The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-23


Grand Trunk last week carried "a per cent.
The roads understand that 1t Is done with a
view to demoralizing the Joint Traffic AS
ISOLATION.
J. b. Barnes, superintendent of motive
power OF the Wabash. had the several mas
ter mechanics at Springfield. Ill. yesterday.
TO talk over matters and consult regarding
the appointment Of a successor TO w. +.
Morse as master mechanic at Fort Wayne.
Under a ruling just promulgated by the
joint traffic managers, Buffalo has been
placed on an equality with Chicago in the
matter of lake and rail rates TO Boston
noints. This means that hereafter the rail-
roads are TO pay all terminal charges at
Buffalo.
1t is evident that the Ohio Southern. road
Every person elected a director for the en-
suing year at the meeting on Tuesday was
a personal friend Of Brice. and two are as
sociated @fth him in business, MeSsrs. Ricnie
and Townsend.
An official Of one of the Ohio coal roads
says he looks for better earnings next month
from hauling coal north than last year. for
the reason that in 1895. in anticipation of a
strike, largo quantities OF coal We're shipped
in March and April. which has not been the
case this year.
The Trainmen's Journal, the organ of the
railway trainmen. saws the adoption Of cleo
trio motors would mean the loss OF employ
ment 10 one-half the men in the engine serv-
ice, or. II single engines or cars are run In
messenger service, Ii means the doing away
with entire train crews.
William Turnkey, engineer on the Lake
Shore road. who. last fall. with Engine 564.
DIR. Webb special from Erie to Buffalo, was
on Saturday presented with a costly gold
watch. the gift of the Brooks locomotive
works, builders OF the engine.
The deal by which the Missouri. Kansas e.
Texas and the International 81 Great
Northern secure the Galveston. Houston &
Henderson jointly has been perfected by the
trai trust Company, Of New York, as one Of
the directors. He is also president of the
Galveston, Houston & Henderson.
The general managers and passenger
agents Of the Western roads were in ses-
sion at Chicago yesterday on the question
of mileage tickets, and the matter Is not yet
settled conclusively. 1t has, however, been
agreed that. beginning May 1, 1.0O0-mile tick
cts shall be of the punch descriptive sigma
ture form, the same as the 2,000-mile tickets.
AS soon as the time table can be arranged
the through day train from Chicago to Gin
cinnati over the Monon and the Cincinnati,
Hamilton & Dayton now arriving at In
~dianapolis from Chicago at $40 p. m, will
S:55 p. m. The change is made necessary
by the Queen & Crescent having changed
the time of its night train south. 1t now
leaving Cincinnati at s p. m.
The executive of the Guarantee
Ticket Brokers Association of America be-
gan it's semi-annual session In Chicago yes
terday. One OF the most important matters
up for discussion Is the recent ruling of
lines of the Central Passenger committee re-
garding their tickets being kept out of the
hands OF the brokers. The brokers are pre-
pared to make a big fight against this mat
ter. and the executive committee will map
out a plan OF campaign before its adjourn
ment.
An official high in authority on the Gin
cinnati, Hamilton e. Dayton said yesterday
to a Journal reporter that. In case the deal
went through by which the Big Four, I'm con-
nection with the Toledo e. Ohio Central, was
to put on through trains between Cincinnati
and Toledo, the Cincinnati, Hamilton e. Day
ton would put on two trains between those
points which would cover the distance in
five hours. 1t Is evident that the establish
ing OF such a line by the Big Four would
lead not only to a time war, but I'm all
probability to a rate war.