The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-10-04

from the Eastern pleasure trip laid out by
George Daniels. general passenger agent Of
The New York Central.
Aldace F. Walker. the new receiver OF
the Atchison. Topeka & Santa Fe: Is quoted
a a.; SAYING mat not one cent NH De paid
hands.
The winter rates on iron articles went
into effect in Central Traffic Association
territory Oct. !. On carload lots there Is an
advance OF 2z cents in carload lots per I0
pounds.
The train dispatchers OF the vandalia
main dsrl line are no 9T,, located Fls at st. s. LOUIS OF with With
intendent OF telegraph and maintenance of
way will remain at Terre Haute for the
present
The preliminary committee appointed by
the second-mortgage bondholders OF the Pc
oria, Decatur & Evansville have formu-
ton which they think the first-mortgage
bondholders will assent to.
The Big Four's quickest time to Boston
Is now thirty hours from st. Louis. The
York, New. Haven &c Hartford, is arrang-
ing to make the run from st. Louis to
Boston in twenty-eight hours.
Train 20 on the Vandalia was hauled
yesterday from st. Louis to Indianapolis
in five hours and seventeen minutes, max
ing all required stops at county seats and
0A'o - SRSOt vi liz aLdalA0.
Southern freight rates have again be-
come unsettled, and Commissioner Stahl-
man. of the Southern Railway and Steam
rate Committee for Oct. "a to consider and
settle, If possible, the differences.
The Lake Erie & Western shows an in
crease in September of nearly $4,000 in its
gross earnings over September, 1893. The
last quarter Of the month of September,
this year. although one day shorter than
last year. shows an Increase of SIPS.
@; J. Grammar. the newly appointed gen;
take with him Samuel McLeish and George
Wheeler, both of whom were with Mr.:
Haute. Mr.. Wheeler Will be his chief
clerk.
r. S. Pratt. assistant general superin-
tendent Of the Southern Pacific company,
in December. Mr.. Pratt has served con.
tinuously for thirty years. 1t is officially
announced that no new man will be APP
Pratt's retirement.
WIS Carter. the newly elected editor of
the Locomotive Firemen's Magazine. Is al
Haute on Monday. Mr.. Carter comes from
Taylor, Tex, and is said to be very COM
petent for the position: in fact, many Of
In that magazine were written by him.
]. F. valliery, general travelling freight
agent Of the Chicago. Burlington & Quincy,
G. H. Crosby, general freight agent of the
road. accompanied by all his assistant
freight agents. will make a trip over the
portion of road just opened. visiting Bill
Kingsley. Hot Springs and Deadwood.
]. A. Cavanaugh. superintendent of car
service of the Big Four lines, returned
yesterday from the East, where he had
been on a business trip. He states that
the report that he had resigned, pub
lished in a Cincinnati paper. was news to
him. Recently the highest in authority on
the road complimented him on the manner
ha mo-. hfo hrn nf the 0rxrf00
J. A. Spoor, general manager of the
Wagner Palace-car Company, gives notice
that w o. Chase. formerly assistant di-
vision superintendent, has been appointed
this company, with headquarters at Chi
cago. c.. r. Wager, formerly assistant
division superintendent. has been appointed
superintendent of the Eastern division,
with Headquarters at New York.
The New York. New Haven & Hartford.
which includes the Old Colony lines, is
again talking of putting on a four-hour
train between New York and Boston. To
make this time a train must run ffty-six
miles an hour, stops to be deducted. This
can be done readily ybs as tw 6at ci teM stops are
per cent. OF the highways the two roads
cross are either above or below the grades
Of the tracks.
Burlington & Quincy would indicate that
the directors of that company are still
able and competent to manage the PROP,
Wall street, which criticises the directors
for continuing paying a five-per-cent. div
| idend per annum. The figures show that
the first eight months or 1894 the road
drops but 5000. 600 behind in earnings those
of the corresponding eight months of 1895.
Chairman Caldwell, of the Western Pas
senger Association. has issued a call fol
a meeting of the advisory COMMITTEE OF the
associations emigrant clearing house to
meet at Chicago Monday next to consider
some questions which must be settled be
fore the meeting Of the association. which
is to be held on Tuesday. 1t was declared
others, that one of the things to be con-
sidered at the meeting of the association
next week will be the abolition of the asso-
citation itself.
Said a freight man yesterday: "But few
persons stop to think that freight rates
have dropped from 6 to S cents per ton pei
mile, in earlier years, to less than i cent
per ton per mile at present, while passen-
earlier years. Statistics show that in 1S4S
the average fare on thirty-five of the lead
ing roads was 2.S5 cents per mlles while
now, on over one hundred and thirty-fve
roads. the average rate is 229 cents pei
mile. In this conr ection ii SHOULD be borne
in mind that the better equipment anc
higher speed Of passenger trains in a meas
ure offsets the drop in freight rates.
A PENNSYLVANIA official says their freight
traffic. both east and west-bound, is large.
ly in excess of the corresponding perioo
last year, and passenger earnings begin &c
compare more favorably with those of 1893
out of Chicago, st. Louis and indianapolis
was considerably In excess of last year
in fact. III. r. Dering, assistant general
passenger agent. states that the receipts
Of their Chicago offices were never larger
in any one month than in September this
year. OF course, the worlds fair business
did not help the Pennsylvania In its east
bound sale of tickets, as everybody who
went TO the worlds fair purchased a round