The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-08

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is believed there are many clashing in
terests that If the first mortgage bondhold-
ers won the litigation would not end.
Hereafter what has been known as the
Railway Officials and Employees Life In
surance Association will be known as the
Reserve Loan Life Insurance Association
The change is made for the reason that the
organization has been COMPOUNDED with that
OF the Railway Officials and Employees As
ISOLATION, which is of an entirely different
character.
Baggagenen of the Indianapolis division
Of the Panhandle will not hereafter be al
lowed to leave their car to throw switches
and the work must be done by, the fireman
or the locomotive 1t is not thought pru-
dent for the baggagemen to leave his bag
gage unprotected Hereafter the firemen on
this division will open switches and the
brakemen close them.
The first mortgage bondholders of the
Louisville, Evansville & st. Louis are sus-
picious that the consolidated mortgage
committee is trying 10 get the best of them
and they have decided to raise the money
and buy the road themselves. 1t is stated
mat the second mortgage holders of the
Rockport branch will combine their inter-
ests with the first mortgage bondholders.
business has so improved on the Belt road
ana with the Union Railway Company that
~ Is stated that some of the managers of
tie lines interested are in favor of restor-
ing the 10 per cent. reduction made about
three years ago. With the restoration Of
wages the expenses would not be as great
as three years ago, as there was marked
reduction in number of employees as well
dS IN wages.
Grading on the ST. Louis, Peoria & North
ern has been completed for the entire ex-
tension from. Springfield ILL.,, to Peoria,
sixty-three miles, and the track layers have
reaehed San Jose, thirty-five miles from
Springfield 1t is expected that before the
month closes the company will begin run
ming its trains between Peoria and st. Louis.
The bridges were all completed last week
and the ballasting is we'll advanced.
The Western freight men are much dis
turbed oyer the news that the fight between
Lone Star line has broken out again. The
trouble between these lines has been the
Cause of the low rates that have been made
in, transmissouri and in transcontinental
rates. and now, with the trouble broken out
in renewed force, the roads are fearful that
they will be compelled to reduce their rates
still further.
The friends Of George H. Smith. assist
ant general passenger agent of the Gin
cinnati, Hamilton & Dayton, who is soon
to retire to become general passenger agent
of Southern road. will on Saturday give
him banquet in Cincinnati. The banquet
will be given by the business as well as
railroad associates of Mr.. Smith, and be-
fore he leaves those Immediately connected
with him on the c.. Fl. & d. road will give
supper in his honor.
The Pullman Company will get the first
five hundred of one thousand cars it is
building for the Big Four lines completed
this week, and will then commence building
five hundred cars for the. Chesapeake &
Ohio on an order for one thousand. When
these five hundred have been delivered the
Pullman Company will resume the building
of the Big -Four cars. 1t was expected that
the Pullman Company would deliver forty
new cars per day after beginning the con-
tract but as yet not over twenty day
have been delivered.
A railroad attorney said yesterday that
the suit of the State against the Vandalia
to secure the sum claimed to be due to the
school fund will lengthen the receivership,
as it is understood that, no matter which
way the Indiana Supreme Court decides, the
case will be carried to the United States
Supreme Court by the Pennsylvania Com
pany, which will eventually own the road.
The Pennsylvania Company now controls
it and will not take steps to GUST the re-
ceiver until this litigation is settled. In fact
as matters now stand, the Vandalia is less
of burden on the Pennsylvania Company
than it would be if in actual possession of
that company.
Judge Freeman, of Chicago. yesterday de-
cided that the Illinois Central Railroad
Company had no right to occupy the sub
merged lands of the lake shore between
Twenty-fifth and Twenty-seventh streets.
Chicago and dismissed the bill asking for
an Injunction restraining the city from In
land in question. The railroad company took
an appeal. The court also dismissed the
cross-bill filed by the city OF Chicago, which
asked for an injunction to restrain the rail-
road company from proceeding with it's
work, holding that the city had no right to
Interfere The railroad company took an
appeal to the Supreme Court
A meeting of the mileage bureau of the
Central Passenger Association was held IN
Chicago yesterday to arrange list OF
points between which the new interchange
able mileage may be used. The rate clerks
of the different roads also met with them TO
fix the exact rates between the points
agreed on. Another question which was
discussed by the bureau was the protest of
the Michigan commercial travellers on the
methods of isuing the Interchangeable mile
age under the new system, which requires
them to purchase their tickets. at the rail-
way stations. The commercial travellers
claim much time is lost which they could
use to advantage with their customers.
The Western roads have received notice
that the 500 line has agreed to restore rates
to the East from points west of Minneapolis
and st. Paul, the restoration to go into eff
feet Dec. 49, These reductions were made
by the 500 line on account of the seven-dol-
lar rate between Chicago and ST. Paul. The
500 will still use the seven-dollar as bas-
ing rate however, for the reason that it de-
cIares that one of the Chicago-St. Paul
roads has made a deal with certain brokers
by virtue of which the road Is to supply
the brokers for an indefinite time with
tickets which are TO be sold at the rate OF
ST. This story is denied in the most en-
phatic manner by all roads doing business
between ST. Paul and Chicago.