The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-09-26


offices at $50 p. m. every day of the week.
Henry Penrose, a passenger conductor on
the Pittsburg & Lake Erie, has been ap-
pointed superintendent Of the Elwood city
branch.
Another attempt is to be made in New
York Sept "a. to reorsanize the Southern
Freight Association, with Colonel Haines
as Its commissioner.
Local passenger men have received a
call for meeting Of the passenger de-
ton in Chicago. Oct. 2.
Some business men Of Missouri have ar
RANGED for special train to go on the
road Nov. l, to advertise the products OF
Missouri In the Eastern States.
The net earnings OF the Louisville, New
Albany & Chicago for the seven months
ending July 81 were 1866, 369 against SAL
~ in the corresponding period of 1884,
The Missouri, Kansas & Texas will open
It's line into Kansas City. for freight bust
ness next month, but not until the spring
OF 1896 will it open for passenger traffic
TO that point
Frank Ellmaker superintendent of the
middle division Of the Pennsylvania road,
agement having promised to name his sue
cessor to-day.
The Lake Erie & Western, it is stated.
has expended considerable money this sea-
son In laying additional side track, erecting
new water stations, and repairing depots,
platforms. etc.
The outline of the sco,,e and purpose
OF the presidents agreement, which has
been published so extensively by the press
was prepared by Vice President Thompson,
or the Pennsylvania lines.
The new basis for rates on grain and
grain products TO Texas points which goes
into effect Oct. departs considerably from
the present condition in that IL divides in
groups the grain shipping territory.
A good deal of surprise is expressed in
passenger circles that the Northern and
the Southern Pacific have Joined in through
tourlst car service between St. Paul and
San Francisco. the service beginning Oct. p
A rumor is current among the employees
on the Cleveland, Akron & Columbus, one
OF the lines recently scured by the Brice
syndicate. that the 10 per cent. reduction
made. in their wages in 1898 is to be re-
stored.
The Louisville, New Albany & Chicago
IN the year ending June 80, paid out for
new steel rails $l4S 1896, purchasing 5,237
tons OF seventy-fve-pound TO the yard rails
and l,OSI tons weighing sixty-seven pounds
TO the yard.
The Chicago & Alton will on Sunday next
open its through service between Chicago
and Peoria with three first-class daily
trains and two each way on Sunday. The
Alton claims to have the shortest line be-
tween those cities.
Over eight thousand barrels OF apples
have been shipped this season from New
Albany by rail and as many more are to
be shipped largely to Eastern markets.
In cars or sixty thousand pounds capacity
l60 barrels of apples are loaded.
ID. s. Gray, of the Pennsylvania lines
west, who was selected as one OF the spec
ial committee by the presidents, was not
able at first to be with the committee.
but joined il yesterday as did General
Sergeant, of the Grand Trunk.
The higher officials of the Pennsylvania
lines have this week given three days TO in
speeding the Pennsylvania road between
Jersey City and Pittsburg, bur will not
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Western lines before the second week in
Paul p. Rainier. chief of the Central
Traffic Inspection Bureau, has gone TO New
York TO attend the rate agreement con-
ference and TO make suggestions looking to
increasing the service of the weighing and
inspection bureaus. which have done much
to increase the revenues Of the roads.
The first shipment of broom corn ar
rived yesterday. Ii is stated that in the
broom corn section of Illinois there are
over six hundred carloads of broom corn
to be shipped and freight men are eager
to get their shire of the business, large
percentage of which goes to Eastern mar
kets.
G.. +. Schaff assistant general mana ger
OF the Big Four, says there is no founda-
ton for the report that the Big Four is
dissatisfied with the facilities the Baltimore
& Ohio Southwestern gives in handling the
Big Four business between North Vernon
and Louisville, that the Big Four has every
treatment and the matter of building from
Norh Vernon to Louisville has not been
mentioned in weeks.
The New York Central is smash
1t managed TO eclipse all former records for
fast running. Yesterday IL ran a train
from Albany to Syracuse, 14S miles, in
ls2h minutes, making fraction over sixty
from Albany to Syracuse, 14S miles. In 1870
minutes. making an average of 6sS miles
an hour This breaks all previous records
for such a distance.
The vandaiia has for several days been
subjected to west-bound freight block
AIDE. and side tracks at terminals and along
the line are holding delayed freights
Never in the history OF the road has its
west-bound business been as heavy. For
some weeks past from 100 TO 200 loaded
cars have been dispatched weekly from
yards. Indications yesterday
were for an easing up in the blockade.
A. A. Zion yesterday took up the charges
made by John Lewis. station agent, against
Charles Craig, an engineer on the Monon.
After hearing the testimony on both sides
he informed both parties that he would
read the statement OF each over, and In a
day or two give his decision. Engineer
Craig is indignant over the matter. He
says he has been running an engine on
the Louisville, New Albany Chicago
twenty-six years, and had never been
reprimanded or even reported until in the
present case.
In addition to the meeting on Monday
Chairman Caldwell has called meeting for
Tuesday TO consider rates and arrange
ments to the Atlanta exposition. The
present rate, IL per cent. OF double locals,
was adopted by the Western roads with
the understanding that lower rates
should be made pending a meeting to be
held during the first OF October. There
is chance that the proposition of the
Southern roads for rate of one fare plus
30 for the round trip may be adopted but
there is no chance that a lower rate than
that will be made.
George Frey, proprietor of ticket scalp
ng offices in st. Paul and Minneapolis
and who is also interested in two of the
scalping Offices at indianapolis. was In the
,ity yesterday. One of his errands was
20 see If the local scalpers would not re-
establish their local association. through
which scalpers' rates were much better
maintained than under present conditions.
Mr. Frey says the American Ticket
Brokers' Association has met the legal
lights which have come up with the rail-
roads, and to-day the scalpers are we'll in
he lead in all pending legal controversies
The report is revived that the Louisville
New Albany e. Chicago Is In a fair way
% secure control OF the Indiana & Illinois
Southern. In the annual report of Samuel
Thomas, president OF the L., ". A. & C.,
ne alludes to the indiana & Illinois South
srn follows: The conversion OF the
switz City branch to standard gauge has
brought the company's line within a few
niles of the Illinois coal field, through
which extends an existing line known as
he Indiana & Illinois Southern, from Switz
lily. on the company's line, to Effingham,
IN the vandalia route. This line is unfor-
unately at present in such dilapidated con-
iition that an interchange. of cars is not
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