The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-29

and general manager of the vandalia lines,
are spending a couple of days inspecting
the Vandaifa system.
H v Gehm. general MANAGER OF OF IN. .,
Louis. Is in the city. He has made arrange
ments to furnish cars for the large hofse-
sale stables at this point
DR.. Robinson, who has been appointed
optlctan and surgeon of the PlttSpufg q
Lake Erie, has located at McKee,s Rocks'
where all employees are to go to be exam
ined for eye and ear defects.
John Bardsey, the expert eye and ear
inspector of the Pennsylvania Company,
has been spending several days on the van
daia lines, examining the tralnmen aho
yardmen as to their hearing and eyeslght-
George Bradbury vice president and gen.
eral manager of the Brice lines, yesterday
ordered his horses and carriage shipped 70
Chicago at once. which Is taken as evil
dence that he intends to make that city his
home.
The Panhandle now has between Pitts
burg Union station and Lockton, distance
of seven miles, nine interlocking ana sl2nal
plants. and plans are being prepared for a
plant at Carnegie, which will consist OF
thirty-fiEe levers.
Local freight men and linemen predict
that fer the next twelve months east-bound
lines will have all the business they can
furnish cars for, ana marked improve
looked for in November.
The Joint Traffic Association has refused
to accept the Baltimore &: Ohio's notice re-
garding the redemption of tickets sold to
voters where the return part is purchased
by competitors and the prospects are good
for trouble between the lines interested
Nj. J. Riley, the noted Bowery evangelist,
who has been holding services for couple
of weeks at noon at railroad offices and
shops in Columbus, o., under the auspices
of the ~ NJ. G. A.. will begin work in the
same direction at Springfield, o., on Sun
day.
The chairman of the Western Passenger
Association has notified all the members
interested that Oct. 81 has been agreed up
on as the date when all summer tourists
tickets to Colorado points shall expire and
that no extension shall be granted after
that date.
in larger numbers, and this means a further
increase in eaSL-Dound business. But Few
but every freight car is in service ard NOV
ing with the greatest promptness. The de-
nand for stock cars is now nearly as great
as for grain cars.
1t is the opinion of the members of the
Joint Traffic Association that the temper
airy Injunction granted against the Lake
Shore, the Nickel-plate and Michigan Cen
trail will not be made permanent. The be-
lief obtains with the presidents that the
Toledo, St. Louis & Kansas City is guilty
of violating the interstate-commerce act 1t
is stated that the Joint Traffic Association
intends to continue its discrimination
against the Glover Leaf.
An Erie passenger train broke the record
for the run from Pittsburg to Cleveland
yesterday afternoon. 1t consisted of a To-
connective and five cars containing 1877 pas
sengers who were members of the Ameri-
Gus Club, of Pittsburg, and a brass band.
The distance over the Erie and Pittsburg
& Lake Erie railroads is 1876 miles, and
Youngstown, 0. The trip was made in two
hours and thirty-four minutes.
Western freight official, who was in the
city yesterday, said the new agreement of
tie Western roads promises better main
tenance of rates and a higher level than
those now prevailing. The plan. Of the
Southern Traffic Association, and will no
doubt be adhered TO so long as there is
sufficient business to keep all lines busy,
but there Is doubt as to what might happen
in case business drops Off sharply.
The fast freight put on by the Big Four
between New York and st. Louis has now
been on eight months, and seldom failed
to make its schedule time, which is tWen-
ty-four hours from Cleveland to st. Louis,
565 miles. Three years ago the fastest time
for freight trains between Cleveland and
st. Louis was forty-eight hours, a year
later it was reduced to, thirty-six hours;
cars are usually hauled in this train.
The traffic managers of the Western
roads are not looking for any increase in
revenue owing to the reduced rates which
will go into effect in the early part of No
vember, inside of twenty days or a month.
They say that during the period of the re-
duced rates they made so many contracts
for the handling of freight at the old rates
that it will be at least twenty days after
the new rates go into eff ,ct before any of
them.
There Is no concealing the fact that Sep
TENDER earnings which have been thus far
reported We're disappointing. The increased
east-bound business, it was thought, would
In some measure overcome the decrease in
west-bound traffic, but it did not. While
many roads had all their in their
capacity for handling freights, SO far as
power was concerned, was NOT employed
Passenger earnings did not reach the fig
ures anticipated, ana but for the campaign
business the exhibit of passenger revenue
would have been the more disappointing.
A representative of the Baltimore &
Ohio states that receiver Murray got his
new equipment just in time TO catch the
rush of business east-bound, and the hand
some increase in earnings is legitimate. It.
was recently stated that the Baltimore &
Ohio had been accused of cutting rates
This statement drew forth a letter from
receiver Murray, expressing surprise that
ing its truth. The allegation was that bus
mess which went to points reached by
their line was being taken and the same
differential allowed as on export business.
could hardly be improved. Train II, leav-
ing Cincinnati in the morning, takes on a
dining car at Indianapolis which runs as
dinner; Train II, the White special, on ar
irving at Lafayette. hauls the car to Chi
cago, giving ample time for supper. Com
ing south. Train u hauls the car from Chi
cago to indianapolis serving dinner; the
car is then hauled from Indianapolis to Gin
patronage of these cars is evidence that
the plan IS acceptable to the patrons of the
Big Four.
The Wabash lines earned in the third
week of October $242, 24S; decrease, S52, aga.
Since July /, 81, 003. I31; decrease, $341, 4o2
Lake Erie & Western: Third week of Octo-
Der sec 1872 decrease, $5.719. Since Jan. l.
81, 715, 567; decrease, SCI ,9G6. Baltimore q
Ohio southwestern: Third week of Octo-
ber $127, 5S1; decrease, 81. 199. Since July l.
81, S99, asa; decrease, 1921. 431. Louisville
Evansville * st. Louis: Third week of Oc-
tober, $50 453; decrease. 5000 Since Jan. l.
81, 215, $50; increase, $49737. Chesapeake &
Ohio: Third week of October, s216,1 in
crease, sla 237. Since July l, $3,lS0,969; in
crease, $96s95.
The general passenger agents of the Chi
cago q Chic river lines have unanimously
reatfirmed for the season of 1867 a reso-
luton adopted last year, namely: Resolved
That on and after Nov. l. for the season
Nov. Is to May II, the Chicago and Ohio
river lines having Cincinnati, Louisville
and Evansville as their gateways to the
South will decline to honor at Chicago
exchange orders calling for round~trip
tourist or excursion tickets from Chicago
to any and all points south of such gate
ways. Connecting and all roads ticketing
to such points are requested to prepare and
place on sale such round-trip tourist or
excursion tickets to the territory as de-
scribed to be made good for continuous
passage between starting point and the
Ohio river gateways, in both directions, and
on such round-triD or excursion tickets thus