The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-29

lines, has been with the Pennsylvania as
travelling passenger agent for sixteen years,
most of the time having his headquarters
at Cleveland, q. E.. X. Bixby will succeed
Mr.. Kilgore at Cleveland.
Charles Merrill. western passenger agent
OF the New York Central lines, was in
the city yesterday. He is pleased with the
increased business the New York Central IS
getting from the Big Four through the
new fast passenger train 16 from st. Louis
to New York and Boston.
The Evansville & Terre Haute earned
in the third week Of September 2 1851, an
increase over the corresponding week of
last year of $2,2S3. The Chicago & Eastern
Illinois earned in the third week, 1923, 600.
a decrease OF $106 as compared with the
corresponding week of 1899.
Herbert Bennett, assistant TO John F.
Miller, superintendent of the Pennsyl-
vania's Southwest system, is thought TO
be fatally i'll with heart failure. His
brother, II. w. Bennett, president Of the
indianapolis stove works, was summoned
by wire last evening TO come to Columbus
at once.
The long continued efforts of the presi-
dents to secure the maintenance OF a higher
rate or grain and its products from Kansas
City to the Mississippi and Chicago seems
10 be bearing fruit. Some of the lines are
absolutely refusing TO accept grain on a
lower basis than 7 cents TO the river and
10 cents to Chicago.
The car shortage has extended to East
ern territory. Roads between Buffalo and
Chicago and st. Louis report that. where
as, recently, their sidetracks were con-
gested with empty freight cars, the de-
mand now largely exceeds the available
supply. Western roads are having all the
traffic they can readily handle.
An official of the Pennsylvania SAYS the
profits from the seashore travel this sum-
mer have been very large. The company
has carried large crowds on its regular
trains. and, besides, ran numerous excur-
sion trains from Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleve-
land and other points. Atlantic City has
been well patronized by Western people.
The Milwaukee, the Chicago & North
western, the Wisconsin Central, the 500
and the Duluth. South Shore q Atlantic
have issued a joint circular to connecting
lines, containing hunters rates, which will
prevail until Nov. 10, going. and returning
until Dec. 10. The circular states that car
casses of deer, elk and other large game
cannot be carried as baggage.
1t is stated that only one road, the Ohio
Central, is strictly maintaining tariff on
coal from the Ohio and West Virginia
fields. The trouble is occasioned by an al
legged cut by the Hooking Valley. Several
meetings have been held. but Hooking
valley failed to send a representative who
was authorized to act on the subject. The
other lines in the territory are displeased.
Having accepted the compromise with
the railroad commission, the several rail-
roads doing business in southern Mime
sofa will on Monday put into effect the
new rates. which will then be ordered by
the new commission. The new rates mean
a reduction to the railroads on grain alone
of 100000 a year, and the merchandise
tariff will also cut very deeply into their
earnings.
An important change in the operating
department of the Northern Pacific is an
bounced; General Superintendent Kimber
ly, who has been absent for several months
on account of i'll health, will be relieved
OF the arduous duties of general superin-
tendent and be made assistant general
manager. Assistant General Superintendent
department during Mr.. Kimberly's alb
sence, will succeed to the general super
1ntendency. The position to which Mr.. Kim
oerly succeeds has been created for him.
A farewell Inner was given at the
Duquesne Club, P~ittsburg, last night, by
the members, merchants and professional
men of Pittsburg to William Gibson, re-
tenn of the Baltimore & Ohio Railway as a
marx OF high regard for what he has ac-
complished during his stay in that city. A
splendid silver service was presented to
him. Mr.. Gibson leaves Oct. l to assume
the duties of general superintendent of
at Baltimore.
In future the Rock Island will refuse to
haul private cars used by theatrical COM
panleS unless they are provided with steel
wheels and are in a condition to stand a
rigid examination. The notice to this eff
cident caused by the breaking OF g wheel
on a private car controlled by a theatrical
The accident is one of many
which have occurred In the last twelve
months, and resulted in several deaths.
NO matter what the cause, accidents of
this sort give the road upon which they
happen a bad reputation. and the Rock
Island proposes to avoid them in the future.