The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-03-19


depots proper 2,lOO.OOO pounds of freight,
and added TO this is the business done on
the bulk tracks, which has become enor-
nous.
The conditions under which the passenger
business of the Pan-American Exposition
will be handled are different from any form
er period. Heretofore ii has been the rule,
so far as the travelling passenger agents
were concerned, 10 go around ana make
contracts for parties. but as there is now
no chance for a cut in rates the individual
is the creature that the passenger agent is
after.
Richard Pinecoffin yesterday began suit
in the United States Circuit Court at New
York against the Erie Railway Company
and j. Pierpont Morgan, citing them to APP
pear and explain why Mr.. Morgan as the
controlling trustee of the Erie road COM
PEELED the purchase Of the Pennsylvania
Coal Company, i'm which transaction the
complainant alleges Mr.. Morgan made a
profit of 50, o 1000.
The Indianapolis executive committee of
the Central Freight Association held its
regular monthly meeting yesterday: Col.
lines, II. G. Stiles the Cincinnati. Hamil-
ton x Dayton, j. Keavey the Big Four and
l.. l.. Fellows the Lake Erie * Western.
One of the members in attendance said 1t
was the first meeting in two years that
no complaint was heard on the part of any
road concerning rate matters.
The Lake Shore Railroad and the Cleve-
land and Buffalo boat line have entered a
I'LL N1af NfN
tickets of all classes issued by foreign lines
which are good for transportation over the
Lake Shore between Cleveland and Buffalo
In either direction will be accepted for
passage on the Cleveland and Buffalo
steamers. This agreement is effective dur
ing the season OF navigation OF the boat
line.
In a lengthy article regarding the Wa
Wheeling & Lak Erie combination
the United States Investor says: Reports
which have been in. circulation for some
weeks TO the effect that the Wabash Rail-
road is seeking an entrance into Pittsburg
have some basis of fact despite the en-
phatic denial by Vice President Ramsey.
The Wheeling x Lake Erie is practically
the only bituminous coal road in Ohio which
Is not controlled by the pennsylvania the
Baltimore * Ohio or the Vanderbilt people,
and as a connection of the Wabash could be
made a valuable property
The following railroad men nave been
appointed as officers of a general commit
tee in charge of railroad arrangements for
the National @. A. Z. Encampment, In
Cleveland, in September: A. j. Smith, gen
eral passenger agent OF the Lake Shore,
chairman; c. l.. Kimball. assistant general
passenger agent of the Pennsylvania, vice
secretary. The committee will have charge
of all transportation matters in connection
will the encampment and will endeavor TO
obtain Legislation 10 prevent manipulation
Of reduced rate tickets by brokers.
First Vice President Green, of the Penn
sylvania, referring to the rumors that that
company was seeking to control the Balti-
more & Ohio Railroad, said: Our present
arrangements with the Baltimore 4 Ohio
are very satisfactory. We are not seeking
control of the company and do not want
1t. Some OF our suggestions made TO the
managers OF the company nave not Deen
carried out, but on the whole our relations
are very amicable, and there Will be no IN
crease in our representation in the board:
which is now confined TO Mr.. provost ana
myself. and We do not want any more
For some weeks F. C. Bond. formerly SUI
perintendent of the Vicksburg branch of
the Illinois Central, has been travelling over
the Chicago * Alton provided with trans
portation that entitled him TO ride on any
train going over the road, bobbing up at
all hours of the day and night at any point
he saw fit to travel from. 1t now develops
after much speculation that he is the spe-
cial agent of President FELTON, and Is en-
ployed to make reports to his chief con-
corning the operation OF the road, with
recommendations that in his judgment VIII
be conducive TO the best interests OF the
company and the betterment OF the service.
]. ]. Miller, an employe of the Pennsyl-
vania lines. has invented a new device 10
solve the smoke and cinder problem or
smokestacks of locomotives. 1t consists or
"A pipe connection with the SmOkeStack
which runs back over the entire passenger
train, the sections being connected on the
same principle as the air brake. TIE aver
age diameter of the smokestack OF IN en-
CINE Is fourteen inches. the pipe being OF
the same diameter. The smoke IS passed
over the entire train and has an escape on
both sides of the rear coach at the bottom.
In the smokestack there is a vent which
is TO admit a sufficient amount or air, all
I'm complete control OF the engineer. me
invention is TO serve as a spark arrester,
smoke consumer and a dlstr1Duter OF en-
ders along the rOadbed. The device Is sim
| nile and has already received the considera-
fion of a number of railroad officials.