The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-30

footing which will enable 1t to control the
rates on freight traffic over Southern lines.
The Big Four people are surprised at the
business they are getting at Louisville.
both passengers and freight. This week an
additional freight train was put on, max
ing three ont of Louisville daily
The present management of the Santa Fe
lines has arranged with the Pullman COM
pany TO run its equipment the next sixty
days. The agner company has been asked
to bid for the privilege of operating On these
lines. but investigation has shown that there
Is but little money to the sleeping car COM
pany. on the terms President Ripley de-
mands.
Joseph Ramsey when the latter was gen.
eral manager OF the st. Louis terminal
lines, will take the same position under
of the wabash. and Felix Anderson. who
has been with the Louisville q Nashville
for years, will take the place Of Mr.. Clapp
on the ST. Louis terminal lines
The management of the Big Four has de-
Wrinkle, general superintendent, and make
the old Bee-line yards, on Alabama street,
into a Yard for placing on side tracks cars
for loading or unloading. The driveways
to reach the tracks are TO be improved and
large scales put in. This is an Improvement
which local shippers and consignees will
appreciate.
Harry Fletcher. who for many years has
been stenographer in the office of ex-Gen-
eral Manager williams, of the Vandalia,
Is having serious trouble with his eyes and
has gone to specialist for treatment.
Should he find his eyesight improved by
the treatment he will return and take the
same position with Vice President and Cen
eral Manager Turner. Frank Blue Is filling
the position at present.
The Hon. William NJ. Springer, ex-Con-
gresham from Illinois and now judge Of
the Indian Territory court has no chance
for the general counselship of the Balti-
more & Ohio Railroad Company, for which
he was said to be about TO apply. Presi-
dent Cowen retains the office at present
and when the legal department. OF the sys-
tenn is reorganized either assistant general
counsel Cross or General Attorney Bond
will be placed in charge.
The locomotive engineers of the Big Four
company continued for a definite period,
and the board OF adjustment OF the en-
gineers had a conference. yesterday with
1t is stated by one OF the engineers that
Ii is not expected to bring about an increase
In pay, but TO fix upon some definite period
for the contract between the engineers and
the company TO be in force.
The Big Four lines in the third week in
January earned s2i6,267, an increase over
the corresponding week of 1895 of $e,676.
earnings OF A,159,424. decrease OF S35s 40;
net earnings of $2y,399, decrease, $50 625,
and a surplus of 1924 decrease, 1882;
and for six months to Dec 81. gross
earnings of 1852. 1875. increase, 1851 SIS; net
earnings of 81 s57,s12. increase, s1So,6S7. and
surplus of $685. S2, increase. $l7S,72S.
Maj Alexander Shaw. chairman of the
finance committee of the Baltimore &
Ohio, and who has direct charge of the
financial arrangements Of the company,
says the formation of the Baltimore * Ohio
addition to the Pittsburg & Western, the
Pittsburg, Cleveland & Toledo and the
Pittsburg, gainesville & Fairport. the new
system will include the valley railway of
the Ohio. Akron A. Chicago Junction rail-
way.
The present fast mail on the Pennsyl-
vania lines demonstrates what that COM
pany can do in the way of time If necessary
to maintain its prestige. Train IL makes
the run from Pittsburg to st. Louis in
less than sixteen hours. This is four hours
quicker than Train 2, the st. Louis limited.
No. IL hauls seven cars, leaves the Union
Station at Pittsburg ten minutes ahead OF
No. T. which IS considered fast train,
and arrives at st. Louis five hours ahead
of that train. The transportation officials
state that all their through passenger trains
could be run between Pittsburg and ST.
Louis six hours quicker than their present
schedule, and such time would be but one
hour faster than that made by the fast
mail.
., The managers of the Joint Traffic Asso.
Sew YoEs wth Mdse1
sioner of the Western Freight Association,
touching matters of general interest, and
incidentally consideration was given to the
rates on both important and export traffic
via the gulf ports as compared with At
lantic ports. A hearing was also accorded
/. q I. railroad, and A. j. Banks, general
freight agent of the T., j. & j. road, re-
garding the divisions allowed these com
panies as proportions of rates on traffic
from beyond the Missouri river. At the aft
ernoon session a hearing was granted the
Pittsburg freight committee with reference
to carriage at that point.
Te:re Haute Gazette: There is a general
Encouragement of Offices at the Vandalia
headquarters in progress. General Mana
ger ]. J. Turner'has taken for his office the
Keen. The room used for many years
by Secretary George z. harrington and his
assistant. Charles Melville, will be occupied
by Mr. Turner's assistant, Mr.. Il. r. OAR
low; also by Mr.. Blue. the latter stenog
rapher in the absence of Mr.. Fletcher.
Secretary Harrington will remove his office
to the north end of the hall and take the
former office OF eX-General Manager Will
liams, while Mr.. Melville will exchange of
fees with Messrs. Darlow and Fletcher.
Operator Beville will remain in the same
room he has had heretofore. These changes
made now indicate very clearly that the
Vandalia headquarters are not going to be
moved. as predicted, to the Union Station
on Feb. 1.
There is a good deal of complaint about
the local service on the Indianapolis divi-
sion of the Louisville. New Albany & Chi
cage. morning train from indianapolis
is greatly needed. and an earlier passenger
train to Indianapolis. The Frankfort News
says: There can be but one opinion Of
those who are fortunate enough to ride on
the through trains of the Monon railroad,
and that is-superb. The track is in no
respect inferior to that of the Pennsylvania
or New York Central. while the train
equipment is the best that latest modern
ingenuity can devise. To leave here on the
1:15 p. m. train for trip to Chicago is
almost equivalent to a sail on placid
lake, so smooth and we'll ballasted is the
track-hut the train has the speed of
flash of light instead of that of sailing
craft. The marvellous improvements that
have been made in the Monon during the
past few years are a result of that level
headed and practical manager W. II. Nc
Doel, and his able corps of assistants: and
with such able management in a general
way. 1t seems past explaining why local
passenger train is not put on that will
land passengers in indianapolis at a ree-
sonable hour in the morning and give them
opportunity to get out in the evening.
Now the local passenger traffic is handled
with a freight train. Give the people a To-
cal passenger train, Mr.. McDoel, and By
so doing get the travel and the gratitude of
the people at the same time"