The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-22

are working ten hours week mere than
in November, 1897.
Colored porters have been reinstated on
Trains 20 and p over the Vandalia line.
It is understood that a circular will be
issued this week appointing John Ches-
of the Vandalia, the general passenger
agent of the St Louis & San Francisco.
AS Chairman Walker and President Rip
ley, of the Santa Fe lines, are large buy
pany, as well many shrewd capitalists,
it is safe to predict bright future for this
road.
Col William Shaw, district passenger
agent of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy.
and Robert c. Jones, representing the pas
senger department of the Chicago, Milwau-
kee & St Paul, are in the city On official
business.
The Big Four lines proper earned in the
second week of November $271, 959O6, a de-
crease as compared with the corresponding
week of 1897 of 81, 46 which reduces the
increase of the first two weeks of the pres
ent month to 50, 536.46.
Theatrical rates are reported as being
shaded, and it is feared that the spirited
in a generalization of rates which have
been held at agreed tariff a longer time
than ever before known.
For some days past the express compa-
poultry east for Thanksgiving, but on
Friday the first special train was run over
the Panhandle road, carrying only poul-
try for New York and Boston.
The new fast passenger train on the Van
dalia and Pennsylvania lines yesterday
made its initial trip and reached COLUMBUS
two minutes ahead of it's schedule, Condi-
tons yesterday were favorable IN the early
part of the day for fast running.
The seventy-second annual meeting of the
stockholders of the Baltimore q ONO was
held yesterday. G. K Lord acting as Ct chair
approved and an adjournment taken until
Dec. 5. No other business was. transacted.
AS reorganized, the Central Passenger and
Freight Associations need give the chair
man but three days notice of a proposed
cut, and ten days notice of advance,
in recognition of the interState-commerce
law. The maintenance of a differential by
any line under such conditions Will be out
of the question.
The struggle for supremacy between the
first mortgage bondholders of the Peoria,
Decatur q Evansville is increasing in bit
terness. The opposing interests are de-
termined to spare no expense to thWart
the efforts of the first mortgage bondhold-
ers, who are working steadily with the fore
closure proceedings.
Railroad does not in any way affect the re-
ownership of the Vandalia lines. 1t is prob
able that the new owners OF the property
will arrange with Receiver Malott to con-
tinue to operate the road for their account
in connection with the main line of the
Vandalia, as it can be much better handled
After Jan. / d. G. Edwards, passenger
traffic manager of the Cincinnati Hamil-
ton & Dayton. will do all the advertising
through the local offices. He thinks the
local men know better the needs OF the
company in that direction in their local
tiles. For some months past George Hay
Ter, district passenger agent, has been look
ing closely after the results of advertising
i'm this territory. and the results have been
highly satisfactory.
number of the larger railroad systems
have given notice that they will on Jan
/ adopt a new kind of ticket that will be
manipulation proof and a blow to the dis
honorable ticket scalpers. The front back
and inside of the new form of passage will
novel in the printing or the style of the
ticket, as all the old forms will be followed,
but the material on which 1T will be printed
will be decided departure.
With the Pennsylvania and Baltimore &
Ohio putting on new and faster trains their
competitors. the Big Four, the Lake Shore
and New York Central and the Erie, are
carefully studying train schedules as are
some of the Northwestern lines to meet the
speed which the Chicago. Burlington &
Quincy offers, and as the lines named have
by no means reached their speed limit,
more nSw trains and faster ones are in pros
pect.
Stephen Little, the well-known expert
has just completed an inspection Of the
books and accounts of the Chicago Great
Western. He says the road is being oper-
ated by progressive and at the same time
conservative management, who are LOSING
no opportunity to secure the company
share of business, and in eXaming the com
pany'S books he found, in comparing then
with previous years many Indications tons o. o.
encouraging to the security holders.
The position George w. Boyd. assistant
general passenger agent of the Pennsylva-
MIA road, has taken regarding the Baltt-
more & Ohio cutting the passenger rates
between Pittsburg and Jersey City is IA
vorably commented on by passenger OFF,
Gals who are conservative and have an eye
to revenue. Mr.. Boyd said that he thought
it would only require a brief time to dem
onstrate to the Baltimore & Ohio officials
the mistaken policy 1T has adopted In plac-
ing such rates in effect and that they viii
be withdrawn in the interest of their owl
revenues.
The opinion prevails that more improve
ments will be made in 1899 to the railways
of this country than in either of the last
ten years, and with the new roads projected
the demand for steel rails will be large be-
yond precedent. The old roads are in shape
financially to make extensive improvements
and the projectors of new lines will FIND
of roads that are really needed. 1t is stated
that the project of building a road from
Indianapolis to LoganSport has been re-
vived and plans about matured to secure
the money to build it, providing satisfac
tory terminal facilities can be secured al
Indianapolis.
The current number of the United State!
Investor contains a lengthy article re
garding the rumored sale of the Chicago
& Alton to the Kansas City, Pittsburg &
Gulf syndicate. In commenting on The
| Chicago & Alton as one of the ultra con
| servative roads of the country, the In
weston says: For years it stood well a
the front and. in fact stands well to-day
but it is nevertheless not the road it was {
few years ago. For several years it ha!
been at a standstill, and when that hap
pens to any railway line in a locality il
the United States where competition is a.
all lively, it generally means that oppo
nents are meanwhile forging to the front
This has been the case with the Alton
from Chicago to ST. Louis, conservatively
managed and in good, though perhaps mo-
in the most progressive, condition. Its own
ers and management are many of them ole
men, and it is we'll known that they will
sell their property if they get their price
and insure the same figures to all the
stockholders"