The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-02
the corresponding period in the present
year: net S. 3N5 96l. AGAINST 81 224 6S5

York have dropped to 20 cents per 100
pounds, which is 10 cents below tariff rates.
On Saturday the fast mail of the Wabash
made the run from Fort Wayne to Hunting
ton, twenty-five miles, in twenty-fcur min
uteS.
"A. Fl. Polhamus, foreman of engines on
who has been seriously i'll, Is reported much
better. q
plate will begin to run into the passenger
station of the Chicago & Rock Island at
Chicago.
The Wabash paid 81, 800 duty on the loco
motives and ca.booSes it sent to its new
extension from Detroit to Buffalo over the
Grand Trunk road.
sylvania for the year 1897 leads all railways
in the country and the Chicago, Burlington
q quincy comes second.
&. B. Wilbern, president of the Chatta-
nooga, Rome & Southern Railway, has been
appointed receiver for the Rome & Carroll
ton Railroad, Georgia line.
The Grand Rapids & Indiana, in connec-
the rates made by the 500 lines between
Minneapolis and the seaboard.
AS soon as the new engines for the Belt
road are received Superintendent Zion will
send two of the' older engines to the shops
of the Big -Four at Wabash to be rebuilt.
Among the foreign railroad men in the
city yesterday were Fowler, representing
the Illinois Central; Rump, the Wabash.
and Vallery, the Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy
Daniel Donough, general ticket agent at
the Union Station, states that the receipts
from sale of tickets in February this year
We're fully 80 per cent. ahead Of those of
February, 1897.
Zig Four engineers have been notified to
enforce to the letter the order forbidding
persons to ride on the locomotives of the
company. There has been some laxity in
the matter of late.
Charles w. Bassett, assistant general pas
senger agent of the Pittsburg & Western,
has been appointed general passenger agent.
The position has been vacant since the re-
tirement of G. o. Scul
Frank James. late general freight and pas
senger agent Of the Findlay Fort Wayne &
Western, yesterday assumed the duties of
the general manager of the Central Coal
and Coke Company, of Ohio.
Charles Davidson, who has been agent of
the Adams Express Company at Terre
Haute for some years, has been transferred
to Toledo as agent of the company. John
Greinor succeeds him as agent at Terre
Haute.
M. L. Akers yesterday became superin-
tendent of terminals of the Big Four at
Louisville. This includes the superintend-
ency of the bridge and train men of the
Michigan division, SO far as that terminal
Is concerned.
The Supreme Court Of New York has held
the anti-scalping law of that State to be
constitutional, sustaining the lower court,
which dismissed the writ of habeas corpus
obtained by George Tyroler, New York
ticket scalper.
William r. McKeen, jr. superintendent of
Terre Haute, has been East for several days
in the interest of the patent crane which he
invented, and which is attracting a good
deal of attention.
A report is current I'm Eastern financial
circles that the Vanderbilts are in quiet
manner seeking to secure control of the
Fitchburg road. It extends from Rotter-
England outlet Of the West Shore road.
In February there were transferred over
the Belt road 1920 cars, the heaviest bust
ness ever done over the road in a winter
month. Belt road engines handled at the
stock yards 4,44S carloads of live stock, and
for private switches on the line 3140 cars.
]. Q. Van Wrinkle, general superintend-
perintendent of motive power and George
Bender, superintendent of the Chicago di-
vision of the Big -Four, were in Cleveland
yesterday to attend the funeral of Robert
Blee.
John Fisher, who for many years was an
engineer on the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne &
Chicago, and who few years ago left the
road to become superintendent of one of the
sugar refineries at Peoria, died in that city
on Monday. He will be buried at Fort
Wayne to-day.
A transportation club has been formed
in Buffalo. It's membership includes ticket
and freight agents connected with the rail-
ways and steamship companies. the follow
ing being eligible: General agents, con-
tracing agents, travelling passenger and
freight agents. and local ticket and freight
agents.
President Woodford, of the Cincinnati,
Hamilton d. Dayton, has under considera-
tion the doubling of its track between Ham
ilton and Toledo, which will give the road
q. double track from Cincinnati to Toledo;
Its double track between Cincinnati and
Hamilton is said to be second to none in the
country.
The arguments that the passenger Off
Gals have advanced against the 2-cent-fare
bill pending before the Legislature of Ohio
have been published for circulation in
pamphlet form, and will be mailed to per-
sons supposed to be interested in the sub
Ject. 1t is an exhaustive statement Of the
case for the railways.
The Chicago & Northwestern road has
procured complete outfit of new equip
ment for it's Northwestern limited" train
between Chicago and st. Paul. 1t is claimed
for it that it is the finest in every respect
that that has even been put on wheels. It was
this service. 1t is lighted throughout with
gas an0 electricity.
There were handled on the Big Four
proper in 10 February 126S57 loaded cars,
Peoria & Eastern, 1883 loaded cars. against
1927 in February, 1897; on the Big Four
system, 141, 240 loaded cars against 1922 764
in February. 1897. On the Big -Four proper
the business was over 10000 loaded cars in
excess of any February in preceding years.
Mr., Stout, of Woodford county Dem),
introduced bill in the Kentucky House
yesterday, proposing to repeal the charter
of the Southern Pacific Company and de-
claring an emergency because of the re-
fusal of said company to pay the State a
franchise tax. There is not enough of the
session left TO make probable, if possible
the passage Of any bill introduced at this
stage.
Newport News comes into prominence
not only as one of the largest grain export
points, but as the largest coaling port on
the Atlantic coast. arrangements have
been made by which annually, for five
years to come, 100000 tons of coal from
mines on the Chesapeake & Ohio will be
handled by the recently organized Atlantic
Transportation Company. 1t is proposed to
monopolize the steam coal traffic to At
lantlc, gulf and West India ports.
Burlington earnings for the month of Jan
uary continued to show the handsome gains
which this system has been making for the
past six months. The gross earnings for
the month amounted to 1904, 456, against
81 672, 62S for the same month last year:
operating expenses, 81 $3.50. 845 against 81 664,-
9S2; surplus, 1854 GIL, against $131, 443 an in
crease of 1913 167. For the seven months
from July last the gross earnings were
$25 1872 ,S67 against $21 $50 900 for the corre-
spending period in the previous year;
operating expenses, SIS, 252, 1886, against $12,-
25,745; surplus, 81, $40 $50, against s., $685.
Impending Calamity.
Washington Post.
Four or five big bundles of papers re-
posed on the desk of the file clerk of the
House yesterday. They comprised the re-