The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-06

trains have been abolished and travelling
engineers substituted. who will report TO the
new official at Mount Clare, Baltimore.
The Vandalfa will change time on Mon
day, May IL, and on that date Trains 3 and
il. which now run only between Indian
apolis and Casey. ILL.,. will resume running
between Indianapolis and Dillingham;, thir-
ty-two miles further.
instead of taking of the through car
Service TO Detroit from Columbus over the
Toledo & Ohio Central and Lake Shore the
service is to be extended to Point aux
Barques, over the Grand Trunk and the
Flint & Pere Marquette.
The Baltimore e. Ohio is negotiating for
control Of the Columbus, Lima a Milwaukee
tinental to Lima, o., and the grading is
completed and the ties distributed for the
extension to Defiance, o.
The Southern Railroad Company has re-
1ected the option given some time ago by
the holders OF the bonds of the Louisville,
Evansville & st. Louis Railway. The rea-
higher than the company feels justified in
paying.
1t is said that the deal which is pending
regarding the Toledo, St. Louis & Kansas
City has real foundation, and that the next
twelve months will see this road put In a
condition which will make il a much more
effective competitor Of the Wabash than at
any time since operated.
Commencing with Sunday the Knicker-
becker express over the Big -Four will haul
a through sleeping car between ST. Louis
ana Boston, the car returning on the South
western limited. making the fastest time
in both directions made by any read be-
tween st. Louis and Boston. Tomorrow
another sleeping car will be put on by the
on Its night train out of st. Louis.
The revised agreement Of the Western
Passenger Association, adopted on Wednes-
day, differs In many material points from
meeting. The most important Clause of the
new agreement which has been eliminated
Is that providing that each road shall de-
Of at least 500 as security for paying the
hne and penalty for any breach Of agree
ment.
The st; Louis. Iron Mountain g. South,
ern has been managed by the Missouri
Pacific since the acquisition Of the former
road by Jay Gould, some years ago. The
recent exchange of the bonds of the Texas
a closer connection between those COM
panies. and IL Is rumored that the Iron
Mountain will soon be taken from under the
management of the Missouri Pacific and
operated under that of the Texas & Pacific.
The, option which the Lima Northern had
on the Michigan division of the Cincinnati
newed: The Cincinnati Northern wanted
more for the road than the Lima Northern
would pay. The Lima Northern desired a
transmichigan outlet, and IL was proposed
TO extend this branch and build a ferry.
When the were submitted to the
New York people they decided that the
III q lOO ll4Sns dnu TIC lndllcI IL dDdl-
doned for the present.
The Union Railroad Company has put I'm
at Delaware street a substantial crossing
for carriages and heavy drays. A four-inch
plank, resting on broken stone foundation,
IS made even more permanent by the plac-
ing of an old steel rail against the plank in
such a manner as to protect the crossing
against battering, leaving the usual width
between the rail proper and the plank-pro-
tecting rail, 1t being Of ample width not TO
interfere with the movement of trains. 1t
is a new idea. and Thought bY civil enQi-
neers to be of great advantage.
The Pennsylvania Company employees
Christian Association at P%ttsburg has.
bers. While all employees Of the Pennsyl-
yania Company are at liberty to use the
reading Re dir room free of charge, 8 per annum
entities the holder to the use Of the baths.
circulating library. gymnasium and tele-
phone. Over one hundred papers and mag
room. Within the last. twelve months 200
volumes were added to the library.
e. Z. Belts, superintendent Of car serv-
Ice OF the Chicago & Northwestern Rail
way at Chicago, accompanied by his chief
clerk. Frank Marsh, will visit the Big Four
car service department tomorrow with q
foreien on cs aro Tecogd c cae Cayahas doss pa1en J
with book records and automatically locates
foreign cars by divisions and terminals. Mr..
9; n. waldo, superintendent Of car service
or the c., III. & d. at Cincinnati, examined
the case yesterday, and the probabilities are
that company will give the new system a
trial.
Western passenger men yesterday wres-
tied with the rules of the immigrant bu-
reau. If they can reach some agreement
upon these the hardest part of their work
will have been done, and they will be in
good shape TO take up the whole question
of the revised agreement OF the Western
Passenger Association. The lines have now
passed upon the rules of all the other bu-
reaus of the association, n they viii be
printed and submitted for final approval.
Another general meeting of the interested
roads will be held In a few days, when the
revised agreement and all the revised rules
will be discussed with a view TO securing
the final adoption.