The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-02-28

meeting was to discuss and arrange the
matter of differentials allowed the Canadian
Pacific some time since on North Pacific
coast points. When the latter road was
making strong fight against the emigrant
clearinghouse of tne Western roads. the
Grand Trunk stood by the clearinghouse,
as against the Canadian Pacific, and yet
when the final settlement was made the
interests OF the Grand Trunk were ignored
and the Canadian Pacific was given all the
plums- The Grand Trunk has been very
core about the matt n ever since and the
meeting to-day was TO see If some arrange
ment could not be made whereby its in
terests in the matter of immigrant traffic
can be better protected. No action
taken yesterday, but the chances are that
some agreement will be made satisfactory
to all parties concerned.
Personal, Local and General Notes.
M J. Becker, chief engineer of the Penn
sylvanid Company, is at Hot Springs, Ark
e. +. Miller, private secretary of Superin-
tendent Coe, of the Chicago division of the
Erie lines. is critically i'll.
Joseph Hubbard, ex-passenger conductor
of the Chicago * Erie, is candidate for
treasurer of Starke county.
j. III. Wright. the former private secre-
tary of President Waite. has been retained
in the same capacity by Acting President
Mills.
Thomas Morris. assistant chief engineer
of the Big Four lines. who has been Ill for
several weeks, was at his office short
time yesterday.
The Wabash lines earned in the third
week of February $23S.259. against 1920, 1863
in the corresponding week icf 1893, an in
crease this year of 1871.
On March % the PENNSYLVANIA lines will
commence weighing the mail matter car
ried on their lines, which will be contln-
ued thirty consecutive days.
Ii is stated that r. u. Dwyer, Eastern
agent of the Grand Trunk. will be appointed
general Western agent of those lines west
OF the st. Clair tunnel, Detroit.
Sol Haas, late assistant to President Spen-
GER of the Southern railway. has been pre-
sented With silver tea and coffee service
by MS old associates on that system.
The Pennsylvania Company will increase
the yard capacity OF the Pittsburg, Fort
Wayne Il Chicago at Fort Wayne by put
ting in several additional side tracks.
The sale of the New York PENNSYLVANIA
& Ohio railroad for $40 0O0.0 600 to persons rep
resenting the Erie railroad confirmed
by the Supreme Court in Buffalo yester-
day.
William NJ. Price has been appointed
general agent of the Great Northern at
San Francisco Mr.. Price was formerly "A
contracting agent of the Nickel-plate road
at Buffalo.
Paul Rainier. chief of the weighing and
inspection bureaus, was in the city last
evening, and will this morning. accompa-
MED by j. y. Eckman. district inspector,
go to Louisville.
1t is stated that the Flint & Pere Mar
.
comparatively, of any road in this country
since Jan. |, the increase being $4,000 in
the seven weeks.
Joseph Kemper. the conductor injured on
the Louisville, New Albany q Chicago at
Orleans. is resting easily. The surgeons
have decided that il will not be necessary
to amputate his foot.
The entire passenger equipment of the
Nandala lines will be repaired and re-
painted. Some of the light engines will
probably be sold and replaced with a
heavier type of engine.
William Bockstaheler. of the auditors
Office OF the Belt road, has gone to Chilli
cothe. o., to attend the funeral of his
grandfather, who died on Wednesday.
aged ninety-one years
IL. a. Ford. general passenger agent of
the Pennsylvania Company, and ID. B. Mar
tin, general passenger agent OF the Big
Four, are I'm New York attending the meet
ing of passenger officials.
Ii Is stated that no classes of freight are
OF transportation as coal and oil tank ears.
the rates on such business being lower than
those Of iron structural work.
President Monsarrat of the Columbus.
vate secretary Miss Alice Ingham. Some
years ago Miss Ingham was in the office
OF this official as stenographer.
The proposition made to the Western
settler rates to points in the south and the
Southeast has been negatived by a vote
OF the lines I'm the association.
The Baltimore x Ohio southwestern will
adopt the Taylor system OF signals and
switches at the crossings of a number of
reads. one will be put in at once at its
crossing Of the Illinois Central at Edge
woods. Ill.
The idea of making two cents per mile
the passenger rate on Indiana. Illinois and
Ohio roads and doing away with mileage
books and all excursion rates Is steadily
gaining friends, both in business and rail-
road circles.
The Chicago a. Great Western has set
aside Sl.O00.000 to eXpend In improvements
of the line between Oelwein and Kansas
City. Contracts are now being let for stone
work, iron bridges. cutting down grades
and baliasting.
Work trains are distributing rails on the
Panhandle lines for quite a distance west
OF Pittsburg. These rails weigh. ninety
pounds TO the yard. The rail taken up,
which Is not worn, but lighter, will be put
In a third track.
Chairman Caldwell of the Western Pas
senger Association. has ruled that all tick
testing the markets must be redeemed at
full value il the purchaser paid the regular
tariff rate 10 the scalpers.
The Chicago * Eastern Illinois earned in
crease over the corresponding week of 1896
OF $40. Since July l the road mas earned
&,6sl,ll3. an increase as compared with the
same period OF 1895 of S2i2,2q
SeNeIdl Jays past nave been
testing the ticket market, and local agents
and scalpers are considerably disturbed. II
Is intimated that some tickets have been
purchased which were issued and sold by
one of the strongest OF the local lines.
President Ingalls,. of the Big Four. has de-
cided, IL Is reported. that a new passenger
STATEN snail be erected at Terre Haute II
VIII probably be erected on the site of the
old depot. and It's estimated cost Is $50. 1000
which may reach $1,000 when completed.
Tie yarimasters of the several roads
centering at Columbus, o., will hereafte,
once "A month assemble and make inspection
of the several yards 10 familarze them.
selves with the terminal facilities 1t Is 8
new idea and Is thought by superior officers
TO be good one.
Col. James Orr died at Sandusky OF
Monday. He was well known in railroa,
circles through his connection with tn,
Union Pacific, the Pennsylvania and tn,
Baltimore * Ohio lines. At the time of hi:
death he was travelling passenger agen
OF the latter lines.
The special committee appointed by TN.
American Railway Association To report OF
"A new code of rules. at a general meetin.
of the association to be held in Cincinnati
April 10. has completed the work. which viii
be submitted and probably adopted for rail
way transportation.
on Tuesday the Pennsylvania Compan,
stole march on the Chicago, Milwaukee,
Panhandle yards in Cnicago, which cut OF
the street connection with the ST. Paul.
large freight house. The new sidin,
reaches several important manufactures.
director of the Wabash says that TN
business of the company very satisfac
| tory. as will be shown in the statement 10
| January. which will be made public D.