The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-27

ment into the interior, and each day more
freight is added than is to be forwarded
been announced by the Union Pacific road
in territory west of the Missouri river
They will be run until the end of the year,
two being set for each month. The rate
will be one fare for the round trip plus 81
CARAT Seely son of T. J. Seely, who
built the lines of the Santa Fe Company in
Kansas, has been given good position in
the engineering department of that COM
pany. Mr.. Seely has just completed an en-
cheering course in the University Of Hill
nois.
The health Of W. H. McDoel, vice presi-
dent and general manager Of the Monon.
is now better than at any time for years
Traffic Manager Rockwell has relieved him
of a portion of his arduous duties, and
when he spare a day or two he goes
to West Baden.
A majority of the shippers have an idea
that with railroad company, outside Of
regular lines, the outlets for money are not
large, but for the month of June the Big
Four paid $4,000 for mileage of foreign cars
and private car lines. This is one of the
big leaks on a system like the Big Four.
In railroad circles the position of presi-
dent of the Lake Shore road is considered
the most enviable that the railways of the
country offer. 1t is an easy road to oper-
ate, always has a good business and plenty
of money and it is an officials own fault if
he suffers in health from overwork
General Freight Agent Taylor Of the
Vandalia. was in the city yesterday. He
says freight rates are better maintained
than a few weeks ago but some lines are
not living up to the tariffs they issue. Cars
are becoming less plenty, and he hopes for
better rates during the fall and winter.
For some time past three construction
trains have been at work on the Peoria
& Eastern's western division distributing
gravel for ballast. General MANAGER Esr-
nard has received instructions to keep these
construction trains on until Oct !, and to
at once begin the erection 0f The new shops
at Urbana, ILL.,, the foundation for which
is now in.
The Galveston steamship rate war was
enlivened yesterday by the issuance of
new tariff by the Lone Star line which
meets the latest cuts of the Mallory line
effective yesterday. The cuts affect class
rates and the new tariff fixes a rate of 10
cents, frst-class, as to Galveston; cents
fourth-class and 80 cents for the lettered
class of freight.
The management of the Chesapeake &,
Ohio is taking steps to furnish hospital
service for its employees who are sick or
injured The principal hospital will be at
Clifton Forge, using the hotel at that point
for the hospital, and hospitals on a smaller
scale will be established a. other points.
The plan will be much similar to that on
the Wabash lines, except that it is proposed
to tax the employees less TO support the hos
pitfalls.
President ingalls,, yesterday, in speaking
CT the great success of the Knickerbocker
express, said there had never been a train
put on that had so soon become popular.
It is also one of the best paying trains run.
Between st. Louis and Cleveland it is one
of the best patronized trains, and nc
through train run over the Lake Shore road
pays as we'll; on the New York Central it
carries daily between Buffalo and New
York two hundred passengers, as shown
by actual reports. Between Buffalo and AL
bany it makes but two stops and between
Albany and New York does not stop.
Although it is nearly seventy miles longer
from Pittsburg to Cincinnati via the Ohio
valley than across the country in a direct
line, such as is taken by the Panhandle, a
correspondent for the Ohio papers, writing
from Sardinia, o.. says that by an extern
sion of the Ohio River Railroad and a con-
nection with the Cincinnati, Georgetown &
Portsmouth Railroad the distance between
Pittsburg and Cincinnati can be shortened
several hours. AS the Panhandle makes
the run now between the two cities named
in about nine hours, the Ohio River extern
sion must be going to be a great thing, as
according to the correspondent, the run of
about $40 miles can be made in two hours.
The hospitals on the Wabash lines are
now under charge of what is known as the
EpWorth Hospital League Associa tion. DR..
H. w. Moorehouse, of Danville, ILL.,, is chief
surgeon, having supervision over the whole
system. The Wabash surgical staff is very
completely organized, and the management
of the association has been eminently sue
ceSsful. 1t is thirteen years since the assoc
hospitals at Springfield, ILL.,; at Moberly,
Mo-, and at Peru, Ind, and the association
has wards in hospitals at St Louis, Dan
Vile Toledo. Decatur and Ashley The
hospital at Peru is considered one of the
completest and best equipped institutions
of its kind. DR.. E. H. Griswold is chief
The Central Trust Company of New York
and II: L.. Morrill, trustees under the
Evansville division first r mortgage Of 2I the
EesteTday ied bi in the United
States Circuit Court at Springfield. Ill,
foreclosing the same. Orders were entered
by Judge Allen extending the existing re-
ownership of E. o. Hopkins to the equities
of this new bill and requiring him to
keep separate accounts respecting the
same Orders of like character We're also
served in reference to the bill filed July
last to foreclose the first mortgage on the
Peoria division. The mortgage on the Pc
oria and Evansville division are each f..
the sum of $1,470,000.
An official of the Pennsylvania in COM
menting on the ruling which takes effect
on the Pennsylvania line east of Pittsburg
on Aug. !, that every conductor who has
served the company five years be decorated
with one silver stripe and an additional
stripe for every five years of service. said
THE Pennsylvania officials have adopted
this method of distinguishing long-servlce
men for the reason that they will act as
an incentive to their employees, who Will
take pride in the number of stripes. An
other good point is that those patrons of
the road who are nervous about railroad
travel will undoubtedly feel more secure
when the stripes show that the conductor
has been long in the service and Is trusted
by the company.
M f. ingalls,, president of the Big Four,
and General Manager Schaff spent most of
yesterday in the city Mr.. Ingalls, appeared
before the state assessing board. Mr.: In
gals takes a, cheerful view of the business
outlook, and he expressed the opinion that
the railway officials are acting more honor
ably in rate matters and thinks the roads
will get some revenue out of the business
they will carry this fall. He said that there
might be some disappointment in earnings
for this month, for the reason that, while
business had been heavy, much of it was
low class freights, like coal, which is car
ried at low rates, and, as with the Ches-
apeake & Ohio and the Big Four, the roads
which enter the West Virginia coal fields
had been side tracking other freights until
the heavy movement of coal had fallen off
somewhat, which was the case already.