The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-26

new equipment is Of the best and It's train
service regular, and now IL proposes TO make
as good time as any OF its competitors.
]. J. Ford has gone to Denver to represent
the freight department OF the Michigan Gen.
trai, and James A. Pill TO San Francisco. Ior
the same object. In both cases the ofilce ls
created, the Michigan Central having never
before been represented west OF the MIS-
souri, river.
Traffic Manager Miller. OF the Chicago.
corn on their lines Is the best since 1889.
Corn of the old crop is not yet moving very
freely TO market. but the excellent prospects
for this years crop viii soon start H. ne
thinks.
The women's auxiliary OF the Order or
Railway Conductors Is rapidly increasing IN
numbers all over the country, and the In
railroad points. Columbus, O., however. is
credited with having the most prosperous
lodge OF this character.
Train Master Landers, OF the indianapolis
& Vincennes, who has been on that road
over twenty years, says he never saw sucn
a change in crops as the recent rains nave
good crop Of wheat, big crop Of hay. and
the new corn could not well be more prom
ising.
The Indiana, Decatur & Western on Sun
day took out of here $40 excursionists to De-
catur and picked up good many at points
this side Of the State line. There were
eleven coaches in the tram and 1t made the
run from Decatur to Indianapolis on the re-
turn in five hours and fifteen minutes, max
ing fifteen stops.
A transportation man who has given the
matter study says the twelve through trains
between Cincinnati and Indianapolis over the
c., III. & ID. are the fastest scheduled, as
whole, Of any trains running like distances
in the country. Its local trains between sta.
tions are scheduled at fully as high rate
OF speed as its best through trains.
The differentials which the Joint Traffic
Association managers have granted TO the
New York, Ontario & Western are simply
10 meet the competition of the National Dis
patch. 1t is not the intention 10 again es-
tablish differentials over other trunk lines
The rule making sixty hours the minimum
time between New York and Chicago is still
in force
A special officer Of the Pennsylvania lines
has become convinced that the company II
prominent railway centers where suburban
travel Is heavy by carrying passengers who
to pay fare. To save Is or % cents they will
steal rides on freight trains. or between bag
gage cars ON the passenger trains
The Toledo, St. Louis & Kansas City
earned in the third week OF May $42, 766 10,
an increase over the corresponding week OF
1895 of $5,7S5.H. Since July 1 the road has
earned 81. 1sS.652.94. an increase over the &C. cor
responding period the previous year Of S14O,-
Sc. No road in the Central Traffic terri
tory of equal mileage has shown so large
an increase in the present fiscal year, which
will end June so.
Eastern business of the Knickerbocker ex-
press over the Big -Four, both for New York
points and New England, is so heavy that
often, with the additional sleeper put on be-
tween Indianapolis and New York, IL is diff
cult TO give the sleeping-car space needed.
1t Is becoming apparent that the time has
come when this should be made a solid train
between St. Louis and New York and run
distinct from the other trains over the Lake
Shore and the New York Central.
Complaints are coming to the Chairman
of the Western Passenger Association that
some OF the roads are ignoring the agree
ment on rates for the meeting of the Junior
Order of American Mechanics, which is
10 be held in Denver next month. The par
ticular complaint is that tickets are being
sold to Colorado Springs The chairman
has issued a notice TO all lines warning
them that the rates must be confined ex-
clusively to Denver, and must not be made
to other points in Colorado or elsewhere.
Thomas III. Johnson, chief engineer of the
Pennsylvania lines west, is quoted saying
that il business would show signs OF i'm
provement the various engineer corps Of the
Pennsylvania Company would have all they
could attend to for some time TO come, as
plans for a number OF improvements have
been made and all that Is wanting is an in
centve i'm the shape of increased business
to enable the officers to give the word to
proceed with the work. For some time past
President Roberts has had estimates of inn
portant work and its cost for this year I'M
der consideration, but has not yet sanctioned
the commencement of it.