The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-16

The transcontinental lines have agreed
he ar to be Issued ee
and Dec. Is, The increase practically
amounts to Is per cent. on adj classes and
| commodities.
With the resignation of e. w. Greives
as superintendent of the car department of
the Baltimore & Ohio, the position has been
aDollshed and the duties of the office Will be
| looked after by the superintendent OF mo-
| time power.
j. G. Mann, general manager of the Mo-
bile q Ohio, who, with his associate Off
Gals, a few weeks ago transferred their
has returned from Mobile, the yellow fever
epidemic being practically over.
Samuel Thomas, president, and several OF
& Louisville, in company with Vice Presi-
dent and General Manager McDoel, will be-
gin an inspection of the property to-day
They will be in indianapolis later in the
week.
In the list Of applications granted by the
Trunk Line Association It seems that the
Baltimore & Ohio is to enter new eXcur-
sion field, and on Jan. II and March 10 pro-
poses to run excursion trains from Boston
to Florida points on the personally-conduct-
ed plan.
Thomas Doane who died a few DAYS ago,
aged seventy-seven years, at Charleston,
Mass, located and was engineer of the
Hoosac Tunnel line. He built 240 miles Of
the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy and later
was for some years consulting engineer Of
the Northern Pacific.
The Big Four yesterday received fifteen
new cars from the Pullman works, which
are now to be delivered in that number
daily until the contract for 1000 box cars is
filled. A like number will be delivered,
Ohio until it's contract for 1000 cars is filled.
J. A. Steltenkamp. general passenger
agent. of the Louisville & Nashville, is in
the city He says the yellow, fever was
and what they profited through the exposi-
ton at Nashville was lost through the light
travel which resulted from the fever scare.
Charles w. Reiff, late travelling passenger
agent of the New York, Philadelphia & Nor
folk, was buried at Philadelphia on Satur-
day. For many years he was connected
inventor and patentee of the one-thousand-.
mile ticket in use on most OF the prominent
roads of the country.
1t is stated that the Sioux City, Chicago &
Baltimore will be running its trains be-
tween Sioux City and st. Louis within
eighteen months. The road, when COM
an airline Arrangements have been made
to use the union depot at st. Louis. The
company will float $12O00,000 of bonds.
A number of railway companies will, the
ing prizes to the foreman Of section gangs
which have the best track. This. method
has done much to bring the lines which pay
prizes up to their present excellent stand
ard. Most roads pay as first prize 800,
second SIS, third $50 and for the best yard $50.
The interchangeable mileage ticket of the
was placed on sale yesterday for the first
time. The ticket gives to the purchaser
net rate Of cents per mile and Is very
is that invented by General Passenger
Agent Sebastian, of the Rock Island, and
will. it is supposed, keep the brokers at
safe distance.
East-bound freight shipments from Chi
cago in the past week amounted to 46,470
tons, against 50.667 tons the previous week
and "a AGA tons last year, divided among the
follows. Fort WAYNE,
1854 tons; Michigan Central 8. AIS; Wabash,
3,201; Lake Shore, BOSS; Panhandle, III;
3. & o.. 3311; Grand Trunk, $780, Nickel
plate 5,006: Big Four, 1898. The lake lines
carried S4,e58 tons.
It is stated that the new moguI freight
engines on the Panhandle are developing
remarkable speed. 1t is not an unusual
thing for these engines on level, straight
track or when running down grade, to
one of them hauled one of the Panhandle
express trains, by actual timing, with nine
cars, sixty miles an hour, which is remarka-
BILE speed for locomotives built for freight
service.
C. A. Baird, who has been appointed
travelling passenger agent of the Southern
Railway will have his heaquarterS at
Louisville, reporting to Mr.. William H. Tay-
lor, assistant general passenger agent. He
will travel the States of Ohio and Mfchl-
gan, Indiana as far west as indianapolis.
and Pennsylvania as far east as Pittsburg,
working business to points reached by the
Southern Railway. both via Louisville and
II.
It is announced that the arrangements
which Chairman Caldwell is making in New
York for the regulation of the Immigrant
traffic will have the effect of disposlng OF
the trouble which has beset the Western
roads on account Of this class of traffic for
several years. 1t is said that the chairman
will make arrangements that VIII De sati IS
factory to the Southern Pacific as well as
to the roads which are members or the emil
grant clearing house.
A franchise has been secured by parties
living at Kokomo and Young America Tor
the construction of railway between these
points. The scheme also cont emplateS con,
recting Burlington, Ind. This road VIII
give an outlet to one or the rlcheSL Iarm-
ing districts in the State, and farmers
there have hitherto been compelled to maui
their product twelve and fourteen d miies
to market. Construction Will pegm ABOUT
the first of April next.
Western lines have decided to put an end
to the practice of stopping cars In transit
for the purpose Of taking on or dfs iSi
with goods consigned to many points along
certain routes and have secured carload
rates where less than carload tariftS snould
apply Stops will be. permitted hereafter
only as follows: On shipments of live stock,
one stop for the purpose OF LOADING; on
fresh meat, no more than two. with charges
ranging from So to $40 car Tor eacn stop;
on scrap iron, one stop, with 80 charge;
on empty barrels, loose stoneware ag 9nr
each stop.
Because last week q large party of Penn
svlyania officials looked over the New YORK,
New Haven & Hartford and other lines
rumor was set afloat that the pennsylvania
is considering the advsability of adopting
electric power for its SUBURBAN service at
several points. An official of the road IN
speaking of the matter, said: why they
should adopt electricity when the steam To-
connective now in use is far more economical
and satisfactory than the electric motor SO
far as introduced is difficult to explain. The
composite car in use on some Eastern roads
for suburban service is more economical
and practical than any electric motor, ana
is a. far better mode of conveyance than
the expensive and unreliable trolley ar
rangement."
There is q general belief that it would be
a good thing for the Chicago Il Alton to Sc
cure control of the Kansas Pacific and 1t is
believed with the conservative methods or
the Chicago & Alton management that the
road would in the near future become a
dividend-payng property. In working with
the Chicago & Alton direct the business of
the Kansas Pacific would doubtless be in
creased, as the Chicago q Alton is so sit
uated that it can work with advantage with
many of the Eastern connections. The pol
icy with the Chicago Alton. says one OF
the officials is to reciprocate with any
road that gives it business. The Chicago q
Alton is a good feeder to the Big Four
lines the Big Four in turn giving 1t bust
ness for points on its lines. Especially are
the interests of the Chicago & Alton and
the Peoria & Eastern quite mutual.
A Brutal Fight the Levee.
One of the most disgusting and brutal
fights that has been witnessed for many a
night occurred on the Levee last night. Two
tailors became involved in personal ar