The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-08-22

which is to furnish the Long Island rail-
road an entrance into New York city.
The Cincinnati. Chicago & Mackinaw
Tor new shops at Van Vert, o.
The Michigan Central has issued q very
attractive advertisement in the shape of a
booklet, entitled Comfort of Travel"
Live stock shipments to the Indianapolis
yards are again increasing. Last week l.
Vf carloads OF stock were handled at the
yards.
Superintendent Kelley. OF the Chicago &
Great Western road, has finally tracked
down tire men who wrecked the train at
haywood, May 8.
Professor Morris, at the head Of the
chemical department OF Cornell University.
commenced work as a fireman on the
New York Central road.
The Southern Railway Company has pur-
chased the western North Carolina rail-
way for SOo,Vv, adding one more line 10
the big Southern system.
1t is stated officially that the indianapolis
* Nincennes road, in the last five weeks,
has shown a good Increase in earnings over
those of the corresponding period of 1893.
The lodges Of trainmen's brotherhoods on
the Philadelphia * Reading road have dis
banded, as a result Of the management of
the L. & r. road discharginS employees who
belonged TO IL.
The Pennsylvania people will build but
100 new engines at their Altoona and Juni-
alta shops this year. For years past from
200 to 25 locomotives have been built an
nualy at these shops.
A J. Prescott. foreman Of engines on the
panhandle lines, who has been quite i'll
for some weeks. is about again, and. with
engineer John Names, will leave to-day for
Hudson lake, Mich, for a months outing.
The trunk lines are getting ready for a
heavy west-bound business, there being
good prospects of large shipments Of dry
goods which have been held I'm bonded ware
houses awaiting the passage of the tariff
bill.
The Boston & Maine road is building the
largest and most convenient coaling station
near Boston in the country. Its storage
capacity will be 5000 tons. The coal is
TO be distributed along the tracks on which
the engines stand by a cable road system.
In passenger circles a belief prevails that
Z. >. Crane, assistant general passenger
agent of the Wabash, will be promoted to
the position of general passenger agent of
the road, made vacant by the death of Mr..
Chandler.
dianapolis freight station this month has
been handsomely in excess Of that Of Au-
gust last, year: The full. complement of
clerks and platform men is again at work
on full time.
The absorption of the Cincinnati Railway
Association by the Cincinnati Local Passen-
ger Association is considered in passenger
circles a good move. and 1t is thought a
wise thing to select r.. CT. Stevenson as
chairman of the organization.
M. E. Ingalls,, president of the Big Four.
CUES - not oDTl1SS, w. va, IO-Udy TO
be away until next week, returning in time
to be present at the opening of the new
Union station at St; Louis; He is to be
Superintendent Hill, of the Lake Erie &
Western; c. +. Schaff. general utility man
of President ingalls,, and Chief Engineer
kittredge, of the Big Four lines, were in
Lafayette yesterday, comforting about max
ing some changes in connecting tracks.
a contract has been awarded for the
building of thirty miles of the indianapolis.
Rockport & Chattanooga road. The re-
mainder OF the distance between Rockport
* Mitchell VIII be let tomorrow. Some
indianapolis contractors have gone south to
bid on the work.
Debs c inns that the breaking UP of the
Switchmen's Mutual Aid Association was
caused by the secession of its members
to join the American Railway Union. The
members OF the organization say IL is be-
cause 81 GS or more was stolen from the
associations treasury.
Railway officials say that the bill to legal
lie pooling IS dead so far. as the present
Congress < concerned. and that ii means
that matters will drift along as they now
are until the next session. They DO not
look for any action I'm the matter before
January or February next.
The Wabash earned in the second week
OF August S21 l29, an Increase this year Of
$S,756. , The Toledo. st. Louis Il Kansas
City earned $S9. 963. an increase this year OF
S4,566. The Louisville. Evansville < st.
Louis earned in the second week of August
$29, 7S1, "A decrease this year ofA$157.
III OlIlGldiS u the Lake Erie q est
ern road have determined to break up the
practice of lOud-mouthed loafers lettering
about their depots and annoying the trav-
ShalS will be instructed to arrest such tres
passers and have them prosecuted.
The Chicago, burlington q Quincy has
abandoned its division headquarters at Full
ton, Ill, which is the terminal of the Chi
cago division on the north and of the Chi
cago, Burlington a Northern on the south.
1t is claimed that the company can do the
same work al less pNnpnSp al (aalpShurR-
The freight traffic managers of the lines
east out of Peoria are becoming anxious
that arbitrator Widgley announce the per-
centageS each line is to be allowed. 1t is
stated that not in many years have rates
been as well maintained eastward out of
Peoria and Pekln as since the 1st of Au-
gust.
The receivers of the Union Pacific have
issued their report on the earnings of the
Union Pacific and its connecting lines for
the month of June. 1t shows the earnings
of the Union Pacific for June to have been
81, lSS.W and the expenditures $500 900. Total
earnings of connecting lines, 1913, 900; total
expenditures, $685., 900.
The new station of the Chicago & North
western road. being built at Fort Sheridan
by the company TO show its appreciation of
the, services Of the regular army. is well
under way. 1t is being constructed of
stone. and is a very handsome passenger
station. A number of the suburban trains
are already stopping at the station.
on Saturday last the Baltimore & Ohio
made a single fare rate for the round trip
from Pittsburg to Atlantic City. and on
that rate carried from Pittsburg 1900 peo-
pie. Roads that make a one-fare rate are
the winners, as a fare of one rate and a
third round trip does not seem to people
who travel only on low rates as much of a
reduction.
superintendent Zion, of the Union Rail-
way Company, has decided to prevent all
people, except travellers, from going
through the gates at the Union Station,
and his men have been instructed to allow
none to go through the gates who do not
have tickets or passes. To newspaper men
and others who should have such privileges
he will give passes.
The general managers meeting yesterday
did not amount to much. John Williams,
general manager OF the Vandalia, George
Bradbury, general manager of the Lake
Erie x Western. and j.. A. Barnard, gen.
eraI manager of the Peoria 81 Eastern, were
the only ones present. Unless these meet
ingS receive more attention, ii is likely that
the attempt to hold them monthly will be
abandoned.