The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-08-11

road east. win succeed r. B. Childs as
chief clerk to Ticket Receiver Crane. of
the Pennsylvania lines at this point.
Charles Crane. trav=.in- engincc- OF the
Santa Re lines. and wife. are in tho city,
visiting their son. Charles Crane ir.. So
iciting agent of the zig Four 1t this point
Charles S. Clapp. who had run an en-
CINE over forty years on the Bennington d
Rutland stricken with paralysis on
Friday and his death is looked for at any
moment
was chief clerk in the ticket brokering
Office of George Frey at this point, who
died on Sunday, will be buried at Crown
Hill to-day.
While IL is but a month before the time
fixed for the foreclosure sale of the Phila-
delphia e. Reading, IL is believed in Eastern
financial circles that the property Will not
then be sold.
T. Z. Blanche has been appointed travel
ing freight agent OK the Northern Pacific
with headquarters at Buffalo. bis ccm-
pany Is placing representatives. at NUM-
Der Of Eastern points.
IL is stated that the Pennsylvania Com
pany is considering the consolidation of the
Cleveland q Pittsiburg with the Panhan ole
and the establishing OF a new Inc De-
tween Cincinnati and Cleveland.
The Southern Pacific has inaugurated
warfare against ticket scalDers and pro-
poses to enforce the laws OF Louisiana
against scalping tickets. which Is very
strong one in favor of the railways.
One of the best fea.u-es of tho dining
car service on the Chesapeake & Ohio is
that the water used on me tables Is from
the healing springs of Yves. Virginia,
which possesses famous and much sought
waters
The Southern Pacific has given notice
that on Aug. 10 it will put in effect eX-
tensive reductions in commodity rates from
seabcard points to Utah points. Yesterday
this company withdrew all it's published
rates to Missouri river common points.
The Lehigh Valley. which last year abol
It's = agencies various
fast-freight lines in New York city. will re-
turn to its former system of representation.
and is appointing representatives of each
fast freight line operating over the sys-
tenn.
A call has been issued for n meeting of
the stockholders of the Columbus * Hook
ing Valley road, TO be held Sept at Co
lumbus. to vote on the proposed issue of
s30. 600 600 4-per-cent. gold bonds to refund
outstanding bonds and furnish additional
capital.
The Kalamazoo Railroad Velocipeio ard
Car Company has brought or new and
improved three-hOrse power gasoline IN
spection car. which has convenient ca
pacity for carrying sonr persons. 1t viii
run Twenty-Five miles an hour if such speed
Is required
A trunk line official, in commenting On
the situation with the RAILWAYS, says bust
ness with the trunk lines is very dull.
Earnings are falling or. anil this Is rather
discouraging. but gratifying .eatIie is
the strict maintenance of rates by all tie
important lines.
Sidney Jones. general agent of the Big
Four at Louisville, and number OF pas
who have been spending few days at the
lakes in Northern Michigan, passed
through the city Yesterday en- route to
their respective Headquarters.
The committee appointed to snjeavor TO
conciliate the st. Louis & San francisco
and TO induce it. IL possible, to resume its
relations with the Western Associ1tion has
thus far accomplished nothing, ana ~ Is
feared that other lines will now undertake
to free themselves from the associations
rulings.
Mr.. Cost. widow of Charles Cost, the
engineer " no was killed in a collision On
the Illinois Central a few months ego. Is
in the city. and arranged Yesterday for the
erection of an appropriate monument at
Mr. Cost a'I Was brother of T. T. cost, gen
eral freight agent Of 'he Zig Four.
The executive committee of the Indiana
Car Service Association held its regular
monthly meeting at the office OF General
Manager Bacon yesterday. Much of the
inttee of the Board of Trade came before
the executive committee and asked that
certain concessions be granted by the Car
guments and considering the matter. the
executive committee declined to grant the
concessions asked
o. p. McCarty. general Eastern agent Of
thu Soutehern Pacific, was in the city yes
terday. He says the company expects TO
do q large business this fall and winter
with the Sunset Limited, which. with each
year, shows a perceptible increase In bust
ness. The Southern Pacific has been maxi
ing q sharp fight for its share of the I'M
migrant business and its competitiors
have consented to give that line twenty
five per cent. If that percentage Is salts
factory thus ending what has been dis
turbing element
The higher passenger circles are a good
deal wrought up over the treatment A. A.
Heard. general passenger agent or the
Great Northern. is alleged TO have received
fx-rx h. lnrN+ If fha
said TO be the second time that President
Hill has. without ceremony, dismissed
ing lost his position in a like manner. MI.
Heard was formerly in the employ OF the
Missouri Pacific. which tried , ri % We
vent his going TO the Great Northern, ne
being passenger man of large ability
NJ r. Spellman, formerly superintendent
Of the indianapolis, Decatur d Western.
but for some Years past general agent or
been in the city for a day or two. the
guest of John r. Elder. Mr.. Spellman
speaks in an enthusiastic manner of the
growth Of the business of the Illinois Gen.
trail at New Orleans the last few years
and thinks that at no other point In the
country has any road shown SUCH re-
laid out will still further increase the bust
ness.
The employees of the Big Four at the
| and their families. will hold a picnic at
Muncie, on Wednesday. General Superin-
| tendcnt Van Wrinkle has ordered that
| thirty-fve coaches be furnished for their
| free transporta ton and that the picnic
| train be run in three sections. Since Mr..
| Van Wrinkle became general superntend-
| ent of the Big Four these picnics have
| been held annually for the Indianapolis d.
| visions and at other points on the syS-
| tenn for other divisions and Ii has done
| the employees and the officers Of the road.
An item is going the rounds of the press
| to the effect that the board or MANAGERS OF
the Joint Traffic Association is living in a
lavish STYLE in New York city, when, in
! fact the board has not the conveniences
| to which IL is entitled. and instead of tax
| ing meals at one of the best New York ho-
house near by. and recently notified the
manager of the dining-hall that unless bet
ter food il furnished the board Will seek
! other quarters. No one who visits the place
/ of meeting will come away with any idea
rfat the rooms ARE even pleasant head
| quarters they being too limited for the
| board and its clerical force.
The American Assoc'arib1 cf General
| Passenger and Ticket Agents Will hold its
semi-annual meeting at Atlantic City Sept:
| 15 General Passenger Agent +. a. Ford, or
| the Pennsylvania lines west 81 ffttSburg,
| and General Passenger Agent j. X. Wood.
| of the Pennsylvania ves-e"d#N extended IN
| vitations TO the members of nc orSaniza-
! ton to travel 70 and from til. meeting over
| the lines embraced IN those systems For
| the better accommOdatiof or their guests
| the two companies will provide special
| cars to he started from St Louis Chicago
/ and Cincinnati. wh.c1 VIII - united Mt
Pittsh Iry and run Ia Atlantis lily as a
| section OF the Pennsylvania limited.
some railroad men believe that Charles
| Nelson. first assistant acknowledgement
/ insnired the action of the PoStm ster-