The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-30

evening for Hartford. where they will look
over the lnterlocking plant at that place,
after winch they are supposed to take notes
on the famous third-rail line to New Brit
ain.
"A rumor was current in passenger circles
yesterday that the new Central Passenger
Committee mileage book is Objectionable,
and 1t was not certain that all the roads
would place ii on sale. Inquiry, however,
showed that the ticket agents OF the sew
eral Indianapolis lines had received IN
structons to commence selling them on
Aug. l.
A recent law of Pennsylvania requires
railroads to reveal the names OF owners or
bonds, that their taxation may be possible.
The Nickel-plate is unable to furnish such
Information, and a penalty or S59'VN mas
been added to its regular taxation. So
many of the bonds are held abroad that
the company is unable to name It's bond
holders.
The future of the Southern Pacific has be
come matter of speculation. Claus
Spreckels has secured an option on the
Crocker interest, and should he purchase
1t and combine with the enemies or I. +.
Huntington it would not be surprise were
Mr.. Huntington ousted from the PRESIDENCY
Of the company. The interest of the Crock
er estate is valued at $35,0O0,0O0
The Monon people have under considera-
the indianapolis division, so that an engine
may take water when running. Inc Monon
people are determined to further reduce the
running time between Indianapolis and
Chicago. Their new passenger engines can
readily be arranged to take water from
track tanks as on the Pennsylvania.
@. f. Schaff, general manager of the Big
Four was in the city last night, and was
Joined by j. G. Van Wrinkle. They Will to-
day go to Columbus to organize Union
Railway Company on the same plan as
that of the indianapolis Union Railway
Company, the presidents to look after the
finances and the general managers and
general superintendent OF the several
roads to manage the other business.
A general passenger agent, yesterday in
commenting on the manner the harvest
home excursions had fallen OFF as COM
pared with five years ago, said that It was
not at all unusual for the Indiana, Bloom-
ington q Western TO turn over fUO TO SUI
the Missouri river, and on one occasion the
number reached $685. who went west over
the road in one day. Now, If a road gets a
good coach loaded 1t was thoughC 10 De
fortunate
The net earnings of the Burlington road
for the month of June were $6l,56O, an IN
crease of $135,246 over the same month OF
last year, when the earnings showed DEL
icit of $73,8S6 For the SIX months from
the beginning of the year to June ~ the net
earnings of the road have been $93S,694 an
increase of 81 22S 25S over the same period
of the preceding fiscal year, when the earn
ings showed a deficit of $3.50 564. The great
est part of the increase has been in the
freight earnings of the road, which nave
been for the six months $l,o4S,l3l over the
previous six months.
The demand for cars is so pressing that
the car tracer is now the busiest man in
the railway service and the most abused.
One of these car tracers this week found
Car $685. delivered tt the Elkhart q West
ern on April 10. and Car 3O6O delivered to
the road April %, still there, and the COM
parry was displeased because the car tracer
would not allow the cars to remain on
the road longer, to be used at the option
of the officers All efforts to get this road
into the Car-service Association it is
stated have proved unavailing, and the
reason therefor is shown in the foregoing
statement.
The sale of the Colorado Midland Rail-
road and all property appertalnlng thereto
is advertised to occur at Colorado city,
the decree of the United States Court d1-
recting Receiver RiStine to sell all assets
of the company. Bids will be accepted only
from parties who have deposited at least
Master William NJ Mcclure will conduct
the sale. This sale will end the rceiVershlp
of the road. The recently organized COM
pany will buy in the road and its affairs
will thereafter be conducted as lhey were
previous to the appointment of a receiver.
The Big Four has commenced work. on
it's new coang station at Benton Harbor
President ingalls, When al that place on
Saturday ordered the Improvement com
menced at once. The station Will nave ten
pockets with capacity OF lZ32 tons each.
it will be seventy-five feet long, sixteen
feet wide and the top of the pockets Will
be tWenty-one feet above water. The peck
cts will be six by sixteen feet and twelve
feet deep in front and four feet IN tAG
back With this new arrangement they Will
be able to put 10 tons OF coal ABOARD a
steamer in twenty-five minutes, where In
the old way it WSuld take Il large gang
of men several hours TO do the work. The
regular locomotive apron will be used for
unloading the pockets and the coal will be
elevated into them in buckets with steam
derricks.