The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-09

J. track in use as an electric trolley line
between Peoria and Pekin.
The agreement between the Columbus &
Hooking Valley and the Erie Under which
the Hooking Valley mileage books were ac-
cepted on the Erie, was yesterday discon-
tinued, the Hooking Valley now being
member of the interchangeable mileage
agreement
1t is exciting some comment that tlnA Rail
timore & Ohio is on each Sunday handling
so large per cent of the theatrical bust
ness, and it Is suspected there is somet1,.i.c
irregular In its rates. On Dec. 5 the road
handled on its system twenty-four theatre
cal troupes, including 553 people.
There is excellent authority for stating
that Sir William c. Van Horne president
of the Canadian Pacific, will tender his
resignation before the month expires He
mas held that position since 1888, going to
the Canadian Pacific in 1882 as its general
manager and first vice president.
In the locomotive department of the Pitts
burg, Fort Wayne & Chicago the men are
working thirteen hours day, and it is ex-
pected, will be obliged to do so for some
weeks to come, At all shops, on the Penn
sylvanfa lines the number of hours is being
increased and also the number of men en-
ployed.
So satisfactory were the tests between
Chicago and New York over the Pennsyl-
wanna lines that it is believed that next
spring the time table will show train in
both directions which will make the run be-
tween these cities in twenty hours. The
schedule of its fastest train is now twenty
four hours
Despite the fatal wreck on the New York
central few weeks ago at Garrison the
road is now doing the largest passenger
business at any time in its history. Pas
senger men say the travelling public looks
upon accidents in very sensible manner,
Wen knowing that a like accident is not
likely to occur in many years, Ii ever again.
The lines of the Central Passenger Com
mlttee met in Chicago yesterday and did
nothing beyond considering the rates and
arrangements for a large number Of meet
1ngs or various kinds in the territory of the
committee. The meeting will last three
days, one day being devoted to the consid-
Grafton of changes in the handling of in
Interchangeable mileage business.
The Colorado Supreme Court in an opin-
ion delivered yesterday, upheld the tax as
orator Transit Company in use in Colorado.
Under this decision cars of the Pullman
Palace Car Company and the various meat
and fruit transportation companies are liza
bic to taxation in Colorado. The case will
probably be carried to the United States
supreme Court.
G. F. Daily general passenger agent of
the Lake Egie & Western and other Brice
lines, las been in Chicago this week attend
ing the meetings of passenger officials and.
while the Lake Erie q Western is not a
member of the association, he is showing a
disposition to work in harmony with the or
gani2aticn in the matter of maintaining
rates. The Cleveland, Akron & Columbus
of which he is also general passenger agent,
is member of the interchangeable mileage
agreement.
ting at Chicago, has decided, in the appeal
of the Central Trust Company of New York
against Wesisy Grant h ~ Shapies e, pa
eastern Railway Company, that the federal
court for the district of Indiana has no juris-
diction to interfere with a judgment in
ejectment entered by the Circuit Court of
Putnam county, Indiana. The suit arose out
of the laying, in 1873 of tracks on, private
land without condemnation proceedings or
payment for the right
There are strong indications that the
troubles in. the Southern traffic situation
growing out of the Independent and .ag-
greSSive attitude of the Seaboard Airline
are soon to be ended. and that the policy of
that company will hereafter be one Of peace
and cooperation This change of policy on
the part of the Seaboard is said to be due
to the fact that it's conduct has been most
expensive and with no material gain for the
that company Indicate that a new policy is
to be henceforward pursued
The meeting of the Western Passenger
Association at Chicago yesterday accom-
plshed nothing but routine matters. The
question of homeseekerS excursions was
up fer consideration, but the general meet
ing was unable to reach any decision, and
the matter went over to the meeting of the
executive committee, which is to be held
to-day. It is expected thai the meeting of
the committee viii settle several important
which are to be allowed to the various
lines between Chicago and st. Paul and and
in all probability last for several days, as
there is a long docket for it to handle.
The Denver News has the following:
1.-THE Transcontinental Passenger Assocla-
ton is to be revived, and its headquarters
are to be established in Denver. +. j.
Flynn the well-known railroad commits
sioner who has been acting at the head of
nearly a score of different passenger and
freight companies in this city, has been
selected as chairman. Mr.. Flynn will re-
ceive salary amounting probably to $1,000
a year, and will have in the offices under
his direction a force of fifteen to twenty
persons, each of whom will be an expert in
some department of railroad bookkeeping.
If there is no hitch in the programme the
association will be ready for business on
the LIST of January
The New York Mail and Express says
"A number of applicants have already APP
peared for the vacancy on the board of ar
bitratorS of the Joint Traffic Association
caused by the retirement of Vice President
Hobart AT least twenty names are now
mentioned for the place. The salary at
tached to the Office of arbitrator is 5000
The special committee may report it's choice
to the presidents at the meeting Dec. II,
it may be necessary as a last resort to al
low the two arbitratorS to select their col
league. Whatever the process may he, it is
certain that the following gentlemen,
among others, will receive considerations
T.. B. Stahlman, formerly commissioner of
the old Southern Railway and Steamship
Association Joseph Nimmo, jr., and H. K
Thurber."