The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-02

| Central States Dispatch on the Big Four
system win be handled with the usual
promptness, notwithstanding the changes
recently effected.
| NJ. F. Bonzande. of the Chattanooga
Southern, was yesterday appointed general
/ manager of the Columbus, Sandusky &
| Hooking Railway by Receiver FELTON,.
] 1t is stated that the Chicago merchants
who were refused rates to country buyers
| by Western roads are inclined TO look at
| the matter in cool manner, but VIII con-
| cessions desired
Thus far, as a result of spoilers working
| on the indianapolis division of the Penn
| sylyania lines. five conductors have been
| called before their superiors, but so trivial
were the charges against them that they
/ are not worth publishing.
| T. c. Kmber, the new district passenger
! agent of the Missouri Pacific, the Iron
| Mountain and the Texas Pacific, with head
| quarters at Indianapolis, took charge yes
| terday. He has the same territory that
| Coke Alexander looked after.
With the change in time schedule on the
| Big Four on Sunday the company will in
! augurate dining car service on Train 10,
! the Boston special between Cincinnati and
| Cleveland, and on Train 23 West-bound,
| both of which are fast trains.
| Passenger officials say the outlook for a
heavy holiday travel for the Fourth Of July
! is unusually promising. Tickets will be sold
| at reduced rates July 3, and 3, good to re-
| turn on July Ga much longer limit than
| usually given for this holiday.
Inc railroad presidents nave unQer Cou-
| sideration the cutting off of free trans
| portatiOn TO public officials, as ex-of1ce-
holders have become more of bore to
them than those in office, so many of them
expect free transportation for life.
e. NJ. Fisher has been appointed auditor
! to Receiver FELTON,, of the Columbus, San
was formerly travelling auditor for the IN
diana, Bloomington q Western, and at one
| time assistant auditor of Kingan & Co., at
Indianapolis.
run over the ST. Louis and Cincinnati di-
vision of the Big Four between St. Louis
and Cincinnati carrying the Dru ;iT s.
Cincinnati on Sunday and Monday, return
ing Monday night.
The New York Evening Posts London
| correspondent cables as follows: Il under
stand that large orders for steel rails have
been placed in the United States by two
Of the Indian railways at prices said to be
81 per ton below the figure at which the
contract could be filled in this country"
The gathering of the Eks next week at
Minneapolis has led to quite little rate
war, and the Monon announces an open
rate for the round trip, indianapolis to Min
neapolis of $l2, and on Sunday noon Will
run a special from here, of Pullman cars,
to go through without change TO Minneap-
oils.
The Colorado Midland holds the enviable
position of not paying commissions on
business, but the general passenger agent
says he is sorry that the road is not able
to pay them, so that it is not so much
principle compulsion that sets the road
above other lines in the commission bust
ness.
1t was found necessary to amputate the
leg of Bert Brown, the Yandalia brakeman,
who injured on Monday while coup
ling cars at Clymers. Brown put his foot
up to shake the link, and it was caught
and crushed between the bumpers. His
home is at Terre Haute, where he has
wife and two children.
The Monon will to-day receive from the
st uyO of IA ma lOcOO1O-
tives ordered eight weeks ago. They will
be placed in service hauling Trains 80 and
81 between Indianapolis and Chicago, and
it is estimated that the time of these trains
is to be cut down to four and One-half
hours, fifteen minutes quicker than the
present schedule.
Commissioner Donald, of the Central Pas
senger CSlnmittee, has been in Pittsburg a
couple of days trying to effect a settlement
OF the passenger rate war between the
Pittsburg q Western and the Pittsburg q
Lake Erie. After two days elaboration
the matter was referred to ID. b Martin,
passenger traffic manager Of the Baltimore
& Ohio, for adjustment
The report of " T. Malott, receiver of the
Vandalia, for May, which will be out in
few days, will make the most favorable ex-
hibit of any month since he accepted the
receivership. While the business of the
Vandalia lines is not at the maximum,
there has been so much Improvement in the
last sixty days to greatly improve the
outlook for the road in the future.
The passenger department of the Penn
sylvania lines West has instructed con-
ductors to carefully scrutiniZe mileage Of
fered, and, unless in the hands of the orig
iral purchaser, take it up and collect fare,
and as a result several books have been
taken up. The conductors have been given
list OF names OF persons who are sup
posed to be travelling on mileage which
must not, If offered, be honored.
At u o'clock Thursday morning the 24O
miles of track extending from Mojave to
the Needles became part of the Atlantic &
Pacific Railroad Company. At the same
time the strip of road running from Benson
to Clayamas was transferred to the South
ern Pacific in accordance with previous ar
rangements. All the officers and employees
in the service of the Atlantic & Pacific will
continue to perform their duties until
otherwise ordered.
The through coaches run between Cincin-
natl, Indianapolis and Chicago, over the
Cincinnati, Hamilton q Dayton and the
Cape Horn route" in June carried an av-
erage of seventeen through passengers
West-bound and nineteen eaSt-bound which
would indicate that the Chicago end of the
line is working more vigorously than the
Cincinnati end. For a newly established
line it is certainly a favorable exhibit
The news that the reduction in grain
rates has been aVerted by the agreement of
the roads represented at the meeting in St
Louis yesterday to restore rates, or rather
to keep from cutting them was gratefully
roads They were all DESTROYS of avoiding a
war of rates and for a time ii looked Us
though one would likely come. The
rates for the present, at least, will be main
tanned on the basis of the established diff
ferentials on shipments of east-bound.