The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-05

traffic.
Harry Miller, superintendent of the VAL
dalia main line, was in the city yesterday
| He has recovered from the trouble with
his eyes and is again looking after his du-
ties.
Travelling Passenger Agent Mason, of the
Cincinnati, Hamilton q Dayton, has re-
signed to take charge of the Detroit a.
Cleveland Steamship Company business at
Toledo
The fast mail over the Chicago Burling-
ton & Quincy consisting of six mail cars,
was on Monday hauled from Mendoza to
Galesburg, eighty-one miles, in eighty-four
minutes.
1t is stated that the Chesapeake & Ohio
will lose nothing by the fire at Newport
News. President Ingalls, keeps the Chesa-
peake & Ohio and the Big Four property
well insured.
On arriving at East st. Louis the dining
cars on the Vandalia will be sidetracked,
as to take them into St Louis will cost
500 per month. that being the terminal
companys charge.
C. A. Chambers, general freight agent of
the Lima Northern, will also look after the
duties of general passenger agent, the res
ignation of John Bastable effecting such a
change with Mr.. Chambers.
The Toledo, ST Louis & Kansas City earned
in April $40 053. So an increase over April
1886, of $1l 1886. Since July l the road has
earned $1,870, $40. 49, an increase over the cor
responding period last year of 224,1S5.44.
The general superintendent of the Wa
bash has issued an order that all station
agents, telegraph operators baggage men
and freight agents, must wear caps, on
which their title shall be lettered in gold.
In the case where the heirs of Robert
Fowler sought to recover $4,000 from the
Vandalia for damages resulting from the
Walnut creek wreck, the jury failed to
agree The trial was held at CraWfords-
vile.
D. B. Martin, passenger traffic manager
of the Baltimore q Ohio, is making West
ern trip. Yesterday he was in Cleveland
After his return some changes in officials
at Western points, it is stated, may be ex-
pected
Commercial travellers have not abandoned
hope of inducing the Western lines to issue
an interchangeable fve-thousand-mile tick
ct at two cents mile. They would prefer
Such tclloh 10 me eldcCHleHC VI lows I4N
ing the maximum rate at two cents per
mile.
The Nickel-plate, it is stated, has been
caught in the act of paying commissions on
passenger business, Chicago to New York.
in direct violation of the joint traffic agree
ment and if proven and convicted must pay
fine of $1,000.
Gerrit Fort, secretary of the Central
Passenger Committee, was in the city yes
terday, looking after some Irregularities on
the part of two of the Indianapolis lines
which have been brought to the attention
of Commissioner Donald.
The Wabash will put in additional side
tracks at Peru, the laying of which will
necessitate the removal of the freight Of
flee at that point. 1t is evident that the
management is preparing to make Peru
more important division point
On May 20 the Lima Northern and the
Ohio Southern will put on through trains
between Detroit and Old Point Comfort
These companies have purchased from the
Baldwin locomotive works some fine pas
senger locomotives to haul these trains.
The tenth annual convention of the Ma
tiofldl Association of Railway Surgeons be-
gar in Chicago yesterday: An address by
DIR. +. j. Lutz, of st. Louis the president,
was followed by reports of officers and
reading of papers. The convention will con-
tinue three days
into Iav,+ Af
bash has issued orders reducing every yard
master, except at Tilton and Toledo, to
foreman of yard crews, and orders have
been issued to cut down the number of
switchmen where possible without affecting
unfavorably the movement of trains.
The Pennsylvania and the Big Four had
in contemplation with the taking effect of
the summer time table putting on new fast
trains between the West and the seaboard,
but the, ruling of the Joint Traffic Associa-
ton, which requires extra fares on these
fast trains, has nipped the scheme.
The Joint Traffic Association has ruled
that box shall be constructed over
inch wide, and nine feet high, which means
that furniture cars forty feet in length
are no longer to be built, at least dur
ing the existence of this organization.
f. W. Smith, formerly a train dispatcher
on the Erie at MeadVille, Pa, was yester-
day appointed chief train dispatcher of the
Pittsburg Bessemer 81 Lake Erie, and g.
II. Hicks, agent of the Erie at Salamanca,
has been appointed assistant superintendent
of transportation of the Erie east of Sala-
manca.
The fact that Western roads have cut off
all excessive commissions struck nearer
home than many are aware Of. Some of
the local ticket agents were getting from
$3.50 to So on any ticket sold to Western
points and the new ruling only gives them
of the same tickets.
The Logansport- Eel~river Railroad case
will come up on its merits at the next trial,
and there is possibility of this lengthy
tinT1 n n
that one half of the roads in Indiana are
operated under leases similar to that of the
Eel River and the decision in this case
will be one of great importance.
John F. Miller general superintendent of
the Pennsylvania lines Southwestern sys-
tenn spent yesterday in the city. He says
very light, but he looks for an Improvement
when the weather becomes more seasonable
and the country roads in better condition
to get freights to the way stations.
David Este Sheehan died on Monday
night at Hamilton, o., of paresis. Mr..
Sheehan was for many years chief train
on the indianapolis division of the Cincin-
natl, Hamilton & Dayton. The last few
years he has been an invalid. When in
service he was very popular and compe-
tent.
The management of the Canadian Pacific
has decided to build number of engines
in their own shops and the order given
includes two consolidated engines for the
mountain section, three compound ten
WHeSI engines Tor the racine section, TOUR
of the same type for other sections, six ten
wheel passenger engines for the Western
and six for the Eastern divisions-twenty-
one in all. The company will build a num-
Der of coaches and other equipment at it's
own shops this summer keeping full
force busy at full time.
a new factor in transportation is making
itself felt in Chicago but it is not thought
much will be accomplished by it. 1t is the
Commercial Transportation Company, of
Duluth, composed of the millers of that
city and of Superior, who have tried to Sc
cure reductions in order to place them on
an equality with the mllers of st. Paul
and Minneapolis, and, failing to do So have
decided on doing their own carrying bust
ness to the Atlantic seaboard. 1t is ex-
pected that some of the all-rail lines will
make some concessions in order to meet
this element of competition.
In its investment items the last number
OF the United States Investor says that the
officials of Kansas are riding in a special
train over the tracks of the railway lines
of the State assessing the property. There
are colored walters and appurtenances for
the farmers who are representing the re-
form party, and at intervals they look out
of the windows at the handcars alongside
the track and assess" them. 1t is a great
farce, but from the fact that at the end
of the jaunt the railroads will take the of
ficials and their families on a pleasure trim
to Colorado. it is not believed that the as
sessment will be increased.
A LOUISVILLE PHYSICIAN