The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-09

and the Missouri, Kansas & Texas that the
roads nave had to stop delivering gram lor
TIE preseni5I. at that pert NeW 1rlSals mas
river and Kansas grain is going TO that
point.
Ford Wood. general freight agent of the
agent OF the White Line, and L. l.. Fellows
general agent of the Midland line, left last
over the Big Four, to attend the funeral of
George 3. Sherman. which occurs this att
ernOon.
The color test of trainmen on the Wanda
la nam line IS about completed, ana John
Bsardsley, the expert ocultst, who has been
making the examinations. says, with but
in fact, better than he has found on mos most
divisions of the Pennsylvania lines West,
which are under his supervision
Shippers are so apt, when ordering cars,
when lighter capacity tar would answer,
that the Pennsylvania company mas IN
investigate this matter, and wherever pos
sible to substitute 10000 pound capacity
car, as often there is a shortage of the
larger cars
This week the Panhandle will receive the
first of the new Class L engines. a num-
Der are in use east of Pittsburg, but none
in the West. These engines welsh seventy
and are designed to. haul the fSst
freight trains or heavy express trains Tire
fiji ST received viii be put III passenger ser
vice the India napolis division.
I he citizens CT SandUsky are eiated over
proposition of e. O. Mccormick, passen-
ger traffic manager of the Big Four to
mkt season encourage travel to Putin Pay
Ly running II ain from st. Louis to con-
meet with the steamer Arrow. which runs
fl ON Sandusky to Putin Bay. The Wa
be sh the past summer has done cons1dcra
BILE Putin Bay business via Toledo.
Train No. 5, on the Louisville division of
the Pennsylvania lines, now covers the dis-
lance between Indianapolis and the bridge
in two hours and twenty-eight minutes,
making seven stops at stations anu f:tllr.ttu
crossings. The distance is ITO miles. Su-
perintendent Bonebrake says if necessary
they could make the run hfteen minutes
quicker, in so good a condition is the track
and the equipment.
A strong effort is to be made at tie next
annual meeting of the American Associa-
ton of General Passenger and Ticket
Agents to reorganize it on different basis
1t is the intention to form a board consist
ing CT the chairman of the various passen-
ger associations, who are to prepare ana
ton such questions as are deemed OF
enough Importance to be considered by the
American Association of General Passenger
and Ticket Agents.
The understanding now is that East
bound rates, which were dropped 3 cents
per 100 pounds Chicago to the Seahoafd,
few weeks ago, will be advanced Sept 10,
the date fixed upon for their restoration
when the reduction was made. While the
reduction may have benefited some ana
nay have caused 6 n IncreS sc IN shipments
CT corn, it has been of great disadvantage
TO manufacturers of cereal pro l,9ctS III I?ls
city Terre Haute and other Western points
where a large business is done, as II mas
enabled the Eastern manufacturers OF ce-
II aline products 10 get q lower rate
There was significant extension OF the
railroad rate war in the South yesterday,
when two more reads made schedules OF
new freight tariff rates to conform TO those
of the Seaboard Airline. The Atlantic
coast line and the Norfolk & western fled
formal notices with tne Interstate-eom-
merce Commission. The coast lines new
tariff is from Richmond to Petersburg and
applying to the competing points on the
Seaboard Airline. The rates in both in
stances correspond to those Of the Sea-
board from Norfolk and Portsmouth and
involve competing points in Virginia, the
two Carolinas and Georgia.