The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-09-25


clear block signals at signal towers. AS IL
was she was within two minutes of the
best previous record of 40 minutes. 80 Sec
onds.
The Aggressive Ingalls,.
Buffalo Courier
1t is OF interest to recall the fact that
months ago. when urged to bring his roads
into the Trink-line Association, President
Ingalls,. of the Big Four and Chesapeake
q Ohio. addressed a curt letter to Presi-
dent Roberts, of the Pennsylvania, In
which he expressed the opinion that the
Trunk-line and Central Traffic Associa-
tions had oulived their usefulness. and
membership in either was not only value
less, but involved an expense, both as re-
CARDS time and money. that was just 90
much waste. Soon after, TO the great sur
prise of those who were familiar with this
circumstance. the roads of which Mr.. In
gals is the chief executive, were enrolled
as members of the two associations. II
was suspected that he had received assur-
ances that his aggressive ideas concerning
the measures necessary to work out re-
form would receive consideration. Subse-
quent events have rather justified that con-
clusion, for IL is we'll understood that Mr..
ingalls, is the author of the radical meas
Ires calculated TO stop rate cutting and TO
which such strong exception has been
is as to whether he wiii subscribe to the
agreement If his propositions are SO radl-
cally modified as TO leave little trace of
the original ideas that they emnraeea' ana
what was prevalent before he and the
other members of his committee did their
work at Manhattan Beach. 1t is not diff
cult to apprehend what roads are unwlll-
ing to accept his plan in its entirety
.PersonaI, Local and General Notes.
George Lowell. general superintendent of
the Monon lines, is expected In the city
to-day.
Ticket scalping is prohibited by law in
Canada, and the roads see that its provis-
ions are enforced to the letter.
C. p. Huntington. president of the South
ern Pacific on Monday, started on MS an
nual inspection Of the entire system
The Chicago Elevated Terminal company
is an organization of the past, having been
absorbed by the Santa Fe reorganization
committee.
The net earnings of 1873 roads for the seven
months ending July 81 were Sl0l ,20S, 115. an
increase over the corresponding period of
1894 of sl0,222.iS9
William s. Johnson, special agent of the
United States Express Company, died on
Saturday at Rosedale, N j., where he had
gone special duty.
j. j. Turner, superintendent of the Pan
handles Pittsburg division. returned on
Monday from a two weeks vacation which
he spent at Mackinac.
+. G.. Darlington, superintendent of the
Indianapolis division of the Panhandle
lines, is not improving as expected. He is
now at Deer Park. Nd
The special train which hauled the pri-
waite car of George Gould on the Wabash
made the run from Chicago to Detroit
In six hours and six minutes, 272 miles, on
Thursday last.
of gravel have been distributed on the
Western division of the Peoria & Eastern,
and it's track is said to be in excellent
shape for winter.
Sergeant as commercial agent of the Santa
Fe at Kansas City, and on that date G. L.
Millhouse will succeed Mr.. Mauter as COM
merciai agent of the same road at Peoria,
NJ. La Akers. recently appointed general
agent of the Big Four at Louisville. Is al
ready at work. He has taken rooms at the
Gait House. at that city. where, with his
mother and sister, he will be for the win
ter
E. p. Brinegar has been appointed to
represent the passenger department of the
Cndcago a JcK n5is snccs IN N S;n E9gland
ing passenger agent with headquarters in
Omaha.
The reorganization of the Toledo, Ann
Arbor & North Michigan Railway Com
pany has been perfected General Man
ager Ashley denies emphatically that the
Ann Arbor is TO be consolidated with some
other road.
The day passenger train south over the
reaches Indianapolis one hour earlier than
under its former schedule, making con-
nectsons with all the Big Four trains
leaving at or about p. m.
The Cincinnati, jackson & Mackinaw will
this week complete the work of securing
right-of-way for its Jackson extension
Its line viii be very direct one. and cross
but few streams. The construction OF the
Bayard Cutting. formerly president of
the indianapolis, Peru q Chicago, accom-
paried by his family, passed through the
city yesterday EN- route from New York to
Colorado, where one of his sons lies quite
i'll. The party travelled on a special car
f. c. Mcdonald. commissioner of the pas
senger department. of the Central Traffic
Association, is in New York. He tells rail-
badly demoralized. but the situation is i'm
proving and the outlook for business very
promising.
The managements of the Indiana. De-
catur & Western and the Toledo, st. Louis
& Kansas City are still trying to arrange
for through car service between Indian
apolis and st. Louis. The question of the
equipment of the train Is the only thing
delaying the enterprise
w. ID. F'ancher. late in the Office Of F. G.
Darlington, superintendent of the Indanap-
oils division of the Panhandle. has been
appointed agent of the company at Lewis
VILE Ind, vice j. b. Guerin, deceased, who
had been agent q the company at that
point for Twenty-Five years.
Ii Is stated that X Il. Owens will prob
ably succeed Frank Mcclure. deceased. as
agent Of the Big Four at Mattoon. Mr.
Owen Is now acting agent. and was agent
at this important station before trans-
ferred 10 Cairo. on the Big -Four. taking
control OF the Cairo * Vincennes.
The San Francisco Chronicle SAYS: ].
Kruttschmitt, general manager of the At
lantic system Of the Southern Pacific corn
pany, has been appointed TO the vacancy
created by the death A. ~. Towne. thus
becoming general manager OF both the At
lantic and Pacific systems Of the road.