The Indianapolis journal., 1896-04-03

in ten hours. including stops at several sta
IONS The party were the guests OF Clover
Leaf officials.
Commencing with April 5. the Chesapeake
4 Ohio viii operate its own Iine between
the new Shelbyville cutoff. Two trains Will
be run in both directions daily between
Louisville and Washington.
The new daily fast freight between New
York and St Louis, via the Vanderbilt lines
and the Big Four has been arriving at ter
minals exactly on its scheduled time. demon
strating that fast freight, as well as last
passenger service, is practicable.
So many cars are loaded and unloaded
az the North-street switches of the Big
-Four that the company contemplates making
the track room and make Ii more convenient
for the shippers and consignees.
General Passenger Agent Ford, of the
Pennsylvania lines west OF Pittsburg, mas
been selected to deliver the annual address
at the next meeting of the American Asso-
citation OF General Passenger and Ticket
Agents, to be held in Atlanta, Sept. 10.
of the Michigan Central at Chicago. has
been offered the position Of general master
mechanic OF the road, the position made va
cant by the death OF c.: E. Smart The
main shops are located at Jackson. Mich
W. w. Finley, vice president of the
Southern railway. when asked IL 1t were
true that he was 10 return to the Great
Northern railway. of which he. was once
general traffic manager. answered: II would
prefer to make no statement in the matter
E. A. Ford. general passenger agent of the
PENNSYLVANIA lines and the vandalia. has
mileage books SO far that a man purchasing
book need not sign his full name. but
simply the initials but women who purchase
books must sign names in full.
There were handled on the Big Four sys-
tenn in March 127. .922 loaded cars, against
143, 415 in March, 1896. decrease this year
of 1888 cars, but IL should be said that the
proportionate decrease, as, under the present
methods OF loading cars, much larger
tonnage per car is carried in most classes OF
freight.
Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton, is indicating
what improvements are to be made TO the
physical condition of the Indianapolis, De-
catur & Western, although yet no cir
cular has been sent out extending his au-
thority over the road. Yesterday he was
here and gave some orders as to improve
ments TO be made at once.
1t has been a surprise that the scalpers,
when purchasing a ticket or mileage book,
invariably go to an outside ticket office OF a
road. This Is easily explained" says Gen.
eral Passenger Agent Donough; "a ticket
sold at the Union Station never carries
commission or a rebate, while many Of those
sold at the outside offices pay commissions,
scalper profit by the SALE"
B. N. Austin, assistant general passenger
agent Of the Northern Pacific. who has been
in the city for a couple of days, started on
a Southern trip last night in company with
District Passenger Agent Turner. Mr.. Aus
tin has just returned from the East and
says all parties seemed to be satisfied with
the reorganization plan, which L. so framed
that the road WILL without trouble. earn its
fixed charges and pay operating expenses
An attorney of the Pennsylvania says the
company has to defend itself in many queer
damage suits but the one brought against
1t by DR.. NJ. Sahm, travelling specialist, Is
one of the most remarkable on record. In
billed to appear at Bellefonte, Pa, but owing
to the failure Of the company to get his bag
gage to S its destination in time nish ne nad 70
sued the company, and on Tuesday was
awarded s225.
The Manufacturers Record, OF Baltimore
devotes nearly page to an III interview e with
ceivers intend to do to place the property
well upon its feet. 1t is evident that Mr.
he i tn s
trunk line. He takes a very broad view OF
the situation and emphasizes the intention OF
pers and make the passenger service of the
lines second to none.
The position that the Joint Traffic Associa-
ton has taken will help the through lines
On New York tickets the Chesapeake &
Ohio, the Lackawana, the Lehigh Valley and
West Shore IRE lines have Ser w Mf
the Hoosac Tunnel line, has two-dollar dif-
ferential on Boston, and equally as good time
is made by the differential lines. the only
difference being that at Buffalo, by three OF
the lines, a traveller must change cars.
An important conference of the Southern
and Western grain shippers has been called
c. An Invitation has been sent b., the orig
inators Of the movement to- Present Stuy-
vesant, Of the Illinois Central. to attend the
DDS of facilitating business between the West
and the South. One of the chief objects of
the meeting is to make Charleston leading
gateway for the export business Of the West,
especially in connection with the South
American trade
The Georgia State Railroad Commission
has sent notices TO the Southern, the Gen.
trail, the Georgia Southern & Florida and
the Macon & Northern railroads, citing
them to appear before the commission to
show cause why they should not be put
mission. This rule is as follows: All con-
Meeting railroads which are under the man
agement or control by lease, ownership or
shall, for purposes of transportation. In ap-
plying tariffs be considered as constituting
but one and the same road, and the rates
shall be computed as on parts or one and
the same road. unless otherwise specified
This puts the question of the control Of the
Southern, of the Central and the East Ten
nessee roads in question.
NJ E. ingalls, president OF the Big Four
and the Chesapeake & Ohio. is firm believer
in the fact that the churches and schools are
essential to the success of the Republic and
not only has he shown that he practices
what he breaches by aiding numerous Young
Mems Christian Association railroad branch
ps by liberal gifts. but in evading everything
which would cripple educational advantages
to those who need 1t. AS president Of the
Chesapeake & Ohio road he has written and
sent a letter to Governor OFerrall. of Vir-
ginia In which he declines TO take adj
vantage of the recent decision of the Court
of Appeals in the district school tar case.
In this decision 1t was held that railroads,
telephone and telegraph companies co aid not
be made to pay the district school tax. This
decision would have deprived the scnoos OF
the Commonwealth Of about $4,000 annually.
President Ingalls, of the Chesapeake & Ohio.
promptly declines on behalf Of the company
to take advantage Of this decision.