The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-07-07
EXPECT GREAT THINGS.
All Western Roads for
Heavy Grain Traffic

JULY 6.-The Western roads
are looking for a fgreat revival in their bus
mess this fall. The consensus OF opinion
among them is that they are to have one
of the best seasons. particularly as 10
the transportation OF grain. hat they nave
known in many years. NJ c Markham.
assistant traffic manager OF the Illinois
Central. said to-day that he regarded tie
prospects for his road as extremely bright
The only part OF the territory touched by
the Illinois Central in which Mr.. Markham
cannot see a good show for his road Is IN
southern Illinois. where the wheat crop Is
j. NJ. johnson, general freight agent or
the Rock Island, said to-day: The condi-
There is every prospect for an immense
crop of corn, and the size OF IL will more
than make up for any falling away IN the
E. p. Ripley. vice president OF the Chi
cage. Milwaukee & st. Paul. declared that
for a heavy grain business this fall, and
similar opinions were expressed by ID. A:
Cooke. Of the Chicago Great western ana
eral manager of the Alton road
The officials of the Northwestern are so
impressed by the prospects OF COCO crops
IT, cir car shops worked full time with all
the men they can handle. The Burlington
and the Santa Fe roads are also maSing
extensive preparations for handling a heavy
business when the grain begins to move.
All Ronds disappointed.
CHICAGO. July 6.-The roads Of the
Central Traffic Association. and the
Western lines as well. are filled
with disgust over the outcome of the
business TO the Christian Endeavor con-
vention at Boston. In the first place. none
of them has secured the amount of bust
ness they were looking for. and besides
the row that has been started over the re-
turn limit to the tickets will keep rates
demoralized as late as Sept. Is. and per
haps later than that. The business TO the
convention has been fully as large as in
former years, but more roads have been
after ii, and when all have 10 share the
amount that accrues on any one line is not
enough TO make any material increase IN
the earnings In TACT when the demoran,
for at least two months longer is taken
into account some OF the lines that thought
business are now figuring that they Will
be out of pocket when all the returns are
wrath over the outcome that some of the
roads are already talking about doing
away altogether with the excursion pusi-
ness and devising some way to get business
similar to the Christian Endeavor conven-
ton.
Presented to the Queen.
LONDON. July 6.-The delegates to the
international railway congress visited
Windsor Castle to-day. The weather was
splendid and the delegates were enabled.
not only to view the state apartments. but
were admitted to the private gardens.
where the band of the guards was specially
stationed for the occasion. The Queen and
the Prince of Wales drove TO the gardens
at sis p. M, where the presidents OF sec
tions were introduced to the Prince OF
Wales by Sir Andrew Fairbarn. president
Of the International railway congress and
director of the Great Northern railway
Afterwards the Prince of Wales presented
the presidents. including Mr.. Henry s
Haines, president of the American Railway
Association. and vice president OF the Plant
delegates were present and were enthusi-
astic over the manner In which they we're
received by the Queen and Prince OF Wales.
TIE Deal In on.
ST. PAUL, Mimi. July cit was learned
at the Northern Pacific Office, az
a late hour this afternoon, that
the deal for the transfer of the Northern
Pacific railroad to the Great Northern had
been definitely declared off. The remarka-
BILE improvement in the net earnings of the
Northern Pacific made IL practically impos-
over to the Hill interest. An official OF
the Northern Pacific said the road had
earned s6.0C0,00, and there was a good prom
ise of 100000 for the ensuing year All
that Mr.. Hill offered 10 guarantee in the
way OF interest on old and new bonds was
shown by the incrcx sed earnings OF the road
to be OF no value, and the bondho,ders have
no longer any motive 20 accept Mr.. HIS
proposition.