The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-31

II. y. K. Peirce, receiver OF the Toledo,
st. Louis & Kansas City, is spending the
week at Toledo.
Frank Reed. general passenger agent of
the Louisville, New Albany & Chicago, will
be in the city to-day.
NJ. w. Mansfield. superintendent of the
Pttsburg for couple Of days, will return
to-day.
The election held in Brazil township. Clay
county, yesterday, 10 vote on a 10000 sub
sidy for the Chicago & Southwestern rail-
road resulted in about five hundred ma
jority against the subsidy.
The Toledo, ST. Louis & Kansas City has
entered the field as a competitor for carry
ern markets, and is worrying Its competi-
tors, who claim to be holding rates.
The Wabash, the Chicago Rock Island
and the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
have reduced their switching charge at
Kansas City from s. to 81 per car, the rate
in effect before the advance, Nov. i, 1895.
The net earnings of the Chesapeake &
Ohio for the six months. the first half of the
company's fiscal year, ending Dec. 81, 1885,
were 81, 726,0c0, against 81, 10O973 in the cor
responding period of 1894, and A,705.O99 in
Byron p. Humphrey. travelling passenger
agent of the Lake Shore, who for some
weeks has been seriously III and confined
st g0sepa Ho a9 be viii evs f the nas
to-day and hopes to be in service again in
a couple of weeks.
A general passenger agent. in speaking of
the demand Of the Grand Army for thirty
day limit on its tickets, said it would vir-
tually make the fare between Chicago and
St. Paul for that time, TO the public, less
than 1 cent a mile, as many of the tickets
would be handled by scalpers.
Rates from st. Paul to North Pacific
coast points are being cut 81 by the manip-
ulation OF advertising tickets of the issue
OF the Great Northern road. The road has
been called upon by the chairman OF the
Western Passenger Association TO put an
end TO the manipulation unless 1t can be
shown that Ii is in no way to blame.
George w. Kittredge, chief engineer of the
Big Four. was in the city yesterday. He Is
now getting up plans for contemplated I'M
provements In 1895 to present TO president
ingalls,. with their estimated cost. How fal
his suggestions viii meet with the approva
of Mr.. ingalls, the volume OF business the
next ninety days will largely decide.
The manner that George w. Ristine, re-
ceiver. and his assistant, l.. G. Cannon, are
handling the Colorado Midland is favorably
commented on in financial and railroad cir.
cles. Economies have been introduced and
the affairs of the company so shaped that
at less expense the earnings of the road
have largely increased, and at the same
time the property improved physically.
The Pittsburg & Lake Erie. which Gay
lord Beach is the general superintendent
and who was formerly general manager
OF the Bee Line, in 1885 made the best
being "a. .S57.l2. an increase over 1894 OF
$S24. 6Sl So net earnings. I,314. 1co66, an in
crease over 1894 or SJu.AS.fS. Inc earnings
averaged $4,000 per mile Of track, which il
| an unusual record.
On Feb. / General Manager Bosworth, OF
the Chicago. Peoria & st. Louis. will in
| troduce on that system the Brown system
| OF discipline. which Is in use on portions
| OF the Panhandle lines. Instead OF dis
| charging or suspending employees for in
| fraction OF rules of the company a record
| will be kept, brief statement of irregu-
| larities for which a man is responsible
| this record taking the place OF suspension
| ton Board OF Managers have recommended
| that the interchangeable mileage book bs
| done away with Is worrying the scalpers
| more than has any action they have We
/ taken, the interchangeable mileage has
| been valuable 10 them, covering SO man,
roads that the name OF the holder OF the
| book could not readily be obtained. conse
1 quently for the most careful conductor tC
| dishonor IL nigh. lead to trouble.
| Thomas Noona, general manager OF tn,
| Central States Dispatch, denies emphati
/ cally the rumor sent over the country tha
| that line Is cutting rates. He says ever,
! pound Of freight Is carried at tarin. az l;