The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-19

side doors of the vestibule cars are proper
~ fastened and opened only at regular
stopping places.
William Wagner. chief car inspector of
the New York Central. last week completed
his thirtieth years in that position
Seven carloads of United States troops
passed west over the Pennsylvania lines
Saturday en- route from New York to New
Orleans.
The Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton
equipment department has under consldera-
ton some new color for its standard for
passenger equipment and will probably
adopt red.
General Passenger Agent S. H. Goodman,
of the Southern Pacific, who has been Ill
for some weeks, is said to be in a critical
condition and his death at any time would
not be a surprise.
more than doubled in the last two weeks,
and every car the company can command
is promptly loaded and every regular
freight crew is in service.
The Chicago, & Western in It's
first week of operation established a trans
fer record worthy of Boosting OF, trans
ferring a train of live stock from the Santa
Fe at McCook to the Nickel-plate at Ham,
mond in ffty-eight minutes.
The sound-money clubs of the Cincinnati,
have published in pamphlet form the
speeches of Hon. w. H. Jones and c. K.
Stout and are sending the pamphlet to
every employee of the company.
General Freight Traffic Agent Joyce, of
the Pennsylvania lines, states that traffic
on their Eastern and Western systems OF
late shows some increase, and the resump-
ton of work with the coke and glass in
dustries last week will still further improve
their business.
The National Electric Headlight Com
pany of this city has recently received or
ders for headlights from the Missouri, Kan
sas & Texas, the Houston & Texas Central,
the Delaware & Hudson, the Chicago, Rock
Island & Pacific and the ST. Lawrence &
Adirondack roads.
+. A. Ford, general passenger agent of
under the rulings. Of the Joint Traffic As
ISOLATION, notified passenger and ticket
gents that passenger relations With the
pended on and after Oct. p.
Indications now are that the American
Ticket Brqkers Association and the
solidate, thus greatly strengthening their
business and furnishing more formidable
with scalpers and those which steer clear of
them.
Trainmen, shop men and all employees of
the pennsylvania Company at Fort Wayne
in gold. Paymaster Frederic states that
the exact amount paid out in gold was $S4,-
have been paying out, with bills, ten and
twenty-dollar gold pieces. The pay train
on mor the o Pe1n ass ydy MA lines lines generally nei carries
of any employe who desires it in that cur
rency.
The joint traffic managers have approved
..C oAiOHIh5 recommendation Oh the JOINT
Passenger Committee, which settles a ques-
ton which has caused more or less trouble
in rate matters: That the charge for
special cars shall not be less than eighteen
full, first-class one-way limited fares, or
twenty-five round-trip fares for each such
car for the distance traversed by it; and
for more than eighteen persons holding one
way tickets or twenty-five persons holding
.round-trip tickets an additional fare at the
same rate shall be charged for each adult.
or half fare for each child under twelve or
over five years of age; except that if oc-
cupied by parties in excess of eighteen.
special cars may be moved one way on the
basis of authorized fares for each adult
and half fare for each child under twelve
or over five years of age, provided the min
1num amount is not less than the value of
eighteen full, frst-class one-way limited
fares. No mileage will be allowed for the
cars of private parties. Employees of char
cooks and porters mot private servants).
will be regarded as train employees and car
ried free.