The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-01


by the Baltimore & Ohio over the treatmen.
they are receiving from the reorganization
committee.
The work of cutting down the heavy grade
on the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne g. Chicago
between Rochester and New Brighton
which has been In progress several months,
is about completed.
H. v. p Taylor assistant general passen-
ger and ticket agent Of the Wabash lines.
Passenger Agent George Maxfield, visiting
the Indianapolis territory.
c. f. Daily. general passenger agent of the
Lake Erie 81 Western lines. states tnai
their Niagara excursion. early In Angus.
bids fair to be even larger than that of last
year. when they carried one hundred and
two carloads of excursionists.
The passenger department of the Balti-
more & Ohio has issued the July number of
the Book of the Royal Blue" 1t is devoted
TO matters connected with the g. A. r.,
Fourth of July and the SEVENTEEN anniver-
sdry of the organization Of the b. & o.
The Pittsburg. Fort Wayne & Chicago Is
putting in numerous new side tracks at Con-
way, and the rumor has been revived that
the company will remove it's shops at Man
chester to Conway. 1t is definitely settled
that large roundhouse will be built there.
The Louisville & Nashville, in its fiscal
year. which ended with June 30, earned in
round numbers. $21 800 900. Including the
third week of June the earnings had reached
81. S35, 423. an increase over the correspond
ing ffty-one weeks of its previous fiscal
indianapolis is showing the largest in
crease proportionately of any point on the
Cincinnati. Hamilton & Dayton excepting
the coal roads which Of late have been doing
better than last year. Especially is east
bound passenger and freight business good
from this section.
The commissioner of internal revenue has
decided that railroad companies making
charge for excess baggage of passengers
shall be required to aftix a one-cent stamp
to bills of lading covering such charges, in
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required to stamp their bills of lading.
The designations of N K. Elliott and other
officials of the Detroit Toledo & Milwau-
kee line makes IT evident that the Brice
road will come under the management of
the Cincinnati Northern and its associate
lines, the former Cincinnati. Jackscs g.
Mackinaw road.
Peter J. Nichols, general superintendent
of the Union Pacific Railway, has resigned
He will leave the Union Pacific July l. Ills
position as general superintendent will not
be filled. w. H. Baxter, now general agent
of the freight and passenger departments
OF the Union Pacific at Portland: Ore. will
Pacific
Train 90 over the Vandalia yesterday left
Terre Haute twenty minutes late and ar
late. the train consisting of eleven cars.
Conductor Trindall says, all things consid-
cred. he thinks it the fastest run ever made
between the two points with one of the
heavy express trains, the seventy-three
miles being run in ninety minutes.
A New York paper quotes o. w. Rugglee,
genera! passenger agent of the Michigan
Central as saying that after he returns to
his headquarters at Chicago the roads
which have been Juggling with the Klondike
tickets will hear something unpleasant as
there is ample evidence that they have
trifleG with the articles of agreement be-
tween the Central Traffic Association lines.
The Chesapeake & Ohio has arranged for
some fast service in carrying the delegates
and thei- friends to. the annual convention
of the National Educational Association to
be held in Washington. At els p. M, July
3 and 6. special trains will leave Cincinnati.
The Big Four train leaving Indianapolis at
2:45 p. M, will connect with these trains,
which will consist of vestibule cars, dining
cars, etc.
Engine 112, on the Monon, yesterday
morning hauled the fast express. consisting
of five cars, from Monon to Frankfort
forty-seven miles, in tifty-eight minutes ana
made four stops. Most of the distance is up
grade. Between Sheridan and Westfeld
the fastest speed was attained two miles
being covered at a speed of a mile in forty
six seconds. and another in forty-eight sec
onds. j. NJ. Covington was the engineer.