The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-07-04

The shops of the Panhandle at Logans-
port, Ind, have been closed indefinitely.
The city freight depots will be closed
The outside ticket offices will be closed at
noon
John F. Miller, general superintendent of
the Southwestern system of the Pennsyl-
vania lines. is in the city and will remain
for day two.
The Drexel Railway Supply Company has
leased the Treat car wheel plant. at East
Chicago, Ind, and will remodel it to man.
ufacture principally car couplings.
Two of the leading ticket brokers in
ST. Paul have been arrested under the
anti-scalper law of Minnesota recently pro-
nounced constitutional by the Supreme
Court.
Henry F. Sampson, who was dropped
when the Boston & Maine secured control
of the Connecticut River road superin-
tendent of that line, has been reappointed
to that position.
James H. Kahn, chief engineer of the
Mexican Central for fourteen years, has
rendered his resignation, to take effect Sept
go 1t is stated that he is to take a posi-
ton on an important Northwestern system
of roads.
the stock yards ninety-seven carloads of
live stock for Eastern markets. AS the
Best road engines were housed on account
of the strike the Panhandle company did
its own switching at the yards.
Daniel Donough. general ticket agent at
the Cuion Station. states that in looking
over the business or June this year when
compared with June. 1898. aside from the
worlds fair travel, an increase in re-
ceipts from sales of tickets is shown.
The strike reaching Indianapolis is UNI
fortunate for the Indianapolis StockyardS,
as under recent arrangements there would
have Ibis week been a large increase in
shipments of stock in here. In fact last
week the increase had become perceptible.
The passenger men are very blue. They
have been at work for the last week to get
up a large Fourth of July business but the
4. r.1ly
that the handsome increase of revenue
pected from Fourth of July travel will not
be realized
Hoyt F. Howard on July l took the posi-
ton of car superintendent of the entire Bos-
ton * Maine system. For some time past
he has been a division superintendent. Mr.
Howard began railroading IN 1867 as clerk
in the freight office of the Connecticut
River road.
General Manager Green, of the Cincin-
natl. Hamilton & Dayton. will reach New
he would remain in that city until July
Z, but the railroad situation is now so
demoralized that it is thought he will
tarry but few hours.
Train 90 on the Vandalia road, the most
important train run on that road came
through yesterday, on time, and Conductor
Trindle's report showed that between st.
Louis and indianapolis the train handled
233 passengers, fifty-three being through
passengers for Eastern points.
W. II. McDoel. general manager of the
y
count, who represents the Monon at Gin
cinnati, to come at once TO indianapolis
and take charge of the operating depart
ment He arrived in the city last evening
and at once begun to look the field over.
The strike has practically killed all &C
ton in the railroad offices and every road
running in Chicago is making large re-
auctions in its office force. Nearly all the
employees in the freight departments nave
| been laid off and more discharges Will fol-
| low If the trouble is not over by Thursday.
The agreement of the roads in the Chi
| cago and Ohio River Traffic Association to
| have no dealings with scalpers has now
been in effect one month, yet the ScalDerS
are well provided with tickets by most
| of the roads and are doing as much bust
ness as usual If their statements as shown
| TO representative OF the Journal are cor
| rect.
Managers of the roads running east from
| Peoria state that they are making some
progress in getting eaSt-bOund pool
! freight agreement in operation and hope
| to have the matter SO far advanced by
| Peoria has become such an important gate
! way that conservative railway officials say
/ il is impera tive that the business at that
| point be pooled.
The Monon and the Cincinnati, Hamilton
| & Dayton passenger men are well settled
| in their new quarters at Washington and
Meridian and certainly have a very in
/ vting and conveniently located ticket
office. General Agent stiles, or the Gin
! cinnatL Hamilton Dayton. is also To-
| Gated in this room. and good results may
| be looked for from his getting nearer the
| business center.
| The pooling agreement east-bOund
| business out of Louisville went into effect
| July l. The percentages of each road has
not yet been adjusted but will be left 10
arbitration. The agreement is entered into
| for ten months. In fixing the percent
ages the freight committee Will make
| statement of tonnage of the different roads
| for the past two years and the arbitratOrs
| will be governed accordingly.
Mention was made recently of a serious
accident 10 Harry Fuller, general passenger
| agent of the Chesapeake & Ohio. who was