The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-15
position OF third vice president, made vacant
by the resignation OF w. w. Finley, will
NOT he filed AZ r,rouans


s2l4.9iS, an increase over the corresponding
week Of 1895 Of $10.4s4 Since July the road
$50 OPS.
The Pennsylvania lines will make no ma
terial changes in time schedules west or
Pittsburg, the present schedule being very
satisfactory one and popular with the dravei-
ing public.
The Chicago & Eastern Illinois earned in
the first week of May So, 300 increase
over the corresponding week OF 1895 OF 500
Since July an increase in gross earnings OF
s52l, 665 is shown.
In other cities as wei as indianapolis petit
tons are being circulated among the mer-
chants and manufacturers asking the rail-
ways TO issue an interchangeable I'VE tnou-
sand-mileage book.
The work of laying a double track for the
Peoria & Pekin Union railway is progressing
rapidly and it will be completed by July /.
This company Is also building machine shops
at Peoria costing about 5000
The Peoria & Eastern has decided to- re-
build the shops at Urbana, Ill The plans
have been prepared, and yesterday were
sent to President ingalls, by General Man
ager Barnard for his approval.
Joseph Moses, special tax agent Of the
Big Four, who has been appointed by the
judges OF the Common Pleas and Superior
Courts OF Cincinnati as tax commissioner,
is to receive salary of AGO per annum.
Russell Sage says nothing definite has
been decided on in the matter OF ex-Presi-
dent Mcleod OF the Philadelphia q Reao,
manager of the Manhattan elevated roads
The passenger department of the Pennsyl-
vania lines east and west OF PittsDurg an
nounces that the rate to the sd pauSna1 Me-
will be one fare for the round trip from all
points.
The Schenectady locomotive. works has
since the first of the month. delivered 10 the
Chicago & Northwestern ten or the heaviest
switching engines the works build. They
have 20-by-2f-inch cylinders and weigh 1885,
200 pounds.
President woodford. OF the Cincinnati,
catur & Western, is quoted as saving that
these lines would become members or the
Joint Traffic Association IL other roads IN
the same section Will do so.
I. L. Fellows, agent in this territory OF
the Midland fast freight line. is named as
the probable successor OF Marvin MaxweH
point Mr.. Fellows for several years held
a similar position on the Wabash.
w. c. Arp, superintendent of motive pow
err of the Vandalia, has organized new
t ba: sFeT aong s the snd Is
them to speedy action, copying after the
indianapolis division of the Panhandle.
George H. Loote has been appointed dis
trict passenger agent of the Chicago. Mil
waukee d St. Paul, with headquarters at
Kansas City. His authority Will extend 10
connecting lines in Southwestern Missouri,
Kansas, Oklahoma and the Indian Terri
tory.
The Order of Railway Conductors Indian
apolis Division, will hold reception this
evening at o'clock in their hall. at the
corner of New York street and Massacnu-
sets avenue, and extend a cordial invita-
ton to brothers and their families to be
present.
The Erie offices, located at Chicago, with
the exception of the passenger offlces, are 10
be removed TO Cleveland. G. l.. Thompson
has been appointed assistant general freight
agent. with headquarters at Cleveland. 1t
is said the change is made for reasons or
economy.
trenchment policy, twenty-one men in yards
on the Vandalia main line were dismissed
from service. This is the second reduction
in yard forces along the line. The principal
yard office at Terre Haute will be at the
fair grounds.
III. Meyberg, son-in-law OF Rabbi Messick,
OF this city, who recently opened scalping
ranging to establish an office at that point.
There are now six local ticket scalping
offices here and all are making a determined
fight to hold their ground.
The Rock Island road has given notice
that 1t will meet the action of the Great
Western in making second-class tickets good
in first-class sleeping cars 1t will also meet
ern Pacific for the meeting OF the American
civil engineers in San Francisco.
A reader asks If the preferred stock OF
the Norfolk & Western at $3.50 per share
or as an investment It will be long time
before such stock will make any returns
The English dominate. Its policy, and IL Is
a poor sort of road with powerful ana
growing competition
The following officers and members of the
local freight association have gone to st
Louis, to be the guests of the local agents
of that city and accompany them on their
annual terminal inspection to-day: Col Ora
Perry, ]. Il. Eclxman, G. A. Rodney, w. A.
Sullivan, A ID. Evans. j: u. McNeeiey' n.
G.. Stiles and A. J. O'Reilly.
c. E. Schaff. general manager, and e. O.
Mccormick, passenger traffic manager Of the
Big Four. were in Cleveland yesterday to
arrange with the Toledo & Ohio Central and
the Michigan Central for putting on
through line of freight and passenger service
between Cincinnati and Toledo and Detroit
in connection with the Toledo 81 OHIO Gen.
trail.
The Pennsylvania Company Is pushing the
fnprov ernent of its yards IN the eastern
part of the city preparatory to handling all
the passenger equipment or the Vandaia,
including the sleeping cars, In these yards
instead of the Vandalia yards on West
street. The company hopes TO get the work
so far advanced as to make the change on
June l.
The Lima Northern was completed on
Wednesday night 10 a point within four
miles of the Michigan State line and. the
track layers are now FIVE miles north of
Napoleon. As now proposed, the terminal
of the road will be Detroit Junction, four
miles west oe Detroit. and from that point
the Idhc CiOiC WIZ NC eSSN ~ o~s @.'so
Detroit.
General Superintendent McGuian, Of the
Grand Trunk Is introducing In many de-
partments the rules under which he operated
the Wabash. Passenger conductors have
been notified that they must enter accurate
~ on train journals the number or through
and local passengers handled on the trains
and on the parlor and sleeping cars, as I'M
portant statistics are based on these reports.
A vice president says he believes that a
majority of the officials of Western lines
are satisfied with the interstate-commerce
law as IL stands. The Brown decision, ne
saws will do more TO maintain rates than
anything that has lately occurred. While
he was personally opposed TO the fmprison-
ment feature OF the law. as railroad OFF,
cial. he thought IL the most effective guard
against rate-cutting.
The roads of the Western Passenger Asso-
citation have refused to adopt proposition
submitted to them to exempt transpacifiC
business from their agreement. This class
of business does not come under the agree
ment of the transcontinental roads and the
Western roads have at times FOUND tnem-
selves at a disadvantage In competing fol
IT. They have decided. however, they viii
continue the fight under present conditions
instead Of amending their rules.
John II. Holiday will within a short time,
GO East and dispose of the 100000 of Belt
road bonds which are to take UP the bonds
failing due next December, and which are
guaranteed by the city of indianapolis
The bonds were issued fifteen years ago,
had thirty years to run at 6 per cent. In
terest. and have been held in the treasury
of the company until now, when the COM
pany proposes to take advantage OF the
first market for the sale of them.
Patrick Nolan, the Oldest baggagemaster
In time of service on the New York Central,
died on Tuesday at Syracuse. He had run
on the Central road nearly fifty years, and