The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-14


Of the Panhandle, in the eastern par, OF
the city. Only few men are employed in
the Vandalia shops at this point.
The board of managers OF the Joint Traf-
Der of Inquiries on the subject, decided that
no deviations from the regular tar1n can
be made on goods SHIPPED by, for or on ac-
count of the United State government
1t is stated that the position OF general
passenger agent Of the Louisville, Evans
Vile & st. Louis is open TO Robert Case.
chief clerk of General Passenger Agent
DAILY, OF the Lake Erie & Western. Mr.:
Case was for years with George Daniels, OF
the New York Central
The Pennsylvania has extended its uni
formed parcel porter service. introduced re-
Gently at Jersey City to the Broad-street
Station OF the Pennsylvania line at Phila-
delphia- These porters are on duty from
s a m to midnight, and are not allowed to
charge Tor their services.
w. s. Sloan, vice president OF the Della
ware, Lackawanna & Western, whose death
was announced a day or two ago, was the
founder OF the railroad branches of the
Young Mems Christian Associations at
Scranton, Buffalo, Elmira and other I'M
portant railroad centers in New York
May 20 has been fixed upon the date
for the general managers to meet the gen
eral passenger agents of the roads in the
Central Passenger Committee Association
and settle the question as to the roads IN
this association issuing f1ve-tnOusand- mile
interchangeable mileage book with photo
graph.
The Wheeling & Lake Erie is to be I'M
proved in a manner which will make II one
of the highest standard Of Ohio roads. The
company has purchased a considerable
mileage OF y-pounds-to-the-yard steel
rail. all its wooden bridges are to be re-
placed by iron structures, and many other
improvements made.
The recent conference of general and d.
vision freight agents OF the Pennsylvania
lines held at Pittsburg was presided over
by Vice President McCrea, who gave these
subordinate officials an earnest talk on rate
matters and honorable and active COMPETE
tion This Is the first meeting so general
proved so interesting that hereafter at in>
tervals the officials will be called together
In like manner.
In March General Freight Agent Adams,
OF the Missouri, Kansas & Texas, was asked
by the management to curtail his expenses
during April by reduction OF his force for
stated time. In response, he asked that
thirty days rest without pay. and that his
employees be allowed to continue work. The
request was granted. and Mr.. Adams SUI
perintended the work of his department In
general way without compensation.
III. Colburn. superintendent of motive pow
er or the M0nOn line, was in the city yes
terday. He reports the shops Of the COM
pany at Lafayette full of business and get
ting the power and rolling stock of the COM
pany in excellent condition. Mr.. Colburn
the boilers Of the locomotives with crafty
ing results. Engines which had to be cleaned
every two or three weeks are now running
three months without having any work of
this character done on them.
1t is claimed by railroad attorneys that
the decision of the Supreme Court of Illinois
In the Mckenzie scalper case last week, If
enforced, Will enable the railways to drive
the scalpers out Of business. In comment
ing on this decision, a Western passenger
oftcial said yesterday that there had not
been a time in the last ten years that the
scalpers could not have been beaten had
the passenger departments Of the roads
earnestly undertaken to accomplish such a
result, and that the general passenger
agents were more in fault that II has not
been done than are the patrons of the
scalping Offices.
At the annual meeting Of the stockholders
of the c., 3. d .. railway, held at Chicago
yesterday, the old board OF directors was
reelected with one exception. Robert
Treat Paine, the second, of Boston. was
elected to succeed Charles ]. Paine, who Is
In Europe There were 1924 shares of
stock represented. The only business was
that OF approving the presidents annual
report and that of selecting a board of
directors. The meeting was harmonious.
T. w. Barhydt, of Burlington, presided at
the meeting, and L. o. Goddard acted as
secretary. officers of the company will be
e.ected at the next meeting of the board OF
directors. 1t is said the Old officers will be
re-elacted.
Samuel Thomas president of the Louis
Vile, New Albany & Chicago, has issued
the official statement OF earnings for March
and the nine months ending March 81, which