9.5SA69O In 1892; the
net earnings OF 1883 increased from 49,
07O. in 1892. 20 s2.597,4 40. The gains in pas
senger earnings since James Barker became
general passenger agent OF the road have
been remarkable.
The Cincinnati. Hamilton & Dayton, the
fndianapolis. Decatur x Western and the
Wabash have for some years run a line
OF chair cars nightly between Cincinnati
and Keokuk. The G., II. * ID. recently put
into the line an elegant combination re-
clining chair and sleeping ear. The l.,
ID a. ". will put in one equally good. but
the Wabash continues TO run one OF the
DR. SCHENCK'S