The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-08

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General superintendent Mills. of the To-
ledo, st. Louis & Kansas City. has devised
a new locomotive stack which is said 10
possess decided merit 1t Is 10 be placed on
number of the companys engines 10 De
thoroughly tested.
T. A Griffin, of the Big Four Riverside
shops, at Cincinnati, will to-day succeed w.
A.. Bell in charge Of the Dilion-sfreet shops
at indianapolis Mr.. Bell some days ago
was appointed master mechanic of the shops
OF the Big Four at Louisville
June has been fixed upon by the Penn
sylvania Company, in connection with the
Wabash, for putting on through Sleeping
cars between Louisville and Detroit, the
cars 10 run via indianapolis and Logans-
port. making a short and pleasant route.
The travelling statesmen of northern Ohio
have chartered from the Cincinnati, Hamil-
ton & Dayton a special train TO be run
from To.edo 10 Cincinnati on May g. There
will be ten or twelve coaches, and one or
the best of the Ohio bands Will accompany
the excursionists.
There viii be no lack of excursion trips
the next sixty days Already the Central
Passenger Committee has authorized reduced
rates TO seventy-six conventions and meet
ings, TO be held In all parts of the country,
and before July II is likely as many more
such gatherings will ask and be granted re-
duced rates.
Harry King, we.I-known in passenger cir
cies. is now living at Madisonville. O.. and
in very poor health. Among other Affections
he has nearly lost his eyesight. Mr.. King
vile & Nashville prior TO the appointment
or {. p Atmore. the present general pas
senger agent.
The Erie has outgeneraled its competitors
and has succeeded in capturing all shipments
OF California fruits this season from Chi
cago TO the New York market. and. 1t Is
claimed, without cutting rates. the company
only agreeing to furnish an auction room
for the sale Of the fruit and ample seating
capacity for buyers.
The resignation OF f. p Hustled as re-
ceiver of the Peoria, Decatur & Evansville:
which has been accepted by Judge Allen, OF
the United State District Court, was in the
nature OF surprise. This move indicates
that there is some kind Of deal pending
through which new control or the T., ID.
& +. Is contemplated.
NJ E. ingalls,. president of the Big Four.
and T. o. Mccormick. passenger traffic man.
ager, were In the city yesterday afternoon.
and went on to Nation last evening c. +.
Schaff. general manager, will join them at
Nation this morning and go on to st.
Louis Mr. ingalls, said business was I'M
proving with the Big Four, and Mr.. McCor-
mick said. there had been a marked increase
in passenger business the last few days.
Since the interchangeable mileage books
derson. Muncie. Shelbyville and Greensburg,
on the Big Four and Rushville and Corners
Vile, on the Cincinnati. Hamilton & Day.
ton, there has been a large increase in re-
are feeling IL In their revenues. A consider
able per cent. of the business which was
s
such remarkably fast runs are made by
the express trains every few days on the
Louisville, New Albany & Chicago, and with
seemingly so little effort. that the train
crews are urging upon General Superintend-
ent Lowell that, in the coming summer time
table. the running time between Indianapo-
lis and Chicago be shortened thirty to forty
minutes. This would doubtless be done were
1t not likely to lead to time war between
the three competing lines.
Hiram Stack. grand chief deputy of the
order OF Railway Te.egraphers, has obtained
from the superintendent of the Pennsylvania
road at Philadelphia where he Is chief clerk.
three months leave of absence, and will
spend the time in organizing branches of
system. Mr.. Stack says the order is very
prosperous and Is meeting with encourage
ment from officials on the roads who have
become aware OF its aims.
1t is minated that as an economic meas
ure the Pittsburg & Lake Erie which is
operated as an allied line of the Lake Shore,
Is to pass under full control of the latter. 1t
ident of the Pittsburg & Lake Erie. made
vacant by the resignation of Judge Reed, is
to be abolished. The Pittsburg & Lake Erie,
operated as direct Lake Shore line would
enable the controlling powers, the Wander
bits. to considerably cut down expenses.
Homer Judd. of the Chicago & Fort Worth
Packing Company, has been arrested at Fort
interstate-commerce law. 1t Is alleged that
while he was In business In Kansas City.
two years ago. manufacturing, he shipped
out goods without the full weight on the
billing or that he received rebates while do
ing business with the railroads when he was
In the capacity of a shipper. He was taken
10 Dallas Tor trial before the federal court
The Wabash is this month receiving eighty
five carloads of new steel rail, weighing
ninety pounds TO the yard, and Il will be
laid between Decatur and ST. Louis. Gen
eral Manager Ramseys idea is that when
improvements are made to track and road
ped they should be up to the highest stand
ard. He was. the first to insist on laying
heavier rail on the Big Four lines, and
to-day, OF the more important divisions,
every foot of the Big Four is laid with a
heavy rail.
The chairman of the Western Passenger
Louis q Kansas City road to cancel any
and all arrangements that II may have with
been frequent of late that this road has
stocked the market at Kansas City with
tickets that are demoralizing the rates east
bound from that city. The implication is
made very strongly to the road that unless
Ii cancels any deals il may have with the
brokers at Kansas City il may be hoycotted
by all the roads in the Western Passenger
Association.
fThe chairman Of the Western Passenger
ASSOCIATION made an important ruling yes
terday In regard TO the way in which COM
paints must be made against any member
charged with a violation of the agreement
Some of the roads have been calling the at
tention of the chairman TO the acts of COM
ination of the books of the accused company
The chairman has ruled that he can't do
this, except on the strongest sort of evidence
and when the evidence is submitted with the
complaint. In places where there are local
associations the complaint must be made
through them.
A fast freight line official SAYS the New
YORK Produce Exchange has no cause for
complaint OF the differentials allowed New
port News, Baltimore and Philadelphia on
export business. New York should improve
LIS methods OF doing busiDe IS and do away
with Its cents per 100 pounds lighterage
placing the railroads on the same basis as
the canal boats. The difference between the
nrst-named shipping points and New York
Is that at Newport News Baltimore and
Philadelphia the ships come to the roads to
be loaded from their elevators, while at New
York the ships force the roads to bring the
business TO them at a cost of cents per
100 pounds lighterage.
No steam road in the country Is giving
the trolley lines so square a fight as are
the Pennsylvania lines. At Its most i'm
that numerous trains can be run at high
speed without interfering with the regular
traffic. Ii Is stated that at Pittsburg and
Philadelphia the Pennsylvania lines have
about recovered the business the trolley lines
temporarily took away from them, and at
Pennsylvania system the fight that the
steam lines made on the trolley lines has
brought the receipts up to the old figures
although the suburban rates were reduced
to meet the trolley competition.
The latest report is to the effect that the
prospects of the different security holders
or the Louisville. Evansville & St Louis
getting together and fixing upon a basis to
take the road out of the hands of the court
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