The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-21

National Switch and Signal Company. and
although but seventeen years OF age, young
Rhoads, yesterday, at the request OF this
official, began work in an important position
with that company.
A second track on the Big Four. as far
west as Cieves, was completed yesterday.
steel rail was finished on Saturday. Be-
tween Indianapolis and Cincinnati the Big
Four now has twenty-five miles of double
track.
The Big -Four now has six elegant full
vestibule dining cars in service on its
lines between Cleveland and st. Louis and
between Chicago and Cincinnati. and so ar
ranged that on every through train pas
sengers are accommodated at proper hours
of the day.
Joseph Ramsey general manager of the
Wabash lines, sends an official statement of
the fast run made by the Continental ex-
press last week. The official figures show
that 1865 miles were covered in l69 minutes.
Deducting stops, the average speed of the
train was sxty-five miles an hour.
1t is expected that the successor of F. G.
Darlington superintendent of the Indian
apois division Of the Panhandle lines will
be appointed at Pittsburg to-day 1t is UNI
derstood that the position will be filled by
transferring one of the superintendent of a
less important division to this division.
The Financial Chronicle computes gross
earnings of American railroads as follows:
Seventy-five roads, first week in June, 81
1905 increase $52e.24O; 13s roads, month of
April. SCI, 1858. increase $S,4745S2; net $l9,-
1893 952. increase s3021, $780, 1877 roads, Jan l
to April &c. $3.50. 1885, 57: increase 1921 S,592.
Engine 201, on the Big Four. on Sunday
night, hauled the Knickerbocker express
from Terre Haute to Indianapolis, seventy
three miles, in ninety-four minutes. stop
ping once for water. The nineteen miles
from Danville to this city were covered in
sixteen minutes. The train consisted OF
eight cars
The prospects are very favorable to the
Columbus, Sandusky & Hooking road re-
naming in the hands of Receiver FELTON,
Fitzgerald
of reorganizing the company is meeting
with bitter opposition. An Eastern finan 1.i1
dusky & Hooking is a bad one, and re-
quires drastic treatment.
The Boston and New York morning special
over the Big Four from Cincinnati has been
on but three weeks, and has already become
remunerative and bids fair to be as popular
as is the Knickerbocker express. Probably,
in the near future a change will IL be made mad
from Indianapolis will connect with it and
haul through car for this train.
The monthly report of r. F. Smith, SUI
| perintendent of the Pennsylvania Voluntary
| Relief Department, shows that in May 50 coo
| was disbursed in death benefits from acct
| dent and $50 in death benefits from nat
ural causes; in disablement benefits on ac-
| count of accident $S005, and on account of
! sickness, $3.50, making the disbursements
| of the month $27 ,915. being one of the larg-
| est disburSing months of any year since the
| association was established. Since in opera
| ton the association has paid to its mem
6ers, or in case of death to the legal heirs,
S. i13, 1921 during the period &C. 055 employees
| drew benefits.
While it is generally understood that the
reouctlon in east-bound rates on corn by all
| rall routes will go into effect within a few
| Gays, POSSIBLY June Is, no instructions to
| that effect had been received at o'clock
| last evening. Ford Wood, assistant general
freight agent of the Big Four, says the
proposition is to reduce the rate on corn
| from 1113 cents per 100 pounds, Chicago to
New York, to 10 cents, and at other points
| the usual proportion, and on wheat and
| oats from 20 to Is cents per 100 pounds
yesterday the lake and canal lines were
carrying corn from Chicago to New York
| at cents per 100 pounds. but July
| the water routes are to advance their rates
until only the usual difference between the
| an-ra1i line rates and those of the water
| routes prevails.
The Irterstate-commerc Commission will
| be asked to suggest some means of bringing
| the wsr between the American roads and
| the Canadian Pacific to a summary concu-
sion, The executive committee of the West
| ern Passenger Association formally decided
upon taking this course yesterday, and a
senger agents will go to Washington as soon
| as an appointment can be made
with the commissioners. The project
from ocean TO ocean has been t tane
| porarily abandoned. 1t was recognized that
to do so would be the EXTREMIST folly, the
only result of which would be to sacrifice an
| enormous proportion of the revenue of the
American lines. compared with which the
| effect on the Canadian Pacific road would he
| the merest trife.
| The United States Investor confirms the
| report that the Woodford syndicate better
| known as the Cincinnati. Hamilton & Day.
| ton syndicate, has secured control of the
| Chicago division of the Peoria, Decatur &,
| Evansville road. The line extends from
| Sidell to Olney. ILL.,. distance of 100 miles
| and crosses the Indiana. Decatur & West
ern road at Hume The Indiana. Decatur &,
| western is also owned by the Cincinnati
Hamilton & Dayton syndicate. and extends
| from indianapolis to Decatur. Ill. The piece
| or road that has been purchased by the
Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton syndicate
was, It is said, secured at A low price and
| IS TO be used as feeder for the Indiana
Decatur & Western. The Chicago division of
the Peoria, Decatur & Evansville has not
| peen purchased by the Cincinnati, Hamil-
Ton q Dayton and that company has no in
| terest in it whatever.