The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-09-17
A GOOD WEEKS WORK
Over $4,000 Passenger Taken to Lou
Bound Freight Traffic.

bound Freight Trafic.
The manner in which the transportation
department OF the Louisville division of
the Pennsylvania lines was handled dur
Ing the week OF the Grand Army encamp-
ment. at Louisville. has brought p A. Bone
brake. superintendent. to the front as a
railroad man. The official report shows
that on the Sth. 9th. 10th and 18th Of Sep
tember the road took into Louisville d.
$50 passengers; OF this number 1850 were
from indianapolis or points beyond. and
1850 were picked up at local stations be-
tween Indianapolis and Jacksonville. In
this statement suburban business of the
Louisville trains is not inclu1ed. These pas
sengers were carried on S3 day coaches
and forty-one sleeping cars. a total of 5e4
cars being delivered at Louisville during the
-four days. Mr.. B0nebrake is one of the
Youngest superintendent on lines west Of
On the fitt Dabs sa1 DIVISION Tn s1s as train n0q master
before being appointed sup 1rintendent or
the louisville division. An this passenger
business was handled with promptness,
damage TO equipment
Failed to Give roper Notice.
The plan OF the presidents OF the South
0n4 ~ n0HO alI ~ bAa ~
vaneed as soon as practicable has already
met with a setback. LAS soon as prac-
ticab!e' was understood to mean at once,
and all but one OF the interested lines at
once gave notice OF a restoration in rates.
TO take effect on Sept. Is. In order to have
the advance effective. the notice should
have been given to the Interstate-commerce
Commission on the 18th. that being the last
day on which a ten-day notice as re-
CURED by the law would be effective Up
TO Ss, today lay h no notice 9ecs,v Of t the PROJECTED tSJ G:saoa ad-
Kansas & Texas. although every other
road in the Texas business had filed its
notice The delay OF the M, K. & IT. is
said to nave arisen from the idea that the
Rock Island had not given the required no.
fice- This was an error. as the Rock Island
lost no time In getting It's notice to the
proper people. and It's circular. giving notice
OF the intention TO advance rates. has been
IN the hands Of all its agents for the last
two days. II the Missouri. Kansas & Texas
declines TO elevate the rates as agreed by
the presidents. IL will be compelled to go
upon record as being the sole author of the
e eem9rai. opinion a ans5 viii The r esSer u1 IL Is bd the
ever. that its failure 10 issue a notice is
the result OF a misunderstanding about the
action Of the Rock Island
disappointment I'm Earnings.
The returns Of gross earnings of 1874 roads
for the month OF August failed to show
the increase expected. the gain over the
total for the same month last year having
been only $720.516, or less than Ia per cent.
This small increase Is explained in part by
the fact that comparison is made with a
large total in 1894. incident to the close
or the bitumin0us coal strike, and the
railway strike in July of that year. An
other reason for the rather small total
for August. 1895. Is the small winter wheat
movement, the receipts OF wheat in Au-
gust at the Western markets having been
u. 100000 bushels smaller than for August,
a@4 ia The 1919 ia roads Is report ssp sr total eta gross Of 49,
an increase OF $1.5l6. For The first eight
months OF the calendar year 1S1 roads re-
against s0i So, Es's "a farn tRs CT eo%rr ssD. s1si IN;
period of last year, an increase of 81, 037,-
Dol. The current month. however. promises
earnings now coming to hand show encour-
aging gains over last year.
A Cooperative Plan.
NJ. z. ingalls,. president of the Big Four
and Of the Chesapeake & Ohio, in his adj
dress at Clifton Forge. before the railroad
branch Of the Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation. said: "Our directors have deter
mined that with the improvement in busi-
ness they will establish a plan by which
the employees shall receive a fair share OF
the earnings after the fixed charges are
provided for. This was agreed upon two
years ago, but owing to the panic of 1898
and the hard times there has been nothing
toe 5s divide Ss ms snd shsrsisss s sas S ssasm the so sm1
Droyement in business ! hope that In the
next few years this can be. made effective
results upon this road that strikes and
are 1nnecessary and that they shall BE-
partners and all work together Tor the COM
mon good"
hipments.
East-bound shipments from Chicago last
week were So.soo tons. against 81. z2 for the
preceding week. and 51.52s for the corre-
spending week OF last year The roads car
ried tonnage as follows: Michigan Central.
6.19s: Wabash, 6.lS1: Lake Shore. 1854: Fort
Wayne. 1858: Panhandle. 7.S4Ss baltimore &
Ohio. 3z7l; Grard Trunk. s.O52: Nickel-plate,
I.432: Erie, 6O03; Big Four, 2,237.
The tonnage was made up of the follow
Ing articles: Flour, $50: grain and mill
etiffs. z3.715; provisions. lard, etc. n.1Sl;
seed. Ass: butter. ISL; hides. liza; lumber.
G.334: miscellaneous. 3SS. Lake shipments
for the week were so.7s2 TONS
Personal. Local and General Notes.
The general managers OF Indianapolis
lines VIII hold their regular monthly meet
Rates on pig iron from the South to
ton yesterday.
Ford Wood. general freight agent of the
--eoria & Eastern. returned yesterday from
MS vacation trip.
Fred Ellison has been appointed travelling
freight agent of the vandalia lines, with
headquarters at Indianapolis
President Leonard. Of the Toledo. Peoria
e Western, yesterday went TO New York
to attend the presidents meeting.
The Cincinnatf. Hamilton & Dayton on
Sunday scarried SIS passengers from Indian
apolis to Cincinnati on its 81 round-trip
rate.
The local passenger agents association
has been reorganized at Columbus. o., and
IN effort will be made to maintain passen-
ser rates to Chicago
The reorganization of the Toledo, st.
Louis & Kansas City Is making little head
way. and Indications are that Receiver
PeIrce has a five years job at least
II II now eighteen months since there
has been Ar official change OF importance
on the Big Four SYSTEM. a longer period
TRAN at any time since the several lines
were consolidated This fact should satisfy
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