The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-01

press. has gone out OF the express business.
turning that part of its business over to the
American Express Company, who will oper-
ate it from and after March ]. 1893.
John Blair. who for some years was train
dispatcher on the Toledo. St. Louis & Kan
saS City. viii to-day take a similar position
on the Erie lines, with headquarters at
Huntington, Ind.
The Panhandle has issued an order that
IN case smallpox is discovered on a train a
physician must be summoned, the car taken
out or the train and securely locked, not TO
be used again until thoroughly fumigated.
j. W. Thomson, general superintendent of
terday. He states that the company will at
once begin pushing the proposed improve
ment at Greensburg and other points on the
line.
Frederick Smith. travelling freight agent
or the Chicago * Rock Island. will to-day
road at Buffalo, vice H. n. Embry, pro-
noted TO be general freight agent Of the
lines west of the Missouri.
The Big Four lines proper earned in the
as compored with the corresponding week of
1898 or $l4.!51-16. The decrease is in freight
earnings. the passenger business of the road
making a very favorable exhibit.
Frank Hale. who has been appointed su-
perintendent OF the Indiana & Lake Michi-
gan company, operating the road between
ago ticket agent az st. Louis, and was late
y appointed agent Of the Vandalia at st.
JOSepn.
John ID. Barton has brought suit against
tne Nonon, in Clinton county Circuit Court,
Tor 10000 damages. The action is brought
for the killing of Mrs. Kate Barton. his
VIE ner hVe-year,oId son ana her daugh-
ter. two years old, by one of the company's
fast trains.
1t is learned from authoritative sources,
says a New York dispatch. that a majority
deposited in compliance with the syndicate
agreement. An official statement regard
ing the deal, IL is also said, will be given
out to-day.
The Pressed Steel Car Company has
closed a contract with he Pennsylvania for
loo more steel cars and other materials
tween 100000 and 100000. This is the
fourth order already received from the
Pennsylvania.
Sidney Jones, who for years has been
Vile. to-day takes the position of contract
ing agent Of the road. with headquarters
at Birmingham. NJ. II. Proctor succeeds
Mr.. Jones as chief clerk of T.. A. Defuniak,
general agent of the l.. & N
The work on the terminals of the Chesa-
peake & Ohio at Richmond, Va, will begin
company's franchise, which will be within
a few days. The Improvements will include
an elaborate system of elevated tracks. also
passenger and freight depots and extensive
yards, and will cost over 100000.
An official of the Monon says while that
road. by building from Cleveland TO Indian
apolis. could make a line to Louisville, 1t
would be longer than either of the present
lines from Indianapolis to Louisville. IL
built. It's greatest utility would be in the
TO some large bodies of superior coal.
The receipts from the sales of tickets. as
shown by the freight report OF General Tick
ct Agent Stilz. at the Union Station, aver
aged for the twenty-four hours OF each of
the 365 days in 1898 S212 per minute. When
1t is taken into consideration that the out
SIDE ticket offices sell many thousands dol
lars worth of tickets mOnthlV ir will he
seen that Indianapolis is a good point for
the roads centering here.
On March Z there will be a notable gath
ering OF railroad passenger officials in
Omaha. 1t will be a meeting of the trans
continental lines, and representatives will
be present from all the roads between the
Missouri river and the Pacific coast. The
meeting of the Eastern committee, held at
Chicago Monday. adjourned over without
tranSacting any business to come to Omaha
on the date mentioned.
President Miller. of the Chicago. Milwau-
kee & St. Paul. is quoted as saying that
work will be begun on improvements in the
early spring, involving reduction of grades
on the La Crosse division and partially re-
building the line between Milwaukee and
La Crosse. The estimated cost is about
100000, and another 100000 is TO be ex-
pended during the year in reducing grades
and putting in permanent iron bridges.
THE Hooking Valley Railway Company
yesterday restored the cut of 10 cents per
ton in coal rates made recently to meet the
rate made by the. Norfolk & Western for
West Virginia coal. The Ohio Coal Traffic
Association Will meet Thursday to make
the advance general. 1t IS said the %restora-
ton of the tariff rate of 20 cents per ton
from the Hooking Valley coal fields to Co
lumbus, o., Is also contemplated. This would
mean a further advance Of % cents.
Chicago shippers are still complaining Of
the discrimination In corn rates In favor
of Mississippi river points. The proportion
al export corn rate from the latter district
to New York is 1879 cents, against d 16-cent
rate from Chicago. Everybody knows that
this corn, carried at 1919 cents, all originates
west of the Mississippi. but the trouble is
that all the great army of Chicago shippers
are very much perturbed just now over
what, to them, evidently means a foolish
maintenance of tariff rates on the part Of
the railroads, and they seem to want to
make life a burden for the transportation
companies, so they are making many un-
necessary complaints.
In raising the money necessary to carry
out the plans for the directors, a new
scheme will be adopted by the Chicago,
Burlington & Quincy. Instead of authoriz-
ing an issue of new bonds, as has been GUS
tomary with most roads, and placing them
upon the open market, the directors will
go TO the stockholders Of the company and
ask for SIG. Oo.0 in cash. In return for the
cash the stockholders will be given $4,000
coo in new 32 per cent. bonds, secured by
a mortgage on the lines of the Burlington
east of the Mississippi. and. as a bonus for
so doing, the stockholders advancing the
money will be given 100000 OF new stock
in the enlarged corporation.