The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-28

IdSSCu6GT ASSOCldLlOn.
J: Q. Van Wrinkle, accompanied by his
wife. went to Cincinnati last evening to at
tend the wedding of Passenger Traffic Man
ager Mccormick, of the Big Four.
The auditors report shows that there has
been very handsome increase in com
mutors' business on both the Cleveland and
Chicago divisions of the Big Four
F. H. Houghton's position is of more inn
portance than stated yesterday. He is to
represent all interests of the New York,
Chicago & st. Louis lines in the Pittsburg
district.
The passenger equipment Of the Peoria
& Eastern is now among the finest coming
into the Union Station The. baggage cars
are new and the coaches have been re-
painted and generally repaired.
The yellow fever scare has not percept-
Ohio the gross earnings for September
showing an increase of S23.200. and for the
last three months an increase of $S7. 1873
The Illinois Central has commenced re-
laying its tracks on the main line with new
steel rail weighing one hundred pounds to
the yard, adopting the pattern in. use on the
Chesapeake q Ohio on its mountain divi-
sion.
The Joint passenger committee of Eastern
and Western roads, which was to have held
meeting in st. Louis yesterday, will meet
questions that were to come before that
body.
The Lake Erie & Western earned in the
third week OF October $67. 1863, an ooi increase
%N"N
20. Since Jan. the road has earned 81
755,143 an Increase over the corresponding
period of last year of $99,576
Passenger officials of the transcontinental
lines predict that travel to the Pacific coast
the next few months will be large beyond
precedent. Rates are low, and the yellow
fever scare will naturally prevent timid peo-
pie going South, at least until well into the
winter.
The Cincinnati. Hamilton & Dayton has
just completed over Hurricane creek
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onry. doing away with dangerous trestle.
The company is now building a similar
piece Of stone arch over the stream near
Oxford.
death OF Harry Taylor, who went to Los
Angeles some months ago for his health.
He had beea with A. G. Wells general su-
lines Mr.. Taylor was formerly with the
Big Four.
The net earnings of the Chicago. Milwau-
kee & ST. Paul for the month of September
were S,152S97, an increase of SALTS over
the same month of last year. For the
months from July to Sept. 80 the net earn
ingS of the road have been S. 1874, SIS, an in
crease of $517 ZIG.
Business on the Panhandle extension Of
the Santa Fe has become so heavy that it
has become necessary to establish train
masters office at Wellington, Kan, and f..
A. Austin, formerly general yardmaster at
Wichita, has been appointed trainmaster
for that division.
MI w. MdHS16iU, SUPERINTENDENT OIL In6
Indianapolis & Vincennes. yesterday went
north to join the inspection party of Gen
eral Manager Loree over the Northwestern
upon as one of the best experts on the
system as a Judge Of track.
The Big -Four lines proper in the third
week of October earned 1903 129.O9. an in
crease over the corresponding week of 1896
of $37, 107.0S The first three weeks of this
month the lines earned $S94,942 10, an in
crease over the corresponding twenty~one
days of last year of $96,S76lO
The Union Baptist Church (colered) at
Cincinnati on Tuesday evening, at one of
their meetings, passed resolutions euogiz-
ing the late George NJ. Pullman, for the
reason that in recognition of the labor
operating the sleeping car service no dis
elimination was made on account of color.
superintendent of the ST. Louis & San Fran
cisco, with headquarters at Springfield
Mo, took charge yesterday, and G. r. Gray
succeeds him as superintendent of the Kan
sas division. Mr.. O'Hara was at one time
in service on the Indiana, Bloomington &
Western.
T. c: Peck, who has been chief clerk of
w. H. Fisher, general passenger agent of
the Columbus & Hooking Valley, leaves to-
day for California for the benefit of his
health, and w Z. Joyce will succeed him
with the Baltimore 81 Ohio Southwestern
for some years.
The freight rate on flour has been fur
Their disturbed by the announcement of the
that on Nov. it will reduce the New York
bound domestic rate from rs to 2212 cents
per 100 pounds. This is cut of 21a cents.
The export rate is 20 cents, following the
cut by the 500.
The Big Four is gaining an excellent rep
utation for the character of its dining-car
a good deal say that in no part of the coun-
try is the service more satisfactory, clearly
and inviting. The company now runs on
it's system seven dining cars giving en-
plOvIn6nt to SiXty-flVe DeOple.
Rev. John Brunton, an old Bee-Iine en-
glneer, once in charge of the railroad
branch of the Young Mems Christian AS
ISOLATION at Indianapolis, has just been
appointed chaplain for the western division
OF the santa Fe lines This Is in addition
to his duties as chaplain of the, first di-
vision of the Denver & Rio Grande.
The first mortgage bondholders of the
Toledo. St Louis & Kansas City petitioned
Judge Taft, of the United States District
Court, to order a foreclosure sale of the
property Judge Taft expressed the opir-
ion that the time had not come to dispose
of the property, but announced that prob
ably before Jan. l he would order a fore
closure SALE
IS. A. Bent, representing the Canadian
Pacific, has been in the city for a day or
two. Mr.. Bent says the Canadian Pacific,
in connection with the government of Can
ada, IS getting out perfect map of the
klondike region, setting forth the route
by which the Canadian Pacific expects to
be carrying passengers from Chicago to
klondike in fifteen days, and from Van
couver in ten days.
Thus far this month Dr. Talbot, medical
examiner Of the Pennsylvania Company's
voluntary relief department. has examined
ard accepted hfty-six new members chief
ly from the engineer of maintenance of
way and train service departments This
Is the largest number taken in for many
months, and he thinks is evidence that the
employees feel the effects of the improve
ment in general business.
Air brake hose on freight trains some
times proves to be an expensive appara-
tus. On Sunday, near Fletcher on the Pan
handle, the sudden application of air brakes
on the forward cars equipped with the air
took UP the slack in the train so quickly
as to totally demolish three cars loaded
with merchandise and DANA ging a number
OF other cars, causing damages estimated
at several thousand dollars.
The understanding with the engineers
VINO run the express engines which haul the
knckerbocker on the Big Four is that
after reaching Greencastle, they. can come
TO Indianapolis as quick as they can get
here, and it is not at all uncommon for this
still in the Union Station, thirty-nine miles
in thirty-sx to thirty-eight minutes The
train is scheduled to make it in forty-eieht
minutes and it seldom reaches Greencastle
exactly on time
The executive committee of the Western
Passenger Association held an all-day ses-
sion at Chicago yesterday laboring to do
away with all causes of decentralization in
the territory of the association, and to have
rates and commissions placed on q firm and
reasonable basis. Some progress was made.
and ii is the general opinion of all of the
lines that they will have no trouble in COM
ing to an agreement with the Union Pacific
wnen they meet the representatives of that
road tomorrow.
Ladies' auxiliaries of the railway brother