The Indianapolis journal., 1898-04-19

such ticket if they would escape damage
suits. This notice has created some feel
ing on the part of the roads which had
large supply of the Shattuck tickets on
hand and they threaten to refuse to use the
Thrall ticket.
President ingalls,. of the Big -Four lines,
company's best points for business. the
mark applying to both passenger and
freight traffic. AT no other point has the
proportionate increase been as marked as a
indianapolis the last three years
Official notice has been given that ]. T.
Hayden, travelling auditor for many years
OF the Lake Shore, has resigned on account
of i'll health. The force of travelling aud
itors will now consist of j. e. Slater. chief
travelling auditor; F. B. Hull, c. Fl. White
more and n. Bethune being under him.
The general mana gers of the roads COM
prisins the Union Railway Company will
hold a meeting to-day and select a success
sor to the late Daniel Donough as general
ticket agent at the Union Station Doubt
less Charles Stitz will be appointed, he be-
ing first in line of promotion and we'll fitted
To fill the position.
Announcement was made Yesterday of
$40 reduction in steamship rates from Pa
cific coast points TO Alaska. The rates here
after from San Francisco to Dyea, Skaguay,
or Sitka will be $52 cabin and $31 second
class. From Portland, Seattle, Tacoma.
Port Townsend or Victoria they will be $40
cabin and $25 second class.
The Toledo, st. Louis & Kansas City
earned in the second week of April $Ss SSH,
a decrease, as compared with the corre-
spending week of 1897. of $l16.32. The first
two tW weeks of the, month the road earned
$Sl 347.65, an increase of $36l.60. Since July
/ the road has earned 81 794. 4.65S.S9, an in
crease this fiscal year of $l3, 1887.
II. B. Hughes, general manager of the
American Express Company yesterday
telegraphed that e. e. Travis had been APP
pointed superintendent of the Indiana dVi-
sion, vice r. G. Fargo who was promoted
and has gone TO Chicago, Mr.. Travis. for
some years. has been chief route agent for
this territory, with headquarters at Indian
apolis. tta
The railroad commissioners of Illinois are
still considering the terminal charge ques-
tion at the stock yards Stock raisers in
sist that the charges ere excessive; on the
other hand committee of railroad en-
ployeS appeared before the commissioners
and requested that the present rates be
maintained so as to prevent reduction in
employees wages.
General Manager Hays. since going to the
Grand Trunk. has introduced many changes
in the operating department by means of
work out of its engines, all being kept at
work unless undergoing repairs. Engineers
now have TO take whatever engine is as
signed to them, and four engineers do the
work that formerly five did.
d. B. Martin, passenger traffic manager
of the Baltimore & Ohio has adopted the
plan of E. o. Mccormick of getting all the
subordinate officials in the passenger serv-
ice, including the travelling passenger
agents, together two or three times a year
to confer as to business and agree on
policy. Next week Mr. Martin will meet his
subordinates in Pittsburg for such pur-
pose.
Several American roads are considering
the Introduction of the green signal. The
green light has proved far superior to the
white light, from the standpoint of safety,
that in the last few years, at considerable
cost, all English roads have changed their
signaling systems. Until few years ago
English roads had three signals under
which they were operated-red stood for
danger, green meant caution, and white a
clear track. Now English roads operate
under the red and green signals only, green
signifying that the track is clear.
Since the beginning of the present fiscal
year the Santa Fe road has relaid its
main tracks between Chicago and Kansas
City except 115 miles between Ft; Madison
steel rails. Which cost s275,OOo This was
paid out of earnings and charged to operat-
ing expenses. Notwithstanding this and
other heavy expenditures of the same ma
ture the road has earned in the ten months
of the year already past enough to pay the
full years interest on its general mort
gage 4 per cent bonds and per cent. on
its adjustment bonds.
Official notice was filed yesterday by the
Rock Island road canceling its former no
packing house products from the Missouri
river to the Mississippi river crossings and
Chicago, April 90 This notice makes it
impossible for any advance on this class of
freight to go into effect until after ten
days additional notice has been given. A
meeting Of the interested lines will be held
III ~. I@Outo hul SostJ W oCC - oSA
ment cannot be reached to have all cut rates
on this commodity withdrawn. Should that
conference fail the Santa Fe will reduce
rates to the same basis as the rate on pack
ing house products.
The Interstate-commerce Commission has
made an important ruling regarding the
storage of freight. Some weeks ago, in a
case brought by the American Warehouse
Mems Association, 1t declared that all stor-
age charges must be printed for the inspec-
tion of the public. An Eastern road, in
making such publication, stated that, in ac-
cordance with ruling of the commission.
freight must be removed within twenty-four
hours. The commission replied that the or
der stated nothing as to the time free stor-
age might be given and that fixing the
time of free storage was the voluntary act
of the company" This means that the
roads may hold freight in storage without
charge for any period they may elect, pro-
vided they announce that period in their
circulars.