The Indianapolis journal., 1896-07-28

passenger agents who make up the as
sociation. and the abolition of the latter
Will be effected in the interests OF econ
omy.
The Kansas City, ST. Joseph & Council
Bluffs has exhausted its supply of freight
cars in responding to the demand from
Kansas and Nebraska for facilities FOL
shipping corn.
The Pennsylvania Company in connec-
tion with the Pennsylvania Railroad COM
pany maintains an equipment for summer
traffic in coal and ore, via the lake route,
of about 2, 900 cars.
j. r. Cavanagh. SUPERINTENDENT OF car
service of the Big -Four. left yesterday Tor
Chicago. and will go thence TO attend the
meeting OF heads of departments OF the
system to be held to-day at Benton Har-
Dor.
The various roads carried not less than
1900 people into Cincinnati on excursion
trains on Sunday No inconsiderable part
of this great number went from TINS city
and points on the c., H. & ID. and Big
Four.
The Belt railway handled last week 12 745
cars. a decrease of 537 from the NUMBER
moved in the preceding week. OF the whole
number 795 cars were loaded with 1--we
stock Belt road engines handled for IN
dustries on its line COB cars.
The Northern Pacific lands west of the
Missouri river were sold Monday at pub
lie sale in Mandan. n. D.. by Special Mas
ter Carey. They were all bought by Pres1-
dent Winter for the Northern Pacific Rail
OOO
Recently a train of seventy cars, all
loaded with wheat was hauled over the
Pennsylvania lines from Erie to Balti-
more Thc train was equipped throughout
with air-brakes and is said to have been
the longest train thus operated in the his
tory of railroading
An Eastern paper, commenting on the
fact that Receiver Peirce was ACCOM-
HI hxr
missioner Blanchard. suggests that during
the voyage the former may be hypnotized
into an agreement 10 place his line IN the
Joint Traffic Association.
Eastern roads have decided to cooperate
with the Southern States Passenger Asso-
citation i'm the home-seekers excursion busi-
ness. They will give "a two-cent rate TO the
Ohio river. beyond which the rates of the
Southern lines will apply. Tickets are to
be sold the first and third Thursdays Of
each month.
The Southern States Freight Association.
after receiving the unfavorable reply from
the Seaboard Airline to the committee ap-
pointed TO confer with President st. John,
has ordered horizontal cut in rates OF 80
per cent. to Atlanta from all Eastern
points. This more than meets the recent
cut of the Seaboard. and is expected to
lead to further trouble.
The Iowa Railroad Commission has. in
structed all express companies doing bus
mess in that State TO file with the commits
sion copies of all their schedules and rate
cards bearing on Iowa business. The com
mission is preparing schedule OF maxi
mum rates which may be charged in the
State. in compliance with the enactment
of the last Legislature.
When General Traffic Manager Grammer
first went TO the Lake Shore as general
freight agent he found that cars were go
ing over the road with very decidedly light
loads. He issue order that car should
not be moved unless IL was loaded TO It's
full capacity. The result has been effective,
nd ic knnxvn haNnnd
the tonnage of the company has increased.
it has been hauled with a comparatively
less number OF cars owing to the fact that
every car has carried its full quota of
freight.
1t is expected that further complications
in Western rates will follow the action OF
the Chicago Great Western in reducing
the rates on coarse grain from the West
to Chicago The other Chicago roads vii
be obliged to meet the reductions. although
not all of them have said that they viii
come down in their tariffs. The cut of the
Great Western amounts to about &c.
The latest New York advices regarding
the Southern rate war are discouraglng,
although holders of the. securities of the
roads involved may derive some consola-
tion from the expectation on general prin-
ciples that the sharper the fight the soon
er it will be over Ii is now apprehended
that the Southern Passenger Association
and Southwestern and Central associations
may be drawn into the controversy.
The Illinois Centrars new fast day trair
between Chicago and st. Louis over th'
Illinois Central and the Big Four via Pans
will leave Chicago at 10:45 a. m. and max,
the run TO st. Louis in eight hours ano
forty minutes. The day train from St. Louis
to Chicago will leave st. Louis a $50 a. m
and arrive in Chicago at 5 D. m. The trains
will cross the Eads bridge and run through
the tunnel TO the Union Station. The new
service takes effect Aug. l. The Diamon,
Special will run in the night service on th'
old schedule.
Receiver Waller and attorney Whitley
of the Hutchinson. Oklahoma & Southern
have secured deeds for right of way of th
line from Cameron. Kan, TO Wokita, o. I.
and expect to continue on 10 the crossing
of the Rock Island The contractor is a
work setting the stakes preparatory to be
ginning the actual work OF construction
The completion of twenty miles of the roat
will give connection with the Rock Island
and afford Hutchinson an Oklahoma marke
for her salt, and the latter Territorys Goa
mines an inlet to markets OF southWeS
Kansas
The Railway Age says: TT is not rea
sonabe to assume that when a railwa.
company contracts TO carry the govern
ment mail 1t is thereby prohibited from
sending in it's baggage cars to It's own Off
GERS and employees correspondence am
printed matter pertaining to the conduct o
its own business. No such construction o
the law has ever before been intmated:
has failed of support by competent legal au
thorities. and there can be no doubt tha
the Postoffice Department will recogniz
as legitimate and necessary the carriage b
railways of their own business correspond
ence, while defining and prohibiting unde
severe penalties any abuse of the practic
for personal purposes"
The annual report of President Hughitt
of the Northwestern. which will be pub
Ished soon will show that during tn
year the road earned 9A per cent. on tn
common stock. after allowing per cent
on the preferred. This is exclusive of
surplus of s425.O 900 earned by the Fremon
& Elkhorn Valley road and other Westerl
lines operated by the Chicago & North
western. The report will show the larges
surplus after paying dividends of any yea
since 1887 and with no increase in the bond
ed debt Another favorable point in the re
port is the large sales of land TO actua
settlers which not only indicates an i'm
provement in general conditions along Ii
line but gives promise of increased earn
ings for the future.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company has
taken prompt measure to prevent any in
fringement on the United States posta
company will receive orders not to take
any matter from any connecting lines thai
ought to pass through the mails. This law
has been the policy of this ompany for 6
number of years. and II is said that ther,
has been no rea son for ii TO be broken. as
all the railroad business done by letter was
between its own officials and employees
The circular contains specific directions fol
the carrying of railroad mail mater, anC
i'm il it will he stated that nothing buI thai
which pertains to the affairs of he com
pany must be taken in the railway all
No personal letters are to be sent and the
various agents are to see that the rule /:
enforced.