The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-06

to division superintendent May ]. and 1t is
understood that w. i. Hubbard will succeed
him as commercial agent
The Chicago & Alton has just put on two
new passenger trains throughout which are
said to be the finest running between Chi
cago and Kansas City.
The Pennsylvania Glass P locomotive No.
21o6 ran 1886 miles in 1893. 1Ol IA in 1894.
and 105015 miles in 1896, total OF 254, 20
miles with little or no repairing.
The coal-carrying roads of Ohio and Mich
igan have agreed TO advance rates on April
10. but there is reason to believe that all
the lines will not live by the agreement
James Barker. general passenger agent of
the Missouri, Kansas & Texas, has been In
representation of the lines he is connected
with
r. B. z. Peirce, receiver OF the Toledo, st.
Louis & Kansas City, will return from New
gentlemen owning the road, and will go over
the line with them.
VIM. Green. general manager Of the Bal
timore & Ohio lines, gives notice by cir
tenance of way, has been relieved Of ac-
tive duty and granted leave OF absence
to July 1.
Freight traffic on the Pennsylvania east
last week, in the twenty-four hours. 10S
trains passed through Harrisburg. hauling
1888 loaded and 1858 empty cars, total OF
6.046 cars.
Central States Dispatch and the Continental
line, has reorganized his staff OF contracting
agents, retaining A. l.. Myer, w. II. Tumy.
e. A. Coambs, NJ. Whalen, G. Mclaughlin
and +. L. Jackson.
The Toledo. st. Louis & Kansas City
earned In March SIG, S35. Is, an increase over
March. 1895, Of So, o. Since July the
road has earned 81, 37S 5000, an increase
over the corresponding nine months OF the
previous year of Sis,
The resignation of James w. Musson as
general manager of the Nckel-plate fast
10. 1t Is understood that +. l.. Pomeroy
will be his successor. Mr.. Pomeroy has
been in railroad service since 1871.
c. B. Ryan, general Western passenger
agent Of the Chesapeake & Ohio. says that
company's present arrangements for entering
Louisville enable 1t TO operate over the Louis
vile & Nashville tracks from Lexington as
freely If the c. & o. owned the track.
A copy of the reorganized N. Y, p. & o.
mortgage to the Erie is being filed at coun-
ty seats on its lines. The mortgage covers
the entire main line. The deed is made TO
the Farmers Loan and Trust Company,
which viii hold the property in trust for the
Erie.
The Pennsylvania has, not including the
TRACK h R 81 the re,S IN wan tne on
miles of main and side track. There are
three section foremen, with six men each,
who look after this forty-seven miles of
track
The Florida season for the Southern lines
has virtually ended and most of the special
vestibuled train service will be discontinued
this week. IL Is said that improvements will
be made to the roadbeds This summer which
will enable the companies to adopt faster
schedules next winter.
Logansport with each year is becoming
more important business point on the Pan
handle lines. In March there were handled
at the Logansport yards 1876 loaded cars.
The annual report of Yardmaster ]. A.
Larger shows that In 1895 24,375 more cars
were handled at that point than in 1894.
The celebration Of the fiftieth anniversary
OF the incorporation or the pennsylvania
Railroad Company VIII De held in the Pnlla,
will be made by President Roberts. Vice
President Brooks and others. The directors
will in the evening give banquet to Presi-
dent Roberts.
For several months the Panhandle has
had several men employed who patrol the
tracks where there are high cliffS and stone
or dirt is liable to roll down. In the course
dent has been prevented by this precaution,
as it is almost impossible to prevent stone
working out from the hills and rolling down
and sometimes masses of rock come down
upon the track.
Trunk line and Joint Traffic officials say
that but little reliance can be placed on the
east-bound business the figures often being
manipulated to create an impression that
some one Of the ten roads is getting much
more than its share Of business. An eff
fort will be made to prevent such statistics
being Obtained. West-bound tonnage fig
ures for the trunk lines would be interest
ing, but the lines invariably refuse 10 make
them known.
The special grain committee of the Pro-
duce Exchange of New York has reported
to the board of managers that ii has been
unable to obtain any concessions In the
matter of differential rates from the Joint
Traffic Association, and now asks permits
sion to employ counsel to hight the railroad
poll before the Legislature and in the In
terstate-commerce Commission. Meanwhile.
the commercial bodies of Philadelphia, Bal
timore and Boston are not worrying over
the situation, so satisfied are they that
what has been a custom for years, and a
just one, will not be disturbed.
The Monon almost daily is making fast
runs, which give evidence that it's power
and track are second to none. and it is evil
dent that President Thomas, when he said
that on no road in this country has there
been a greater improvement in track than on
the Louisville, New Albany & Chicago lines
was correct. Three new heavy passenger en-
gines are in service on the indianapolis di-
vision, and a late train Is an exception. In
fact, at Indianapolis or Chicago, in the last
two months but one two trains have been
late in arriving, and these delays were
caused by waiting for connections.
J. II. Turner, district passenger agent of
the Northern Pacific, reports strong re-
vival of railroad business in their section
of the country, and makes the announce
ment that the Northern Pacific will inaugu-
| rate a new double daily transcontinental pas
senger service between St Paul and Port
| land. Ore, on April II. The new trains VIII
| consist Of an overland flyer to leave st. Paul
| about 3:15 p. m, making the through run 70
| Puget sound in about sixty-five hours, which
| will be seven hours faster than the present
| schedule. The second train will leave St
| Paul at p m. making through schedule
| to North Pacific coast points about seventy
| Ave hours. East-bound. the new fast train
| will leave Portland about p. m, Puget
| sound points about IL p. m, arriving at ST.
| Paul the third evening. The second train
will leave Portland about II p m: and Pugel
sound points the following morning, arriving
| at St Paul the third morning, connectins
| with all daylight trains for the East anc
| south The Inauguration of this new schedule
| by the Northern Pacific is strong evidence
| OF the revival of railroad affairs in that di-
| rection, as none OF the Northern transconti-
| mental lines has been operating a double
| daily train service for the past three years
MENELEK ON RELIGION.