The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-10

The executive committees of the st. Louis,
the Peoria, the Chicago and Indianapolis
lines met in this city yesterday and revised
rates on lumber, flour, potatoes and other
produce. Fifteen roads were represented at
the meeting.
Railroad men Of high standing are not
inclined to believe that. the Astors will
extend the Findlay, Fort Wayne & Vest
ern to Chicago as the territory between
Fort Wayne and Chicago is now covered
with roads, some of them struggling for
an existence
The directors of the Pittsburg. Cleveland
e Toledo l have elected Orland Smith presi-
burg, secretary and auditor 1t is notice
able that John w. Cowen, receiver of the
Baltimore q Ohio, was elected as one of the
directors of the p, c. & T.
Thomas c.. Peck formerly of this city
more recently with M. S. Corners on the
Columbus & Hooking Valley, writes from
Los Angeles that his health is much bet
ter and he expects to take a position with
the Los Angeles Terminal Railway, which
lines.
e. o. Mccormick, passenger traffic man
ager Of the Big Four; d. G. Edwards pas
senger traffic manager of the Cincinnati,
Hamilton & Dayton, and c. 3. Ryan, gen.
erai western passenger agent of the Chesa-
peake q Ohio yesterday passed through
this city on their return from the Chicago
meeting.
Before Christmas twenty miles more of
heavy steel rail will be in the track of
the Vandalia main line, making sixty miles
laid this year. Were this road to remain
in the hands of Receiver Malott q couple
of years he could turn it over to its owners
as one of the best pieces of property in
Illinois or Indiana.
The force at the Big Four shops at Wa
bash has been increased fifteen men, and
there is now a greater number employed,
the Wabash Plain Dealer says, than at any
former period. The business of the Michi-
gan division of the Big -Four is now double
what it was when known as the Cincinnati,
Wabash & Michigan.
The Monoa yesterday turned the through
coach run between Chicago and Cincinnati
over to the Indiana, Decatur & Western at
Roachdale twelve minutes late. and the
train made the run from Roachdale to In
dianapoliS, thirty-eight miles, in thirty-tive
minutes. Engine 10, just out of the l., d. &
w. shops, hauled the train.
The Chicago and New York service of
the Baltimore & Ohio has been improved
which the Pullman people say are the best
they operate anywhere. They have large
smoking. rooms, large ladies' toilet rooms,
empire deck and all the new features that
the company has recently introduced.
1t is said the Columbus, Sandusky &
Hooking Valley will be taken out of the
hands of the receiver early in January, and
that J. Robinson, superintendent of the
Kenova division of the Norfolk & Western,
will be appointed general manager 1t is
stated that every dollar of the companys
1898. 'D'-
William Garstang, superintendent of mo-
tive power of the Big Four, states that the
company is now working at its eight prin-
cfpal shops full complement of men full
time, and by so doing is keeping the power
and car repairs well in hand Never in the
history of the road has its equipment been
in as good condition and never was its
equipment in greater demand not division
having cars enough.
VIM. B. Wheeler, of Buffalo, N Y. trav-
cling passenger agent of the Lehigh Valley
road, is in the city. He is boastful of the
speed of the Black Diamond express, and
has right to be, as it has made some
of the fastest runs ever made in this coun-
try, last week twice running from Sayre
to Buffalo, JIG miles, in ia minutes. stops
of three and five minutes to be deducted,
and two at railroad crossings.
1t is reported on the best of authority
that the strong Vanderbilt lines between
Chicago and New York have sent the arbi-
traitors OF the Joint Traffic Association no.
between Chicago and New York is fixed at
twenty six hours, and a standard between
equitable basis the Vanderbilt lines will
reduce their rate between Chicago and New
York, first class to $1S both directions.
President Ingalls, is said to be anxious to
ferred stock of the Big Four and to COM
mence paying dividends on the preferred
stock of the Chesapeake & Ohio, and were
last year into new equipment and improve
ment to roadbeds which has been charged
to operating expenses, he could have carried
treasury would justify small dividend.
George Bradbury. vice president and gen.
eral manager of the Lake Erie & Western
and other Brice lines, is spending the week
in this CITY, He states that there is no
room for co pplaint of the volume of busi-
ness the Lake Erie & Western is doing, and
were rates what they should be the earn
ings would be largely in excess of any for
mer period, but all the roads, he thinks,
are handling freight at rates that are too
low, especially when the improved service
is considered.
Charles S. Fee, general passenger agent
of the Northern Pacific when in the city
on Wednesday, stated that the distance
from indianapolis to Tacoma or Seattle, via
Northern Pacific, is just 1,5OO miles; time,
less than four days. Puget sound to Dyea,
Dyea to Dawson City SIG miles; time (after
completion of Dyea tramway over Chilkoot,
Feb. l, 1885, and opening. of the River Yu--
mileage indianapolis to Dawson City. 3O49
miles; time, sixteen and one-half days.
AS it has created some surprise that ].
A. Spoor, general manager OF the wagner
cept the presidency of the Chicago Ham
mond & Western, 1t is proper to state that
while this road is not yet Well kn 399'1a II
lines. 1t operates between BeleWood, ILL.,,
and Whiting. Ind, running from Bellewood
north, crossing the Chicago & Northwest
ern. the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul and
the Wisconsin Central to point on Lake
Michigan, making a complete belt line and
making connections with all the principal
roads centering at Chicago.
Representatives of the freight Depart
ments of the Chica4go-St. Paul lines yester-
day decided to CANCEL all through tariffs
with Eastern roads and to issue in lieu
thereof such proportional tariffs as will
give them one-thrd of the ruling gross
rates to the Atlantic seaboard AS a be-
ginning it was determined to issue a pro-
portional tariff of 1913 cents on flour shipped
at ST. Paul or Minneapolis and destined to
the Atlantic seaboard. This charge of 1913
cents from the twin cities to Chicago added
to rates which Eastern lines are now Sc
cretly making will make a through rate
lower than the 27-cent charge now being
made by the Canadian Pacific.
The Pennsylvania will begin at once the
proposed improvements on it's line west of
Altoona. There are to be constructed two
additional tracks between Altoona and the
horseshoe curve, and from that point to
the tunnel on the main line, near Gallitzin,
there is to be one additional track con-
structed. When this work is finished there
will be four tracks from Altoona to the
horseshoe curve, and three tracks from the
horseshoe curve to the tunnel. The old
portage tunnel, which was constructed by
the State more than fifty years ago, is to
be remodelled and made so as to accommo-
date two tracks. This work will take some
time to do and it will also require the wild
ening of the Western approach to the tun-
mel for a distance of about two miles. The
tunnel as it now stands is too small for the