The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-08-23

Richmond. Va, Sept. Il TO 16. on account
OF the Sovereign Grand Lodge. l. o. o. +.
About 100 semaphore signals. to be OPP
Grated by the electro-pneumatic system, are
TO be placed on the new signal bridges of
the P~ittsburg, Fort Wayne & Chicago road.
Formal action has been taken by the
National Association OF Merchants and
Travellers to induce the presidents of rail-
ways TO abolish excess fares between Chi
cago and New York.
The executive of the Western
Passenger Association will hold a meet
ing at St Louis to-day 10 consider the
question of ~refunding money on certificates
when less than 1900 miles have been used.
George Diefenbach. general agent OF the
Big Four at Dayton. is in the city. He
has just completed his twenty-eighth year
in railroad service, having been general
agent of the Big -Four at Dayton since 1891.
John w. wardwell, widely known as a
railway manager and for a number of years
receiver for the Cleveland. Canton & South
ern. died at Cleveland Tuesday night aged
sixty-eight years. Death resulted from
uraemic poisoning.
Labor day rates have been fixed, accord
ing to advices received at the general Of
fees OF the Big Four, and will he one fare
for the round trip from all points in a ra-
dius of fifty miles OF any city in which a
demonstration is TO be made.
The passenger committee OF the Trunk
line Association has blocked the plan of
the Central Passenger Association TO ad-
vance the special rates made on the certifi-
cate plan for special occasions by de-
Gliding to allow the old rates to stand.
Charles Merrill, Western passenger agent
He says the New York Central people are
greatly pleased with the large passenger
business the Big Four is turning over to
the Lake Shore and New York Central.
In his broad gauge policy George H. DAN
iels. general passenger agent of the New
York Central ia RyfaDSiVolV advertising
Utah, Colorado, the Yellowstone and the
Pacific coast. Heretofore the Central has
confined itself TO Niagara and the Adiron-
dacks.
the Pennsylvania lines, and assistant gen.
eral passenger agent, Colonel Samuel
Moody, were at their respective Offices in
PittsburS on Tuesday, after a vacation trip
TO the Pacific coast. Both are feeling fresh
and vigorous. and prepared for a season Of
hard work.
Motor bicycles, which during their grow
ing popularity of the past two years have
trunk line territories, have been excluded
from this class, aud a circular announces
that hereafter passengers with these ma
chines Will nave to pay express or freight
charges on them.
The attempt TO get the roads to consent
to the installation of a traffic man in the
Northwestern territory to regulate rates
and see that all roads received fair treat
nnent mas ldlleu. lie Great northern ana
the Northern Pacific refused to become
identified with the committee plan and the
scheme fell through.
h annual meeting of the Vandalia Ath-
letic Club with the club of the Panhandle
at Terre Haute on Saturday promises to be
one of the most interesting and earnestly
fought contests ever engaged in by the two
clubs. 1t is expected that fully 5000 rail-
road men will be present 10 witness the
contest. The prizes to be awarded cost
several hundred dollars.
The annual report of the Chicago & East
ern Illinois Railroad shows net receipts
from traffic of 81, 0S5, go; receipts from other
sources, s2l4,SS9, making total net receipts
or $2,3 49, After deducting interest and
taxes the total net incomes Of the road
for the fiscal year ending June 80 last was
S9e0,312 From the amount dividends aggre-
eating s62S. 74S were paid. leaving a bal
ance of 1851, s29 In the treasury.
A representative of the Barney & Smith
car works. Dayton, o.. Yesterday stated
that the works are now building 400 coal
cars for the Southern Railway, 500 for the
Indiana Southern, twenty-five coaches for
the Southern Pacific, and six dining cars
for the Santa Fe. and are SO crowded with
work that they declined a contract 10 build
1000 box cars for a Southern line, because
they could not fill the order until February
next.
In Texas official notice has been given
by all roads that the icing charges on re-
frigerator cars will be raised 100 per cent.
Sept. i. The charge from st. Louis to Hous-
ton and reverse will be $50, as against SIS
now. The roads also gave notice that after
the same date the roads will load refrigera-
tor cars, and the privilege that shippers
have heretofore enjoyed of loading their
own cars will be cut off. II is understood
can put considerable more into a car than
is now put into IL.