The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-12

Ings were sl2s1s.O7s. against s14sOS. 2ss for
the corresponding period in the previous
year, decrease Of S13S5, l57.
George T. Jarvis receiver of the Louis
vile. Evansville * st. Louis, is congratulate
ing himself over the fact that the road was
not damaged by the floods OF the early
part of the week. neither passenger nor
freight service being interfered with. .
With the retiring of William Stewart as
general freight agent of the Pennsylvania
lines on the LIST of April the Pennsylvania
loses It's Oldest freight man I'm time OF
service. he having entered that department
with the company forty-ilve years ago.
The board Of managers of the Joint
franc Association has ordered that until
June 20 next the rate on steel rails from
Bessemer, Pa, 10 New Orleans and points
throughout Alabama and Louisiana AIissis-
sippi and Arkansas shall be $i95 per ton.
Directors of the Milwaukee & ST. Paul
road declared half-yearly dividends yester-
day OF per cent. on common and per
cent. on preferred stock. They are payable
April 19 to stockholders of record March
April u.
Hot Springs, W. Va. is becoming very
popular health and pleasure resort. During
the past winter an average of $50 persons
have been stopping there and the passen-
ger department Of the Chesapeake x Ohio
Is making efforts TO further increase the
business
The Toledo. st. Louis & Kansas City
earned in the first week of March $40. 920.57
an increase over the corresponding week of
1896 OF $,Zl1.OI. Since July the road has
earned S,57O, 943.05, an increase over earn
lngs or the corresponding period last year
OF 500, 27S32.
Receivers seem to be able to secure new
steel rails at lower prices than the general
officers of solvent roads V. T. Malott re-
celver OF the Vandalia, purchased 20 900
ton at slI per ton, and W. III. McDoe. re-
celver OF the Monon, purchased 5000 tons
at SIG per ton.
General Manager Loree. of the Pennsyl-
Van1a lines west, and John +. Miller, gen.
eral superintendent of the Southwestern
system, were in the city YESTERDAY and i'm
the afternoon went over the indianapolis
d Nincennes to look after the damage done
by the high waters.
A cablegram reports Gen. George j.
Magree. president of the Falls Brook
road, now in Nice, France as probably
fatally i'll. Mr. MaSree was the originator
OF the merit system of Furnishing railway
employees which has teen introduced on
several roads of late.
Charles Bell. passenger conductor on the
Big Four, was yesterday dismissed from
the companys service. No reasons were
assigned. Mr.. Bell has been with the COM
pany since 1877 and has been considered
one of the company's most popular and
competent conductors.
The preliminary survey of road from
College Corner to Richmond Ind, was
completed yesterday. The distance is six
teen and one-half miles The impression
Is that this time II is to be built and that
the Cincinnati. Hamilton 81 DAYTON is in
terested in its construction.
j. s May. superintendent of the Rich
mond division of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road, and W. c. Pennock, of Logansport,
have arranged to take a trip to Europe
and will leave in April 20 be gone until
June. Mr.. Mays health is somewhat inn
paired.
All tickets issued by the Erie Railway
Company prior to Dec. /. 1895. have no
value at present according to a notice is
sued by the passenger department. Conduc-
tors have been instructed not 10 accept
them for passage. This is done TO make
worthless q lot of tickets stolen which the
scalpers are offering for sale. it is stated
Officials OF the Chicago roads are prepar-
ing for hearing before the Illinois Legis-
lature next Wednesday against the two
cent-per-mile maximum passenger rate law
Their arguments will be directed to show
ing that such a law would be wholly I'M
reasonable and the interests of the public
would be injured rather than promoted by
its passage.
\ radical change is to be made at once
in the dining-car service of the Erie road.
the entire department TO be controlled by
the Erie people, instead of the Pullman
Company. The change is to go into effect
at once. For twelve months the Pennsyl-
vania Company has been controlling the
dining-car service on its lines, with very
satisfactory results.
Train Il, over the Vandalia. to-day will
haul two sleeping cars, one from Cincin-
natl, the other from indianapolis, which
were chartered TO carry sportsmen to the
prize fight at Carson. The Vandalia will
turn them over 10 the Missouri Pacific at
ST. Louis. The cars will be occupied until
the party returns. AT St. Louis four more
sleeping cars and a dining car Will be
added 10 the train
Operating officials of the Santa Fe road
have decided that the bulk of the $1,000 tons
Of steel rails recently purchased by the
company shall be used in reldytng portions
q between ('liC1g Kansas
| City. This will be done with the view of
putting that portion of the system into the
| highest possible physical condition. so that
any desired rate of speed can be made on
| IL by through passenger trains.
A dispatch from Toronto says: THE re-
| ported decision of General Manager Hayes
| TO have all trains made up at Port Huron
| instead of Sarnia. thus removing many
workmen from Canada to the other side. is
| meeting with severe condemnation in labor
| circles here. The president OF the Cana
| dian Trades and Labor Congress says il is
| clearly great injustice TO Canadian work
| men. and vigorous protests will be made to
| the Grand Trunk management against such
discrimination.
| Frank Reed general passenger agent OF
| the Monon, was in the city yesterday on
| official business. He states that passenger
| business had begun To improve when the
| trouble from high waters came. and now
| that the road is again all right he looks
| for a marked increase in travel before the
| month expires. Their new line between
| Chicago and Baltimore, over the Monon
| the Cincinnati, Hamilton a. Dayton and
the Baltimore & Ohio, has been doing a
| very satisfactory business, and he says
| has come to stay.
George II. Gunnip. general agent of the
| Santa F'e lines passenger department. is in
| the city. He states that w. j. Black re-
Gently appointed general passenger agent OF
| the road. now has matters moving along
| smoothly, so well was he acquainted with
| the detail work of the department having
| been the assistant general passenger agent
| MIR. White is but thirtytwo years of age
and there Is not Il subordinate in his de.
| partment who is not older in years and
| most of them in time of service f. T.
| Hendry, who represents the company In
the Detroit district, formerly at Indianapo-
lis, has just completed his twentieth year
| Of service in the passenger department OF
| the Santa Fe.