The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-20

Kansas & Texas were found to be ground
less. as James Barker recently stated they
would be.
Officials of the Pennsylvania lines west
give but little credence to the report thdt
the Pennsylvania people will be one or the
bidders at the coming sale OF the ONO
Southern.
Next Saturday night fully two thousand
railroad men will go from indianapolis TO
Louisville to take part in a parade in that
city. Both the Big Four and the Pennsyl
vania Company will run special trains.
About the first of the month the Balti-
more & Ohio ordered shipments of hay TO
be stopped so glutted had the market at
given that The embargo had been lifted.
The private car of the Kansas City, Pitts
burg & Gulf passed through the city yes
terday, carrying some of the oft1cials East
to purchase more equipment, the compile
ton of the extensions requiring additional
equipment, both power and cars.
Members of the Brotherhood of Locomo,
Trainmen residing in Sunbury, Pa, have
presented the Mary NJ. Packer Railroad
hospital at Sunbury with an ambulance
which cost $500 and S39.79 in cash.
1t is stated that n. K. Elliott, late gen.
eral superintendent of the Vandalia, has
recently been offered a good position on a
Western line, and may yet return to rail-
reading. although he has been quite sue
cessfui in business since he changed his oc-
cupation.
Threats Of another passenger rate war
between Omaha and San Francisco are cur
rent. This time the Chicago, Burlington 81
Quincy is charged with crookedness, and
the matter has been referred to the chair
mar of the Western Passenger Association
to investigate.
G. w. Davidson, for many years a pas
senger conductor on the Chicago & Alton,
but who a few months ago went to the
Missouri, Kansas & Texas. died in the hos
pltal of the latter company at Sedalia on
former home in Illinois.
The Toledo, ST. Louis & Kansas City
earned In the second week of Oct. A 1881,
a decrease as compared with the corre-
spending week of 1895 Of 81. POI. 70. This is
has been shown. since July the road has
responding period of 1895 of $63, 150.55.
Frank Weber, a passenger conductor on
the Toledo d Ohio Central, is a religious
faith of the I Seve egnR b- daV I Advenfistss who u
observe Saturday as a day of rest. For a
time he secured a substitute to do his work
on Saturday, but this was not satisfactory
to the company, and last week he retired
from its service.
Rev. r. V. Hunter, pastor of the Seventh
Presbyterian Church, who preached to rail-
road men on Sunday night, had a large au-
dience. SO large that it was necessary to
open the lecture room which adjoins the
secretary of the Union Railway Company,
added to the interest of the meeting by CIV
ing a ffteen-minute talk.
The executive officials of the Western
lines will meet in Chicago to-day to or
ganize a board of traffic administration
made up of the traffic experts who repre-
sent the roads entering Chicago from the
West and the st. Louis and Kansas City
roads. 1t is stated that the Wabash will
be represented and has consented to be-
come a party to any agreement looking to
a restoration of rates and their mainte-
nance.
In addition to the good showing of earn
ingS which the Illinois Central makes in its
annual statement, published recently, the
management states that more money was
spent for maintenance than in any year
since 1890, while after paying the customary
dividend of 5 per cent. and setting aside
S422, 500 for betterments for the coming year,
there is a clear balance of $100, 726 for the
year. and a total surplus of 1925. oil. Be
sides this, the company shows net assets of
S304. $50. as compared with net liabilities of
SO, 772, 327 one year ago.