The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-08-29

net earnings from the beginning of the
year TO July 81 show a deficit of S~ls9,5s1 an
increase OF $3.50. 4s6 over the same perloo OF
last year. when the deficit was S55.of3-
The new trains which the Big Four will
put on Sunday between Cincinnati and Chi
cago viii each consist of a combination
ear q day coach. parlor and dining car,
and are 10 be known as the White City
special.
The first excursion of the Pennsylvania
lines TO Yellowstone Park promises to be
a large one. The train from Jersey City
TO the park will be an exact counterpart
OF the Pennsylvania limited between Jer-
sey City and Chicago.
The Cincinnati. Hamilton & Dayton did
much to make the county fair at Rushville
a success. On the busy days the company
ran a special train between kushvlile and
the grounds every ten minutes during the
busy part Of the day.
The engines which the Baldwin works
are now building for the Baltimore Il Ohio
will be among the best run on any road
in the country. Orders have been given
that all its passover engines be equipped
with electric headlights.
A special train of eight cars. carrying
the Knights of Pythias from Pittsburg to
Cleveland over the Pennsylvania line. COW
cred the distance in three hours and forty
seven minutes, making six stops at rail-
road crossings and for water.
The New York Central in July earned
$3,545, 49S. a decrease as compared with
July. 1895. of 1905. AS this is counted
among the best money-earning roads in
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comfort themselves that all are in the
same boat.
Good progress has been made of late on
the new yards of the Big Four at Terre
Haute. just outside the city limits. Already
six tracks one thousand feet long have been
laid and two more are to be added. The
yards. SO far as completed. Will be operated
after the middle of next month.
The official records show that 911s per
cent. of the freight trains scheduled from
the East to st. Louis under what is known
their scheduled time during July. The
average time of these trains between
points named is sixty hours and twenty
two minutes.
The New York Central has the advan-
tage i'm mileage over its competitors be-
tween New York and Buffalo. which 1t will
be hard for the latter to oxereome- The
points is $50 miles, the Lackawanna 4l4, the
Erie 424, the West Shore 429. and the Lee
high Valley $50 miles.
IT is reported that a consolidation of the
Hooking Valley and the Flint & Pere Mar
quette roads is contemplated. Negotia-
tons are said TO have been In progress for
pleted. ". w. Grape. president of the
Pere Marquette road. will be at the head of
the consolidated system.
There is the best of authority for stating
that in case the Knights of Pythias should
select Indianapolis or any other point on
the Pennsylvania lines to hold their next
convocation, f.. A. Ford. general passenger
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lines, would vote to make a rate OF one
cent per mile for the occasion.
The Lake Erie e Western earned in the
third week of August S62.oIS. "a decrease
as compared with the corresponding week
of 1895 of 50. e65- The Chicago a. Eastern
Illinois earned i'm the third week $4,000, a
decrease this year of $1,000. The Chesa-
peake & Ohio earned in the third week
S1e5. 973. a decrease this year of $3.50.
The PENNSYLVANIA and the Vandalia have
taken the knights OF PythiaS up for next
year, and have agreed TO vote for a rate of
l cent per mile. no matter where the en-
campment may ne held. This means. of
course. that all the other roads in the terri
tory of the Central Passenger
and of the Joint Traffic Association will be
obliged to meet the rate which these two
roads have announced that they Will make.
away with any chance of the trouble which
has been so annoying this year to the roads
and knights also.
President Ingalls,. of the Big Four. could
hardly have selected a better man TO ac-
company the representatives of the London
x from Cleveland to st.
Louis than j. Q. Van Wrinkle. general SUI
Wrinkles long service on the road enabled
him to answer all the questions intelligentiy
and without hesitation. Mr.. Van Wrinkle
says that the gentlemen frequently ex-
pressed surprise over the speed of the
train. at several points il running along for
miles an hour. as shown by the foreign
railway officials own observation. Their
greatest surprise is that the train can pass
over the track at such speed with so much
safety. the track of the London & North
western being constructed on q much more
rermanent basis than American roads.
The evennes with which the train was run
also excited their favorable comment.