The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-19

Trunk, has given notice that al. an carry
day he will make an effort TO abolish the
free-cartage system. which has had so hrm a
bold on the Grand Trunk and some other
lines.
Nickel-plate fast freight line. who spent sun
day in the city. started westward yesterday
on an official trip. He is accompanied py
Charles Tappan. formerly general manager
Of the line.
Whitewater Park, on the Whitewater divi-
sion Of the Big -Four. will be opened ior
BENEFIT Fishing Gu has chartered twenty
four coaches to carry excrrsionists from Gin
cinnati TO the park.
The Michigan Central and Lake Shores
between Detroit and Toledo apd the western
terminus of the trunk lines was refused. but
q, grain rate of 5 cents between Toledo and
Buffalo was authorized.
On account of protracted illness the Penn
sylvania has granted General Superinten-
dent F. L. Shepperj an indefinite leave OF
motive power. will be acting general SUPER
.ntendent during his absence.
Traffic over the Cincinnati. Hamilton q
twenty-five miles, is so heavy that its pres
ent double track Is not up to the require
ments. and the company has under contem-
plation laying a third track.
The fact that VI. d. Woodford, president
of the Cincinnati. Hamilton e. Dayton. vas
present at the last meeting or TIE trunk line
presidents is taken as an indication thas
the Joint Traffic Association.
J.. O. Van Wrinkle, general superintendent
of the Big Four, was in Cleveland yesterday
to meet General Manager Schaf ana ar
range with the northern lines the train serv-
ice which goes into effect on Sunday De-
tween Cincinnati and Detroit.
The Acme Fence Company has leased the
shops of the Monon at New Albany. and
commenced operations there yesterday, Iris
company has the contract to manufacture
the Hauss mail catchers. which are 10 De
placed on a number of leading roads.
The Toledo. st. Louis g. Kansas City
earned in the second week OF May &I.5z5-4o.
an an increase q ss, over the eoTresp9na am ,o week hs os
earned $l,721. 1854 ar increase over the cor
responding period of last year Of s1S4,7ii-So.
A friend OF Harry Diehl. says he viii not
s s0siO,s any to ge fai n1s d. IRSst t Class h of 1 se1as
that he may look after extensive private
matters in Buffalo in which he is interested
financially, and which promise large returns.
The Illinois steel mills last week made a
shipment of rails for a railroad In Japan.
They were taken as an experiment. by lake
from Milwaukee to Buffalo and there trans
shipped to New York, to be loaded on a ves-
sci. This is the first shipment made by this
route.
The committee authorized to confer with
members of the Joint Traffic Association 10
induce them to become members consists OF
lanes McGrea Of the pedppsylyania o. D. II ~
the Michigan Central.
John +. Miller, general superintendent of
the Pennsylvania Southwestern system,
expects to hereafter spend more time in In
dianapolis. as some important Improvements
TO the shops, freight depots and the ter
minal facilities generally are to be under
taken and will require his attention.
George Anderson, late general superintend-
ent Of the indiana Car and Foundry Com
pany, of this city, who IS now superintendent
s 81 e rsii IN tSe sG effy: He HHus ssy nn orders ndsGss for Sp rsii.
way supplies are coming in more freely, but
purchasing agents wish to buy at very low
figures.
adopted the plan of making necessary re-
pairs to cars which come TO them in trans
fer which are out OF order and then charg-
ing the same to the road owning the car,
and so satisfactorily has II worked that the
Master Car Builders Association will be
asked to indorse it..
within the next year the Pennsylvania will
have in operation along its road long-dis-
lance telephones, connecting all important
and between Pittsburg and Chicago. Heads
OF departments will then have even more
ready communication than now.
It is stated that the Cincinnati. Hamilton
& Dayton contemplate establishing a freight
and passenger line between Ciacinpati and
Cleveland; and will put on some trains which
business between the two points, to offset
the aggressiveness of the Big Four in estab-
fishing its Toledo and Detroit line.
1T is reported that when the Illinois Gen.
trail assumes charge of the Chesapeake &
Ohio Southwestern next month w. A. Eli
mond will become passenger agent in
charge of all the business south OF the
Ohio river. His headquarters are at Louis
Vile. Mr.. Edmond is now assistant gen.
eral passenger agent at New Orleans
General Passenger Agent Daniels, of the
New York Central, has gone to California
on a business and pleasure trip. He is az
companied by his family He expects to
visit a large number of cities and towns be-
fo~o he ra+rrrn IN, Iunn faW friends Qa-
company him. They went west by the Cen
trail route and will return by the Northern
Pacific.
Under the direction of William Swanston.
master mechanic of the Panhandle lines at
this point. the Brown coupler. the invention
Of an Indiana man. was Yesterday given a
severe test in the yards east Of the city, and
the results were highly satisfactory to the
gentlemen interested. Master Mechanic
messed it's workings speak of it as a marked
success.
Notice has been given by the Illinois Gen.
trail that it will run homeseekers' excur-
Western Passenger Association from all
points on its lines north of the Ohio river
to all points in Kentucky. Tennessee and
leans. The excursions will be run June y
and % and July Z and q. The rate for the
excursions will be one fare plus 81.
NJ. w. Mansfield. superintendent OF the In
dianapolis & Vincennes, who has been In
Chicago much of the time for a month past,
returned Yesterday TO Chicago. where he will
be occupied several weeks in engineering
work laid out for him. 1t is complimentary
TO Mr.. Maxwell that the company selected
him TO look after the contemplated improve
ments, as IL requires a man of large ability
in the engineering line to do the work as
signed him.
Roads in the Western Passenger Asso-
citation have reconsidered their rule pro-
viding that applications for reduced rates
will not be considered until within sixty
lays before the fourth date on which the
meeting for which the rates Is to be held.
Under the new arrangement the matter is
left to the discretion of the chairman. and
sidered earlier they will be taken up on
the days preferred by the chairman.
At 1874 o'clock yesterday afternoon the
Black Diamond express on the Lehigh Val
ley road pulled out of the Pennsylvania
depot in Jersey City. IT was the maiden
trip of the train from New York to Buffalo,
and railroad officials had planned to make
the run of AS miles in eight hours. Every
of travellers, and before starting the train
was inspected infinitely TO make sure that
everything was in proper condition.
Charles s. Lee, of Philadelphia, general
passenger agent of the road, represented
the company.
The trial OF John w. Richart and John
| A. Hanley, ex-oficials OF the Sante Fe
| railroad. for violating the interstate-com-
| merce laws, was yesterday continued In
the federal court at Chicago until May q.
It is not probable that the case will then
be tried, as the two important witnesses,
Ne1son Norris and President Jenkins IF