The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-30

Colorado, but was not benefited by his stay
there, and few weeks ago returned to his
home.
A Boston paper says it is the New York
Central that is seeking to secure control of
the Boston & Albany. not the New York,
New Haven & Hartford, as had been un-
derstood. The stock still advances, selling
al $3.50 per share on Wednesday.
1t is understood that at the coming an
nual convention of the American Associa-
ton of General Passenger and Ticket
agent of the Northern Pacific. will be
elected president of the association.
Traffic is so heavy with railways in the
Central Traffic Association territory that
what are known as extra train crews are
earning each month about much as the
regular crews. and the latter are glad to
get the relief the extra crews afford.
Indiana roads are getting considerable
revenue out of the street fairs at different
points in the State. One is now in progress
at Seymour, and others are to be held in
the next three weeks at Terre Haute,
Greensburg, Benton Harbor and Cairo, Ill.
The net earnings of the Burlington road
for August were $751;, 293 an increase of $73,-
996 over the net earnings of the same month
August the net earnings show a decrease of
1897.
II is stated that the management of the
baltlmore q Ohio is about to undertake TO
secure legislation favorable to locomotive
engineers and organized labor generally,
and in furtherance of this plan will call a
union mass meeting Of organized railway
laDor at Chicago Oct. 90
ID. B. Earhart one of the oldest conduc-
tors in time of service on the Big -Four
lines. who has been in the northern part or
the State for several weeks on account of
poor health. is not so well his disease hav
Ing in the last few days taken more sert-
GUS phase, causing his friends much anxiety.
The Sebastian form of excursion round
trip tickets has this season saved to the
Colorado-Omaha lines 1852. The lading
feature of the ticket is that the return part
is not given to the purchaser, but is for
warded by the selling agent to the agent at
destination, there to be claimed by the
owner thus completely outwitting the
scapers.
In the two years ending Sept l the Los
Angeles Railway, with which Thomas Peck,
formerly with the Big Four, is connected,
passenger has been killed or injured s. B.
Hynes, general manager, has sent letter
TO the transportation officials compliment
ing them on the manner the business has
been handled in the two years he has held
his present position.
1t is said that an agreement has been en-
tered into by the presidents of the different
New York State railroads to maintain rates
absolutely, beginning on Oct. !, and to
withdraw all cut rates in force at present
on Friday, Sept. 80. This does away. with
nounced by the Erie road, and with the $40
round-trip tickets that have been on sale
at Buffalo for some weeks past.
mas
ordered rate of one fare for the Texas
state fair and Dallas exposition from Dem
yer. Kansas City, Hannibal, st, Louis, Cairo,
termediate points. Tickets will be sold Sept
80 to Oct. e inclusive, with the final limit
TO return to Oct. 10. A rate of one fare for
the round trip has also been made for the
St. Louis fair. to be held Oct. to s, with
final return limited to Oct. TO-
Chicago railroad men are still declaring
will inf n
-per-100-pounds rate is made, to meet
the rate to the gulf. Meantime the state
missioner of the Galveston Freight Bureau,
j. ]. Groseclose, had left for Kansas City
and Omaha to investigate the grain situa-
ton, with a view of ascertaining why 1t is
that the grain is not moving freely toward
the gulf ports.
The Santa Fe road in connection with the
California and Oriental Steamship Com
pany, has completed arrangements for a
freight and passenger steamship service
between San Diego. Cal, and Yokohama
and Hong-Kong. Three steamers for the
new line have been secured. They are the
Belgian King, Carlisle City and Cathania.
The first of these steamers will leave San
Diego on Dec. Is. One will leave Hong
Kong for the United States on the same
date. The completion of this arrangement
between the Santa Fe and the steamship
through line for both passengers and
freight from Chicago to China and Japan.
The vessels will also make stops at Homo
lulu.
A Philadelphia paper announces that the
following official changes will become eff
fective to-day on the Pennsylvania road
proper: F. L. Sheppard, general superin-
tendent Pennsylvania Railroad division.
succeeds F. Wolcott Jackson as general SUI
perintendent of the United Railroads of
New Jersey: E. F. Brooks. superintendent
of the New York division to succeed H. F.
Kenney as general superintendent of the
Philadelphia. Wilmington & Baltimore dvi-
sion: George w. Creighton, of the Harris
York division; H. L. Lowell superintendent
of the Monongahela division, to be pro-
NOTED to the Harrisburg division. Either NJ.
Trump. general superintendent of trans
portation. or ]. NJ. Wallis. general superin-
tendent of the Philadelphia e Erie and
Northern Central will succeed Mr.. Shep-
pard at Altoona.