The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-15

and will have only the section men left to
do that work in addition to other neces-
sary repairs.
Engine No. 15s, Garstang type. on the
VandaIia. yesterday brought train No. 20
over from st. Louis, and did it so satisfac-
torily as to demonstrate that it is prac-
tfcable to haul the trains from st. Louis
to Indianapolis with one locomotive, say
ing the time required to change locomo-
tiveS in running the 240 miles.
Indications are that the Norfolk &
Western will, at the coming foreclosure
sale, be bid in by a syndicate interested
that it eventually means a consolidation Of
the two roads, which would make strong
north-and-south line and greatly increase
the value of both coal roads.
Colonel William Shaw, general travelling
passenger agent of the Chicago, Burlng-
ton & Quincy. is in the city. He is boast
full over the satisfactory passenger bust
ness the "Q'' has done the last few weeks.
Contrary to the financial exhibits of most
lines, the q shows an increase IN passeh-
ger earnings for July and August.
The Knickerbocker express over the Big
-Four is now carrying SO many passengers
that on Friday night it will be run in two
sections. Governor Matthews and party
will go to New York by this train to pre-,
sent the silver service for the nlted
States cruiser Indiana. Il It is expected that
the party will number fifty or more.
The annual report of the Chesapeake &
Ohio road for the year ending June 50
shows gross earnings of Sl0,22l, 13l; the net
earnings for operation We're S32o7,gI9 ana
the total income of the road 3d. 2S1, 526;
the total deductions from the income were
So. 134 1S5 leaving net income for the year
Of $i47, S41, The surplus of the road in
creased $4,000 during the year.
Traffic on the New York division of the
even with it's four tracks, the facilities of
the line taxed to their utmost. conse-
Quently the company has decided TO short
en- the New York division by extending
the Bustleton branch to connection with
the main lines. All the fast through trains
will be run over the shorter route.
Auditor Vinnedge of the Union Railway
Company, has sent his annual report for
the year ending June 80, 1896, to the In
terstate-commerce Commission. This re-
port shows that during the year an aver
age of 292 persons were employed by the
Union Railway Company and that there
was paid to such employees the sum of
$1T9, 257.49 for the twelve months service.
A novel way to cure the evil of tramp
riding upon railroad trains mas been
adopted by. the ,Pittsburg, Fort Wayne &
Chicago railroad. Special officers watch
the freights at stations not far apart and
after corralling all tramps they can on
train they find out from trainmen how far
each one has ridden. They are then asked
to buy ticket for the distance travelled
and also for their avowed destination. If
they have no money their arrest follows.
Revenue from this source during August
on the western division amounted to $132.50.
That trains should arrive at destination
on time is one of the things which M. f.
ingalls, tries to instill into the minds of
the transportation officials. In closing his
annual report of the Chesapeake & Ohio
he says: 1T is with great pleasure that
the management comments the remark
able success of the transportation depart
ment during the year IS evidenced by
the regularity of its trains and the free
dom from accident and the thanks of the
company are given to the operating officers
and employees for their faithful and eff
cent work.
A meeting of the general freight agents
in the Central Freight Committee has been
called for next Wednesday at Chicago. The
meeting will consider the advisability OF
making the board of managers recon-
mendation to restore the fifteen-cent rate
on corn between Chicago and New York.
A strong pressure is being brought to bear
to keep this rate in effect, especially since
the Western roads have agreed to a con-
,certed reduction n the rate between Kan
'sas City and Chicago to stop the diversion
eastern ports. II the reduced rate to the
South is kept in effect after the close of
navigation the officials of the roads run
ming out of Chicago are afraid that they
will get very little of 1t.
A passenger man states that newspaper
men who are favored with mileage books,
good when accompanied by a letter from
the manager of the newspaper, are making
q mistake in abusing the privilege as some
are doing. 1t will lead, he fears, to the
roads ceasing to In any manner favor the
press with editorial transportation On
Saturday, the passenger man said, he saw
a man travelling on an editorial book hav
ing a letter, who had no more connection
with the paper than he did. and after the
man reached his destination the same book
was given to a man living at the place,
each case the holder of the editorial book
had only a slip of paper on which was
written, with pencil Conductor, please
accept mileage from this book on account
of the paper ne claimed to represent.
Said the railroad man: It struck me that
things were done loosely on that road, else
the conductor would not have honored the
mileage unless accompanied by the proper
form of letter which the Central Passenger
Committee requires.