The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-09

Tor the Boston Il Maine, and last week con-
tracted to build fifty electric cars for the
Boston elevated. The works had been idle
for two years or more.
Miss Maye L. March. for six years past
stenographer in the Big -Four office at La
fayette, goes 10 Cincinnati to-day to be-
come private secretary to A. NJ Stmson
purchasing agent of the Big -Four.
There is a possibility that the Rock ISL
cago and Colorado, Springs for the purpose
Of meeting the competition of the Burling-
ton and the Northwestern to Denver.
l.. T. Westrich superintendent of the ST.
Louis division of the Toledo. ST. Louis IL
Kansas City has about decided it is stated,
70 make a trip TO Alaska. with the inten-
ton OF engaging in the lumber business.
r. T. Cox attorney of the first mortgage
bondhoders of the Terre Haute and Peoria
division of the Vandalia lines. IS in Indian
apois for conference with Receiver Malott
and John G. Williams, attorney for the re-
ceiVer
Col John a. Robinson. who since the war
had been general agent of the Baltimore &
Ohio, died on Sunday at Patterson Creek,
w. Va He was advanced in years, and his
death was due to a general breaking down
of his health.
The Northern Pacific will on Saturday put
on a fast train from ST. Paul to Tacoma,
Wash, shorting the time of the present
schedule five hours. The change IS made to
accommodate the. increased travel from Ia
coma to Alaska,
Passenger train No 123. on the Baltimore
& Ohio lines. on Sunday made the run from
Columbus to Cincinnati 1l6 miles, in two
hours and fifty minutes, making eight
stops. Actual running time between the
two cities was 14t minutes
George j. Gunnip general agent of the
passenger department of the Santa Fe lines.
is in Indianapolis He states that in his
long connection with the road he has never
known travel to the Pacific coast to be as
heavy in February as at present.
Sunday next the Chicago, Milwaukee &
st Paul Railway will shorten the running
time of its fast mail to Minneapolis one
will a a m
now, will arrive in Milwaukee, at 4;49 a. m,
making the run in ten hours. The new train
Will not be an experiment.
The Order of Railway Conductors has
taken hold of the 2-eent railroad fare agi-
tation in Ohio and is securing signatures
of such bill. Tomorrow the general pas
senger agents of the Ohio roads will be in
columbus and appear before the legislative
committee and discuss the pending bill.
The general OFFICES Of, the Louisville,
Evansville s, st. Louis will, on March !, be
removed from Louisville to Princeton, Ind.
office at Louisville. The offices to be re-
moved are those Of NJ. A. Zook, chief engi-
neer: Mr. Mills superintendent of tele-
graph, and Mr.. Mason, superintendent of
bridges.
In passenger circles it is looked upon
as small business for the Santa Re to make
such. strenuous objections to the Chicago q
Northwestern and the Chicago. Burlng-
ton 4 quincy putting on fast train TO
the Pacific, when the Santa Fe for three
years has been running fast train to Los
Angeles and the Pacific coast, and the first
named roads made no complaint
/ If the Postoffice Department would place
I a mail box in the train sheds at the Union
Station it would be a great convenience to
the travelling public. Scarcely a through
train comes INTO the station that there are
not several persons who wish to drop postal
cards or letters into the mail box, and as
now arranged they must go outside the gate
into the Union Station proper to do so.
A. bill is before the Legislature of Ohio
which, it is said, will probably pass. which
provides that train crew shall consist of
q conductor, an engineer, fireman, flag
man and two brakemen, under ordinary cir
cumstances, and if there are more than
thirty-iive loaded cars in the train three
brakemen must be employed. The railway
organizations are said 10 be the orisinators
of the bill.
Local rates between Chicago and st. Paul
and Minneapolis are becoming demoralized
over the Klondke situation Already the
through rates that have been made in con-
nection with the Alaska business have re-
suited IN some Instances in parties being
carried from Chicago to St. Paul at one
nan the regular rate. IL IS 10 ward off
this Generalization that the Western roads
are 80 anxious to reach definite under
standing with the Canadian Pacific.
S. r. Galloway. president of the Lake
Shore road, is quoted as saying that he had
made his plans to live in Cleveland and
1t is stated that VIM. X. Vanderbilt is de-
sirous Of being identified with the man
agement Of both the New York Central and
the Lake Shore. and Will assume the title
of president of the consolidated system Civ
ing the title of vice president to President
Depew, OF the New York Central, and to
President Galloway, of the Lake Shore.
Passenger officials of the Lake Shore
road state that the company will pay no
attention to tbs, recent decision of the Cir
cult Court of Michigan which ordered that
the company issue mileage good for any
member of family. The Lake Shore has
carried it's case to the, Supreme Court of
/ United St9fGG
ing, and no attempt will probably be made
to carry out the order of the Circuit Court
Of Michigan until the Supreme Court of
the United States has passed upon the
question.
The damage suit instituted at San Fran
cisco by Peter ID. Peterson against f. Il.
O'COnnor, general ticket agent of the Ore
gon Railway and Navigation Company, in
San Francisco: resulted in a verdict in favor
OF the plaintiff. The suit grew out of Peter
sons arrest for forgery in signing the name
of another to ticket purchased from a
sealper. The court held that after the ticket
had been disposed of by the party to whom
1t was issued he ceased to have any right
to 1T and Peterson could not be guilty of
forgery in signing the former owners
name.
A passenger official who keeps well in
formed as to mileage books said last even
ing that he thought General Passenger
Agent DAILY. of the Lake Erie & Western,
showed excellent judgment in selling mile
age good only over their own lines On
roads south of the Ohio river one-thousand-
mile books are sold. good only over the re-
spective roads and in no part of the coun-
try Is the mileage less abused than on
Southern roads. The books are so guarded
that it requires a shrewd man to use the
mileage If not entitled to it.
A meeting of the interchangeable mileage
bureau of the Western roads was held in
Chicago yesterday for the purpose of con-
sidering some trouble that has arisen in
connection with claims for short-line mile
age. Under the old system of mileage there
were certain points to which actual mileage
was charged because several hours were al
lowed ticket-hoders to transact business
before proceeding to points to which the
mileage was applicable. 1t has been sought
to have the same rule applied to the new
system of mileage, but the plan has aroused
great opposition in some quarters and the
bureau spent it's time in making an effort
to settle the matter without, however,