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

and a day or two later the owner received
II and wrote a very complimentary letter 10
the president. suggesting that the honest
brakeman be among the first TO be promoted,
and he will be, il is stated.
June q. A. Kimball assistant general
freight agent of the Chicago & Rock Island
on its lines west Of the Missouri river, Will
retire. +. j. Shubert, who has been his
chief clerk for some years, has been ap-
pointed his successor.
w b. Wren. passenger traffic manager of
the Plant system, announces that the COM
pany has secured control of the Jackson
vile. Tampa & Key West road, 200 T lies in
length. which has been IN the hands Of a
receiver for some time.
The railway surgeons in this territory have
selected the Chesapeake & Ohio as their
route to go TO Richmond, Va, TO attend the
annual meeting OF surgeons. The {. q o..
is making extra exertions TO give the sur
geons a fast and safe ride.
The Boston e Albany's new big passenger
engine is hauling express trains, when de-
sired, seventy miles an hour, and the super
intendent Of motive power is confident that
the engine will. when running smoothly,
cover ninety miles an hour with ten or
twelve cars.
A freight official said on Saturday that.
considering the fact that interior grain de-
liveries this month have been but little more
than one-third those of the corresponding
period last year, the earnings by these
various lines as compared with a year ago
are extraordinary.
Western lines last week brought to this
market 80 carloads of corn, the heaviest
receipts Of any week in many months, and
the arrivals of live stock showed a consid-
cradle increase. More horses were received
and shipped at the sale stables than in any
week since last September.
Orders were issued consolidating the De-
troit az Toledo branches of the Cincinnati,
Hamilton q Dayton, and George f. Gilman
has been placed in charge of the passen-
ger department. Passenger Agent j. G.
Winans has been removed to Piqua and has
been given charge of the line south of To-
ledo.
The Maine Legislature has passed a law
forbidding any person except an authorized
agent TO sell, TO offer to sell or lend a mile
age book or coupe therefrom or a nom
transferable ticket. under penalty of $40
to 500. A person Offering for passage any
ticket w~rongfully acquired is liable to a
penalty OF 81 TO $40.
The Great Northern is letting contracts
bridges or a heavier type than those now in
use. on account of the increased weight of
eGnpment Two Of the bridges a are exten.
each. The company will also build a large
office building at St. Paul.
The annual meeting Of the master me-
chanlcs and master car builders will be held
1t has been arranged for Western master
mechanics and master car builders to meet
IN Ghicago, where a special train will be
furnished over the Big Four and the CheS-
apeake d Ohio for their transit.
The Indiana, Decature & Western is doing
a good business, as compared with former
years, which Is partly due TO the BUSINESS il
Is receiving from the Ohio river division, the
road bringing in a good deal of corn shipped
from points on that division. Last week its
business at Indianapolis was seventy-five
1893. AZ i'po"uiH "eeA u
Tn Big Four will construct on it's lines
this year several thousand feet Of new steel
bridges, three on the Michigan division, one
across Rock river at Goshen. another across
Elkhart river at New Paris, and a third
across the creek at Waterford. More money
Will be expended on this division than in
Big -Four
When the Union Pacific completes i'm
pfovements now in progress in the way of
strengthening curves and reducing grades
the time schedule OF the fast trains between
Omaha and Salt Lake can be shortened ten
hours with safety. The best feature of the
will be crossed at a maximum grade OF
forty-three feet per mile.
The United States postal department is
becoming much more rigid on the roads that
carry mails. The trainmen are now re-
quired TO furnish statements regarding the
e esrs nn s a1 tbr occupied in the eombination
or Tour square feet OF each car is occupied
by other than mail matter. A detailed re-
trains.
the Erie, was in Chicago on Saturday., and
IN speaking OF the differential question said:
ASH is now, passengers from New York
to Chicago or from here to New York are
obliged to pay a penalty for riding on fast
trains, while St. Louis passengers do not.
The dfferential system now applies only TO
the terminal points of the various lines and
not TO intermediate places. That such a
plan Is unfair TO terminal points and to
many railroads is clearly manifest. A road
winch provides superior facilities on it's en-
tire route and thereby attracts business to
and from all points on its line is bound by
the present differential system to make a
dinerence in rates only 10 terminal points.
Some day the plan of common time, COM
mon fare, or equal time, equal service,
equal rates will be adopted, applying to ali
points and to individual trains on each road
instead OF the present rule of differential
rates on all trains OF one railroad and high
er rates on all trains of another road-to
termina points ONLY"