The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-24
Lower Lumber Rates.

and Indiana have claimed that the rates
from pineries in the pine lumber States were
too high. and so persistent have they been
in the claim that the Chicago, Burlington
& Quincy has lowered it's tariff several
cents per one hundred pounds from Wis
consin lumber producing points. The state
ment below shows that large number of
points in this State and in Illinois will be
benefited directly by the reduction. Follow
ing is the reduction made from st. Paul
and Minneapolis and Minneapolis transfer
points:
To stations on the Baltimore & Ohio
Southwestern-Bluf Springs TO Springfield,
Ill, 1879 cents; Sangamon to Pana, both in
elusive, 1413 Tower Hill to EdgeWood, both
inclusive, l512; lola TO Norris, both In
elusive 1712; Omaha to Shawneetown, ILL.,,
To stations on the Lake Erie & Western
-Farmdale to Bloomington, Ill, both in
elusive 1872 cents Holder to CheneyVille,
ILL., both inclusive, 1512.
To stations on the Peoria & Eastern
Hope Mines to Bloomington, Ill, both in
elusive 1872 cents; Gillem to Champaign,
both inclusive, 141a; Urbana, 151a Mayview
to Danville, ILL.,, both inclusive, 16:
To stations on the Big Four-Tilton to
Terre Haute, Ind, both inclusive 16 cents.
To stations on the Peoria, Decatur q
Evansville-Green Valley to Decatur, ILL.,,
both inclusive, lS1a cents; Mount Zion to
GRANVILLE, ILL.,, an6 Griffin to Evansville,
Ind. 16.
TO stations on the Chicago, Peoria 6, st.
Lous-Crescent to Jacksonville, ILL.,, both
inclusive, 1872 cents.
To stations on the Evansville & Terre
Handspring Hill to EVanSVllle, 1nd, all
inclusive, 10 cents.
Markham, H., both inclusive, 19l2 cents;
To stations on the Litchtield, Carrolton
e. Observation-Disclosures to Litchfield, ILL.,,
both inclusive, 1872 cents.
To stations on the Jacksonville, Louis
x,;ll0 @ n n
both inclusive, 10 cents; Litchf1eld to Mount
Vernon, H., both inclusive, 16.
To stations on the Vandalia line-Farm-
cents; Suffern to Prairie Hill, both in
elusive 1519; Lake City to Harrington, ILL.,,
and Malcolm and Terre Haute' lnd' all in
1t is thought this break in rates made by
the Burlington will lead to the establishing
points south. AT least it will end in add
vantage to the lumber dealers in the terri
tory above named.
Personal, Local and General Notes.
T. j. Hyman has been appointed auditor
of the Evansville & Terre Haute, vice w.
S. Whitney, who retired yesterday.
On July l superintendent Haskell, of the
Detroit & Lima Northern, will remove his
headquarters from Lima to Tecumseh,
Mich.
The Indiana, Decatur & Western and
the Monon yesterday carried five carloads
of picnickers from indianapolis to Craw-
louisville.
There are three roads out of ST. Louis
east in the hands of receivers, and 1t is
alleged that until few days ago the three
were cutting rates.
Harry j. King. a well-known Panhandle
passenger conductor, Is not Improving In
health, as his friends hoped he would, on
taking a good rest.
The Chicago & Alton has decided to run
excursions into Chicago at one fare for
the round trip from points on its line, be-
ginning with Saturday next
1t is the employees of the Peoria q East
ern who will have picnic on Saturday
next and at Danville. Ill, instead of Dan
vile, Ind. as stated yesterday
1t is stated that the Kansas City Pas
senger Bureau will unite on r: J: eileen for
its Secretary Mr.. Glenn was formerly With
the Pennsylvania lines at indianapolis.
Thos. Noonan, general manager of the
Central States Dispatch and the CONT
mental lines, was in the city Yesterday to
attend the wedding OF his late private sec
rotary.
The Chicago & Erie will open its line to
Bass Lake Ind, on next Sunday, and will
at that time put in new time table,
which will include the running time on the
new branch.
Freight rates on the great lakes are now
the lowest ever known. on the part-rail
and part-water routes controlled by the
Joint Traffic Association rates are fairly
well maintained.
II. w. Ballow, formerly trainmaster on
the Chicago & Eastern Illinois, has been
appointed trainmaster of the Efiingham di-
vision of the Wabash, in addition to the
Chicago division.
Receiver Monsarratt and Traffic Manager
Mills of the Columbus & Hooking Valley
are in Pittsburg for a conference with the
Pennsylvania officials concerning the coal
situation in Ohio
Miss Rolene Hale. who was married Yes
terday to II. CT. Spohr, of Cincinnati, has
been private secretary to r. II. Noonan,
general manager of the Central States Dis
patch since the line was established.
George T. Smith has been appointed
Eastern superintendent of the Start Union
line. vice r. j. Kingsbury resigned. Mr..
Smith has been agent of the Pennsylvania
road at New York city for some years.
The application of the Pennsylvania lines
to run an excursion from Columbus and
other points on its system to Old Point
Comfort and Norfolk on July % and Aug.
3 has been refused by the Joint Traffic AS
ISOLATION board
A regular train on the Lehigh Valley
road last Saturday run from Buffalo to
Rochester. eighty-tWo miles. In 12I2 min
utes actual running time, making 1t the
quickest time a train has covered that
eighty miles of road.
Engine 10 on the Wabash on Sunday last
hauled Il special train from Toledo to Fort
Wayne ninety-four miles. in 103 minutes.
Deducting time taken to stop for water
and railroad crossings. the distance was
covered in ninety-one minutes.
The Chicago & Northwestern yesterday
inaugurated the Pink identification slip
| over it's entire system by 1t people trav,
cling in sleeping cars are relieved OF all
trouble concerning transportation, no mat
ter how long their journey over its lines.
Henry Fraser general agent of the Big
| Four at it's city freight depots, states that
| they are now handling the largest tonnage