The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-08

road and commercial men take a cheerful
view OF the business situation.
A circular announces the appointment OF
r. w. Lightburne. jr., as general freight
with headquarters at Kansas City.
In the twenty-four hours ending at II D.
m sunday the Panhandle handled on the
Pittsourg division ffty-flve east-bound and
forty-three west-bound freight trains.
II. C. Haase, who is to represent the Bal
timore 4 Ohio at Detroit. on Wednesday
assumed the duties of the position. His
title will be district passenger agent
In August Western lines delivered at Chi
cago g, 443 carloads of grain, against 1888
carloads in August. 1897. and % OS3 carloads
OF live stock, against 2i.5O4 carloads III All
gust, 1891
John Robertson. one of the veteran en-
ployes In the Vandalia shops at Terre
Haute. was buried on Monday. He had
been In the employ of the company twenty
seven years.
Inc railroad Gazette has revised its fig
ures as to new railway mileage built in the
first six months of this year, making it
LIZ miles. two hundred more miles than
first reported
Santa Fe Railroad Company have voted 10
pay the full amount of interest at per
cent. on the company's adjustment bonds
Tor the last fiscal year on Nov. l.
Ideas of railway officials seem to differ.
me Pennsylvania is taking off brakemen
and reducing its train crews, while tho Chi
cago a. Eastern Illinois Is increasing the
number OF men to constitute train crew.
The Santa Fe inaugurated it's limited
train service between Chicago and the Pa
cific coast on Oct. 20. So great have been
both directions the train will be scheduled
fifty miles an hour.
President ingalls, has selected DECATUR
Axtell as successor of the late w. L. Walk
err. Jr. on the board of managers of tho
Joint Traffic Association. Mr.. Axteil lives
in Richmond Va, and is vice president of
the Chesapeake & Ohio.
Train 81 over the Panhandle and the
Vandalia, was run yesterday in four Sec
tons. the last three sections carrying the
Third Regiment of Missouri from Camp
Meade, to Kansas City. There were four
teen cars to each train.
land, Md. on Sunday was largely attended
Every railroad order was well represented
Matters relating to legislation were dis
cussed at length and also other topics Of
interest to the railroad fraternity.
Under the order of things r. c.
Jones, district passenger agent of the Chi
quarters at Cincinnati, will have charge of
all territory on the Panhandle west OF
Steubenville, as we'll as the Indianapolis
district.
Peoria over the Vandalia thirty carloads of
sugar, the cars containing 16, $50 bags of
sugar destined to London, England. From
here the Pennsylvania Company carried the
freight it going to Baltimore to be shipped
from there Sept. 8.
Passenger men who travel over the colin-
try good deal express the opinion that
passenger business this fall will be much
heavier than for some years past, and that
the usual dull business after the large
gatherings are over will not be expert
enced
The Pennsylvania Company has pur-
chased a large tract of land at Pittsburg
costing 100000, on which to construct a
system of bulk tracks. In clearing the
ground seventy dwelling houses had to be
removed. In the yards there will be thirty
two tracks arranged in pairs. with thirty
foot driveways between each pair paved
with stone
In commenting on the order to close all
saloons on the Union Pacific system in
connection with the eating houses Presi-
dent Burt of the Union Pacific, says: IF
the railroad company, as it does, enforces
a rule of the stricteSt sobrety among its
employees, and particularly its trainmen, 1t
is inconsistent for the company to hold out
temptations to them as it did when these
saloons were open.
The Erie and New York Central are en-
gagged in rate war between Buffalo and
Niagara Falls. For years the rate was 81
each way; now 1t is down to 40 cents one
way. or 80 cents the round trip, and to
other points between Buffalo and the falls
a propOrtiOnately low rate has been made.
1t is said the Lehigh Valley is about to
compete for the business between Buffalo
and Niagara Falls.
The following bulletin has been posted on
the bulletin boards of the Erie lines: ITO
all passenger conductors c. & e. Railroad:
There are at present and will be many sick
and enfeebled soldiers returning home on
furloughs. Many of these are hardly able
to care for themselves. / wish you would
please arrange to give such parties your
personal attention as far as possible and
also arrange to have your train porters to
attend to their wants, making them as
President Thomas that this is DONE"