The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-02

distribution of orders for cars so as to SUBJ
serve the interests Of all companies. East
ern companies will receive orders OF East
ern roads and Western companies orders OF
Western lines.
Colonel S. Moody, assistant general pas
Senger agent of the Pennsylvania lines at
Pfttsburg. has been presented with a spIen-
did sword with gold mounted handle and
ScabDard by passenger officials and clerks
IN honor of his recent appointment as as
Slslant quarternaster general Of the State
Of Pennsylvania.
Lines OF the Central Freight Association
nave come to an understanding in respect
70 me free transportation which freight
oInclals nave been issuing. The official
classification rude not TO issue any form of
Tree transportation or grant reduced fares
Tor the purpose of influencing freight traffic
Is TO be strictly observed.
Yesterday an additional postal car was
put on 10 run between Cincinnati and Chi
Gago eacn way daily over the Cincinnati,
hamilton q Dayton and the Monon lines.
The Big -Four yesterday commenced hauling
an additional postal car between Cleveland
ana indianapolis, and an additional one be-
tween Cleveland and St. Louis.
Tuesday night the officials OF the Michi-
gan division of the Vandalia. under instruc-
lions from Receiver Malott, turned over the
forty miles OF road, from South Bend to
81. Joe. TO the new company which bought
the property a few months ago when sold
Dy order OF court. One mixed train passed
over the road yesterday. The company has
~ ANtAAAiS StOCh-
A statement of the earnings and expenses
or the Pennsylvania Railroad Company for
the month of January. compared with the
same period OF 1893, shows: Lines directly
operated. gross earnings and increase. S223.-
100: expenses. increase, 800, 600: lines west of
Plttsburg. gross earnings. increase, 500 coo;
expenses. increase, 1923, 100; net earnings. in
crease, S1o9. 300.
that the expected change in the Delaware,
iackawanna e. Western Railroad would
take place at a. directors melting to-day,
when the formal resignation of President
sloan Will be acted on and he will be elected
chairman of the board OF directors. Will
liam Fl. Truesdell will be elected TO suc-
ceed Mr.. Sloan as president.
The recent purchase of $500 tons of So
pound steel rail by the Baltimore & Ohio
brings the total amount of rail bought since
March !, 1856, up to rs, 800 tons, enough
to relay SO miles of track. OF the new rail
ordered $500 tons Is to be lad on the lines
west OF the Ohio river. and 2e.OU tons on
the Eastern divisions. The Southwestern
division. between Parkersburg and St. Louis.
will have 1000 tons of rail to lay this
spring.
Not a passenger office in New York is
now dealing with scalpers because the bus
mess Is done in a legitimate manner and
only tariff rates are quoted. 1t is said IL
this condition prevails through the summer
every scalper in New York will close his
doors. 1t has always been the contention
OF the anti-scalping men that railways do
ing business with brokers did more to de-
IiOIdIlZt III TulG SITUATION IMAM the ScdlD-
ing Of tickets.
The fiscal year with the Cincinnati, Ham
ilton & Dayton Railway Employees Mutual
Benefit Association ended with Jan. %. 1899.
and during the year s.. 364. 50 was disbursed
In injury benefits and $4.(W in death bene-
fits. making a total of S22, 3J7.05 there be-
ing nineteen deaths, on nine Of which $1,000
benefits were paid. and the other ten 500.
The membership increased fifty last year.
c.. G.. Waldo. general manager of the road.
Is president. and the railroad company pays
n ia ~nnnoa LNvsnr dnlln Validated II die
bursed TO members.
The Southern Railway has. for several
years past. kept its passenger equipment in
probably as good shape as any railroad In
the recent war, however. all of its pas
senger coaches were in constant use In
movement Of United States troops. They
usual freshly-painted vanished, neat con-
dition, but now that the troop movement
does not require the constant use OF the
entire passenger equipment of the Southern
they are rapidly putting their extra coaches
in tip-top condition and also putting into
service a number of new cars.
AL J., Vallandigham, commissioner of the
st. Louis Traffic Bureau, an organization of
the leading merchants of that city, and a
man OF wide experience In the service or
ter In which he suggests changes In the In
terstate-commerce law (which will benefit
the public and common carriers alike" In
this letter Mr.. Vallandigham states that he
does not think there is any possibility OF
Congress legalizing pooling Of traffic or
earnings between carriers, and he states
further that in his opinion the sooner the
railroads abandon all thought OF such legfs-
lation the better it will be for them.
AS president of the Columbus & Hooking
Valley reorganized company the following
officers have been elected, or appointed by
the board OF directors: n. Monsarrat, prest-
lent: w. N. Colt. secretary and treasurer;
A. II. Gillard, assistant secretary and treas
urer; James l.. Hoyt. general consul; LOUIS
p. Ecker, auditor. The office of traffic man.
ager IL discontinued. All other officers.
agents and employees will be retained In
their respective positions until further no
tice. Louis p. Ecker, the new auditor. has
issued notice of the transfer, and that a
separation Of the accounts as between the
| new and old company must be made as of
the date of Feb. 2S, midnight.