The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-09

The executive committee Of the Western
passenger Association has completed Its
Work or arranging to place on sale on It's
nnes Nov. the Sebastian form of ticket
The number OF platform men at the city
freight depots is now about 80 per cent. in
excess of the number in October last year,
ana they are working more or less overtime.
Winter tourist rates from Ohio river points
south will go into effect Oct Is, two weeks
earlier than usual Tourist rates TO other
points do not become effective until Nov l.
Col. OTan Perry, general agent of the
pennsylvania Company at this point. re-
turned yesterday from an extended West
his wife.
Notice has been given on the Panhandle
lines that hereafter the paynaster will not
collect bills of restaurant keepers from en-
ployes, as it SO much increased the work
Of the paymaster.
e. r. Dunkell, assistant secretary of the
railroad branch of the Y. NJ. c. A. at Pitts
burg, has been asked to become secretary
of the railroad branch of the association
at youngstown, o.
j. S. Norris, trainmaster on the first di-
vision Of the Baltimore & Ohio, has been
appointed Superintendent of the eastern
district Of the Pittsburg division, with head
quarters at Connellsville.
Albert Ingalls, assistant superintendent of
the Indianapolis and Cleveland divisions of
the Big Four, has put in the entire week at
Indianapolis posting himself in relation to
the Big Four terminals and shops at this
point.
The roads of the Central Passenger Com
mIttee have announced rate OF one rare
for the round trip for the convention OF the
Brotherhood OF st. Andrew, which is to be
held in Buffalo during the third week of Oc-
tober
Nearly all the roads have for some weeks
past been working an extra number of sec
ton men, getting tracks in order for the
usual fall inspections, and seldom have the
roads entered winter with track in as
good condition.
In face of a declining market the stock
of the Pennsylvania continues to advance
Last week the shares, which are $50 each,
We're selling al $57 and now at $3.50, and
it is said the stock is being purchased by
New York parties as an investment.
The executive officers of the roads in the
Western Passenger Association have adj
dressed joint note to the Union Pacific
responsibility for any decentralization in
passenger rates or commissions from this
time forward.
The earnings of the Chesapeake & Ohio
for October bid fair to exceed those of any
month in the history of the road. 1t is car
rying more passengers and handling larg-
er tonnage of freight for export via New
port News and getting better rates for car
rying the business.
The gross receipts of the Illinois Central
from traffic for the month Of September are
estimated at $,29942 an estimated increase
of $685., 1863 over the same month of last year.
For the two months ended Aug. 81 the net
earnings of the road were $l,046,090 an in
crease Of $3OO,75O.
will be one of the bidders for the Rich
mond, Nicholasville. Irvington q Beattyvile
road at the foreclosure sale Oct, IL and Will
then extend the road through to Cumberland
Gap, giving then direct route between
Louisville and the seaboard.
The Big Four is taking out of st. Louis
daily from eighty to ninety cars of corn for
the Eastern seaboard turned over to it by
roads which haul the grain from Iowa. 1t
has the contract, it is stated to haul sew
eral thousand cars in the next few weeks,
most Of IT for pXnOrt via NeWnOrt News.
On Oct. l a rule went into effect the
Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern requiring
employees who had held passes to purchase
commuters tickets, paying half-fare. The
order has created so much III feeling that 1t
is announced that on Jan. free trans
portation will again be issued to employees.
Edward S. TVashburn, president of the
Kansas City, Fort Scott q Memphis, and
formerly general freight agent of the Big
Four lines, has been offered the presidency
of the Fftchiurg road, and 1t is thought
will accept. Before coming to the Big Four
he was general freight agent of the Fitch
burg.
Ohio Southwestern will leave Parkersburg
Oct. IL. A car has been fitted for the in
spection trip similar to that which has been
used on the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton,
on which roadTnasters and section foremen
ride and mingle socially with the officers
on the trip.
The position of travelling engineer has been
revived on the Baltimore & Ohio lines,
which was abolished five years ago. Will
liam DAYTON. an engineer has been APP
pointed travelling engineer on the transohio
been recognized as one of the most COM
petent engineers on the Baltimore & Ohio
lines west.
The Baltimore & Ohio reorganization COM
mittee J. P. Morgan e. Co. and the foreign
security holders are reported to have come
to an agreement, and Mr. Morgan will prac-
tically direct the reorganization, having won
in the fight. III this connection it is given
out that Judge ]. K. Cowen is to retire as
one of the receivers. Mr.. Murray is to be re-
tanned and it Is the impression that after
the REORGANIZATION Mr. Murray will be
elected president of the Baltimore q Ohio
lines, both east and west.
The executive committee of the western
Passenger Association has decided to make
some changes in the form of the inter-
changeabe mileage ticket used by the
roads 1t is expected that the change will
simplify the handling of it and at the same
time make it more convenient for the mold
ers The certificate is to be given the form
of an envelope with coupon attachment,
the coupon to be returned by the passen-
ger and the envelope with the certificate
Enclosed to be returned to the office by the
conductor.
When at the head of affairs of the Erie
Railway Jim Iriske offered $4,000 for ten
Of the best paintings of scenery on the
Erie lines Several painters entered the con-
test and it ended in dividing up the prize
between several who had done excellent
work. One of the pictures was that OF star
rucca valley and viaduct, which repre-
scented a train in three different positions
and was a very fine painting. j. W. Smith,
general agent CT the Erie fast freight lines
at this point 1aS a copy of this picture,
which was spoken of so highly as an arts
tic work.
Chairman Caldwell, of the Western Pas
senger Association, reports that the ticket
market in all the large centers of the asso-
citation is in an eminently satisfactory con-
dition. During the early part of the pres
ent week the chairman caused thorough
tests to be made of the market and found
only two tickets in the hands of the brok-
ers at Minneapolis and they were over diff
ferent roads. At St. Paul not a ticket could
be found and similar conditions prevailed
at Kansas City, where the rates for long
time have been in state of decentralization.
territory of the association it is evident
that an honest effort is being made to pre-
hands of the brokers'