The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-20

the company to get river gravel to distribute
between indianapolis and Hamilton
The Monon will on Sunday inaugurate Its
Sunday excursions TO Cedar Lake at 81 lor
the round trip
be remodeled. beginning with 200 and go
ing upward.
The transportation officials of the Big
-Four, the Lake Shore and the Toledo ~
ranging for the new line from Cincinnati 10
Detroit.
William O. Chase. one of the Wagner car
officials, was in the city yesterday, bringing
with him j. Hadlock. who is to be the local
superintendent OF the Wagner Palace Car
Company.
The Wabash is utilizing the Pintsch gas on
cars for cooking food, entirely eliminating
the use OF oil and the unpleasant doors It's
use efnits.
Rules of the Western Passenger Associa-
ton have been so amended as 10 allow no
tification OF excursion rates for special meet
ings more than sixty days m advance Oh
such gatherings.
All lines in the Western Passenger Associ-
alton have been given authority 10 run
homeseekers' excursions during the next Two
months on the same dates that the Illinois
Central proposes 10 do.
The Detroit a. Mackinaw Is building an
extension TO Bay City, which, when com
pleted. In connection with the Flint q fere
Marquette, Will give another line from To-
ledo to Alpena and Mackinaw.
The Cincinnati Tunnel railway was sold
under foreclosure yesterday TO Ira w. Bel
lows for $4,000 Bellows Is representing
natl, Jackson & Mackinaw and Baltimore q
Ohio.
The Illinois Central has leased a room in.
the Union Station and appointed FRANK
o spa under his
pervision as we'll as other interests or the
company.
The Diamond Express. over the Lehigh
uled time between Jersey City and Buffalo
nine hours and eight minutes, and it bids
fair to give the Empire state express some
very lively competition
Although Joseph Ramsey, general man
ager of the Wabash, has held that position
for several months, he never has yet been
deliberately over the lines to inspect them,
but proposes TO do so next week with u
number of his subordinate officials.
The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy has
this week placed two new elegant compart-
ment , ears on It's lines to run between Nan
Agent Wakely, OF the Missouri river lines.
City.
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy for eighteen
years. the last three years as Its represent
alive at Kansas City, has resigned to so into
ago as a messenger boy in the company's
office at st. Joseph, Mo.
Steps are to be taken which will result in
the removal of the Joint Inspection ~ and
weighing bureau from the Board or Trade
building TO a room in the Union Station.
The roads support the association, and would
be putting money into their own pockets by
occupying room in the Union Station.
| The general managers of the roads In the
Union Railway Company held their regular
monthly meeting yesterday. All roads but
the Vandala were represented. The man.
ayers were in session but thirty minutes,
and nothing was transacted aside from ap-
proving bills and other routine business.
The general managers of the lines in the
Central Passenger COMMITTEES will meet in
| Chicago to-day to discuss the question of
mileage books. 1t is probable that they will
take, action similar to that already taken en-
ticket with rebate on the return OF the
1 cover.
The Chicago and st. Louis papers an
nounce that w. A Ellond, formerly with
| Vice President Harahan, of the Illinois Gen.
| trail, is to represent the company at Louis
| vile. This Is a mistake. w. A. Kellond. not
| passenger department at New Orleans, is
| the man who gets the position
The fact that l.. f. Force, general man.
ager OF the Pennsylvania lines. when west
s. Northern, gives color to the report tina.
| the Pennsylvania Company now controls the
| it's system. It's terminals at Cincinnati
are the best part OF such a purchase.
| The clerks of the Cincinnati, Hamilton s.
| Dayton offices have renewed their efforts to
General Manager Waldo says the offices
| and freight depots will close on Saturday at
any time which will suit the shippers over
| ing rests entirely with the patrons of the
| road.
| The Central Traffic Association freight
i committee has recommended to the Joint
/ Traffic Association that a radical reduction
| In iron rates be made In Central Traffic As
| ISOLATION territory. The proposed reduction
cents per ton on billets. The Joint Traffie
| managers are asked to put the reduction in
| force as early as June 10.
| The employees on the line OF the Grand
| Trunk have presented George B. Reeves
/ general traffic manager with mahogany
| casket costing $500. Besides a photograph
| graphs of the men with whom he has been
| associated the last sixteen years The oc-
| casion was his promotion to general traffic
| manager of the Grand Trunk system.
There is official authority for stating tina,
| the item going the rounds to the effect thai
| the Vanderbilt lines showing decreased
| earnings in both passenger and freight tras-
/ fic Is not correct so far the Lake Shore
| is concerned. the road having shown in
creased earnings from both its freight and
/ passenger business every month this year
over the corresponding months of 1895.
The authority granted to the transconti-
mental roads to meet the rates and ar
rangements of the Southern Pacific for the
| in San Francisco, which was granted some
| time since by the chairman of the associa-
| ton, has been withdrawn for the time be-
| ing, and the matter Will be settled by the
transcontinental lines, which are now in
| session in San Francisco.
The mechanical department of the Monor
| claims that there is no road crossing In
| diana which has its power In as good phys
icaI condition has that road. Where
the engines are not new in the last two
years these longer in the service have beer
| rebuilt and are powerful and fast runners
The favorite passenger engine with Genera
| Manager McDoel is the Rogers and they ar,
| making some remarkable runs with heavy
trains.
| The Western roads are having considera-
bic trouble over the running OF home.
seekers excursions, and from present indi.
| cations IL looks as though the roads would
be running them all summer although
many of them are averse to doing this
excursions which the Missouri Pacific and
the Rock Island Will be compelled to meet
and other roads may be dragged into the
matter before the excursions are over.
The board of managers of the Joint Traffic
Association has given in to the Western
roads in the dispute over the issue of join
rate sheets. The board of managers an
nounced its intention OF requiring that al
rate sheets quoting rates applicable Il
Eastern territory should first be submitted
| to their supervision and bear their staml
The Western roads made very vigorous
protest, and the managers of the Join
Traffic Association have made up thei
| minds that they will allow the rate sheet
| to be issued as before.
| One by one the strong as well as wea