The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-08-27


leahet. upon the front page of which. in bold
letters. are the words. Some bargain days
for August"
l.. ID. Stimson. passenger conductor on
the Evansville * Terre Haute. accompa-
MED by his wife. is spending a day or two
with relatives here.
The excursion of the Cincinnati. Hamil-
ton * Dayton TO Mackinac on Tuesday was
a success. The train was run in three sec
tons. and carried 1.4S2 excursionists.
Z. II. Thomas. president Of the Erie lines.
has sent out a general order requesting
heads Of departments to curtail expenses
wherever possible without Injury TO the
service.
1t is stated that the citizens of Marion.
O.. have offered the Erie people twenty
five acres Of ground and 100000 in cash 10
make Marion, instead OF Gallon, the divi-
sion terminal
ID. 1. Roberts. general passenger agent Of
the Erie. received over forty applications
for the position of travelling passenger
agent made vacant by the resignation of
+. a. Beatty.
w. II. McDoel. receiver and general man
ager of the Louisville. New Albany * Chi
cago lines. has issued a circular announcing
his appointment, and appointing VIM. II.
Lewis treasurer.
r. McSmith. who is to represent the
Grand Trunk at Cincinnati. was formerly
with the Chicago, Burlington x Quincy and
later had charge of the movable sidewalk
at the worlds fair.
A special over the Big Four on Sunday
made the run from Louisville to Ander-
son. 40 miles. in three hours and twenty
minutes. making six stops at railroad cross
ings and to take water.
l.. a. Koehne, city passenger agent Of
the Cincinnati. Hamilton & Dayton and
the Monon, has rendered his resignation to
engage in other business. His successor
has not yet been selected.
Stephen Kennedy, passenger agent for
the Pennsylvania lines in Maryland, died at
Atlantic City on Tuesday. Mr.. Kennel
had been with the passenger department
of the Pennsylvania twenty years.
Rumor has it that the Pullman company
has decided to reduce its rates and that
IT will begin in the parlor-car service on
Eastern roads and eventually extend to the
~sleeping-car service on the best paying
lines.
The Toledo. ST. Louis * Kansas City
earned i'm the third week of August $45,-
1860, an increase over the corresponding
week of 1895 of 1914 Since July / the road
has earned SS2S,32S.13 an increase this year
Of $44, 59S,37.
7. f. Ballenger. stenographer in the office
OF John r. Miller. general superintendent
OF the southwestern system OF the Penn
sylvarla lines. has resigned 10 become gen.
eral manager of the Coshocton Opera
House, which he has leased.
One of the Big Four engines. Brooks
build, on Monday hauled the night express,
consisting OF eight cars. from indianapolis
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ing six stops at stations and railroad cross
ings. The distance is sixty miles.
The L., +. * G. road. extending from In
dianapolis to Michigan City, now part of
the Lake Erie * Western system. accord
ing to the money il costs TO operate, yields
the best net revenue of any portion of the
Lake Erie * Western system, it is stated.
The new train the Big Four will put on
between Cincinnati and Chicago will make
the run from Cincinnati TO Indianapolis in
two hours and forty-ive minutes. stop az
indianapolis Ten minutse and make the run
from indianapolis TO Chicago in four hours
and forty-tive minutes
Announcement was made yesterday that
the reduced rates which have been made
for the st. Louis exposition will be made
from Omaha and Council Bluffs. 1t has
not been the custom TO make the reduced
rates good from these points. but the roads
were induced TO make an exception this
year.
1t is stated that the Columbus & Hook
ing Valley. in conjunction with the Erie
people, will be bidders for the Norfolk *
Western. which Is soon to be sold at fore
closure sale. The road extends from the
seaboard 10 Columbus, O. The
a. Hooking Valley stockholders will vote
Sept. : on a proposition 10 issue $50. 600. 900
in bonds to a k up the old issue and it is
believed that a portion of the $50. 000, 900 will
be used in the purchase of the Norfolk *
Western.
The receivers of the Norfolk & Western.
as an economical measure. abolished the
general superintendent's position. the divi-
sion superintendent positions and the en-
gineer of maintenance of way. and gave in
structionS that all communication intend
ed for such officials should be sent to JOS
eph Sands. the general manager. One of
the receivers. when criticised for such ac-
ton. is quoted as saying that instead of
~discharging section men and letting the
road run down physically II is better TO dis
miss high-salarieG officers.
The Sunday excursion business is grad
ually declining. The first of these was run
early last summer. from Indianapo is TO
Dayton. over the Cincinnati. Hamilton X
Dayton and carried 1922 eXcursionists: on
a similar occasion this year but 1S9 tickets
We're sold. Last year, on two Sundays. the
| Big Four carried LOO or more people on
each excursion; this year 250 is considered a
good number. In fact. on the last excur-
sion but 2l0 were carried. The Cincinnati,
Hamilton * Dayton Will run an excursion
to Cincinnati on Sunday at 81 the round
trip, and is making extra efforts TO carry
a large number.
The fast time the Panhandle has been
making between Pittsburg and Chicago oil
late with special trains is said to nave
Jeopardized its prospects of securing a diff
ferential rate on passenger business on ac-
count OF the Panhandle'S inability TO make
as quick time as some of its competitors
Since the Pennsylvania Company started
to run special excursion trains from pitts.
burg TO Chicago over the Panhandle route
the road has established a record of speed
that is hard to beat. The special train OF
five Pullmans, two coaches and a baggage
car. carrying delegates to the Baptisi
Young Peoples convention at Omaha
which left the Union Station at 7:45 O'Clock
Monday evening. arrived the following
morning at Chicago at 9 a. m. having Gov
cred sos miles in - hours and f. minutes
The train made fourteen stops on the way
so that the actual running time between
Pittsburg and Chicago. including the time
lost at crossings. was II hours and 30 min.
utes. This was at the rate of fully forty.
two miles an hour all the way. and. wher
the great weight of the train is taken into
consideration. the record is one that the
Panhandle may feel proud of. There were
242 people on the train.
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