The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-31

TO the companies without interest for the
humble privilege of riding on their trains
by allowing any one else to use their DOCKS.
The great labor expended on the mileage
question by Ford ct al. looks like case
Of trying to find out how not to },t do it It"
Indianapolis. July 30.
Personal, Local and General Notes.
Claus Spreckels denies the rumor that he
Pacific
William Garstang superintendent Of mo-
tive power of the Big Four, will go to Della
ware and Bellefontane to-day 10 look aft
er work at these shops of the Big Four
The work on the new bridge of the Big
-Four over the Whitewater is being pushed.
The structure is of steel, 3l2 feet IN length.
track.
On Thursday there were handled on the
Big -Four system 1886 loaded cars, which
j. r. Cavanaugh, car service superintend-
ent, says exceeds any of the big movements
of 1892
George Ingalls, coal traffic manager
OF the Chesapeake & Ohio, states that
the G. & o. is handling all the coal of the
West Virginia mines that the equipment
will admit.
ID. S. Gray who represents the Pennsyl-
vania lines as one of the board of managers
OF the Joint Traffic Association, who came
home to rest until Aug. 10, has been called
to New York.
Under the latest ruling the new mileage
Is. Commissioner Donald nnds it more of
a task to get the book on the market than
he anticipated.
The Vandalia is testing in its yards at
Terre Haute the Larimer croGs-tie which
does away with wooden ties altogethef ana
also with spikes, the rails being held in
place by fianges.
The Hoosier Lodge of Indianapolis. Broth
erhood of Railroad Trainmen will hold its
ninth annual picnic at Lake Manitou, Roch-
ester, Ind, tomorrow. The Lake Erie d
Western Will run a special train for their
accommodation.
w. w. Dunnavant, travelling passenger
agent of the Queen &, Crescent now ranks
as one of the Oldest travelling passenger
dates back to the days of the Atlantic q
Great Western.
The Chesapeake & Ohio Old Point Com
fort excursion, Aug IL, promises to be We'll
patronizeQ. 1t Is seldom that the Eastern
lines have been so generous in the matter
of running excursions to popular resorts
and at so low rates.
The net earnings of the Wabash for June
were 1926, 1893, an increase over June, 1895,
of $91, 1913. The net earnings for the year
ending June 80 were S3,54I263, a decrease,
as compared with the corresponding twelve
months preceding of silica
p. Messer a Vandala engineer, who
few months ago underwent severe sutgi-
cal operation, has recovered. He, with his
family, has been spending a few weeks IN
New Hampshire returning Wednesday. He
will resume work on Aug. l.
General Manager Barnard, Of the Peoria
& Eastern, hopes to set bids for the new
contract early next week. He expects to
have them completed and machinery in
position by June,l Of next year
1t is said that the Panhandle people, so
tives, are disappointed in the results from
running passenger engines through between
Columbus and Pittsburg, and that the old
rule will probably be re-esta blished.
Tud0a NN0rthipOt0n Of Peoria has
dered the Iowa Central Railroad. within
thirty days, to make a contract with the
Peoria q Pekn Union at 22.G00 per year
or else tlnd other terminal facilities in
Peoria. The road has been paying $1S,500.
A railroad company has been incorpor-
ated 10 build road into Garrett and Pres
ton counties West Virginia, which will
open up extensive coal fields and large
tracts of timber land. The road will be
feeder when built to the Baltimore q Ohio.
R. R. Bentley. general baggage agent of
the Pennsylvania liz es, is in the city He
says the best evidence he sees of improve
ment Is the large Increase in the mOVemnts
of the traViing statesmen and their sample
trunks, and all seem cheerful over the re-
suits.
" T. Malott, receiver, and Vice Presi-
dent and General Manager Turner of the
spection of the lines. Everything seemed in
good condition. In the last few months
good deal has been done in betterments of
track and equipment.
Dominion government and the Canadian
Pacific road for the construction of the
Crows Nest Pass Railway excludes the
employment on the work or aliens ana
gives the preference to Canadian labor, and
Britons may be imported.
The net earnings OF. the Chicago, Mil
waukee 81 St. Paul for the fiscal year
closed June 30 were S11,909.2 2S, a decrease
OF 81 ,099 191 from the preceding fiscal year.
For the month Of June the net earnings
were 81, 093 1852, an increase of $50 S97 over the
month
It is stated that Commissioner Blanchard
will probably carry his point as to placing
the joint Weighing and inspection bureau
under control of the Joint Traffic Associa-
ton. The association is largely western
affair, and some of the freight officials do
not look with favor on the change.
The committee appointed by the stock
holders of the Central Ohio Railway last
April to investigate the affairs of the com
pany announces that it is ready to report.
The committee, it is stated criticises the
annual report and makes a number of i'm
portant suggestions and recommendations.
The Baltimore & Ohio has notified the
City Council of Baltimore that an ordinance
will be introduced at once to clear up the
title to the old Cumberland rolling mill, so
that it can be sold to some manufacturer
who will give the Baltimore & Ohio freight
The rolling mill property covers thirty
three acres adjoining the tracks Of the B.
& @. The buildings are now used for stor-
age purposes.
The single arch steel bridge over the Nj
w
been building for many months is nearing
completion. 1t will take the place of the
old suspension bridge. The suspension
bridge was opened for traffic in 1855 and
was at one time famous as Niagara fails
six million pounds of steel were used in
the new structure and the entire work has
been accomplished without suspension OF
traffic.
The five great trunk lines between New
York and Buffalo are now under control of
Pierpont Morgan & Co.-namely the New
York Central, the West Shore, the Erie,
the Delaware, Lakawanaa q western ana
the Lehigh Valley, alAd as two of these
trunk lines are coal roads, the firm controls
a large coal interest. At present the Penn
sylvania. lines are the only American roads
of the trunk lines which are not in some
way under the control Of the Morgan syndl-
cate.
Those who understand the tactics of the
Pennsylvania Company say 1t Will be a
new departure for it to let go its hold on
a railroad property, and 1t is not likely 70
allow any other company or party or capt.
taIsts to purchase the Michigan division
at the coming foreclosure sale. The opla-
ion is expressed that the Pennsylvania Com
pany is really behind this movement to
force the sale of the road and get matters
in such shape that it can bid 1t in or nave
ii bid in in the Pennsylvania interest
Western freight officials anticipate that
the principal steamship lines Will consider
ably increase freight rates within a rev
weeks as a result of the large crops in the
West and the increasing prosperity. As
rule rates are higher at this season of the
year but this summer an increase OF un-