The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-24

seventy cars for general service equal in
elegance and conveniences to any ever
turned out at the works
Contractor p. j. Scanlon on Thursday en-
gagged at Pittsburg one hundred teams and
three hundred men to go to New Castle,
Pa. and commence grading the ground
wnere the Brice people propose to make ex-
trunk-llne road.
Rates to the Pacific coast will be restored
Tomorrow, and the Canadian Pacific Off
Gals say IL, after restoration any American
line undertakes to juggle with them so as
to go below the published tariff they will
at once put out a tariff that will be in con-
formity to the lowest rate discovered.
General Manager Kendrick, of the North
ern Pacific, states that in the last three
years 10000 tons of steel rails, weighing
aid ad 10 o e u bridses an
trestles constructed. In the last year &c. Co.,
900 has been expended in improving the
road.
M. w. Mansfield, superintendent of the
Indianapolis & Vincennes. p. A. Bonebrake,
superintendent of the Indianapolis division
of the Panhandle, and b. w. Taylor, su-
perintendent of the Louisville division, yes
terday returned from Pittsburg, where they
went to attend the quarterly meeting Of
heads of departments.
over one thousand business men in towns
along the Chicago q Alton will next week
present a protest against the running of
cheap excursions to st. Louis and Chicago,
which, they assert. is working grave detri-
ment to their business. Some Of the largest
shippers on the line are among those who
have signed the protest
James Snow, lost-car agent of the Chesa-
peake & Ohio. is in the CITY He SAYS the
chesapeake & Ohio is daily hauling to tide
water from $50 to SEQ carloads of coal from
mines of West Virginia. Mr.. Snow a few
railroad service. He began on the Atlantic
& Great Western as a brakeman.
Oscar Murray. receiver of the Baltimore
G. Ohio says he is getting tired of denying
hot IL
cate had secured the controlling interest in
the road. The Chicago men, he says, have
simply bought big slice of the stock, as
they deemed it a good property They do
not own he says enough of the stock to
control the company's policy.
T. S. Bum, agent of the Peoria & Eastern
trainmaster of the Peoria & Eastern, is
considered one of the most capable agents
on the line, and Danville has become the
most important station on the Peoria &
Eastern main line It is understood that
L. Q. Shaffer, agent of the Peoria e. Eastern
ct Champaign, will succeed Mr. Bum at
Danville
The report that the Federal Steel Com
pany has secured control of the Cleveland,
Lorain & Wheeling is premature, but such
result need not be surprise. This road
has come aDidiy to the front under the
present management, and is looked upon as
promising property. 1t is now controlled
by the same people who are interested in
the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton and a
number of other Western lines.
A number of freight representatives Of
Western and Northwestern roads were in
the city yesterday w. j. Laird, who repre-
sents the Chicago Great Western, said that
when the freight men make bad week at
Cincinnati and other points In Central Traf-
fc Association territory they all come to
Indianapolis. where they can invariab bly, Sc
cure business enough to make good
weeks report. / do not know of a point
where there has been more satisfactory
increase in business for Western lines than
Indianapolis.