The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-15

which make the journey across the conti-
nent in one hundred hours. made its In
augural trip on Tuesday. The train was
crowded with passengers for the mountain
retreats of British Columbia and for China.
Japan and around the world.
Theatrical stars ave enjoyed many
privileges from the railways in the way
OF securing private cars in return for
are now past. Hereafter these footlight
favorites win be compelled 10 purchase
eighteen tickets exclusively for their own
use in order TO obtain a private car.
]. w. Mclean. ormerly general passen-
ger and ticket agent of the Chicago. Peoria
& st. Louis. and afterward occupying the
same position with the ST. Louis, Peoria d
Northern until the purchase OF that road
by the Illinois Central and the Chicago
& Alton, has been appointed district pas
senger agent of the Illinois Central in New
York.
Seldom is travel eastbound as heavy as at
present. Yesterday Train 20 over the Pam
handle was hauled by two locomotives,
having additional sleeping cars, and the
Knickerbocker was a double header. haul
ing several extra sleeping cars. For some
days to come these trains, and possibly
others. will require double headers if not
run in two sections.
For many miles between Chicago and
Walkerton the Baltimore & Ohio main line
passes through great sandhills, where the
grayish-white crumbIing walls represent
ing the ancient lake deposits stand fifty
feet above the tracks. AT Teegarden the
work of cutting down a big grade Is now
progressing rapidly. and hundreds OF men
are at work. By the removal OF this MIL
the b. & o. Chicago division will be greatly
benefited.
The Michigan Central has entered into an
arrangement with the Pere Marquette ana
Grand Rapids & Indiana for an active
campaign for summer traffic TO Lake Mich
igan resorts on the east shore. 1t Is pro-
posed to compete with the steamers that
nave heretofore had a practical monopoly
of the business. h consolidation OF the
old Pere Marquette with the Detroit a.
West Michigan and other roads and a sub
sequent close traffic arrangement or the
new system with the Michigan Central has
made this possible.
An official of the Queen & Crescent states
that in no one point Is the development of
the Southern States shown more than In
the increase OF its passenger business. the
road this year breaking all records Tor
business. In past years the busiest season
was in the winter months, and equipment
and time schedules were all arranged to
meet the prospective winter travel; now
travel j~ustifes the excellent winter service
the year ound. He says in no part OF the
country are the good times more apparent
than throughout the South.
The new full vestibuled United States
mail car built at the Vandalia shops at
Terre Haute, designed by w. c. Arp, super
intendent Of motive power. made its initial
trip over the vandalia yesterday. going
through to New York. Its exterior re-
sembles one of the large window Pullman
sleeping cars. 1t is neatly painted and
rests on two six-wheeled trucks. Its in
terror is a model In every respect, and some
new ideas have been introduced. The
postal clerks who rode on the car yester-
day were greatly pleased with 1t and with
the many little conveniences provided. The
car is sixty-eight feet long.
What seems TO be good authority says
that the reorganized company taking hold
of the Toledo, st. Louis & Kansas City
road and the retirement of Receiver Hunt
BENJAMIN Norton, now general manager OF
the Ohio Southern, will become general
manager of the former, and c. +. Fsaak-
lin, OF the Ohio Southern, will be made SUI
perintendent Of the Glover Leaf. 1t is
stated that there will also be changes In
the master mechanic and general road
master. J.. w. Sherwood Is now general
superintendent and Thomas Morris general
road master, and both have made excellent
records on the Glover Leaf.
A statement was sent out yesterday by
circular by A. w. Graham, traffic manager
of the Louisville & Nashville Railroad, to
the enect that no successor has been ap-
pointed for Col. c. p. Atmore, who died
recently at Louisville. The circular makes
the announcement of the death OF Colonel
Atmore, n says that for the present all
mail that would hav otherwise been ad-
dressed to the general passenger agent
shall hereafter be sent to ]. A. Boyd. the
assistant general passenger agent. While,
therefore. the appointment of Colonel At
more's successor has not been made, the
general belief is that Mr.. Boyd will receive
IL. j. A. Boyd has been connected with
the L. & N. Railroad since he was a BOY
The fight of the Interstate-commerce
Commission against the terminal charge of
81 imposed by railroads on carloads OF live
stock entering the stockyards at Chicago
was opened yesterday in the United States
Court of APPEALS at Chicago, with Justice
Henry b. Brown, of the United States Su-
preme Court, and Justices Woods and
Grosscup on the bench. Judge Kohlsaat,
in the lower court, some time ago held that
the charge of 81 was reasonable, and the
case was appealed by the Interstate-com-
merce Commission. The railroad compa-
MES against whom a restraining order is
asked are the Chicago. Burlington & Quin-
cy. the Chicago. Milwaukee & ST. Paul. the
Chicago & Alton. the Chicago, Rock Island
& Pacific, the Atchison, Topeka e. Santa
Fe, the Wabash and the Illinois Central.