The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-06


use of some of the latter's cars.
j. J. Ferry, district passenger. agent of
the Northern Pacific at Cincinnati, is in the
city for day or two, looking after some
matters in the territory of District Passen-
ger Agent Turner, who is quite i'll.
The Brotherhood of Trainmen just at
present seems to be increasing in member
ship faster than any other of the railway
brotherhoods. In October five new lodges
with large memberships were instituted.
The officials of the Columbus & Hooking
a half holiday on Saturday the year round.
The custom has been to make such an ar
rangement only in the summer months.
G. w. Galligan has been appointed as
solidated c., P. & ST. l.. and the ST. L., c.
& st. P. roads. Mr.. Galligan was for some
years in freight service on the Big Four.
c. B. Mccall general manager of the
signed and the position has been abolished.
The duties of the Office will hereafter de-
volve on t. w. Geer, general superinten-
dent.
chief clerk of w. H. Fisher, general pas
senger agent of the Columbus & Hooking
Valley, on account of i'll health is in the
city for a few days before leaving for Cali
fornia.
William Briggs has been appointed captain
of the police service on the Little Miami
division of the Southwestern system of the
Pennsylvania lines. In that capacity Mr.
Briggs has charge of all special officers,
patrolmen and watchmen.
The excursion of the Indiana, Decatur &
Louis & Kansas City, to st. Louis, tonight,
promises to be a success. The train will be
made up of a baggage car, seven day
coaches and two sleeping cars.
c. H. wilkins, assistant grand chief of the
Order of Railway Conductors, says he be-
leveS that within a few months there Will
be a federation of all the railway brother
hoods in this country, including the Broth
erhOO0 Locomotive Engineers.
1t is stated that the new passenger trains
which have just been placed on the Chi
cago & Southwestern are reprinted passen-
ger equipment of the Monon lines. and there
is said to be but little doubt that the Monon
will shortly secure control of the road.
An official Of the Wabash says the train
men complained too soon of having to pur-
chase their winter suits of firms designated
by the general superintendent. They have
received their new outfits and are well
pleased, as they saved $3.50 on each suit.
An official of the Michigan division Of the
Big Four stated yesterday that the local
passenger business of the road was 90 per
cent. heavier in October this year than in
October, 1896, and its freight tonnage nearly
double this year that of the corresponding
period of 1896
Theodore F.. Brown Southern district pas
lsenger agent of the Big Four, will, on Oct.
H. be married to Miss Elizabeth B. Cooper,
of Chattanooga, Tenn The marriage will
take place in the St. PauPs Episcopal
Church of that city, which is Mr.. Browns
headquarters.
J. B. Corners, brother of M. S. Corners,
superintendent of the Columbus & Hooking
Valley who some months ago resigned as
superintendent of the Ann Arbor road to
accept position with the Postal Telegraph
Company in Colorado, has returned East to
engage in railroad work.
The Western Passenger Association will
in a few days close it's arrangements with
the Atlantic steamship companies for the
handling of the emigrant traffic entering
at the port of New York. They have SCI
cured the consent of all Western roads
that the business shall be handled and
routed through the immigrant clearing
house of the association in New York.
Under the new time schedule of the Big
Four, which becomes effective Nov. IA, the
time of the White Special will be length
in eight hours and twenty minutes from
Cincinnati to Chicago, and the time OF the
Knickerbocker will be unchanged, the run
from Chicago to Cincinnati being made, In
eight hours, and from Indianapolis to Gin
cinnati in two hours and forty-five minutes.
OF late the through sleping cars run be-
tween Chicago and Baltimore over me
and the Baltimore & Ohio have been doing
so much better that the passenger officials
of those lines are mach encourage . geo an 10
off. 1t is noticeable, however, that the line
is showing better results east than west
bound The Monon and the c., III. q ID.
apparently take more interest in its success
than the passenger men at the East.
The Southern Pacific's Sunset route to
New Orleans, which has been badly crippled
fever scare in the Southern States, was re-
opened for through business yesterday. A
plan is now under consideration to run the
limited trains east of Ell Paso one making
the trip to Chicago by way of the Texas &
Pacific, the ST. Louis, Iron Mountain x
Southern and the Chicago q Alton roads.
end the other to New Orleans over the
Southern route
The managers of the Joint Traffic Asso-
citation have recommended a division of
freight rates on east-bound transcontinen-
tai traffic forwarded via Louisville, Ky.
The lines north of Louisville are authorized
to accept not less than % per cent. of the
duly established gross through rates from
points of origin to points of destination. A
percentage basis for east-bound rates from
points on the Toledo & Ohio Central Extern
sion Railroad, effective Nov. Is, have been
established by the managers on percentages
of Chicago-New York rates
One in position to understand the situation
says that whenever the Big -Four builds
line to Grand Rapids it will leave the Michi-
RAPIDS via Three Rivers and Kalamazoo,
and that the Big Four will make the line
between indianapolis and Grand Rapids a
however, will hardly build this extension
until he has completed improvements he
contemplates in extending the double. track
between Cincinnati and Indianapolis and
has his central shops built at Indianapolis.
The meeting of the Western Passenger
Association at Chicago, held for the pur-
pose of considering the withdrawal of the
excessive commissions in the territory of
the association and the use of short-line
rates on roundabout business has adj
journed without taking any action. 1t con-
sidered the matters very carefully, but
came to the conclusion that it would be
unable to adjust matters until after the
settlement of the affairs of the Union Pa
cific and of the Union Pacific, Denver &
Gulf.
Notwithstanding all efforts of the chair
man of the Western Passenger Associa-
ton the rates between Chicago and st.
Paul and Minneapolis continue to be great
~ disturbed. The chief cause of the demor-
alization IS the gangs of Italian laborers
that are going south for the winter The
regular rate between st. Paul and Chicago
for this traffic is $3.50 and the laborers are
being carried for $3.50 The trouble has
spread to first-cass passenger rates and
there seems to be at present no way of
stopping the decentralization.
The Evansville 6, Richmond is now a
thing Of the past, and hereafter will be
known as the Indiana Southern. The en-
terprise was of those d. J. Mackey
projected in his railroad career. The line
was projected from Elnora, where it would
connect with others of the Mackey lines
and If built as chartered would have been
ITS miles long. The road was finished in the
fall of 1890 to Seymour, Ind. To what point
the present owners are to extend it, or who
is furnishing the money to improve and
equip the portion of road now built, is not
known, but the belief prevails that the Penn
sylvania is in some manner interested.
With each year the route between Gin