The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-17

Louisville division of the system. its bust
ness the last few months having made a
very substantial increase, the earnings
now being the most satisfactory in years.
The line of the Chicago Great Western
is now within fourteen miles of Atchison,
and il Is stated the company has decided
TO build to that city and has its attorney
looking into the city ordinances regarding
depot facilities in connection with other
lines.
r.. 3. F.. Peirce. receiver of the Toledo.
ST. Louis a. Kansas City Railroad, report
ed TO the court yesterday that the receipts
of the road from May % 1893, to Sept. l,
1Syf were Sl35sS, IA and the expenditures
slS'469oS6.O7, leaving cash balance of $lls,-
003.27.
The resignation of w D. Ewing as gen.
eral superintendent of the Fftchburg road
was voluntary. one who is acquainted with
the affairs of that company says there IS an
ugly quarrel between the directors. which
made it unpleasant for him to retain the
position
A culvert near KelIers on the Wabash.
caught fire Monday night and was noticed
by farmer living near by, who at once
ran to the tracks and signaled a train
winch he heard approaching. it coming TO a
standstlH within two car lengths of the
burned culvert
H. w. Kerr, passenger conductor on the
Erie Railway, yesterday left for New York,
ana Will on sept. Il sail for st. Christopher
island, where he was recently appointed
consul. If pleased with his position he will
remain; II not he has reserved the right &c
return and take the position he left on the
Erie.
The new vestibuled trains that Barney
Smith q Co. art building TOR the Chicago
milwaukee, d st. Paul are designed to be
the most splendid specimens of car archi-
lecture ever placed on wheels. No limit
Was placed on the cost of these trains.
When completed they are to be run daily
between Chicago and st. Paul.
In addition to the regular passenger train
service on the lines centering here there
We're yesterday brought in ninety-nine ex-
ira coaches, all well filled with passengers
Last year but forty-tWo extra coaches were
required TO bring the people in on the
Thursday Of the state fair. The crowd to-
day promises to be much larger.
So much have the extensions of the G. A
h tickets to the Buffalo encampnent been
utilized that since the day of the closing
Of the encampment the roads have not
been obliged to run special trains. There
are yet about 10000 tickets on deposit with
Joint Ticket Agent Adam at Buffalo, and
1t is probable that many of them will never
be called for.
Colonel Ashley, president of the Wabash
who came West to attend the annual meet
ing yesterday returned to New York. The
directors will meet next week and elect
ofhcers Mr.. Ashley says there will be no
change in its management, the friends OF
the property being very well satisfied with
the manner Joseph Ra msey, general man
ager, is handling the road
The new Monon engine witch on Satur-
day ran through a freight train of the
Michigan Central at Dyer Crossing was
but little damaged, the pilot being broken
and the number plate twisted from its posi-
ton. Fortunately the freight train was
standing still or the damages would have
ketchum, who was running the Monon en-
CINE 1t is stated, has been dismissed from
the company's service.
The Baldwin locomotive works this week
shipped TO the Chicago Milwaukee &, St
Paul two of the large passenger engines re-
cently contracted for. These engines, with
ten cars are expected to run good track
Mnety-lVe miles an hour II required so to
40. The drivers are seventy-nine inches
the boiler viii carry 220 pounds steam
pressure. and the machines are provided
with all modern Improvements of value
even to taking water from troughs be-
tween the tracks, as is done on the Penn
sylvania east of Pittsburg.
The board of control of the Joint Traffic
Association met yesterday to consider re-
storing rates in the Southwest, which have
been denoralized for some time. At the
close of the meeting it was announced thai
an agreement had been entered into tC
maintain west-bound rates. beginning or
Monday next, and it was said that east
bound rates We're being maintained, as the
pressure or business was so great that the
lines had no inducement to cut. Southwest
ern rates are in a fair way of being re-
stored. The next meeting will be held or
Oct. 49,
President ingalls, is correct in stating that
the knickerbocker express between St
Louis and New York over the Big -Four
and other Vanderbilt lines has made a
phenomenal record. Month after month the
sleeping run from st. Louis has been
fully occupied on every trip, and the through
sleeping car run between Indianapolis and
New York, when turned over TO the Lake
Shore at Cleveland. almost invariably has
every berth occupied. To get a lower berth
at Indianapolis one must secure it two OF
three days ahead. Train No. 2 on the Van
dalia and Pennsylvania lines, which also
leaves st. Louis at noon has not been on
as long as the Knickerbocker, but it has
become very popular.
One of the local scalpers yesterday sold
a ticket, one of the new mileage. using the
name Dixon on the ticket. The
name was was spelled, -, Dixon, On pre-.
at the Union Station Ehe bearer was asked
II his name was Dixon and he answered
Yes. He was then asked to sign his
name to the ticket. as provided by its sale
and he wrote Dickson" The ticket agent
at once saw that he was not the rightfu
purchaser OF the ticket and declined to
son returned and purchased a regular ticket
for st. Louis, having returned the mileage
ticket to the scalper WHO finds that this
iron-clad ticket is not readily scalped.
1t is evident that within a short time
the Interchangeable mileage book will be
put In use extensively on Western roads,
Whether Inc executive committee Of the
western Passenger Association agrees upon
a form of ticket or not. Like the Santa FL
the Wisconsin Central will on Oct. / place
on sale an Interchangeable mileage ticket
OF its own, good over such lines as may
agree to accept it These tickets Will be
sold at $25 each, with rebate of S. after
all the coupons are used In order to avoid
manipulation the mileage bureau of the
Western Passenger Association is to han
die the new ticket This action on the part
of the Wisconsin Central will no doubt
force the other roads to take similar action
The motor car which the Baldwin people
will ship to the c., II. & ID. Traction Com
pany next week win, it is expected, mari,
an epoch in railroad local transportation
matters. The design Of the car is entirely
new. 1t is calculated to run at high speed
on steam railroad track, and, at the same
time, by virtue of condensing appliances
can be operated through the streets of a
city without frightening horses. In this
feature 1t is really not quite so offensive
as the trolley line with It's poles and at
tendant noises and sudden and startling
flashes from the trolley connections TherS
are great number of steam railroads anx-
iously awaiting the result of this expert
ment of the c.: II. & D. people, in the hope
that 1t may afford a solution of the problem
which now faces them, of carrying people
on such short hauls as the interurban lines
can do, without the impracticable feature
OF the trolley wire over the steam railroad
track.