The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-15

points goes INTO erect, and 1t is feared that
moralization in rates, as the reduction was
inaugurated by the Union Pacific.
The annual meeting of the Glover Leaf
President Kneeland. who holds the major
ity of stock, in the city, but did not
attend the meeting. The old directors will
hold over No further business was trans
acted.
l.. Briggs, general manager of the
Traders Despatch. was in the city yester-
day. Mr.. Briggs states that each year the
creases its business from Western points,
especially from Southwestern territory, in
Guiding Indianapolis.
General Passenger Agent Fee, of the
Northern Pacific, has arranged for two ex-
cursions from Mnnea polls to the Hawaiian
second Jan. Fl. Each trip VIII require thir-
ty-three days. covering over 5000 miles of
railway and steamship travel
The Baltimore & Ohio has given COMPETE
tors to understand that in case differentials
are abolished and nd concessions made to
weak lines the Baltimore & Ohio will rebel.
In passenger circles the opinion has pre-
vailed that the Baltimore & Ohio had
reached a position where it need not be
classified as one of the weak lines.
Freight men report the shipments of grain
as being slow. The farmers are holding
both their old and new crops. On such
roads as the Indianapolis q Nincennes, the
Indiana. Decatur & Western and the Peoria
d EASTERN western division not more than
30 per cent. as much corn is being loaded as
was the case at the corresponding period
last year.
Frank Reed. general passenger agent of
the Monon lines, was in the city yesterday.
He states that the passenger business of the
entire system the last ninety days has been
the heaviest in any like period since the
world fair at Chicago, and the business
at lndiar apolis has been highly satisfac-
tory. r. n. Bacon, district passenger agent
or the road at Louisville accompanied Mr..
reed, and reports business at Louisville
being very active.
To-day the Pennsylvania lines west will
run an excursion from Pittsburg to Chicago
and return 976 miles, for S10-a new move
on the part of the Pennsylvania. The tick
cts VIII be good over the Panhandle or the
Plttsburg, Fort Wayne & Chicago. The
limit of the tickets is five days. 1t is evil
cent that the Pennsylvania people have
adopted the plan Of carrying both freights
and passenger business on a lower basis
of rates than in the past.
The Santa Fe has introduced a new kind
Oh water tank. in the form of a steel cyn
have heretofore been the standard pattern.
The remarkably low price of steel has led
to its introduction. These tanks are made
to hold 5000 or 100000 gallons of water
according to the importance of the water
ing station. The Chicago a. Rock Island
has under contemplation the adoption of
the same pattern of water tank.
The Trunk-line Association has decided to
restore passenger rates between Chicago
and st. Paul to $11.5O from Sept. %. A COM
mittee is working on a restoration of trans
continental rates and will arrange an emf
grant business with the Canadian Pacific
line. The question of abOlishing differentiaI
fares Will not be vigorously agitated at
present. The freight committee of the as
ISOLATION has reduced the charge on storage
rates on flour from to IL cents.
At the final business session of the Inter
national Association of Ticket Agents held
at Detroit yesterday, the following officers
were elected: President, Charles Van
Camper, Rochester, Mimi; first vice presi-
dent, r. N. Blood, Buffalo; second vice
president, Col j. c. Robbins Chicago:
third vice president, w. F. Hambright
Lancaster. Pa: secretary, G. ]. Cadwala-
der, Philadelphia; treasurer, ElWood Ram
sey, Philadelphia. One hundred and fifty of
the delegates will take the proffered Michi-
turning Sunday by Detroit and Cleveland
boat. Yesterday afternoon the delegates en-
joyed river trip aboard the ferry steamer
Pleasure.
Within the last nine months six of the
employees on the Vandalia who ranked
lines have died. In speaking of this an Off
cial of the road said that when the VAN
dalta came under the control of the Penn
Sylvania for some weeks there was a good
deal of anxiety among the employees over
rumOrS OF numerous changes which would
throw old men out of positions, but such
anxiety, he said. was groundeSS. Some
changes had been made. bus in every case
where man was thought to be incompe-
tent to fill the position he held a place was
found for him. He mentioned a number Of
section foremen who were unable to make
out such reports as the new management
required; these men were given positions as
fiagmen or some work they could perform,
and in cases of veteran engineers they were
given easier work in shops when it was
found they were not competent to handle
the newer locomotives and the faster and
heavier trains now run.