The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-29

The Grand Rapids & Indiana road will be
made part of the Pennsylvania voluntary
relief fund
The four Pennsylvania lines handled at
this point last week 4,5s2 loaded cars, against
4.s47 last year, a decrease of 265.
T.. /. Whitney. general passenger agent OF
the Great Northern. passed through the city
on Saturday EN- route TO New YORK.
The directors of the Wheeling & Lake
Erie have authorized an issue of sl5.00o,0o0
first mortgage 4 per cent. consolidated
bonds
E. P. Ripley, president of the Santa Fe
lines, who, with his wife. has been In
Europe several weeks, writes that he will
return June To-
On June IS the Canadian Pacific will put
on its Imperial Limited" which is sched-
uled TO make the run from Montreal to VAN
couver in one hundred hours.
The Big Four lines last week received and
forwarded 9.267 loaded cars at indianapolis.
within eighty of the number handled in the
corresponding week last year.
Friends of the Big Four express the opin-
ion that the company should make its train
service on the Michigan division more salts
factory to the patrons of the road.
The Vandalia handled at this city last
week 2.1S6 loaded cars, five fewer than In
the corresponding week of 1S9S. OF the in
bound business III cars were live stock.
The Columbus & Hooking Valley has sur
prised its competitors by making the run
with a special train from Columbus to
Toledo In two hours and forty-five minutes.
The Cincinnati. Hamilton Dayton
handled at indianapolis last week 92 loaded
cars. sixty-four mere than In the corre-
spending week of 1895. and 113 more than in
The New York Central will establish large
transfer live stock yards and sheds at De-
pew. where all through stock can be fed and
watered and avoid delays OF several hours
at Buffalo.
Peoria & st. Louis. passed through the city
on Saturday en- route TO ST. Louis. He
says the reorganization plan is far ad-
yanced and will be a success.
Frank Reed, general passenger agent of
the Monon lines, was in the city or Satur-
day. He reports passenger earnings hand
somely in excess of the corresponding
months OF 1898 so far this year.
Most of the roads are now arranging to
cut down expenses until after the close of
the fiscal year, June 30. and In shops less
Will be done after July L; however. the
shops will be pressed with work.
Complaint IS made that the Wabash on
its local accommodation trains is not as par
ticular as TO the condition OF its coaches
as il should be, while on through trains the
equipment is OF the highest standard.
Engine 1913. on the Wabash. on Wednes-
day hauled a train of eight cars from Ham
ilton TO Niagara Falls, Ont, a distance of
JIG miles. In 10 minutes. Fifteen miles
were covered at the rate OF I43 miles an
hour.
The travelling freight agents are expecting
a grand time on June s at Cincinnati. when
they Will nOlu tnelf tnlru annuai meeting.
John Forester, Walter Downing and George
A. Blair compose a committee TO arrange a
banquet.
Under the direction of the management OF
the Wabash lines. a new order of things
exists about the railway stations. shops.
etc. they are kept in a clearly. sanitary
condition and when necessary are 10 be
painted.
One day last week Bruce Cameron. a pas
senger brakeman on the Buffalo, Rochester
& Pittsburg. found in a coach a purse con-
taining 1854 and other valuable papers. He
! promptly turned them over 10 the company,