The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-22
The MiIeage-Book Question.


of mileage books and party rates. Nothing
was lone regarding the latter. as the time
Of the meeting was devoted almost entirely
to the m~ileage-book proposition. The meet
ing confined itself 10 the task of working
out the details Of the report Of the mileage
book COMMITTEES presented some time since,
in which ii was recommended that the re-
fund on the books should be paid by the
chairman OF the Western Passenger Asso-
citation on the presentation of such book
mate use while in the possession of the
purchaser. A committee appointed at the
last meeting to see III some way could not
ed without conflict with the Interstate
Commission was not ready TO re-
port, and the matter was left as IL was.
The meeting will be resumed to-day.
Personal. Local and General Notes.
E. ". Matthews has been appointed pur-
chasing agent of the Ohio Southern road
j. ]. Turner, vice president and general
manager of the Vandalia line. returned yes
terday from Philadelphia
On the Richmond division Of the Panhandle
same service that eight have been doing.
Walter Nichols. the newly appointed trav-
Hamilton & Dayton. took charge yesterday.
All freight trains on the Vandalia are now
to be put on a tonnage basis. rating the
number Of loaded cars.
G.. C. Waldo. general manager of the Gin
cinnati, Hamilton & Dayton lines, viii ar
rive in the city this evening and will remain
over until $50 p. M. Thursday.
The Wabash last night inaugurated Its
Pullman compartment service between st.
Louis and Kansas City. The cars are of the
latest and most elegant design.
II. A. Laing. late contracting agent of the
pointed commercial agent of the b. & o.,
with headquarters at Kansas City.
The understanding now is that the outside
ticket Offices of the Big -Four and the Penn
sylvania near the Union Station VIII be
closed within the next thirty days.
During the last week, owing to a falling off
in business, tWenty-seven conductors on the
Chicago & northwestern were reduced to
brakemen and fifty brakemen dismissed.
The Ohio Southern has leased one thousand
of it's coal cars to the Erie, the former hav-
ing more coal cars than 1t needs. Last year
the Erie leased 525 of the Ohio Southern's
cars.
The Central Passenger Committee will, on
April Is. issue it's rate sheet of summer
tourist business. The rates, as announced
some time ago, will be o~ per cent. of double
locals.
The Indianapolis & vincennes yesterday
put a steam pile-drlver at work. which dur
ing the season will drive new piling at TWEEN
ty or more streams to better protect the
bridges.
D.. G.. Edwards. passenger traffic manager
of the Cincinnati. Hamilton & Dayton. is
still quite i'll and will arrange to spend a
couple of weeks at some health resort as
soon as able TO travel.
w. Fl. McDoel. vice president and general
manager; George Lowell, general superin-
tendent, and Chief Engineer Hall are this
week inspecting the road. They VIII go over
the Indianapolis division to-day.
The Baltimore & Ohio has decided to re-
open its Denver Office, which was closed
some months ago. s. VI. Shattuc. recently
appointed travelling passenger agent, Will also
have his headquarters at Denver.
The Erie has not yet signed the articles OF
agreement of the Central Committee. Gen
eral Passenger Agent Roberts will be In Chi
cage to-day N,a and nd an ,h effort oc, mi Ion be maze &c
w. G. McEdwards has been appointed
chief clerk of the passenger department OF
the Erie lines at the. chicago onces. wee
/. VI. Chesborough, who goes with the Cen.
trail Passenger Committee as chief rate clerk
Robert E. Parsons, who has just been ap-
pointed district passenger agent OF the Chesa'
peake & Ohio at Louisville. is to have juris.
agents in all of what is called the Louisville
territory.
Dudley Walker has been appointed as dis
trict passenger agent of the Chicago q Alton
with headquarters at Chicago. He Is to have
charge of all advertising arrangements o.
the company, and r. NJ. Wildman succeed:
him as travelling passenger agent.
OF late there. has been a marked increase
in shipment Of freights from Texas ant
other Southwestern States over the through
lines east via Indianapolis and west-bount
business from the Eastern lines in return
is heavier than in any for many years.
Monday the Toledo & Ohio Central with
drew all It's trains from the Union Station a
Columbus, o., and its fourteen passenger
trains all arrive and depart from its own sta
ton, being the first road which has cut loose
from the Union Railway Company at tina
point.
The louisville, New Albany & Chicago 4
| now handling it's business at this point indie
non1opf NJ oil ofhpr roads has tie 0Wn cir
freight depot, its own yards and switching
engines, has six miles OF side-tracks dow
and houses its locomotives at its own round
house. ,
The Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton pas
senger department Is having Blue Rive
| Park put in good condition for a picni
after 1t the coming season to see that tn
grounds are kept cleanly and good orde
preserved.
George T.. Jarvis, who has been appolnte
receiver of the Louisville, Evansville & 81
Louis, has already received over one hun
dred applications for positions. He says h
viii make no changes until he has becom
thoroughly acquainted with the needs OF tn
nate officials. agents. etc.
General Manager Barnard, OF the Peoria 1
Eastern. has given instruction &c the trans
adopt the tonnage basis for locomotives o
the road instead or numbe or cars per tralr
investigation has shown that some OK tn
/ AIOkuA kAh VI lh0 oaAAAt w Nha ttoe
fifty tons more than others over the road.
There Is no longer any question as to Harr
Miller, superintendent of the Vandalia ma
line, being In the near future appointed gen
eral' superintendent of the Nandalia system
and the understanding now Is. that ~. {
Deane, trainmaster OF the P%ittsburg dfvislo
of the Panhandle lines. Will succeed MT. Nj
Ter as superintendent of the main line div
sion.
Practical railroad men who have recent
made a trip over the Evansville q Teri
Haute, state that its physical condition
being greatly improved, and all work done
OF a substantial character. stone arches tai
abutments taking the place OF piiing fc
bridges. Many thousand new ties are bein
put In.
The Board of managers Of the Joint Tran
Association has issued an important circuls
on the subject of differentials and their al
plication to special. round-trip. or excurslo
for fixing special fares. This ruling apple
TO all future meetings for which fares Ia,
been previously authorized, regardless
terms which may have been fixed.
Some time ago the Western roads ADOPT
ed a rule that they would not take Int
consideration any application for reduce
rates until within sixty days before the dat
on which the meeting Is TO be held. festei
day they were asked to make an exceptio
In favor OF a convention Of Indiana schools
but they quickly voted down the propS
sition and declared that they would undo
no circumstances make any exceptions
the rule.
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