The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-02-01

piclt TIE COnlrdCl iOT hauling one tuDu-
sand carloads Of coal from mines on the
Chesapeake & Ohio road for the Indfanap-
oils Light and Coke Company.
Commissioner Billings. OF the state OF
that the roads OF Michigan earned in 1895
an increase over 1894 OF S.13 per cent, gross
earnings reaching SIS. ls0.Slc.i9.
The Panhandle Company has under con-
sideration the operating of its Cadiz and
Springfield branches by electricity, the re-
port OF its electric experts made this week
beiaS favorably to such method.
The case of Aloia Miller against the
Louisville. New Albany x Chicago for &c.
0o1 damages for one of the company's
trains killing his SON, July a. 1894. was
compromised yesterday at Lafayette
Z. o. Mccormick. passenger traffic man.
ager Of the Big Four, had his subordinate
officials in Cincinanti yesterday to talk
over the new passenger committee agree
ment which becomes effective to-day.
The bondholders of the St. Louis & San
Francisco having rejected the terms made
by the reorganization committee or the
M Of the Santa e Fee
John Lazarus, general freight agent of
the Indiana, Decatur & Western, yester-
day went to Cincinnati in answer to tel
egram from NJ. ID. Woodford, president of
the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton lines.
Frank N Snavely, for twelve years past
travelling passenger agent of the Chicago *
Northwestern, with headquarters at Cleye-
land. to-day goes to Milwaukee to take
charge of the company's city ticket office
The Chicago & Northwestern is prepar-
ing its roadbed between Chicago and Min
making in,proyem a between ' Madison
and Baraboo. Wis.,, which will cost N,O0c.-
The official statement shows that the
Panhandle, Indianapolis division, in De
cember.' brought larger tonnage of
freight west than ii carried east, and like
conditions are thought to be the case for
January.
To t. ha1; t,, r.
Erie company will this year build the
three miles of road necessary to its run
ming into Springfield. o. In fact. officials
of the company have this week been look
ing the ground over.
The Chicago freight bureau on Thursday
elected Elliott Durand president and n. O.
Iglehart commissioner It is claimed that
1895 the sum of 100000, and the cost Of
its operation was but $1,000
a. NJ. Schyoer, chief electrician of the
Panhandle lines was in the city yesterday,
and arranged for wiring and placing cleo
trio bells in the residences OF all the en-
ployes twenty in number, who belong to
the Panhadle wrecking crew.
The Baltimore e. Ohio this week ticketed
a theatrical party from Columbus to
Philadelphia at the old party rate. The
Pennsylvania has protested and the ques-
ton has gone TO the board or managers
of the Joint Traffic Association.
The Firemens' Magazine for February is
out and is an unusually interesting num-
Der, The war now in progress between
this association and the American Railway
Union is giver much space. and the famous
circular of Eugene Debs is published in
full.
bear on the Big Four to have it restore
train No. IS, eastbound from ST. Louis,
which left that city in the morning ara ar
rived at Indianapolis at $50 p. m. This
train stopped only at the important sta
tons, and was very popular.
E. B. Thomas, president Of the Erie Rail-
way Company, has selected Charles Paine,
who for nine years was superintendent Of
the Lake Shore road, for the important
work of deciding whether the Erie people
would be justified in expending large sums
for additional terminals in Cleveland.
The official statement of Auditor Vim
hedge of the Union Tracks and Belt Road
Company. shows that the train mileage
over the Union tracks In 1895 was IL per
baggage handled, 15.7 per cent, and in
number Of cars handled over the Belt
road, 1913 per cent.
Brakemen on passenger trains of the
Pennsylvania Company are now required
to collect tickets. On some of the trains
they make up the report for the conduc-
asked to do this work is that in case the
conductor i'll they could handle the
tickets. The conductors, however, lock
upon this new departure with some suspi-
ciOn.
call has been issued for the regular
meeting of the transmissouri committee OF
che western Passenger Association, to be
held in Chicago Feb. 4. The most impor-
tant thing up for consideration is how to
secure continuous passage tickets from the
Missouri river to Colorado common points.
The control of transatlantic business and
the organization of local associations at
Colorado common points will also be taken
up.
1t is stated on seemingly good authority
that the president of the Santa Fee has
awarded the sleeping and dining-car priv
ileges of the system TO the Wagner Palace
mr. INV hacr Afarc
President Webb, of the Wagner company.
said ne hoped the report was true, but
closed. He admitted that negotiations had
been pending for several days looking to
such an end.
Two employees at the roundhouse of the
week for an unusual offense. They wrote
letter to a fellow employe notifying him
of change in his position signing the
name of the foreman OF the roundhouse.
The recipient was considerably disturbed
over the letter and showed it to his fore
mf H. and when neither of them would tell
who had written the letter both were dis
charged.
Frank Reed, general passenger agent of
the Louisville, New Albany g. Chicago.
states that the indianapolis division in
1895, as well as the main line, showed a
very satisfactory increase in business, but
ne looks for better things in 1895. so greef
has been the improvements to the roadbed
and the equipment. Since the large new
Baldwin passenger engines were put in
Service the fast through trains have not
been late at either terminal On any trip,
often, making up time lost by waiting for
it's connections.
The Knckerbocker express between St.
Louis and New York, the first train put
east from ST. Louis at noon, has now
been on nearly two years never has met
with an accident, and seldom does the Big
Four turn it over to the Lake Shore at
Cleveland late. Ii IS claimed that there
has never been a new train established
any through line which from the onset has
been as popular as Is this Almost nvari-
ably the sleeping cars of this train, when
given to the Lake Shore, have every berth
occupied. AS soon the sprng-irne trav-
Ell sets in the company will restore the
through sleeping car between Indianapolis
and New York.
Y. NJ. e.. A. Affairs.