The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-24

TO Central Freight Association territory.
A large number of roads are Interested
The Interstate-commerce Commission has
decided that the posting in a station or a
notice that freight rates are on file in the
office and may be examined upon appllca-
ton does not constitute compliance with
the law.
The Cincinnati. Hamilton & Dayton has
been granted permission to make a special
rate 10 member Of the ~Amalgamated Assoc
citation of Iron and Steel Workers, who VIII
hold their annual meeting in Detroit May
10 10 Il.
Engine No. 10, a large passenger engine,
has just come out of the shops at Lafayette
rebuilt. and has been put in service, haul
ing the fast express trains between Indian
apolis and Chicago, and is making a great
speed record.
David Brown. general freight agent of
the Grand Trunks American lines, has
been elected chairman Of rules and regula-
one of the most important committees of
that organization.
The two Wagner sleeping cars hauled on
the KnickerbOcker Express east, one from
ST. Louis. the other from Indianapolis TO
New York over the Big Four. are said
10 be the best paying cars the Wagner
Company is running.
George a. Hart. commercial agent Of the
Chicago. indianapolis & Louisville at Chi
cago, on April 1. will take service with the
Baltimore d Ohio Southwestern as. assis-
ldnt general IfelSnt agent, with nedu-
quarters at Louisville.
s. I. Gates, general agent of the Big -Four
at Louisville, was in the city yesterday. He
Is much elated over the fact that with the
aking effect of the summer time table
the passenger service on the Louisville
division will be much improved.
The Dayton & Northern has let the con-
tract for the construction of a handsome
passenger station and offices. The build
ing Will be two stories high. tile-roOfed and
of the most modern style of architecture.
c.. W. Challenger is to be secretary to d.
t. McCabe when he takes the position of
general freight agent Of the Pennsylvania
lines west of Pittsburg on April i. Mr..
Ballenger has been with the ompan four
teen years. commencing as a messenger
boy.
Gross earnings of the Baltimore & Ohio
Southwestern road for the month of Jan
uary were A72, 1872, against s4S9,sl6 for the
ssa! net mann earnin igs' w yfar, ! e Boss Seer sgafns Gi $40 i5.-
O05 for the same month last year, a decrease
of $685..
Train No. 80. on the Chicago, Indianap-
oils d Louisville. last Saturday made the
run from Chicago to indianapolis in three
hours and fifty-nine minutes. the quickest
time ever made between the two cities by
a regular train: IL consisting of five Pull
man build vestibule cars.
Oscar Murray. receiver of the Baltimore
d ohio, who has just been on an extended
Western trip. regards the railway outlook
u lcJt DIS exceedingly DrlSnl, anu sui
seems confident that the Joint Traffic AS
ISOLATION will Withstand all attacks and
grow stronger with each year.
The immense increase of exports from the
United States to Mexico has brought about
a car famine on the Mexican Central. 2,50C
loaded cars of shipments to interior points
are in waiting. and the Santa Fe has
loaned several of its locomotives to the
Mexican Central to help out.
There is a heavy movement of provisions
of late to Southern markets. the better
times having increased the demand. Not
for some years has the Louisville division
South so large quantities of provisions from
Chicago and indianapolis as at present.
The health of L. f. Fuller. for many years
division freight agent of the Pennsylvania
lines at Cincinnati. is such that he would
like to retire from that position. but the
company is loath to accept his resignation.
Should IL be accepted it Is stated that
George W.. Davis. division freight agent al
Richmond, would 60 TO Cincinnati.
General Manager Waldo. of the Cincin.
natl, Hamilton & Dayton, and the attor-
ney of the road were in Lima on Monday
and closed a contract with the city officials
for the rebuilding of the shops destroyed
by hre. The citizens raised the $4,000 boz
nus required by subscription. but a PROPOSE
ton TO issue bonds to that amount by the
city was carried, and the subscriptions. SC
far as paid, will be returned to subscribers
Western railway officials have been in.
formed by the Department of Agriculture
that the provisions of the law requiring
that meats for export must be inspected
are again in force. They were suspended
Aug. %. 1895. Now all bills of lading of ship,
ments to European ports must bear the
certificate of the government department
Until otherwise ordered certificates will
not be required on export beef to otheI
than European countries.
The Eel River and Wabash suit, which
has been in the courts for many years
came UP at Kokomo on Monday before
Judge Mount. of Howard county. and the
court held that, under the verdict of thu
jury. Cass county had jurisdiction and n,
entered Judgment accordingly. The Logans
port Pharos says: This puts the case dowI
for trial on its merits, and ~everybod!
knows what the result will be-that th'
pretended lease will be declared void anC
the Eel River Railroad must he operated
from Logansport to Butler by the Ee
River as il was chartered TO do. 1t is pre-
sumable that the attorneys for the Wabasl
and Eel River roads must have anticipated
the adverse decision by Judge Mount o.
they would not have attempted 10 have
law passed by the late Legislature legaliz
ing and authorizing such lease, but in thi
attempt they were baffied by Winfield 4
Dykeman and Wilson and Taber. who spen
three weeks at Indianapolis TO defeat tn
bill"
On no road in the country are the pas
senger officials more confident that theii
trains will make schedule time than on thu
Big Four lines. as Is evidenced in th'
unique contract noted below. made by tn
general passenger agent of those lines
According to an agreement made Wit
one of Gus Hilrs interests. the Big Foul
was TO carry the company and Its baggage
from Louisville. KY. to Cleveland in
portation. General Passenger and Tickle
Agent D.. b. Martin was not certain tina
the contract could be carried out, and h,
kept the wires between Cleveland and Gin
cinnati warm until told that the trip hat
been a success. The theatrical compan,
was carried from JeffersonVilie, Ind. L
Anderson on a special train, where connec
tons were made with No. SO. arriving il
| Cleveland at 1855 o'clock. The compan
night. The Big Four agreed to place tn,
company i'm the Star Theater, bag an,
baggage, at 1880 o'clock"
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