The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-10-05

conflict with the agreement OF the West
ern Passenger Association, but there will
be no attempt to 60 away with the associa-
ton There is, too. a feeling that the asso-
citation is an Imperative necessity for the
purpose of maintaining rates to admit OF
some quarters a feeling that the associa.
ton could be dispensed with. but it will
not make itself felt at the meeting, as Ii
has been threatening to do.
Chicago and the Fast Mails.
Mention was made recently that a move
ment was on foot to rave the through
mails which go via Chicago to the West
run over the Indiana, Illinois & Iowa road.
thus saving several hours delay at Chi
cago. The Railroad Gazette says:
Strange to say. we hear no remon-
STRANGE from the Board of Trade or the
freight bureau. or, In fact. from anybody.
1t must be that these chronic remonstrants
care nothing for their city except where
there is revenue at stake. The present
proposition is TO send the fast mail from
by the Indiana, Illinois & Iowa railroad,
which. Ii Is said. would save some three or
four hours Slow trains already evade Chi
cago whenever they can; now TO have the
fast train take the same course VIII be a
severe blow to the theory-held at many
other places besides Chicago-that a par
ticular city IS necessary to the proper con-
duct of certain traffic. But the transfer OF
anaii bags doesn't pay anything to any one
IN CQlcdRO except a lew ldDOT6FS Ut SWllCi-
men, and so the city's glory IS neglected
and the l., l. & /. will probably find no
hindrance except from the railroads which
now carry this mail through Chicago. The
l.. I. & /. could take the mail from the
Lake Shore at LaPorte and deliver 1t to
the Atchison at Streator; and the latter
burg. But the line has very little passen-
ger traffic. and the main question for the
ing the facilities OF such a road for run
ming fast trains with regular punctuality."
Personal, Local and General Notes.
The home visitors excursions. which were
to have been run from the Western States
East, have been abandoned.
A. H. Day, the Wabash fireman injured
in the wreck at Maumee on Sunday, died
yesterday, at the Toledo Hospital.
r. B. F. PIERCE. general manager of the
Indianapolis. Decatur & Western, is ex-
pected home from New York to-day.
NJ E: Ingalls,. president. in company with
week making Inspection Of the Chesapeake
& Ohio system.
Frank Rogers. -stationmaste yesterday
went to Philadelphia to visit a father and
sister. During his absence John Mountain
IS acting station agent
The Pennsylvania. lines have this week
brought in for the Monon from Pittsburg
the indianapolis division.
The Wabash company is laying a consid-
cradle mileage of new steel rail at the pres
ent time between Lafayette ana Peru, and
between Delphi and Rockfield.
Train z. of the Big Four. now hauls an
American Express car loaded In New York
for points on the Missouri, Kansas q
Texas and sealed for St. Louis
John Donaldson, ex-sheriff of Cass coun-
~. who died at Logansport. on Monday, in
the nfties. was a locomotive engineer on the
Louisville, New Albany & Chicago.
The Big Four yesterday furnished a spe-
them TO Hadley and return, and 155 women
evailed themselves of the accommodations.
The employees in the general offices of the
IN book form for presentation to the widow
or the late John Newell, president of the
road.
The Southern Pacific people are asking
the Transcontinental Line Association. 1t is
believed that the Santa Fe will come into
such an organization.
r. p. Sargent. grand chief of the Brother
Fast since the annual meeting in Harris
burg. returned yesterday to his present
headquarters. Terre Haute.
A J. OfReilly, commercial agent OF the
Monon at this point. has arranged to
spend a few days in New Orleans with
his family, the members OF which are de-
tanned there on account of III health.
william F.. Skunk, chief engineer of the
proposed ntercontinental railway from the
Isthnsus OF T~ehauntepec to South Peru. has
completed his report. He estimates the cost
OF the road. complete and equipped ready
for service. at $4,000 q mile.
John B. Mitchell who. for fifteen years,
was bridge superintendent on the Wabash
system, but Who has been with the Big
Four three years. has been appointed pur-
chaser of ties for the entire Big Four sys-
tenn. quite an important position.
Workmen are now laying rails on the
Three + extension from Knox, two miles
from WalEertcn. st. Joseph county. ex-
pecting TO enter that place by Saturday.
Maintaining this rate OF progress South
Bend will be reached within a few weeks.
a. A. Zion. superintendent OF the Union
Railway and Belt Road Company, has pre-
pared his OFFICIAL report for September, and
ated at p per cent. less cost than in Sep
tember, 1895, and with hfty-three fewer en-
ployes.
more money on roadbed improvements than
either OF the trunk lines. This fall IL Is lay
Ing a large mileage OF new steel rail,
Weighing seventy-nve pounds TO the yard,
and rebuilding a large number OF bridges.
some of them a width for four tracks.
Second Vice President King. of the Balti-
more & Ohio, is in Europe. and in con-
versation with parties interested in Ameri-
can railways. said American railways are
again showing better results from operat-
ing them. He thought no more parallel
roads would be built in the United States.
On the Pennsylvania lines centering here.
OF which DIR. Talbot is medical examiner
for the Pennsylvania Voluntary Relief AS
ISOLATION, there were In September leo en-
ployes who became members OF the organ
ization. the largest number in the history
OF the organization on these divisions in
any one month.
James McCrea first vice president. and
j. T. Brooks. second vice president of the
Pennsylvania Company. and the higher off,
Gals OF the Chicago. Burlington a Quincy
yesterday Inspected the Toledo. Peoria &
Western, owned by the two jointly. and in
a few days the future policy in operating
IL will be made known.
w. C. BayIey, superintendent OF the
Cairo division of the Big Four, came up
from Mount Carmel last evening to confer
will General Superintendent Van Wrinkle.
He states that by next week cotton win be
coming north from Cairo I'm large quanti-
ties The first lot OF four cars was trans
ferred TO the Big Four at Cairo yesterday.
Yesterday at Terre Haute the work OF re-
movaI OF the Office of superintendent OF
maintenance OF way OF the main line OF the
Nandaiia 10 ST. Louis, was begun. OF the
clerks who have been in the Office there.
Mr.. Gibbons will take +. A SHELTON. r. s.
Moore. +. n. Bacon, III. Atenberger and
FeneIon Downing with him.
The new train the Big Four. IN connec-
I ton with the Vanderbilt lines. put on last
Sunday = nrovinx very popular. BefWeer
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