The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-12

Central: a third from the Peoria & East
ern; a fourth from the Peoria & Pekin I'm
ion. and the fifth from the Rock Island &
Peoria.
sylvania has issued a neat folder with
map of Washington. ID. c.. giving the prin-
cipal points of interest. for use OF persons
who visit the capital to witness the inau-
guration ceremonies.
The c.. H. & d. has arranged to accept
Central Passenger Committee 5,OJ-mile
tickets in exchange for through tickets
from points on the c.. II. & d. to points
on the Michigan Central Railway between
Toledo and Detroit. inclusive.
The reorganization committee of the Ohio
Southern has given notice that majority
of the first mortgage bonds have been de-
posted in favor of the plan and no more
deposits will be received. except upon the
penalty of paying $40 per bond.
Commissioner Donald, up to last Tues
day, had issued 400 clergy permits for
tory. These permits are honored on forty
three roads, and at 80 cents each are foot
ing up very respectable sum.
Theodore N Ely chief of motive power
of the Penns ylvania lines. has designed fif
teen different classes of engines, and each
new one is an Improvement over the other,
but in the Glass ! engine he thinks he has
about reached the browning triumph.
Z. j. Sanford. chief joint inspector of
roads centering at Kansas City, has been
appointed superintendent of the Union Sta
Stilwel. Mr.. Sanford was formerly a
passenger conductor on the Chicago d
Alton.
1t is stated that east-bound freight rates
at st. Louis are considerably demoraiized
and daily getting worse. Shippers at In
danapolis are wondering how 1t is that
they must still pay full tariff rates, II 1t be
true that east-bound rates are so badly OH
at St. Louis and Chicago.
The employees on all lines of service on the
Cleveland 4 Pittsburg have organized
pioneers association, 10 include all en-
ployes who were in the service of the COM IN
pany between 1851 and 1871, when the
Cleveland K Pittsburg became Pennsyl-
Vania Company'S interest.
The feeling among all the Chicago man
ayers over the rates to Washington for the
Inauguration is one of decided uneaSineSS
1t is reported all sides that rates are Der
ing made at less than the regular author-
lied tariff. and that many concessions are
being made to politicians and their friends
1t is not at all unlikely that rates Will be
badly demoralized by the LIST of March.
b. +. Kelsey. ticket agent of the Big
Four at the uptown office, yesterday re-
ceived from the Canadian Pacific a photo
gravure of Mount Stephen and Cathedral
Park, on Kicking Horse Pass Rocky noun
tains: II is elaborately framed ar ana the PFC PFC
four and one-half feet high. 1t has been
placed upon the walls of the Big Four
ticket office.
An export grain association, which in
cludes 300 elevators has been formed TO en-
courage export of grain via Western ports.
Its headquarters are at Atchison. The or
ganization hopes to save several cents per
bushel in transportation charges. Rail
rates from Illinois points to New Orleans
have been dropped from Is TO II cents per
100 pounds, it is claimed, through the in
fiuence of this association of elevator
owners.
A wrecking crew has been organized on
the Vandalia at the Terre Haute shops on
the same plan as those or the Pehnsyiva-
TOv CT a
ported in the night when the crew were
at their homes, and in ten minutes they
were at the shops ready to go out on the
wrecking train The residence OF each or
the crew is connected with the train dis
patcher's office by a wire and electric
alarm bells. Il.
E. A Ford, general passenger agent of
the Pennsylvania lines west of Pittsburg,
j. j. Turner, vice president and general
manager of the Vandalia lines. ana W. r.
Bruner. assistant general passenger agent
of the Vandalia, were in the city yesterday
for a conference with Receiver Malott The
conference may result in some chanse In
the train schedule. Mir. Ford reports pas
senger traffic light, but showing some SiShs
of Improvement.
A call has been issued for a meeting OF
the Southwestern Freight Association 10 De
held next Wednesday at New FORK LOT the
purpose of considering the adVisabinty OF
reducing rates from New York ana other
seaboard points to points in the southwest
ard in Texas generally. 1T IS possible thit
points than those the seaboard. 1t Is
expected that the reductions TO be made
will be quite heavy.
SUPERINTENDENT of Motive Power c. III.
Cory. of the c. II. & D., has in his pos
session an agreement between Lima and
the c. H. q ID. road which was written
and signed July 13. 1860 Under this agree
ment the c.. III. * d. gave 70 the incor-
porated village of Lima 5000 for the pur-
chase of a fire engine, hose. etc. Lima be-
ing then without fire protection whatever ,ai
FtV
village is now a thriving city OF 2o,OU0 IN
habitants.
The forty-fourth annual report of the
Chicago & Alton Railroad was submitted to
the stockholders Yesterday. The gross earn
ings for 1896 we're $6S40,2S3, against S6.SO2 5So
i'm 1895: the operating expenses were Si,U5S,-
546 against S3sS29s2 In lss? ana e me 20, net
1895. The total receipts from all sources
were sl.O74.5iO. and the total disbursements
including dividends. were S6.s32.S4s leaving .n
serve fund.
A Cleveland evening paper of Thursday
says: AT a secret meeting held In this
city yesterday there was consummated an
agreement that will practically control the
soft coal product of the State. 1t was "a
session of representatives of the OHIO SOFT
Coal Association and other railroads In the
association territory. 1t was decided to es-
tablish a single sales agency for all or the
Ohio bituminOus coal products. Then lhere
was p discussion of the percentage OF tne
The detils of that arrangement were not
completed but they will be, 1T is expected
at meeting to be held in Chicago next
Tuesday"
The stockholders of the Central Ohio Rail
road Company as reorganiZed, met in CO.
Iumbus yesterday. j. II. Collins. president.
made a statement concerning the circular
sent TO them by Joseph S. Reman. William
J. Conkling and Basil Il. Gordon. dated
Jan. Z 1897. The circular alleged that tho
rental of the Central Ohio was withheld by
the Baltimore q Ohio Railroad. Judge Col
Inns said the receivers of the Baltimore d
Ohio were not operating the Central Ohio
Railroad under the lease at all, ana cannot
be compelled TO do so. They are operating
il under an order OF the United states
Courts. The system of accounts (that is
treated as "A mere preteXt for holding back.
as alleged, the rental) is required by the or
der of the court. The statement then goes
into details. showing why in the Judgment
of Mr. Collins. hostile measures against the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad would not be
wise on the part of the Central Ohio Com
pany. whose property is leased to the Balti-
more q Ohio Railroad.
rnyDy X nj nNVJC CCIIOOV