The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-08
Threats of the 500.

Threats of the 500.
The 500 line is threatening to make trou-
BILE in the rates between Chicago and Min
| neapolis and st. Paul again. 1t claims to
have discovered that some of the roads
have been making rates for the convention
of the National Educational Association
at Milwaukee which have been below the
agreement, and says that it is going to
reduce the rates again to the Atlantic sea-
board. All of the roads in the Western
Passenger Association deny that they have
| been Juggling the rates in any way.
Personal, Local and General Notes.
The Wabash has met the reduction in
corn rates made by the Illinois Central.
general meeting of the Central Traffic
Freight Association will be held in Chicago
to-day
A. A Zion, general superintendent of the
Union Railway Company returned last
evening from his bridal trip.
John henderson, one of the Oldest and
most highly esteemed engineers on the Chi
cago & Eastern Illinois, is dead.
In the month Of June there were shipped
from the Indianapolis stock yards over the
Panhandle east 672 carloads of live stock.
Two passenger conductors on the Chicago
division of the Panhandle were dropped on
Tuesday as a result of the work of spotters
The Chesapeake & Ohio, tor the year
ending June 30, 1897, shows an increase in
gross earnings over the twelve preceding
months of $4346SS.
w. A. Bissell assistant freight traffic
diction extended to cover the recently ac-
quired Atlantic & Pacific.
]. w Adams, who has been appointed
travelling passenger agent Of the Nickel
plate has been representing the Chicago &
Alton on the Pacific coast
Judge Bacon. general agent of the Chi
cago, Rock Island & Pacific, and r. A
Casey. of the Grand Rapids & Indiana are
in the city official business.
Charles f. Riley died at Lexington, KY,
on Tuesday. Fie had been in the constant
employ of the Louisville & Nashville forty
six years, being the oldest in time of
service on the road.
Train 6, over the Panhandle. between Co
iumbus and Pittsburg, now consists Of
nineteen cars and is run in two sections.
In addition to it's passenger equipment, this
train hauls eight postal cars.
Over fifteen hundred Pullman and Wag
her sleeping and parlor cars are now stand
ing on side tracks at Oakland, Cal. They
were used in carrying the Christian En-
deavor people to the Pacific coast.
After quite a disturbance in passenger
Traffic Association that it has jurisdiction
over the passenger traffic from Western
points, via the Erie to Lake Chautauqua.
The new bridge of the Pennsylvania Com
pany at Cincinnati is practically completed,
and after inspection by the general officers,
General Agent Ralph Peters, who has sup
ervised the work, was highly complimented.
special train on the Baltimore & Ohio
on Sunday made the run from Akron to
Chicago Junction seventy-six miles, in
eighty-fve minutes, time taken Tor two
stops and four slow-downs to be deducted.
Should the weather become little cooler
by Saturday, the Monon expects to carry
large number of people to Chicago on
the tWO-dOllar rOund-trip rate, good going
on any train Saturday and returning sun
day night
c. f. DAILY, general passenger agent of
the Cleveland, Akron & Columbus, has sue
ceeded in restoring connections with the
Fort Wayne route at Orrville, which gives
a good connection for Cincinnati, Indian
apolis and st. Louis.
The inspection by Samuel FELTON, of the
Baltimore & Ohio lines has at least vlndi-
Gated the bondholders who objected to
further issue of receivers certificates. Fiji
teen thousand less tons of new rails will
be purchased as a result of the inspection.
The Ohio coal roads are taking off not
only freight but passenger trains, and re-
ducing expenses in all directions on account
of the coal miners strike. On the Column
bus & Hooking Valley twelve freight trains
and four passenger trains have been an
nulled.
Thus far over eight hundred of the new
Sebastian round-trip tourist tickets have
been deposited with the joint agency at
Denver. Not one has yet been handled
bv a scalper, and a belief prevails that,
as Mr.. Sebastian claims, the ticket is non
scalpable.
The new general agent of Receiver Eel
ton, of the Columbus. Sandusky & Hooking
Valley inspected the car accountants de-
partment on Tuesday and several clerks
are without jobs. A change has been made
in the superintendents office which retires
Mr. Boner
The Chicago, Hammond & Western is
pushing preparations to test the ong-and-
short-haul clause of the interstate-com-
merce act as applied to a belt line The
corporation proposes 10 n esta9sn nat
of the length of haul.
William f. Black who for some years
was superintendent of the JefterSonVlIe,
ager of the Monon, but of late years in
business at Columbus O., has been ap
pointed by the courts receiver OF the Ian
caster & Hampden road.
Although no circular has been sent out
announcing the resignation of Assistant
General Passenger Agent Allen, of the Bal
timore x Ohio, he has retired from the
service of the road, and his duties are to
be looked after by General Passenger
Agent Austin, who was brought from the
Northern Pacific and placed above Mr..
Allen.
l. E. Johnson, division superintendent of
! she Lake Shore with headquarters at To-
superintendency OF the Norfolk & Western.
| Alfred Smith, of the Franklin division OF
| the Lake Shore, succeeds Mr.. Johnson at
| Toledo, and Philip Allen, of the kalamazoo
division, will succeed Mr.. Smith at Youngs-
| town, =.
The managers of the express companies
are earnestly protesting against the fast
| freight service inaugurated ABOUT year
ago by the Big -Four, which has been
adopted by the Pennsylvania and the Bal
| trains are carrying much business which
had heretofore been handled by the express
| companies
The Lake Erie & Western earned in June
| $2S9 627 a decrease as compared with June.
| 1896 of 1885. The Chicago ~ Eastern Illinois
| earned in June 1895, 42l, an increase over
| June 1856 of $1S,242. The Baltimore & Ohio
| Southwestern earned in June $5l9 239, an in
crease over June 1895, of $9,l35. The Ches-
apeake & Ohio earned in June $S69, Co., an
| increase over June, 1896, OF soy, 400
ION time and everybody satisfied" was
the message received by d. @. Edwards,
passenger traffic manager of the c., Fl. &
b. from the Cincinnati, Newport and Gov
| ington Elks who left Cincinnati on special
| train over the c., II. & d. at $50 d. m,
| July s. There were q number or Elks ABOARD
the train who reside outside OF the three
| cities but in the immediate vicinity The
| train was composed of baggage car,
| coaches and Pullman sleeping cars, and
| carried a large party of representative Elks
and their families, the c., ii. x ID. having
| everything arranged for an ENJOYABLE trip.
| The train made a splendid run from Cincin-
natl to Minneapolis, which point was
reached early Tuesday morning.
A lady with three children, left Indian
anolis for the Northwest, and a section and
one-half in a sleeping car was teregraphed
for TO Chicago three days in advance, and
the answer came that the berths had been
reserved. but on arriving at Chicago the
conductor and porter professed utter ig-
! norance of the matter. but inquiry indi-
Gated that the berths had been sold to other
parties, and the lady and three children
were compelled TO ride twenty-five hours in
a day coach If reports are true less at
tenton is being paid to insurng the reser-
walton of berths in sleeping ears than there