The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-07

Der Of minor improvements which give
much more completeness to the car.
on Noy, l the Wagner Palace Car Com
pany VIII place in service on the Lake
ing cars. The interior decorations will be
entirely or gold, the cars to be finished in
poppy wood and lighted with electricity.
The pennsylvania Company will on the
Sth and 9Th of this month run an excursion
for business men to Chicago at So for the
re- I'd, trip tickets good to return on Oct
TO- The Monon on the same dates, will run
an excursion into Chicago at s. round trip.
William M. Gwinn, of Worthington, Ind.
writes that on the 18th of this month il
will be fifty. years since the first passenger
train arrived at indianapolis, and that there
are now three men living, he being one of
the number. who rode on the first train into
Indianapolis.
Charles F. Adams, joint ticket agent dur
now ready to close up the business; all but
469 Of the tickets sold good to return on
have been called for and the arrangement
has proven decided success. For once the
scalpers were outgeneraled
On the Indianapolis & Vincennes and on
the Richmond, Cincinnati & Toledo divisions
every conductor who is eligible is a member
of the Pennsylvania voluntary relief depart
ment and on the Cleveland az Pittsburg the
Chicago & Richmond divisions engineers
who are eligible are also members.
The American. Association of Merchants
and Travellers has made application to the
Western Passenger Association for reduced
rates to be made for another meeting OF
its members to be held in Chicago from
Nov to 10. The matter will be laid before
the meeting of the executive committee of
the Passenger Association to-day.
The annual convention of freight claim
agents convened in Chicago Yesterday with
an attendance of about $50 delegates from
all parts of the country. The matters dis
cussed by the meeting yesterday related
entirely TO methods of handling freight and
exchanges between the different railroads
Inc meeting may last several days.
The meeting of the freight officials of the
Western roads, which has for its object the
withdrawal of the low freight rates in the
territory of the Western Freight Associa-
ton, has not accomplished much of anything
as yet Everybody is of the opinion that the
low rates should be withdrawn, but nobody
seems willing to be the first one to rake
them out.
There is no truth in the report that J.. B.
Garrett, third vice president of the Lehigh
Valley road, has resigned as member of the
ISOLATION on account of some friction. He
retired for the reason that Charles Harris
horne vice president of the Lehigh Valley
road, is going to Japan on a four months
trip and Mr.. Garrett must look after his
duties while he is away.
There is the best of authority for stating
that there is not the least grounds for the
rumor which has been floating about of late
to the effect that negotiations are pending
looking to a consolidation of the Lake Erie
& Western and the Cincinnati, Hamilton &
Dayton or their becoming more closely
identified, or in the report that the Brce
syndicate has secured controlling interest in
the c., II. e. ID. stock The owners of the
c., H. & ID. know they have a very valuable
property and are disposed to hold on to it
despite all rumors to the contrary.
Official notice has been given by the Union
Pacific to it's connections in Chicago that
the negotiations between that road and the
Oregon Short-line have been brought to
conclusion without any of the matters in
dispute being settled. There was a report
some days ago that the trouble had been
adjusted but the notice sent out by the
Union Pacific settles that matter concur
svely. The Union Pacific absolutely refuses
to consider any proposition which embraces
as a part Of it the allowance to the Oregon
Short-liae of greater proportions than the
established ones to all of it's connections
and to all the other roads in the country.
The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Louisville 81 Nashville Railroad was
held in Louisville yesterday. The old board
of directors was reelected, with the eX-
ception that F. A. Horsey was chosen to
succeed j. A. Horsey, deceased. The board
selected the officers. The annual report of
President Milton II. Smith shows that the
general results from operations for the
year were: Gross earnings, 500 972 ,90I 60:
operating expenses, 67.9S per cent, $685.,
21S04; net earnings from traffic, 32.02 per
cent. $6,523 0S9.61, to which add income
from rents and investments, 1927 .063 80 MAX
ing total income of $3.50 1853 49, Taxes, in
terest and expenses for the year left net
earnings of 1919 1900. The outstanding
bonded debt, June 80, 1897, was $S0.503 $50.