The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-13

Baltimore Ohio Southwestern from the
Presidents Association for the maintenance
OF certain rates, Vice President and Gem
timore e. Ohio Southwestern would show suf-
ncienl reasons for their action. but that
tne case was not yet in such shape as
TO enable him to give these reasons They
knew the cause for this action and were
on the trail of offenders.
Personal, Local and General Notes.
The general manager of the indianapolis
INES meet here on Tuesday to talk over
Union railway matters.
r. B. F. PIERCE receiver of the Toledo.
St Louis a. Kansas City, left last night
for Toledo to be absent the entire week
y; W. Morris has been appointed division
freight and passenger agent of the Atlantic
coast line, with headquarters at Charles
ton. s. c..
w. r. McKeen, president of the vandala.
mas gone TO Florida for six weeks stay.
Mrs McKeen and one of his daughters 4c-
companied him.
The Big Four turns over to the Chesa-
p pea r,n Ohio Ohio in its washington sleeping
ton, an average of twelve passengers a
Phillip Nissan, president of the Finday.
Fort Wayne & Western, who died in New
York on Sunday. represented the Aston in
terest IN the company The Astors hold
over one-haf the securities.
Fort Wayne will hold 10000 tons of coal,
ana ana, orders have been given to fill them
Wniie the low rates prevail. Usually 1900
tons are carried at this point
George W. Boyd, assistant general pas
senser agent of the Pennsylvania, makes
the announcement that the company has
no intention of abolshing the special order
Tor half-rate tickets for clergymen.
1t is claimed that Train 49, over the Big
-Four from Chicago to Cincinnati, makes
the best record of having arrived at its
eastern terminal on time of any fast train
run in this country. distance considered.
Freight officials report orders for cars
coming co In from the manufacturing towns
IN the gas belt, and, in fact, all over the
State. and take this as evidence that BUSH
ness with the manufactures is improving.
Fl. Moore, general utility man of the Chi
cago q southeastern, states that the COM
pany now has eight good engines and is
ready to begin to haul coal from the Clay
over.
The. agreement entered into by the coal
carrying roads in the Ohio Coal Traffic
Association is to continue in effect until
Nov. &c. 1896, and is accepted by all the
results.
Train 81, leaving Indianapolis at a. M,
over the. Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton,
is steadily increasing its business. 1t is
one Of the fastest trains on the road, making
but four stops between Indianapolis and
Cincinnati
Charles McFadden, who died at Phila-
delEhia last week, is said to have built
any. other contractor in the United States,
having begun the building of the Pennsyl-
The Illinois Central and the Chicago
Burlington & Quincy have given rotIce
that they will meet the rates made by the
Chicago Great Western, from st: Louis
follow the example.
The Chicago & Rock Island has put on
a fast train between Chicago and Des
Mone3, with an eye to secure the fast mail
contract between those points. The distance
is 3oS miles, and the train is scheduled forty
one miles an hour, stops included.
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have received notice that their supplies of
the Thrall mileage tickets, will cost them
in prices comes through the introduction of
labor saving machinery by the printers.
A. c. Cropsey died on Monday at Crown
&c Fr ana ms remains were yesterday taken a
pot master of the Pennsylvania company at
Chicago from May, 1871 until a short time
the duties.
The coal rate war the Indiana and
Illinois roads, which has been in effect five
weeks has not helped the coal operators
Of the two States as much as had been
anticipated. In fact, they state that the
low rates have not pereeptibly increased
Vice President Webb, of the New York
Central, confirms the statement that the
company has contracted for three thousand
cars; ne gives as reason that the cars
will be needed this fall and that never
before could cars be built at as low figures
as at present
constructed on the indianapolis, Decatur
q Western began to arrive yesterday and
erty will be pushed The company will
purchase some new freight equipment as
we'll as new coaches.
With the taking effect of the spring
schedule the Knickerbocker express will
be run through train from st. Louis
to Cleveland. and Train IS, from CINCINNATI
solidated at Gallon and hauled from Gallon
to Cleveland by two engines.
Arthur Leonard. inventor of the hydro
with it. over one hundred Wagner eaTs
and a number of the cars of the New York
d Central a have been eq1ppsd with it. The
swaying of trains in rounding curves.
| 1t is stated that there will be no more
winter boats run in connection with the Big
| Harbor, Chicago and Milwaukee until a
craft especially for winter service in the
ice is constructed The inability of the
| Chicora to withstand the storms and drift
ing Ice has forced such conclusion.
| Passenger Traffic Manager White, of the
Santa F'e, on Monday returned from Cali
| fornia. He states that the. Texas Pacific
Is Still paying 70 commission on tickets
from n los ltonn angeles East and that unless
will not be restored tomorrow, the date
| fixed upon by the transcontinental lines.
Superintendent Van Wrinkle, Darlington
making up their report to be presented
| to the general managers regarding better
roads centering here. the Belt road, etc.
The present service is very unsatisfactory
| and it is proposed to improve it at once.
| A large number of car builders who were
| Terre Haute and the Indianapolis car works
| have during the depressed times, gone
| and railroad shops which have been erected
in the last two years, and at all the South
| diana mechanics can be found.
| In the absence Of President George j.