The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-05-10

the most centrally located passenger ter
minals In that city. 1t will greatly strength
en- the road and put IT in position to handle
east-5ound business.
President Baldwin, of the Long Island
road. sailed on Tuesday for Europe he
goes there TO make study OF tunnels, ana
Ii Is believed IL Is in connection with the
construction of a tunnel to connect the
Pennsylvania and the Long Island roads.
1t is stated that within few days the
Erie will introduce new system of operat-
ing its block signals on its lines, by which
telephones will supersede the telegraph
tickers now in use, the telephones TO be
operated by men who will replace the teleg-
raphers.
Engine 172. on the Big Four which bears
the name of Nancy Hanks, and which
hauls the White Special between Indian
apoliS and kankakee, and which recently
came out of the shops, ran 10000 miles De-
fore needing repairs, and since coming out
of the shops often hauls the White Special
at a speed of seventy miles an hour for
several consecutive miles.
The correctness of the statement in the
Journal some weeks ago to the effect that
reduced rates would be authorized to
greater extent this spring and summer than
in any former year. is already demon
strated. as the Central the Western and
the Trunk Line Passenger Associations
have already authorized reduced rates TO
ninety meetings and conventions
The Pittsburg & Lake Erie was the OPEN
ing wedge to give the vanderbilts an en-
trance to Pittsburg territory. In its infancy
IL was considered an insignificant road and
many railroad officials have since realized
that they did not understand the situation
and were all at sea in their predictions. The
u. & l.. E. will earn almost IS. 900, 600 this
year on $50 miles of road, and there is not
another road in the world which can show
such record.
AS there is a good deal of feeling in rail-
road circles over the early closing ques-
"a y-slI r~.l
agent of the Monon, to state that he is
strongly in favor of closing outside ticket
offices at noon Saturdays, and all city
freight depots at p. m daily except Sat
urday, and on that day at ID. m. The lat
ter plan was defeated by the Lake Erie &
Western refusing to close its freight depots
at the hours named.
The railroads are slow in Increasing the
pay of ticket agents, not an Indianapolis
line as yet making move in that direction
since the payment of commissions on the
sales of tickets of other roads was stopped
by agreement of the presidents of all the
re ads In the United States, Canada and
Mexico. For years past the commissions
OF ticket agents amounted to more than the
regular salaries paid them. In fact, the
salaries of ticket agents in all large places
were based on their average commissions
from other roads. the amount paid
by the employing company being merely
nominal.
An important change in time of trains
on Sunday. Train No. 20 will leave at 2
a. M. and the time to Michigan City, Peo-
ria and Sandusky has been shortened
Train %. which has for years left at 1:20
r. m, will leave at 1920 p. M. making Chi
cago. Michigan points. Detroit and Toledo
connections. Train "a will leave at 7:25 D.
IN. for Plymouth. Muncie and Lafayette.
The time of arrival will be greatly changed.
Train q. from Plymouth, Lafayette and
Muncie. will arrive at 1925 a. m. Train %
will arrive at 400 p. M, instead of 2:40 p. m.
and train Is will arrive at 1920 p. m, in
stead of $40 p. m.
The Chicago & Rock Island has an
nounced series of excursions with long
term return limit, tickets to be sold at the
exceptionally low rate of a fare and 81 for
the round trip. All other Western roads
are protesting and objections have extended
to the Central Passenger Association terri
tory. making things lively. Chicago, with
dozen competing lines west-bound and
the headquarters of the Western Passenger
Association, is the hotbed of the disturb
ance. Competing lines have laid their
grievances before Commissioner Z. 3. Nc
Leod, of the Western Passenger Associa-
ton, but he seems powerless since the
passenger department of the Rock Island
refuses TO withdraw the excursions.
The annual report of President Newman
of the Lake Shore, is being commented up
on by Eastern financial papers The sue
cess OF the Lake Shore is due to the work
ings of a well-defined policy 1t has been
the purpose of the company to reduce the
grades. straighten the curves and make a
solid roadbed, with strong bridges. that
heavier engines might be used and that
these might haul vastly heavier trains. The
cars have been filled to their limit, that
the train might not be longer than abso-
luteiy necessary. The advantage has been
which Is the unit by which the railroads
compute the work done by the equipment
The achievements of modern railroad euuip.
ment are aptly shown In the annual re-
port.