The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-15

ton Of the line between Terre Haute and
Indianapolis. They walk most of the dis.
lance, and watch closely for any defect
In roadbed- track or bridges.
An idea of the passenger business In
dianapolis lines are now doing is shown in
the following official figures: During the
month Of August 4, 1879 passenger trains ar
rived and departed at the Union Station
with 26.152 cars, against 4,106 trains in
August, 1899, with 24,0S5 cars.
The Chesapeake & Ohio has completed
the double track between Glade and Prince.
and contracts have been let for double
track between Anderson and Halfway. and
between Laurel and Big Bend. When COM
pieted this will give the C. & o. 120 miles
Of double track between Clifton Forge and
Hawks Nest.
That the withdrawal from the member
ship OF the Lake Shore means the ultimate
collapse of the Northern Mileage Bureau
is disputed by the general passenger agent
OF an interested line, who says: There
were special reasons for the withdrawal
of the Lake Shore that do not apply TO
the other lines members OF the Northern
Mileage Ticket Bureau"
The Pennsylvania schedule time from
Pittsburg TO Cleveland is three hours and
thirty minutes. run on Tuesday was
and deducting time lost on the way on ac-
count of stops and slow orders the actual
running time was three hours. One stretch
OF favorable track was covered at the rate
The new steel bridge over the Little
Miami at Treebine, on the Panhandle, Is
nearing completion. Between Richmond
and Dayton the track has been laid with
steel rails weighing eighty-five pounds TO
the yard and reballasted, and with the
change of time Trains 20 and q will be
hauled via Dayton by the larger GA pas
senger locomotives which will be trans
ferred to the west end next week.
The withdrawal of the Iowa Central
from the Western Passenger Association
has caused unnecessary anxiety. To those
who understand the situation 1t gives little
or no concern. The Iowa Central is now
owned and operated by Minneapolis & St.
Louis interests. and as the latter has firmly
refused to join the associat ton, its sever
ance of relations with that body is but
troll of the property. The idea that the
Western Association will be Immediately
dissolved or reorganized is erroneous.
The members of the Louisville-Cincn-
matthew Orleans Passenger Association
were given a treat at their meeting Sept.
H. Mr.. A. II. Hanson, general passenger
agent of the Illinois Central, is chairman
of the association, and while the meetings
are usually held at either Cincinnati or
Louisville, Mr.. Hanson called the meeting
of Sept. IL at the Homeward Club, Floss
more. a suburb of Chicago. on the line of
the Illinois Central Railroad. The Home
ward is new country and golf club. in
which Mr.. Hanson takes great interest.
Those present at the meeting were: A. III.
Hanson, G. p. A, L. C. Railroad; o. p.
McCarty, b. & O. s. W.; Mr.. j. b. Scott,
d. p. A, B. & o. S. W.; w. c. Rinearson,
G.. p. A, Q. & c.; c. w. Zell II. p. A,
Q. & c.: ]. A. Boyd, A. G. p. A, l.. & N;
j. c. Beam, N. w. p. a, Southern Rail-
way; w. A. Kellond. A. G.. p. A, 1. c., al
Louisville; Nj. w. III. Taylor, A G. p. A,
Southern Railway; Jackson Smith. ID. p.
A, L. & N. at Cincinnati; F. w. Harlow,
ID. p. A. of the 1. c., at Cincinnati: w. A.
Becker. N. p A; OF the Q. & C.. at Chica-
go. Upon arrival at Chicago the party was
taken to the home of the club by Mr.. Han
son i'm the Illinois Centrals private cafe
car. The business disposed of at the meet
ing was of a routine nature, relating prin-
eipally to winter excursion rates, hunters
rates. etc. After the meeting adjourned
Mr.. Hanson gave the party an elaborate
dinner.