The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-02-20

" lACttdSt tic HUMMER OI lIdCkS dCIOSS
the principal streets. as the original plan
contemplated. In this connection ii is
proper TO state that the city authorities
have been slow to act in admitting this road
to the city by an independent line, feeling
that there was a scheme behind IL by which
certain parties would get a franchise and
then sell IL to the best advantage. No one
will question that indianapolis desires the
road, and that any reasonable action by the
Board OF Public Works will be approved.
Col. NJ. A.. Downing. president of the board.
has expressed himself in favor of aiding as
far as possible any new road desiring en-
trance to the city. 1t is stated that an In
dtanapolis man who holds a considerable
amount of the original stock, when asked
to sell, placed such a value on it thai it was
not even considered by the gentlemen who
propose building this road, and who Will
doubtless eventually do so, as arrangements
have been made to secure the money re-
quired.
baltimore & Ohio hange
The monthly meeting of the board of di-
rectors of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Company was held In Baltimore yesterday.
A letter was received from William T..
Burns. announcing that owing to the fail
ing condition of his health, he resigned as a
ia ITO t. 1IiCh, III LlONtl6 lnc
acceptance of the resignation of William f.
Burns as director, paid a high tribute to
the long. earnest and valuable services to
the company of MIR. Burns. Mr.. Burns re-
peatedly acted as president pro tenn. of
the company. George c. Jenkirs was unan-
imously elected to fill the vacancy No ac-
ton was taken relative to the formation
OF the Baltimore & Ohio Northwestern sys-
tenn out of the lines running from Pitts
burg to Chicago controlled by the Balti-
more * Ohio. Action on the proposed co.
lateral trust loan was also deferred. The
loan has already been authorized and the
negotiations are being conducted by Mai.
Alexander Shaw. chairman of the finance
Gen. Orlando Smith rendered his resigna-
ton as first vice president and Mr.. Oscar
G.. Murray, Oh the nomination of President
Cowen, was unanimously confirmed as first
vice president of the company. General
Smiths time being almost exclusively occu-
pied as a member of the board of managers
of the JOINT Traffic Association at New
York. he remains as the representative of
the Baltimore a. Ohio on that board and
holds also the presidency of several other
important subsidiary lines.
The monthly statement for January
shows for the entire system: Earnings in
1896. 81. S2S,94 1895. 81. e9s. 435; increase, $50
90. Expenses in 1895. s1,f2o. 719; 1895. $780,
1895. 1887. s53; Increase, $2O.31S. For the past
seven months: Earnings, 1896, $14, ISL. 1852:
1895. SIS, 77S,131; increase, SIS3,S31. Expenses
in 1896, $lO,04S, $50. 1895, $9,364.3i5; increase,
s6Si.505. Net, 1896, s4,513, 112; 1895. Sab, 1856;
increase. s99.S26.
business of the T.. 81. L.. n Il. G..
The earnings of the Toledo. St. Louis &
Kansas City for February. although a short
month. will exceed those OF February. 1895,
fully 2O.0OO. The earnings of the road for the
week ending Feb. IL, 1896, were $50, 80. and
for 1895. SIS, 1881, an increase of s4,S34.29; for
the two weeks ending Feb. IL. 1896, $7,iS5,
and for February. 1895. $5O.s71.2i. all increase
of $6,513. 20; from July 1. to Feb. II, 1895. ST.
pa, 739. 90; 1895, 81. 169. 102. 06, an increase of
$50, 6S7.O3. The increase the second week was
1884, over the earnings of the CORE
spending week of 1895. and the Increase of
the two preceding weeks reached ~$6,5l3.76.
strengthening the statement that the ship
pers at ST. Louis for three weeks past have
been turning their business as far as prac-
ticable over TO the Toledo, st. Louis * Kan
saS City. \ freigh official. in commenting
on this matter, said: Business out of St.
Louis has not been as light in years as
now. but when it revives the business of
the Glover Leaf Will not be as noticeable
as under present conditions. However, | am
satisfied that the shippers over that line
are being favored in some manner, despite
the denials of Receiver PIERCE a1d General
Freight Agent Weed"
why Railway Men Need Private Cars.
Chicago Tribune.
General Manager Hays. who recently went
10 the Grand Trunk system. has marked the
new era of economy he has inaugurated on
that railway by decreeing that its officials
must travel hereafter. not in luxurious pri-
vate cars. but in the ordinary coaches and
take their meals at way stations. like pas
sengers who pay their fares. All the pri-
vate officers cars have been ordered into
the shops to be converted into coaches.
Mr.. Hays's economy scheme will not find
any imitators among Chicago roads. There
will be no rush to get into the procession
led by the new head of the Grand Trunk.
In fact. the officials of the Chicago roads
think there is a good deal OF buncombe in
the movement. and that when the whole
Trunk. with Mr.. Hays at their head, will
be found riding i'm private cars. waited upon
by their private servants. and flying over
the road behind special engines.
In few of the railroad offices are these
cars known as private" They are called
business cars" and as a general thing
they are used wholly in business trips OF the
haps one hundred OF these cars on the roads
running into Chicago. AS a rule they are OF
ordinary construction. costing from 5000 to
$4,000 each. At one end is a large loom,
used as a sitting ROOM, office and observa-
tion place. Sleeping compartments for half
a dozen persons are located in the middle
section, and az the other end are the kitchen.
dining room and quarters for the servants.
The chief reason officials have for believ-
ing they will not he deprived of these com
Portable ways of doing business is the ne
cessity of private ears and special trains for
high officials. Ii z general manager of a line
$500 or 5000 miles long started out on a
trip over his road II might take him a
month before he got around II he had to de-
pend on regular passenger trains from one
point TO another. If his business AT a point
took him half an hour he might have TO
wait twelve hours around some little town
or station before he could go on TO the next.
Podunk might want new stock yards, cost
ing $l,000. In ten minutes the railroad Off
cial could tell whether Podunk needed new
stock yards or could get along with the old.
He could not hold the passenger train while
he was studying out the problem. After his
business was done the general manager
would have 10 go up 10 the village hotel.
and perhaps sleep in a hotel bed. 10 be
night train. arriving AT the next point he
fore daylight. with breakfast at the village
hotel by candle and a bad temper
Railroad men do a large amount OF bust
ness In their private cars when out on the
road. They carry their secretary and a
typewriter, and every day the mail AT their
home office Is forwarded them. and all cor
respondence kept ~. Otherwise business
would get far behind and much OF IL be
neglected.
To Repeal the r.. a IL. Franchise.
\ movement IL on foot at Richmond to