The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-20

well. OF the Western Passenger Association,
having authorized a rate OF $40, less So for
commission, TO meet the competition OF the
Panama route
The Pittsburg. Fort Wayne & Chicago has
recently sold a number Of its light engines
TO construction companies and for use In
yards OF various Industries.
The passenger business OF the Cincinnati,
north end 10 such an extent that additional
passenger trains are to be put on TO run be-
tween the gas belt towns and Toledo
Thomas MCGEE has resigned as general
tive power of the Pittsburg. Fort Wayne &
Chicago, after holding the position seven
teen years. Mr. MCGEE goes into politics
Oscar c.. Murray, receiver and vice presi-
dent of the Baltimore & Ohio lines, has given
instructions that the coal traffic OF the line
be looked after more closely He viii soon
have ample equipment to handle all the DUST
ness offered.
tween Albany and New York city on the
Hudson river, and New York Central pas
sengers have the choice Of line by exchang-
ing tickets with the Central conductors De-
fore reaching Albany.
IL Is feared that the Transcontinental
Lines Association will soon dissolve The
new schedule was TO become effective May
/, but is now postponed until June I: owing
to a flaw in the organization which the
Southern Pacific has uncovered.
The citizens Of Greenfield are interested
over a report that President ingalls,. of the
a branch road from Maxwell through Green
field to Falkland. making a line extending
from Maxwell to Martinsville. Ind.
1t is stated that the five-thousand inter-
changeable mileage book does not find favor
with the Central Passenger Committee, which
represents the Central Traffic Association
PASSENGER department. and the old Chicago
and Ohio River Traffic Association.
Miss F.. Fly. daughter of t. N. Ely, gen.
eral superintendent of motive power. of the
Pennsylvania lines, Is an expert and fearless
handler Of the locomotive, and frequently
rides on engines with her hand on the
throttle, hauling a train fifty to sixty miles
an hour.
Fast freight runs are now being reported
f ff on iyye S ON annrS dIs1s,o night e tSa ao.
handle. hauled a train of thirty-six cars.
twenty-eight being loaded, from Boone to
Chicago, 100 miles, In three hours and four
teen minutes.
During the next two weeks sells's circus
and Buffalo Bits exhibit will perform at
eleven cities on the Cincinnati, Hamilton 81
Dayton lines, and to all such points within
a radius OF forty or fifty miles the c., H. &
ID. will make q rate Of one fare for the
round trip To Indianapolis the rate will be
made from Rushville and points this side.
The Erie is rapidly paying off its car trust
bonds, many of which were held by William
r. McKeen, OF Terre Haute, the heirs OF the
late Thomas Lewis, in this city, and H. r.
Duval, OF New York, who advanced the
money and built the cars when the Erie was
In bad condition financially and needed new
equipment. Many of the cars were built by
the Indianapolis Car Company.
c. Il. Ryan,, general Western passenger
agent of the Chesapeake & Ohio. sends a
neat little work on the safety of travel, with
Illustrations of points OF interest on their
line and pictures of the several Young Mems
Christian Association buildings to be found
on the c. a o. Mr.. Ryan, in abiding to a
statement concerning the work done by rail-
road branches of the Young Mems Christian
Association: says: 1T Is hardly fair to the
{. & o. 10 have made this general. as the G.
line In existence that ! know of that Coop
crates with the Y. NJ. C, A, in a systematic
seen at the end of every district where
crews, either freight or passenger, lay over.
and the money they need is provided by the
company for their support. So beneficial has
the effect been upon the personnel Of the
men that other lines have followed the ex-
n nn1aO