The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-08-15

40 vi L - 1ChA- WI Az "a
year. brought about largely by reduction In
operating expenses by President Ripley.
The Lake Erie & Western earned in the
hrst week of August $1,000. a decrease as
compared with the corresponding week OF
last year of 1892. Since jan. 1 the road
has earned SECS. sol. an increase this year
of $10.035.
Oscar Murray. receiver of the Baltimore
& Ohio. has contracted for the erection of
a tobacco storage warehouse in Baltimore,
to have a capacity OF $4,000 h~ogsheads of
tobacco. the building having 800, 600 square
feet of floor space and TO cost 100000
An official of the Big Four cites a singu
lar coincidence. On Aug. 3, 1895, ten
tramps were killed in a wreck on the Big
Four. and on the same date this year ten
trampS were killed in a much similar acci-
dent, which occurred to a freight train.
J. II. oNeil. travelling passenger. agent
of the Oregon Railway and Navigation
Company. is in the city on a business trip.
This is his first official visit to Indianap-
oils, and he is somewhat surprised at the
Importance Of the city as a railroad point.
The question of abolishing clerical rates
was discussed to some extent at the meet
ing. this week. of passenger officials in
Lakewood. No action was taken, but IT IS
clergymen who travel will be obliged TO
pay regular rates.
The latest report Is that the Sir Henry
d Of sbe EGns sanh s TI,,ns at T tba s ocqaee Gon e1eel
ten, the idea Of removing Charles NJ.
Hays. general manager. to repay him, for
olSTllSS1nS SlT f1enTy > ITlenuS- II Is lheiy
that Mr.. Hays is protected by a long con-
tract.
George Lowell. general superintendent Of
the Louisville. New Albany & Chicago.
dianapolis for Chicago has not as yet been
as good a paying train as the management
had hoped. Few trains now pay what they
ought, but he thinks that it has been put
on to stay.
Frank Palmer. assistant general passen-
ger agent of the Wabash, has been granted
in his time on a farm near Rochester. N.
Y, where he has been investing all his
earnings for several years. He has invited
the Milk Train Club. of Chicago, to visit
him while at his farm home.
J. Fl. Haas, who for three years past has
been chief clerk for Benjamin McKeen,
superintendent of the Peoria division of
master of the Ohio Southern. of which L.
II. Burgoon is general superintendent. Mr..
b. was at one time superintendent of the
Peoria division of the Vandalia-
The Erie Railway Company, in connection
with the Cincinnati. Hamilton & Dayton.
announces an excursion to Niagara Falls
from points on the line of the Cincinnati,
Hamilton & Dayton. making the rate the
Joint Traffic Association authorizes. which
is $4.I5 higher than the rate made by the
Lake Erie & Western line from Indian
apolis.
An official of one Of the roads terminating
at Atlanta says the mail carried by rail-
ways centering at that point amounts to
lbiil Law lltOCo O&lfy, tdtn plCCC Gle III
from an ounce 10 two pounds, and II post
age were paid on this mail matter it would
Increase the revenue of the Postoffice De-
partment at that one railroad center SIS. 600
q year.
General Manager Sands. of the Norfolk
& Western, announces that the position of
general superintendent, made vacant by
the death Of A. G. Hippy, has been abol-
ished. r. T. c. Sanderson. superintendent
of motive power of the road. has resigned,
and that position has been abolished. The
position OF engineer of maintenance of way
has also been abolished. The latter was
held by j. Is. Fuller.
It is stated that the Brice people have
& Western becoming a member of the Joint
Traffic Association to George Bradbury.
vice president and general manager OF the
Joint Traffic Association committee in that
direction will be in vain. as Mr.. Bradbury
is not & believer in associations and will
not share in the expense OF their MAIN
t~enance, although in many cases the Lake
Erie & Western is governed by the action
of the Joint Traffic Association.
The Great Western has Cancelled its no.
tice that ii will, on Aug. 80, sell tickets
from Kansas City to the G. A. r. encamp-
ment at ST. Paul. This action is taken be-
cause of the declaration of the Rock Island
cts at Kansas City upon other than the
agreed dates. The roads have agreed to
change the selling dates of tickets in the
territory within $50 miles of st. Paul from
Aug. 81. Sept. i and 2 to Sept. l. 2 and 3.
The proposition to make Aug. 30 the sen
ing date for all points on the lower Mis-
souri, has been negatived.
Contrary to the general expectation OF
the Western roads. no meeting was called
at Chicago yesterday to take action regard
ing the cut rates between Chicago and st.
Paul announced by the Lake Michigan Car
Ferry Company. 1t was expected that a
meeting would be held, but no steps in
this direction were taken. The roads pre-
fer TO wait the action of the Chicago Great
Western in the matter, and unless it stirs
up a fight on the rates made by the ferry
company. it is not likely that much more
will be heard of the affair unless the ferry
company should reduce the rates again.
Chairman Caldwell. of the Western Pas
ing to the effect that local associations have
no authority to remit a dne imposed or
violation OF the agreement. If any line
which has been fined feeU that il has suf-
fered an injustice, its sole remedy is an
appeal, and with this a local association
which is a subordinate member of the gen
eral association has nothing TO do. The
chairman has also decided that under the
general agreement the roads have the right
to make the same rates for bicycle meets
that they make for country fairs and sim
ilar exhibitions.
A. A. Zion, superintendent of the Union
Railway Company, says the history of the
indianapolis lines will not show an equally
good record of trains arriving on time in
any year as thus far in 1886. Local trains
are usually on time. having no connections
to wait for. but the Improvement has been
most noticeable with the through trains
and the exhibit is the more favorable wher
it is considered that trains from the Eas,
or West are reported to be turned over to
the indianapolis line often one to two hours
late. but when the indianapolis line gets
hold of such train ii almost invaria bly,
reaches this city on time, demonstrating
that the track and power of indianapolis
lines is at the highest standard.
c. f. Schaff. general manager; Georg
Kittredge. chief engineer. and William Gar
stang, superintendent of motive power o
the Big Four. who have been in St. Loui:
three days, returned yesterday afternoon
They inspected the new buildings which ar,
being erected TO take the place Of those de
stroyed by the cyclone These con
another depot GOO feet in length by thirt,
feet in width. and a roundhouse. TIL
larger of the freight depots' will be occu
roundhouse are well advanced. The new
depot will be much more commodious an,
convenient than those blown down
Some of the members of the Pennsylvania;
Voluntary Relief Association are agitatin.
the question of a revision of its bylaws
the membership. When a new man is EN-
ployed the first thing suggested to him i
that he become q member of this orCaniZa
ton. pay his dues. and in case of acciden
or sickness he receives its benefits. Thi
employe. a few months after. may be dis
missed from the company's service owinI
to business becoming dull. The groun,
taken is that in such n case as this TIL
member either be allowed to continue hi
membership by paying the dues requires
or have a portion of the money paid il
dues paid back to him. That in such case
there is an injustice one OF the official
admits is quite apparent. and the question
Is vet unsolved how this injustice to TIL