The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-13

The Chicago & Alton has for some time
been running weekend excursions TO chi
cago from points on its line. 1t broke the
record last Saturday by bringing in about
six thousand people.
The Milwaukee & st. Paul earnings for
the first week in October increased $68S39
over those for the corresponding week last
wear, while the Wabash, in the same period,
shows a gain of $4l,545.
The corrected report of the Grand
Trunks earnings for the six months end
ing June 30 are: Gross receipts, G1 722, 491;
expenses 81, 1872 56S. net earnings, G559, 923;
gain over the corresponding period last
year, 47O,6O8.
The earnings of the Big Four, the Chesa-
peake & Ohio and the Baltimore Ohio
Southwestern for the first ten days of the
month show big increases. and indicate
be the best in many years.
. The State Board of Health IF Texas,
having raised the quarantine 50 far as the
cerned. that line has resumed the running
of passenger trains over it's own tracks
from Kansas City to Port Arthur.
The Richmond. Nicholasville, Irvine e
Beattyville Railroad, running from Yer
SailleS to Irvine, KY, was sold Saturday,
under foreclosure proceedings, to MeSsrs.
Shanahan, Walker and Hanger, represent
ing the mortgages, for 1901 900. The upset
price was 100000
E. P. Ripley, president of the Santa Fe
system with several officers of the COM
pany, is in Los Angeles and it is con-
jectured that their visit has some connec-
ton with the building of new line through
Legion Pass, to connect with the San Fran
cisco & San Joaquin Valley road, already
nearly built to Bakersfield.
The passenger department of the South
ern halfway mas promulgated the lnfofma-
ton that through travel between New York,
Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington and
all Eastern cities, and Montgomery, Mobile,
New Orleans and intermediate points, is
not subject to any delay on account of the
quarantine regulations
Notice has been given by the Wabash
road that it Will meet the rates made by
the roads of the Central Passenger Commit
tee for the convention of the Brotherhood
of st. Andrew, which is to be held IN Buff
faio the latter part of this month. All the
9 q, ROADS IN the territory OF the western
ton OF the Wabash.
The Western roads will not be represented
to any extent at the meeting of general
this week for the purpose of settling win
ter tourist rates. There are very few win
ter tourists points In the territory of the
Western lines and they cannot take any
action until after the Southern and South
western roads have settled upon their
basis of rates.
The Oregon Short-line, having declared
its intention of accepting the Union Pacl-
fics terms the trouble between the two
regarding the division of rates will prob
ably be adjusted in a short time. In that
event the Union Pacific will probably join
the Western Passenger Association and
thus put an end to the payment of extern
much of the decentralization which has ex-
listed in Western rates.
James J. Hill of the Great Western, has
given out that he will build, as a branch
of the Eastern Minnesota, a line between
Duluth and Fosston, Mimi, in the Red riv-
er valley. At that place it will connect with
the Great Northern. making a new and di-
rect route from Duluth west. 1t is authori-
tatively stated that Mr.. Hill has secured
control of the Duluth g. Winnipeg and that
the proposed new line will connect with the
Duluth &, Winnipeg at Cloquet, MINI.
The latest feature of the Union Pacific
consolidation scheme is one of great in
terest in Denver and to Colorado at large.
1t includes the consolidation of the Kansas
Pacific with the Gulf road, and combi-
nation between the Kansas Pacific and the
Missouri Pacific, whereby the fastest
through service ever attempted between st.
Louis and Denver will be inaugurated. The
Gulf road will operate the Kansas Pacific
after the reorganization of the former road.
General Dodge will in all probability, be
made president of the Gulf system after its
reorganization, and Frank Trumbull the
present receiver, will probably be given the
position of vice president and general man.