The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-24


will place St Louis letters in New York and
Boston with the first morning delivery in
both cities, saving of several hours for
business men.
The Joint Weighing and Inspection Blu
reau gives employment at Indianapolis TO
twenty men, there being ten places where
fretghts in less than carload lots are
weighed, the work going on both day and
night.
1t was given out at Toledo yesterday on
semi-official authority that the Ohio Cen
trail will soon discontinue its Cincinnati
line. An effort was made to reach General
Passenger Agent Houck last night, but he
could not be found.
There are engines in service on the Louis
Vile division of the Pennsylvania lines that
were built forty years ago under direction
of Reuben Wells which, with light train,
will make as high speed as any of the most
modern build of locomotives
To retain its differential rate the Balti-
more & Ohio must reduce it's rate from Chi
cago to the East in order to meet Penn
sylvania competition. If it does this all the
differential lines will reduce their rates, and
the standard lines threaten to do the same.
Preparations are in progress for further
improvements to the Wheeling division of
the Baltimore & Ohio lines. A tunnel
through White hill, 24O0 feet long. and an
other, 1000 feet long. near Finleyville, are
included in the contemplated improvements.
The Lake Shore the Chicago & Rock
Island and the Chicago & Eastern Illinois
have under consideration the building of a
modern union station at Chicago, on
Twelfth street, and utilizing the ground
where the present union station stands for
large office block.
Robert Ward a conductor on the Lake
Shore road who has been railroading for
forty years. met with his first accident on
Thursday al Fort Wayne. He was caught
under train and his right leg crushed. For
six years Mr.. Ward was conductor on the
Lake Erie & Western.
C. L. Sprague. representing the Plant sys-
tenn, is in the city. He says that on Mon
day, Thursday and Saturday of each week
one of the company's fine steamers leaves
Tampa for Havana. making the run in
twenty-five hours, returning on the alternate
days, and already they are literally patron
lied.
The notice given by the Pennsylvania
lines of a reduction in the Chicago, St.
Louis and New York fares, via Washing
ton, dating from Sunday, is taken as evil
dence that the three standard lines are
working to the general lowering of passen-
ger fares to the figures of the so-called
weak lines.
The freight agents of the roads. and of
the fast freight lines yesterday received cir
culars instructing them in very positive
terms to restore rates to tariff Jan. / and
maintain them. One of the fast freight line
agents said that in his many years of serv-
ice he did not remember the issuing of a
circular so strong in its language.
William Garstang, superintendent of
motive power of the Big Four, is prepar-
ing plans for still larger engines than those
recently built for the Big Four, which are
hauling 1,2JO tons to a train from Clncin-
natl TO indianapolis ana using no more coal
than did the lighter engines in hauling LOCO
tons He expects the new engine will with
but little increase in consumption of fuel
haul 1900 tons per train.
After many months work and thousands
of dollars expended in securing expert testi-
mony the North Dakota railroad rate cases
were decided by United States Judge Ami
don at Fargo yesterday in favor of the rail-
roads. The decision is concurred in by
United States Judge Thayer. The decision
is to the effect that capital has right to
proper remuneration. and North Dakota
failed to show that the railroad rates do
more than yield proper income on the cap
ital invested. All the roads in the State had
Joined in the contest.
Grand Master Powell, of the photographers
Brotherhood. replied to the offer of General
Manager Hays, of the Grand Trunk to ar
bitrate last night, accepting the proposal
Mr.. Powell suggests an Independent arbi-
tration as most satisfactory to the teleg-
raphers. the Grand Trunk to appoint an ar
bitter, the telegraphers one and these two
the third. Mr.. Powell also suggests that
these two arbitrators meet in Toronto on
Jan. and select the third arbitrator. that
he be required to come at once to Toronto
and that the sessions of the arbitration
board be continued from day to day until
a conclusion is reached.