The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-05

four inches in diameter and will weigh
II. $50 pound each.
III. T. Houghton, superintendent of the
Chicago division of the Big Four lines, who
has been in the hospital at Lafayette sew
eral weeks on account OF q broken ankle,
was brought 10 his home in this city yester-
day. He manages TO get about on crutches-
Train No. 20 on the vandalia and Penn
sylvania lines between St. Louis and New
York is one of the best-paying trains run
over these lines. The last year il has av-
eraged 152 passengers per train. or over 20
per cent. of the business coming under the
head OF through travel.
The Southern Pacific passenger depart
ment has adopted new and novel, though
practical, method of educating the rising
generation concerning California and its
industries. Primers are TO be distributed
TO school children all over the country. and
each Will deal with specific subject.
Freight traffic over the Pennsylvania and
Philadelphia g. Reading roads has been
greater than ever before at this period or
the year the past month. These roads have
been carrying so much soft coal into the
anthracite coal field territory as TO create
fear that many viii continue TO use SOFT
rather than anthracite coal
Freight officials are looking for large
increase tonnage west-hOund of anthracite
coal, now that The miners have returned to
work. While fiey have been out many OF
the cars Of the Pennsylvania lines have
drifted west and were loaded with soft coal
for that territory, and soon as matters
adjust themselves the heavy shipments
west are expected TO set in.
The Chicago & Northwestern has adopted
a new system for calling its trainmen to
duty. The plan provides that the callboys
be supplied with books i'm which the train
men called TO duty must sign their names
as evidence that they have been summoned
properly. The system WILL IL is expected,
do away with the excuses trainmen offer
when not desiring 10 go TO work.
The Southern Railway exhibit at the
Paris exhibition attracted much attention.
In connection with the cotton display the
Southern Railway had a fine case of models
representing nearly possible the rail-
ways interest in this Industry. Wheat in
the sheaf and some fine specimens OF
Southern grains and grasses. were also
exhibited. The road was awarded two gold
medals and three silver medals.
Compared with last year the trunk lines
and Western connections embraced in the
joint passenger agreement are showing in
creased passenger revenue, tariff rates are
being religiously adhered TO and there is
every reason To believe that the present
highly satisfactory working arrangement
Will continue for "A long time to come. Thus
far the Eastern lines have kept free from
the Western home-seekers' rate contro-
versy.
The general passenger agents of several
railroads are said to have begun a cam
paign against the so-ealled popular ex-
reduced tariffs have been granted TO the
public, these railroad officials declare that
they have not shown profit sufficient &c
warrant their being kept in effect, and they
believe that the adjustment of such rate
would result in stimulation of regular pas
senger traffic.
1t is learned that at the meeting of pas
senger officials of Western lines held in
Chicago last week a spirited discussion wa:
INDUCED i'm as regards giving reduced rates
M ify md nfh hers
engaged exclusively in religious work. One
of the general passenger agents presen
strongly opposes any concession in rates tt
ministers or even in the way of charity
The discussion ended with the understand
ing that il would be unwIse to discontinu,
making half rates to clergymen, Sisters o.
Charity and others engaged in religion!
work.
Twenty-one years ago the Vanderbilt.
| purchased the Pittsburg & Lake Erie di
vision of the Lake Shore, paying but 81 600,
600 for it, the Pennsylvania Company hav
| ing refused to pay that price for the prop
| erty. 1t is now the beSt-paying $50 miles
of railroad in this country. It's earning
| this year will reach 81, 0G0 900, and its pros
poets are bright for the future, as through
the building of the projected connection
with the Chesapeake q Ohio il will be par
of an important through north-and- soutl
| trunk line.
] On the 18th Of this month President Cas-
satt and party, of the Pennsylvania lines
will come west over the Norfolk & West
ern road TO Columbus. go over the Cincin
natl division of the Panhandle to Cincin
natl and return East over the Chesapeak
& Ohio road Thomas III. Johnson, chic
engineer of the Pennsylvania lines west
will accompany the inspection party owe
! both the Norfolk d Western and the Chesa
peake & Ohio roads, as the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company has large interests II
| both properties.
In railroad circles there is much specula
| ton as to what changes Charles NJ. Hay
will make in the official roster of tn
Southern Pacific on taking control, Jan.
! a story went the rounds when Mr.. Hay
| accepted the managersh of the Gran
| Trunk which shows the thorough ideas O
| that official and his aim TO have only tn
| best men under him. The Grand Trunk a
the time gave employment TO sons of earl
| and dukes and sirs who not wante
at home by their families and were grafte
| through influence on the Grand Trunk, bu
| when Mr.. Hays assumed the reins they a
| were discharged. He cleared the road of a
| incompetents ana made the greatest posi-
bic Improvement in all departments.
| il. j. Rhein, general Eastern egent of tn
| Lake Shore Railroad, last week received
| time table and quarter-sheet leaf of tn
| Lake Shore road I'm effect in 1856 e.
Dennis was superintendent of the Buffal
division at that time. The sheet announce
| in big type that passengers can stop owe
| and resume their seats at pleasure, an
their tickets are good for one year. Ar
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with patent night cars. and check your has
gage through TO Chicago" There wer
| four passenger trains oIt of Buffalo dali,
| excepting Sunday, and the run from Bui
falo to Chicago vas made in twenty hours
the same time that Is made now from Ne
York to Chicago, AL miles greater distance
IL is claimed that on no road of lik
mileage have improvements been as exter
sive as on the Chicago & Great Western
In the last four years over 81, 900, 000 III
greatest part of it i'm the last eightee
months. has been expended on the PROF
erty. Within that period 24O miles of ne
steel rails weighing seventy-five pounds
the yard have been laid. Tracks have bee
extended at fOrty-seven stations whei
trains pass. One hundred and forty-thr,
wooden bridges have been replaced wit
iron and steel structures, at number
points yards have been enlarged the entil
road has been reballasted, grades reduce
and curves taken out. Interlocking plan
have been erected at the crossings of fiftee
railways, and large additions have bee