The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-09-23

isfactory. The company has under con-
temptation making Cedar lake more popu-
lar resort for excursionists, and win spend
several thousand dollars for that purpose.
Five blue envelopes were issued TO passen-
ger conductors on the Buffalo, Rochester
Pittsburg last week. The unwelcome
notices went to the oldest conductors on
the road In time OF service.
Hard coal and lumber shippers to western
points from Chicago are now experiencing
the frst real benefit through rate wars. as
heretofore rates Oh these articles have
class of freights.
One of the evidences of Improvement in
business Is the frequent passing over the
Belt road OF new locomotives for Western
roads On Saturday fine locomotive. built
by the Brooks works for the Peoria &
Rock Island, went west.
Within the next few days Calvin &. Brice
VIII come west and, in company, with
eral manager of the lines controlled by the
Brice syndicate, will give the several prop
critics careful inspection.
The Norfolk & Western is loading daily
on its lines a hundred car loads of coke,
70 be shipped TO the Illinois Steel Company.
Three thousand coke ovens are now in blast
on that line, and within the next sixty days
two thousand additional ones viii be
started.
The American Ticket Brokers' Associa-
ton continues its boycott of the Chicago,
Mii t,na & ST. Paul The first offense of
tickets subjects him TO a fine OF from 500
70 800. and the second offense to fine of
500 and expulsion from the association.
One hundred and forty tickets for Dallas.
Tex, have already been sold via the Big
Four and the Missouri. Kansas & Texas for
the prizenght to come off in short time.
Under the new schedule the run from IN
dianapolis to Dallas will be made in thirty
two hours and twenty minutes
Despite all denials il can be said posi-
lively that General Manager Dickinson. of
OF the Denver & Rio Grande. have received
Official notification to the effect that on
Nov. Central Pacific trains Nos L and 2.
nstween ogden and Reno, will be with
drawn.
The through travel of the Cincinnati
Hamilton & Dayton between Indianapolis
and Toledo and Detroit is steadily increas-
ing. and from Indianapolis to those points
the Accommodations as to time and equip
ment are excellent. but from Detroit and
Toledo to Indianapolis they are not SO sat
isfactory. Some arrangement should be
made by which the passengers from the
North, when arriving at Hamilton at s a.
m, should have few minutes for break
fast, and were coach of the best class
run on this train it would make ii much
more popular
Passenger men say that the Northern
lines will not make anything lower than
tourists rates to Atlanta, as to make a
lower rate would lead to a general de-
moralization and give the ticket scapers
an opportunity for harvest The tourist
winter resort is the rate one way first
class. with s. added for the round trip. with
twenty-day limit. The rate for the round
trip from indianapolis to Atlanta will be
men is that the people in the North who go
to Atlanta will be able to pay tourist rates
1t is stated in a semi-official way that
the syndicate owning the Cincinnati Ham
lton & Dayton lines has secured control of
the Lima Northern road. Ii had been an
nounced that the Lima Northern In the end
natl, Hamilton & Dayton. The fact that
the contractors who were TO build the ex-
tension of the Lima Northern shipped their
snd west sh and prepared to begin work
evidence that there Is some ground for the
report that the Cincinnati, Hamilton &
Dayton had purchased the road and put
check on extending it in either direction
There seems to be no falling off in the
Sunday low-rate travel. The official report
OF station master Frank Rogers shows that
ton on Sunday excursion trains seventy
nine coaches, packed with excursicnists
and the Big Four took out of here twenty
one full coaches for Cincinnati The Pan
handle yesterday ran an excursion from
DAYTON, o.. to this city, in two sections,
and the Louisville division of the Pennsyl-
filled. The Cincinnati. Hamilton & Dayton
brought in two trains every coach full.
from Cincinnati; the Peoria & Eastern had
special of, OF ten cars from springtield. O..
train Of eleven coaches from points on
its line.
"A protective committee of stockholders OF
the Peoria. Decatur & Evansville Railway
Company has been formed, composed of
Robert Maclay. president of the Kniclser-
booker Trust Company; George w. Quin-
tard vice president of the Eleventh Ward
Bank: Edward v. Loew president of the
New York Real Estate Company; William
r. Owens, of Beers q Owens, ard Henry
Aitken. of Elizabeth. ". ]. The committee
has issued circular declaring that unless
prompt action is taken the stock win be
wiped out by pending foreclosure proceed
ings under the second mortgage. Stock
holders are invited to send proxies to the
committee. as Ii Is asserted that Ii is of the
utmost Importance that the stockholders
shall be Represented in the new board of d.
rectors. to be elected on Oct /. by men who
are wholly identified with the company's
stock, and are not interested in any other
class OF securities