The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-19

Years IN the auditors office OF the oregon
Short Line, has resigned and goes to San
Bank
General Passenger Agent Kniskern. Of the
folder form very instructive document;
| giving facts regarding the Alaska gold
helds and how TO reach them.
Stephen r. Payne telegraph operator on
appointed trainmaster of the Franklin di-
vision Of the same system. The division ex-
tends from Ashtabula TO Oil City.
| George F. Evans, formerly general man
| ager of the Louisville, Evansville q st.
Louis. since going to New England has been
rapidly promoted he now being vice presl-
| trail.
The Illinois Central has placed on the
market Sl00OO,OoO 3A percent. bonds, pr1n,,
By PRESIDENT Fish iS0i Of the le'ffl illinois Central
| stating the condition on which the bonds
| are issued.
The Union Pacific is to restore the posi-
| ton Of assistant general passenger agent,
and Samuel Hutchinson. general travelling
! passenger agent, is to take the place, ne
IN turn to be succeeded by ]. b. Framley,
OF Kansas City.
| On Sunday next the trains of the Penn
| sylVnia lines will begin TO run into the
| Union Station at Toledo. The company on
that date will also establish through pas
| senger service between Pittsburg and De-
troit via Toledo.
| The Rio Grande passenger department has
| iSSuSu d concise IaDle Oh rates 10 AldSAt
| from the chief railway centers in the United
states, starting with Chicago to Circle City,
sol 90, and ending with Puget sound cities
10 Wrangel, which is only Sl3.
| Superintendent Blizzard, of the Michigan
division of the Big Four, states that the
| falling off in business between Alexandria
| and Anderson will not amount to twenty
| i've passengers day, and the trolley line
being novelty explains much of this loss.
Commissioner Donald, of the Central
Passenger Association, has called a special
l meeting of the aSGOcia tiOn for Ian "a for
| the purpose of settling disputes between
| the standard and the difterential lires re-
garding the application or construction of
| rates.
| George Lowell, general superintendent of
| the Monon lines, is in the city. He states
| that the road is doing a good business,
every locomotive not in the shops being in
service and the outlook for a heavy stone
| traffic the present year is unusually prom
| Using.
| After two weeks trial II. H. Conway who
| was appointed advertising agent of the
| Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern has re-
| turned to his old position at New Albany,
and Ebert Murray has been appointed adj
vertising agent Of the road. Mr.. Murray
was formerly a newspaper man.
Yesterday five men from Cincinanti, all
| equipped for Klondike, came in over the
| Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton and went
north over the MonOn. The men, with their
equipment, occupied fully one-third. of the
| coach, and attracted a good deal of atten-
| ton on account of their rough dress.
Fl. c. Palmer, general freight agent of the
Iowa Central, has appointed F. w. Boltz
general agent of the company, with head
| quarters at Indianapolis. He is said to be
one of the best freight men in the coun-
try. For many years he was commercial
Paul at Cleveland, 0.
General Manager Ramsey, Of the Wabash,
is said to be determined to have more
direct line from Toledo to Chicago. Two
routes are under consideration, but the most
favored line is from Toledo to Maumee,
Swanston, Delta, Harrison West Unity and
Urh
the Detroit & Chicago line.
The Big -Four has for some time been
anxious to establish an interlocking and
signal plant at Mattoon ILL., but the Peoria,
Decatur & Evansville declined to share in
the expense now the railroad commission
of Illinois has ordered the interlocker con-
structed and that the p, d. 81 Il. share
in its cost and maintenance. ~
The Boston express on the Lake Shore
road was last week hauled from Toledo to
Sandusky, fifty-eight miles, in fifty-six min
utes, the train consisting of eight cars.
tumbler of water was set on table and
filled, and in running that distance and at
that speed not drop was spilled from the
glass, so smooth was the track.
Notice was yesterday given by the Rock
Island road that it Will mako rate Of o.
fare for the round trip for the meeting of
the National Creamery Association, 10 be
held in Topeka in the latter part of Feb
ruary The rate will be made from Chicago
and from all points in Kansas Nebraska,
Oklahoma and Indian Territory.
John F. Miller general superintendent of
the Pennsylvania lines southwestern sys-
tenn, on Monday and Tuesday Inspected,
apolis G. Vincennes Mr.. Miller yesterday
afternoon on returning, expressed himself
as highly pleased with the condition of the
property and the business the road is now
doing.
The pneumatic gates at the crossing of
Delaware street and the Union tracks were
put in operation yesterday and worked very
satisfactorily. These gates cost $3.50 An
other will be put in at once at the Penn
sylvania- street crossing, and superintend-
states that all the crossings will probably
be equipped
The Financial Chronicle making it's usual
compilation Of railroad gross earnings for
the year. calls attention to the fact that
the year 1897 was the best the railroads have
bad for long tme-in fact; since 1890.
Furthermore, practically all the gain was
scored in the last six months of the year,
as up to June 80 there was actually de-
crease as compared with the previous year.
A business man On the line of the Mich
igan division Of the Big Four says if Su-
perintendent Blizzard expects to hold the
good business of the line against the troll
ley line he will have to quicken the time
of some of his local trains and provide the
day trains with parlor cars, the time on
this division being slow and the passenger
equipment not fully up to the Big Four
standard
The managers Of the Indianapolis lines
held their monthly meeting yesterday. The
business transacted was largely of rou-
tine character. the only important thing be-
ing done was authorizing Superintendent
| Zion to have constructed two more exit
| gates 1t was ordered that whenever travel
| is heavy and an additional number of gate
men and policemen needed that he employ
them, that crowds may be handled safely
and expeditiously.
The railroad commissioners of South Da-
kota took evidence yesterday at the Offices
Of the Chicago. Milwaukee e. st. Paul in
the case of a petition filed by the shippers
Of their State for the reduction of freight
rates. The roads are lighting against the
proposed reduction with all their power and
are bas4ng their fight on the assertion that
any further reduction in freight rates will
be ruinous to them. The evidence heard
yesterday was all given by the railroads
and was along that line.
At the annual meeting of the Lehigh Val
ley Railroad Company yesterday Alfred
Walter was reelected president. Nine of
the former board of twelve directors were
James /. r. Blakeslee and William Aing-
ham, who resigned from the board, were
filled by the selection OF Justus G. Straw
bridge, Irwin A. Stems and Abram Nesbitt
Mr. Sayre also resigned the office of second
vice president and accepted the post of as
sistant to the president After the adjourn
ment the new board of directors met and
elected Albert Walter president Charles
Hartshorne, vice president j. B. Garrett
jr., treasurer, and w. c. AldeTson purchas-
ing agent.
A Buffalo ticket scalper is quoted by a
| George Boyd assistant passenger agent
| OF the Pennsylvania, before the congres-
| sional committee and have shown by him
| that brokers are not guilty they