The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-06


met with the Milwaukee, the Great West
ern and the Omaha, in 81. Paul. yesterday,
as arranged by Chairman Midgley at a re-
cent meeting. They fixed a rate of 22aa
cents on -four and grain from Minneapolis
to New York, and also agreed on divisions,
which they viii recommend to the associa-
ton at early meeting, to be held prob
that the rail lines east of Chicago will quote
an open rate of Is cents on all grain but
oats. which would give Minneapolis ship
perS a rate of 171a cents or about the same
as last year, when the tariff rate was z21z
cents.
Personal, Local and General Notes.
S. o. Pickens attorney of the Indianapolis
& Vincennes. has returned from Atlantic
The Wabash lines earned in March ST.
,426. an increase over March, 1894, of
NJ E. Ingalls,, president of the Big Four,
who has been East for ten days, will re-
turn to-day
The Ohio Falls car works are repairing
the passenger equipment of the Queen d
Crescent lines.
President McKeen, of the vandalia, and
party on wednesday left Florida for Cuba
They will return in about ten days.
The Chesapeake & Ohio earned in March
sao6,7ss against s74o71s in March, 1894; $780,
500 in March, 1893, and $747,5I in March,
President Ingalls, has allowed William
r.,
of the Big Four, s112,0O0 for shop expenses
in April.
f. G. Darlington. superintendent of the
Indianapolis division of the Panhandle
lines, who has been East two weeks, re-
turned last night.
The Pennsylvania Company will erect at
Psburg dVson coang station Of the
most approved design.
VIII Brown. for years chief clerk of
Trainmaster. May, of the Panhandle lines,
has iona On nnraf Of Ia
will go at once to Hot Springs
Louis yesterday over the Vandalia, return
ing from the Pacific coast. He travelled
over the vandalia on a milage book
When the Monon gets its new shops at
Lafayette completed it will give employ
now and win build as well as repair equip
ment.
The Western lines have been trying for
two days to get matters into line SO that
their association can be set into motion,
but so far they have made but little
progress.
The Louisville division is turning over
to the Panhandle daily large quantities of
oolitic stone en- route to Philadelphia and
New York for fine buildings going up in
those cities
General Manager Beach, of the Pittsburg
& Lake Erie, has contracted for six ten
wheel freight engines for through service,
capable of hauling forty-five to fifty loaded
cars over the line.
Statistics gathered by the Railway Age
show 1913 railroad companies are now build
ing or contemplate building 20,547 miles of
new road; of this mileage 5000 miles is now
under construction.
c. w. Corson April 1 assumed the du-
ties of assistant superintendent of motive
power power Of the Pennsylvan,a roaa with
the Columbus co. shops.
E. C. Palmer, general freight agent of the
Iowa Central, is in the city. He says recent
rains have greatly encouraged farmers and
business men, and with this there has come
a noticeable increase in business.
The PENNSYLVANIA will hereafter bring
legal proceedings against any person scalp
ing its tickets in Pennsylvania. Illinois
has similar law, but the roads do not en-
force it, consequently the scalpers flourish.
Local passenger agents are receiving in
formation to the effect that the great steam
err lines on the lakes are making arrange
ments to handle an unusual passenger busi-
ness the coming season in connection with
Ohio, Indiana and Illinois roads.
Owing to the Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy opening its line to Billings, re-
division of the immigrant business has
become necessary and the advisory COM
mittee of the Western immigrant clearing
house is now trying to solve the problem.
The Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic has
given notice of reduction in wages of
all employees receiving more than 500 per
month from the general manager down.
This cut is made on a sliding scale, and is
20 per cent. for all salaries over $1,000 and
10 per cent for all over $1,000
The annual report of the Canadian Pa
cific shows that after paying interest,
rentals and mandatory charges due uD to
this time and the payment of the dividend
on its preferred stock April l. the road
had in bank in cash 81 600 and is en-
tirely free from any floating debt
The tracks of the Decline division Of
the Big -Four and that of the Chicago &
Erie, from Marion to Gallon. run side by
side distance of eighteen miles.and almost
daily there Is a race between trains the
Bee-lne hauls the longest trains, and it is
quite difficult to overcome that feature in
the racing.
1t is stated that W. W. Finley accepted
The craftsmanship of the Southern Passenger
Association with the understanding that it
was to be combined with the Southern
Railway and Steamship Association. This
would place the Southern association in
position to dictate practically every rate
and railroad action south of the Ohio
river.
The following American railway com
NAMES are members of the International
Congress. and will send delegates on their
own account TO the London conference in
addition to the representatives of the
American railway associations: The Penn
sylvania,. the Louisville 8 Nashville the e
Ohio. the Fitchburg, the New York New
Haven & Hartford, the Richmond & Po-
tomac and the Los Angeles Terminal
Charles Tweed, counsel for the Southern
Pacific company. when shown the dispatch
from Bakersfield. Cal. about the filing of
trust 9H sns IS nan neW abon
o ths orssee o se sP ss IN eau afs
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at the time or possibly county
newly constituted. These bonds have been
listed on the Stock Exchange for the last
eighteen months
T. Nj. Burwick, who is we'll known
among trainmen at Logansport and Terre
Haute and by many others in the State.
passed east through Indianapolis yesterday
on his way to New York city, where he
will spend months leave of absence in
evangelistic work among railroad men
under the auspices of the Young Mems
Christian Association. He will also attend
on his trip the International convention of
the American associations. which is to be
held at Springfield, Mass. May to II.
The Vanderbilt lines have adopted a
plan which will necessitate but one inter-
view between passenger and conductor be-
tween Boston and Chicago. An identifica-
ton slip is given the passenger by the first
conductor in exchange for the through
ticket This slip is of bright pink paper.
so that it is CONSPICUOUS mark. The stub
of the slip is pasted to- the bach of the
ticket; the latter is passed by each con-
ductor on to his successor. The regulations
provide that passenger may at any time
get his ticket hack by applying for it, and
to comfort nervous passengers the portion
of the ticket covering the journey beyond
the connecting point of the initial line is
not to be taken UP.
No Counties Are Named.
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