The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-19


year, both local and through business show
ing Improvement.
vandalia Train yesterday turned over
through passengers, Train 20 twenty-seven
through passengers and Train twenty-one
through passengers, it being the best day $
business in many months.
The Evansville g. Terre Haute earned In In
the first week of April 81, 312 against $l9, ss4
in the corresponding week of 1894, and
against S24699 in 1898. The Evansville &
Indianapolis earned in the first week s4.I76
against s5,265 in 1884, and s6,454 in 1898.
The Journal is officially Informed that the
& Chicago viii again bring the matter of
their gaining an entrance to the city pc
fore the Board of Public Works within the
next ten days, and ask that some definite
action be taken
The Louisville & Nashville has adopted
the system of car tracing which J. r.
Cavanaqgh, superintendent lent OF car seryl nee
Big Four system some monens ago and
which is very effective in the prompt move
ment of freights.
The local passenger association held a
special meeting yesterday and voted to rec
ommend to the Central Traffic Association
to Indianapolis be made for the State Sum
day School Association on Labor day, ana
to the Ringing circus.
Redkey is making a strong effort to
induce the builders of the Chicago, Indiana
& Eastern to build to that city instead or
Muncie. Construction work is moving lit
chased has not yet arrived. Grading, how
ever, is being pushed.
c. E. Schaff, assistant general manager
of the Big Four, who was in the city on
Tuesday in conversation. said it was quite
evident that something must be done in the
way of enlarging the train sheds of the
Union Station, and that the matter Wohu
be discussed at an early day.
Next Monday is the first day fixed upon
for the enforcement OF the money pool
agreement ard the time to restore and
maintain east-bound rates. The fact that
not one of the Chicago lines will make
contract at cut rate extending beyond next
Monday is taken as evidence that business
is meant this time.
NJ w. Mansfield, superintendent of the
indianapolis & Vincennes, was yesterday
the Pennsylvania Company has been build
ing would be sent to the !. & W. and one
will be returned in fine condition to-day.
The refusal on the part of the Erie and
the Pennsylvania trunk lines to limit the
allowance for lighterage at New York to
two cents per 100 pounds has interfered
with putting into operation the agreement
of the trunk lines under which it was pro-
posed to allow full lighterage. This agree
ment was to have gone into erect on
Wednesday.
Charles Eden, who Yesterday resumed
running as passenger conductor on the Big
Four, says the item regarding his reinstate-
ment conveyed the idea that he was dis
missed from the service of the company.
suspended during the time he was off duty.
and the cause of the suspension was salts
factorily adjusted to both parties.
O. d. Ashley president of the Wabash,
says it is too early TO estimate the net
earnings of the line for March as compared
the net earnings were $685. 600 The 'indica-
tions thus far point to nearly II not as
good showing in March this year. but to
obtain such result will require jump OF
$751; 600 over Februarys net earnings.
NJ W. Mansfield superintendent of the /.
e. V, said yesterday that during March,
the road was short s,75o.24 of paying actual
expenses of operation the increase In ex-
penses being due e largely to taxes S,a which Which
more than one months gross income OF the
road to pay its annual tax charges
A meeting was held in Lafayette on
project of building road from Cleveland
to st. Louis. 1t is reallv a reorganization OF
attended the meeting declined to give out
any information as to what was done, put
speak very confidently as regards the build,
ing of the road, and state that work VIII
be begun at an early day.
c. Z. Schaff, assistant general manager Of
the Big Four. and g. w. Kittredge, chlef
engineer, will go to Louisville to-day to LOOK
and the proposed terminals at Louisville.
1t is believed that the Big Four getting
the Michigan division 80 per cent. and will
aid the Chicago division, as II Is intended
to eStaDnSh DOtn a through passenger anu
freight line between Louisville and Chi
cago via Indianapolis
The car accountants. at their annual
meeting in San Francisco. have chosen the
following officers: President, James Os-
borne, superintendent of car service of the
Canadian Pacific. Montreal; William Me-
Kay, of the Southern Pacific, secretary; e.
S. Russell. of the B., G., r. & N, treas,
urer; W. j. Barnum. of the Fitchburg. rail-
way Boston. Frank NJ. Luce was elected
to vacancy on the executive committee.
The next annual session Will be held at
Cleveland on the second Tuesday in june
1896 The association was born in Cleve-
land twenty years ago, and will celebrate
its majority there.