The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-18

proposition TO grant students returning
home for the vacation months rate OF
one and one-third fare on the certlncate
plan is being considered by Western roads.
On the Panhandle, between Birmingham
and Temperanceville. over two hundred
coiored men from the South are employed
on work which Will last for several months.
The Wabash has earned since July /. 1899.
the beginning of its present fiscal year.
SIS, ,S3l, an increase over the correspond
ing period of the previous year of zoos, 26S
$l,0oo,Oo0 more than the statement made on
Friday.
H. E. Nichols. chief engineer Of the
Philadelphia & Reading. who has rendered
his resignation. has been in the service of
that company fifty years, and since 1884 as
its chief engineer.
The four Pennsylvania lines handled at
indianapolis last week 4.162 loaded cars, 4o9
fewer than in the corresponding week or
1899. The Vandalia handled 2,OS7 loaded cars,
ten fewer than last year.
A committee appointed by the presidents
of Western lines is endeavorfng to induce
the Milwaukee, the Maple Leaf, the Wis
consin Central and the Minneapolis & st.
Louis roads TO join the Western Passenger
Association.
The Northern Pacific announces the open
ing of the Yellowstone Park season on Fri
day. Coaches and sleepers for the summer
park travel will be attached to the north
coast limited to-day. and will run through
to Cinnabar, as usual.
President Cowen, of the Baltimore &,
Ohio attributes a large part OF the in
creased earnings to the improved condition
OF the coal trade. He estimates that the
higher rates on coal will add about 5000
600 year te' the revenue of the road.
Ii has been figured out that from passen-
ger. mail and express traffic the Panhandle
last year earned over S., 100000, which shows
that the freight traffic alone is not the only
thing TO be depended upon, as some of the
freight officials declare.
A reorganization of the Central Freight
Association is under consideration. 1t Is
top heavy with officers and too expensive
10 operate for what IL accomplishes, and
it is alleged that some of the roads are
given advantages over others.
All the bridges on the Panhandle between
Richmond and Xenia are being strength
ened TO admit of running the new heavy
passenger engines over them. Now only
trains via the Bradford division are
hauled by these monster engines.
The Big Four lines proper handled at In
dianapolis last week 10,023 loaded cars, 3s3
fewer than in the corresponding week OF
1899. The Peoria & Eastern handled at In
dianapolis 1,s43 loaded cars, seventy-one
more than in the corresponding week Of
1899.
From Indianapolis to Philadelphia. at ey-
cry station of Importance, are neatly
shaped grass plats and flower beds with
keystone device in flowers. This side of
Pittsburg twelve men, for the last month,
along the line.
The Pittsburg & Lake Erie has finally
decided to enter the interchangeable mile
age-book agreement of the Central Passen-
ger Association. and on July l, at the time
the Lake Shore enters the bureau. the p.
& l.. +. will also enter. greatly enhancing
the value of the mileage book.
number of general passenger agents of
Western lines have received invitations
from George II. Daniels, general passenger
| Central.
the first annual reunion of the Saratoga
Limited Club, at Saratoga Springs. The
guests will travel on the Saratoga limited.
Through changes at the general offices of
the st. Joseph & Grand Island Railway, H.
7. Reigart, who is now chief clerk in the
Office of the superintendent of the Delaware
& Lackawanna, has been appointed pur-
chasing agent Mr.. Reigart has accepted
the position, and will assume his duties
July l.
The large new freight engines of the Pan
handle are hauling enormous trains over
the Richmond division. Last week one train
of 1913 cars was hauled over this division by
one of these engines, another of sixty mine
loaded and ten empty cars and third OF
seventy-eight loaded and thirty-six empties
Lila in ALL
Under the new timecard and the inau-
guration OF train service between Waterloo
and Minneapolis, Waterloo is to be the
center OF the Illinois Central west Of Chi
cago. The energies of the Central are now
directed towards the NORTHWEST. Iney
made bid for the st. Paul e. Duluth, but
the Northern Pacific got ahead of them.
T. J. Hudson, well-known locomotive
engineer, died on Friday. He has been an
engineer on the Western & Atlantic for
twenty-eight years, and resident of At
lanta all his life. He was member of
the knights of Honor and Of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers, and had
been instrumental in promoting the inter-
| ests of the brotherhood in the Southern
| States.
| After the Pennsylvania lines established
| the fast service to New York from Cleve-
| land, with an Akron connection via the
| c., A. & c., with rate of $12 for the round
| trip, the Erie objected on the ground that
| the low rate and the fast time was a vio-
! lation of the differential agreement. After
| the question had been submitted to arbi-
| tration decision was rendered against the
| Pennsylvania lines, and they will have to
restore the $3.50 rate.
| The railroads traversing Kansas are do
ing all they can to aid the farmers in OBJ
| tanning help to harvest the wheat crop. To
| this end they have made special rates fol
and large numbers of laborers are being
| carried. In single day last week the
| Atchison carried 675 the Rock Island $50
| and the Union Pacific 800 passengers on
| home seekers tickets, over and above the
| regular passengers. 1t is estimated that
| % per cent. of these passengers were har-
vest hands.
| David C. Mcwatters. chief clerk in the
general passenger office of the Pittsburg &
Lake Erie, has resigned 70 accept the po-
| sition of city passenger agent for the Col
| orado Midland, with headquarters at Colo.
| RADIO Springs and Manitou in the summer
| and Denver in the winter. Mr. McWatters
| has been connected with local railroad af-
| fairs for seventeen years, having served
| as district passenger agent of the Pennsyl
| vania lines west for a number of years be.