The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-25

ing action by the Western lines on the
subject the matter will not be definitely
settled In the East.
Under the reorganization scheme the an
nual fixed charges OF the Richmond &
Danville lines, or Southern railway, will
be $4,000. The net earnings of the road
a sIT the year ending June 80 1885, were
The Wabash Railway Company Is some
what disturbed as to where IL VIII get
its supply of coal for fuel for its locomo-
tives The coal mines at Stanwood, No.
where 1t gets its principal supply. have
shut down.
Sunday the conductors on the Big Four
Cincinnati and Chicago Seven crews are
assigned 10 the two daily runs each way.
Brakemen and baggagemasters Will also
run through.
over one thousand bridge carpenters and
track repairers were taken off of the Penn
sylvania lines west of Pittsburg 10 aid In
making max repairs 70 tne roa tb eet WASH
outs occurred.
Another order has been issued by the
Pennsylvania Company's general manager
Pittsburg. II is said the working force or
nearly every department will be subjected
to a thinning out
The new time schedule of the Cincinnati,
Hamilton & Dayton will take effect Sun
day. The morning $50 train VIII De uis-
continued and the trains will leave In
dianapolis as follows: a a m. 1850 a. m,
2:55 p. m, p. m. and 6:15 p. m
The Pennsylvania Company is making
new departure I'm the putting on OF sun
acter. On May q on several divisions Sum
day. train service OF a local character VIII
be inaugurated where Sunday trains have
never before been run.
The Lake Erie & Western is auuounc-
ing at points its lines that 1T will begin
a series Of Niagara Falls excursions on
THURSDAY Aug with the usual In low %,a fare
Falls excursions, although IL had been un-
derstood that none would be ruin this year.
tt is stated that the Louisville Evans
Vile a ST Louis Is about as valuable
feeder to the Chesapeake e. Ohio as Is the
Pig Four for business via Newport News.
The L. st db,d L. turns Tsct0 over to d the
vile eighty TO one hundred carloads or
grain daily.
The Big Four has taken off all its con-
structiOn trains. stopped its steam sHovels
and will do no more in that line until the
miners strike is The company has
coal enough to keep no It's regular train
service until July I. but takes the above
precautionary measure to reduce the coal
consumption.
The passenger department Of the Toledo.
ST. Louis & Kansas City has secured the
Endeavor from ST Louis to Toledo on its
way TO the annual meeting of the society,
which has created quite stir among COM
Deting lines that have looked upon the T.,
St. l. & X. c. as only freight line.
Sunday next tn Vanderbilt and the
pennsylvania IneS VIII put OH their tWSii-
ty-four hour trains between New YORK ana
Chicago. The New York Central and the
Lake Shore have sixty-three miles furtner
TO run than the Pennsylvania Inc FORMER
will put on a new train for this service,
while the Pennsylvania simply shortens
the running time of it's limited.
The keen competition among themselves
is one of the peculiarities of the Vanderbilt
lines This often leads them into as hot
quarrels as any other competing lines.
Just now there is disagreement between
the Nickei-plate and the Lake Shore on
passenger differentials between Buffalo and
Chicago. and General Passenger Agents
Chesborough. of the Vandalia, Hail. of the
Wheeling & Lake Erie and De Haven, OF
the Chicago & West Michigan, have been
pute and will announce their decision in
day or two.
George NJ. Pullman. president Of the
Pullman company, Is in boston TO attend
Maine, in which he Is large stakeholder.
In speaking of the strike at Pullman, ne
said to reporter of Boston paper: All
the employees at Pullman have understood
perfectly we'll that we have been losing
money for the last six months to keep
them at work, and they did not want 10
union and went out, ard now it will be
money in our pockets to close down and
await better times"
Samuel Thomas president of the h. LOUIS inst
completed an inspection OF the property,
telegraphs east as follows: Il have COM
delighted TO find the property in such ex-
cellent condition. We shall have no ex-
traordinary expenditures to make this year.
Our stone traffic exceeds that or the cor
responding month last year, the country
| looks in excellent condition, and agricul-
tural interests were never more advanced
and promising, and our local business be-
gins to show signs of Improvement"
System characterizes every department
of operation on the Pennsylvania system.
The Richmond Palladium gives a case TO
the point Going to Indianapolis the
other day one OF the passengers was "a
well-known Richmond business man. In
passing from the smoker TO the ladies'
car the door slammed from the motion OF
the train, catching one Of his fingers. He
howled with pain moment, and then
tied bis handkerchief around the injured
member and sat down. He had only been
in his seat few moments when the con-
ductor came along with blank and care
| fully noted down all about the accident,
how il occurred how bad he was hurt,
| his name and address and all. The bust
| ness man came home, and had nearly for
| gotten all about the matter. when, yester-
| day the claim agent of the company
| called asked all about the affair, what he
felt his damages were and wanted TO pay
him what he thought would be right. The
business man didn't claim anything, his
| injuries were so Insignificant, but his eyes
| were opened TO a new line of railroad
| business"