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

at Lafayette Junction, has held that position
for thirty years and six months.
a. II. Waggener. who represents the Chi
cago q Northwestern in this territory, on
Wednesday celebrated his sixty-second
birthday and his thirtieth year in railroad
service.
Western agents TO stop shipments of wheat
and corn to Baltimore until further notice
On account of a congestion of business at
that point.
1t is stated that the Chicago & Great
Western has promised to withdraw its low
freight rates on Jan. /. The reduction was
the cause of the annulment of all traffic re-
lations by number of roads
An idea of how badly demoralized freight
rates are at Chicago is shown in the fact
that last week shipments of provisions were
going forward at 10 and IL cents per 100
pounds TO points where the tariff rate is 30
cents.
The Michigan Central, the Grand Trunk
and the Canadian Pacific are said TO be
bridge. 1t will probably result in an ar
rangement by which the three roads can
Jointly use it.
The Lindale building of the railroad
branch of the Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation, near Cleveland. on the Big Four,
will be opened on Wednesday, and Presi-
dent Ingalls, and General Manager Schaff
will be present and make addresses.
York Central, says it will be a long time
before an electric motor will take the place
of a steam engine on that road: The Cen
trail Is now having built at the Schenectady
locomotive works thirty large engines.
The Nandalia in the week ending Dec. 10
handled at Indianapolis 2674 loaded cars,
bringing in 1.734 and forwarding west $40.
OF the inbound business 1856 cars were live
stock The Vandalia is having heavy in
bound business of coal from Clay county.
In the recent fire in New York city the
Offices of the Locomotive Engineering were
burned out. and Angus Sinclair, the veteran
editor, states that the subscription records
were destroyed. He asks that subscribers
at once sent him their names and postotfice
addresses.
On Thursday Train II. the fast mail on
the Panhandle. left Indianapolis thirty min
utes late and arrived at Columbus but
fourteen minutes late. hauling a tive-car
train on a cold morning. The fifty-five miles
from Xenia to Columbus were run in sixty
three minutes.
Flour rates from Minneapolis east are now
the lowest ever known-19l@ cents. Minneap-
oils to New York on domestic flour. and IS
cents on flour for export. The Chicago
Great Western, which initiated the rate, is
getting from 100 to 125 carloads of flour from
the Minneapolis mills daily
l.. p. Palmer late chairman of the Joint
Traffic Association, passenger department,
now signs his name to all documents as com
missioner of the passenger department The
passenger and freight committees continue
TO hold their usual meetings. but are sup
posed to refrain from making any JOINT IraI-
hc agreement.
Slow progress is making i'm bringing about
2 foreclosure sale of the Louisville, Evans
Vile a ST. Louis. so many are the interests
asking for recognition. The property is so
well managed that results are as sats-
factory as could be until the road Is made
an important link in connecting strong lines,
which it likely will be when reorganized.
f. e. Loomis of Elmra, N. Y. superin-
tendent of the Tioga division of the Erie
Railroad has been appointed general super
intendent of the New York, Susquehanna q
Western and of the Wilkesbarre q Erie
roads. vice Superintendent McKelvey, re-
signed, and has been made general manager
of the Erie Railroads anthracite coal IN
terests in Pennsylvania.
The Big Four lines proper handled at In
danapolis last week 1859 loaded cars.
against 10.3l in the corresponding week OF
1897. q decrease this year of 492 loaded cars,
which was entirely due to a scarcity of cars
to fill orders. which large beyond all pre-
cedent Last week. however. the Big -Four
handled 217 more loaded cars at lndlanap-
oils than in the week ending Dec j.
1t is understood that at the meeting on
Wednesday, in Chicago, of the passenger
officials of the roads in the Central Traffic
Association the special half rates for SOL
diers and sailors on sick leave and those
returning from the war will be WITHDRAWN,
as most of the men have been brought
home, and some of the transportation gets
into hands of persons not entitled TO re-
duced rates
Mention was made recently of a fast run
over the Chesapeake & Ohio from Cincin-
natl to Huntington with a special train car
rying President ingalls,. In commenting on
this run, Mr.. Ingalls, said that he would IKE
to guarantee to make the run from Clncln-
natl to Huntington, counting slow orders
and everything 1874 miles, in 1874 minutes,
any time he can have half hours notice
and get good passenger engine.
The four Pennsylvania lines handled at In
dianapolis last week 4,95S loaded cars:
against 4,558 in the corresponding week OF
1897. an increase this year OF go loaded cars.
The Indianapolis division of the Panhandle
brought in $50 and forwarded east 1.262
loaded cars, and the Indianapolis & Vim
cennes had an unusually heavy business,
bringing in $50 loaded cars. This road is
now bringing in about 100 carloads Oh coal
per day
c. l. Mayne, general superintendent of
the Fitchburg Railroad, has rendered MS
resignation, effective Jan. ]. Mr.. Mayne was
an official under V. r. Malott when he was
receiver of the Chicago & Atlantic, and went
from this road to the Fitchburg as general
freight agent On the retiring OF W. II. EW-
ing he was appointed general superintendent.
Differences OF opinion between Mr.. Mayne
and President Goldman as to details in the
office led to the resignation
Apropos of the action of Congress in pass
ing the anti-ticket scalping bill, George w:
Boyd assistant general passenger agent OF
the Pennsylvania Railroad. says: 1t Woul6
be too long a story to go into the details OF
the frauds that are praciced IN the lllegaI
traffic i'm tickets, or to tell how the scalper
often makes fOrgerS OF ms Vlctlns anu
thieves of otherwise honest men. All Oh
and from the enlightenment they have given
has grown the sentiment against scalplng,
which has cfystalliZed into the present law.
If the Senate in its wisdom 1ndorseS the ac-
ton of the House the people or the united
States will not only enjoy great measure
of protection in their rights as travellers,
but they will be relieved of great many OF
The conditions and restrictions now imposed
OIL order