The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-07-04

were handled at the Union Station 1928
pieces OF baggage, against 3s.35s pieces in
June, 1894, an increase this year Of ti@
pieces.
W. A. Joyce of Chicago, has been ap-
ment of the Toledo. st. Louis & Kansas City
shops at Frankfort. Ind. vice Thomas
Peirce., resigned. AR. Joyce took charge
Samuel Thomas, president of the Louis
ville New Albany & Chicago. on Tuesday
inspected the new shops at Lafayette. Be
fore he returns East probably some action
will be taken regarding terminals at In
dianapolis.
The official report of conductor Paddock,
showed that yesterday Train 20 on the Van
dalia. handled between ST. Louis and In
dianapolis 247 local passengers and turned
over to the Panhandle thirty-three through
passengers.
The services of John E. Turner. district
passenger agent of the Northern Pacific,
with headquarters at Indianapolis, are so
Well appreciated that he has received no.
tlce that his pay will be increased SO per
month. The advance comes unsolicited.
DR.. Talbot, medical examiner of the Penn
syfvania voluntary relief department On
dianapolis division), reports thirty-two new
members taken In in June. Sixty-seven per
cent. of the employees on the Pennsylvania
lines centering here are now members or
the organization.
The new icing station OF the Panhandle
at this point is proving great convenience
to shippers of dressed meats and perishable
freights. 1t is not unusual for twenty TO
twenty-five cars to De iced daily, at the
station, and IL greatly expedites the WORK
over the old method.
The Big Four's Boston business the next
few days bids fair TO be much larger than
had been anticipated. Every berth in twen-
ty sleeping cars has already been engaged
and the company will be obliged to run sew
eral special trains to accommodate the
Christian Endeavor business of the next few
days.
AS an outcome of the fight between the
Fruit Growers Association and the rail-
roads the Georgia State Railway Commits
sion has notified the rate committee OF the
Southern States Passenger Association
that the rate on fruit to New York had
been reduced from $40 to $3.50 car, cut
of $40
A railway official who has given the mat
ter some investigation says that. the Joint
Weight and Inspection Bureaus nave done
may have msde in local rates. so much
better is classification observed and 80 mucn
nearer do the roads get paid for the tonnage
of freight they carry
The Northern Pacific people report June
travel to the Yellowstone Park to have
been the heaviest in the history of the
road. The passenger traffic of the road Is
so heavy that General Passenger Agent Fee
has decided to abandon the trip of his
assistant passenger men over the country
TO Yellowstone Park, at least for the pres
ent.
]. S. Talbot, assistant general freight
agent of the Iowa Central. formerly with
the Vandalia is i'm the city. Mr.. Talbot
states that on the line of the Iowa Central
the largest oats crop ever known was
raised. and il there is one more rain there
will be the largest corn crop. The crop is
reasonably safe should 1t not get another
rain.
J. L. Clark. representing the passenger
department of the Denver & Rio Grande.
George t. Gunnip the Santa Fe, and Col.
William Shaw, of the Chicago, Burlington
& Quincy. are in the city looking for the
school teacher Denver business. Friday at
the Peoria & Eastern and via the Chicago,
Burling ton & Quincy, arriving In Denver
the next evening at $50 and the other routes
have arranged for some fast time and excel
lent accommodations.
The train shed of the Union Terminal Sta
ton in St. Louis is the largest in the world.
1t Is seven hundred feet in length, eoS fe aed
in width, and covers an area of 200
square feet. The next largest train shed in
point of area covered is the Frankfort Sta
ton, Germany. which covers S2l 200 square,
world, in regard to their dimensions, come
i'm the following order: Boston & Maine
Grand Central. New York: Broad-street
Station. Philadelphia; the station at Co
lcgne; Union Station Chicago. and ST. Pan
cras. London The longest railway station
in the world, however, is the Union Sra
ton. Chicago. which is 1000 feet in length
Panhandle yardmasters. conductors and
clerks have just. completed what was a big
task, the reporting of the condition of the
grab irons. steps. ratings. etc. on every
freight car on the system The law re-
qures that all cars in regular service be
equipped with grab irons, hand rails and
steps. and a heavy penalty is imposed for
failure to do So Nearly all the cars of the
Panhandle were found to be up to the re-
qurements of the law Those not in con-
dtion are ordered out of service until made
to conform TO the law. There Is one fea-
ture of the law which some of the. roads
might overlook: there some foreign
cars not properly equipped. end it will be
necessary TO notify the officials of such
IL hat hair rfaafE ~ a do 70 M
form to the law or they will not be al
lowed on such other lines