The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-23

and connects with the night express. which
reaches Detroit at CHS "a m, and hauls q
through sleeping car from Cincinnati to De-
troit.
Charles Merrill, Southwestern passenger
agent of the New York Central, is in the
city on official business. He admits that the
Big -Four, is one OF their best paying trains
and came into popularity quicker than any
through train ever put on
All the roads in the Western Passenger
the chairman TO run Romeseeksrs' excur,
sions on June 9 and q. They have also re-
ceived permission TO meet competition In all
rates and arrangements made by the lines
of the Central Passenger Committee for
Decoration day.
j. b. Barnes, superintendent of motive
power of the Wabash. has Just turned out
Of one Of their shops an engine rebuilt which
has all cover taken on the driving wheels,
so that repairs, in case Of break ON the
Wers may be m0ae enanss Of t6e
will be so changed.
The remains of George w. Kensell, who
died at Fort Wayne on Wednesday night,
will be buried at Philadelphia, his former
Wayne twenty-four years ago and took
charge of the stationery engine and ma
chinery Of the shops and held the position up
to the day Of his DEATH
George H. West, who had been sufferer
for years. died at Lafayette on Thursday.
He was born in Indianapolis in 1880. and in
1866 went to Lafayette to accept the position
Louisville, New Albany & Chicago, and until
3 illness came upon him he was with that
in the auditors office Of Tippecanoe county.
Ccnnersville now yields the largest revenue
of any local station on the Indianapolis di-
vision OF the c.. HI. & D., terminals ex-
cepted. For that reason the citizens of Con-
nersville argue that they are entitled to u
more modern station. The business of tie
Lake Erie & Western out of Connersville
for the north has Increased o. late years
should join in the erection or a new depot
az that point.
An expert mechanic who this week visited
the new shops of the Monon at Lafayette
conveniently arranged shops he ever visited
He had been in larger shops, but in none
which were more cheerful, better lighted or
ventilated, or more complete than these.
They are located on high ground, the COM
pany having forty,fve acres Of land where
electric lighting plant and in fact every
feature could hardly be improved upon.
The Eastern committee Of the Western
Passenger Association met at Chicago yes
terday to consider the question OF allowing
the Wisconsin Central to remove. the charge
for carrying bicycles. The meeting resulted
in nothing and there was no chance at any
it. AS long as 1t required the unanimous
vote of the lines of the association for. the
changing of any rules. SO long VIII the rule
Some of the lines declare that they will not
consent to the adjustment of the charge,
and others say they may withdraw from the
association il they are compelled TO do SO
in order to carry bicycles for nothing. IL
they choose to do so.
A local shipper was approached by a. rep
resentative of the Big Four and asked for
the shipment of quite large lot of freight
over the Big Four lines. The shipper was
very indignant and told the Big Four man
that he would never ship one pound Of
freight again by that line, assigning as a
reasoA that the gatekeeper at the Union Sta
ton would not let his wife go through the
resentative was rather surprised. as dt has
been quite generally understood that the
Union Station was run more IN the interests
but in this case neither of the roads was
in fault. Had pass been secured from Su-
perintendent Zion all the trouble would have
been avoided.