The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-03-26

extensive yards that nave been established
at South Sharon.
The latter part of the week the Indiana,
Decatur * Western will begin moving its
general offices from the Commercial Clup
building to the Majestic building on South
Pennsylvania street.
Passenger officials of roads centering at
Cleveland have agreed to restore rates, and
the threatened rate war has been declared
off, removing all semblance of a passenger
rate war in that territory.
1t is stated that James J. Hill has sold a
large block of Baltimore q Ohio stock to
the Pennsylvania people and applied the
proceeds of the sale To an increase Of hold
ings in Erie Railroad shares.
b. f. Mccormick, one of the oldest en-
gineers on the Baltimore * Ohio, was
buried on Sunday at Newark, o.. Some
weeks ago he fell on the ice and injured
his skull, which resulted in death.
r.. p. Algeo, district passenger agent of
the Cincinnati, Hamilton q Dayton and
the Monon lines, with Frank Wade, travel
ing passenger agent of the same lines, are
on a three days business trip north.
The new passenger train of the Big Four
which is TO be exhibited at points on its
line this week will arrive at Indianapolis
at Z p. m. Wednesday and remain until 3;lo
p. m. Thursday, going hence 10 st. Louis.
The Chicago & Alton earned gross in
February 1895, 256. an increase over ieb-
ruary. 1900, of S71,371; net, $l95, 1863, an "
crease of Sl9,S2S, making 1t the best wintei
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The Illinois Central will this year tear
down a number of the ancient railroad sta
tionS along it's line and erect more subStan-
tial structures. OF the number will be one
at Dixon, Ill, taking the place OF the sta
ton built i'm 1854.
When the improvements now in progress
at the Union Station are completed ii is
stated by those we'll Informed that the
decorations of the interior as a whole will
be superior to those of any other union sta
ton in the country.
At a meeting Of Burlington officials yes
terday il was decided to begin operating
trains on tho Davenport; Rock Island x
was recently purchased by the Burlington
from John w. Gates.
A. 2. Burgwin has been appointed assist
ant counsel of the Pennsylvania Company,
two officials of that title having been pro-
Vided for in the late official ~reOrganiza-
ton. l.. l.. Gilbert will continue, he also
bearing the same title.
All previous efforts of the Union Pacific
passenger Department in the issuance of
| choice publications nave been eclipsed by
the beautiful and thoroughly artistic book
| just put out entitled the Great California
Train" Every page is a study by itself
in originality and execution.
Work on the track elevation to be done
Jointly by the Chicago & Alton, the ILL.,
nois Central and the Santa Fe companies
There will be about four miles of joint ele-
| walton. The total cost, as appropriated, IS
81, O65. 900.
General Manager Bacon, Of the Indiana
Car Service Association, is in Lafayette en-
deavoring to adjust some troubles at that
point over demurrage charges. Parties VINO
have five cars held there for demurrage
charges have brought replevin suits TO OBJ
tain their goods.
]. O. Hicks. in charge Of Big Four termi-
| nails. said yesterday that in the thirty-two
years he has been connected with the Big
Four at this point he had never known
so large a tonnage or lnpound 1relshts
handled in March as the present year, ana
| a third depot is becoming necessary.
Rumors were again current yesterday
that +. ID. Underwood, first vice president
OF the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company
| had accepted the presidency of the Erie sys-
| tenn. AT the office of Mr.. Underwood, nj
| Baltimore. it was announced that Mr.. Tn
| derwood had nothing TO say on the subject
The Wabash Railroad Company will prob.
| ably contest. through the courts, the order
of Railroad Commissioned Osborne. OF
Michigan, that IL reduce It's fares In ina
| State TO 2 cents a mile. The company con
tested last years order to reduce the fare
| to 215 cents, and the case, which will decide
| the legality of the order, is still pending.
The tenor Of articles appearing regard
| ing the Monon indicates new development;
in the affairs of the company very soon
| Among the recent rumors is that there is 4
| possibility of its being purchased Jointly 10y
the Pennsylvania Railroad and the Bis
Four, portions of which could De utlllzec
L " ~ CllnCI 0OAiB0A "
Indications are that the homeseekers
excursions to the lands of the far West
this week will be the best patronized OF any
yet run. The movement seems cohhnet
largely 10 American citizens. but few for
eign born persons being included in the
travel. The parties come largely. IRON
Ohio, Indiana and Kansas, and include
many Dunkards.
The Pennsylvania and the Big Four an
nounce a rate OF / cent a mile 10 Buffalo
May 10 and %, good returning in ten days
The excursion will leave on Wednesdal
and return on Friday of the next week
Tickets will be good only in coaches. an,
the excursions are called coach excursions
No tickets will be sold west OF ~IndianapCl:
or south Of Louisville.
Freight officials say that at no formel
period has there been so great a'demand foI
furniture cars, and while that special linz
of freights is calling for large numbers O
cars the large furniture cars are being use,
to carry carriages, excelsior, h~ouring-mil
machinery and numerous other articles %
bulky freights. A local official said yes
terday the roads centering here could loa'
fifty 10 seventy-1ve furniture cars per day
could they be furnished.
The Western Passenger Association Il
surprised over the sudden increase in tn
number Of their tickets in Western scalp
ing ofHces. The best known scalpers seen
TO have little trouble in supplying the de
mand for tickets at less than regular rates
all of them including territory covered b!
the Western Passenger ASSOCIATION, ana !
Is intimated that one or two Eastern road
are secretly aiding scalpers TO sell ticket
10 points on Western railroads by mean
OF what are commonly known as sph
tickets.
The New York Mail and Express sal
last night: 1T Is stated to-day on author
ity that a deal for the acquisition OF tn
Minneapolis & st. Loais and Iowa Contra
By the Illinois Central will shortly b
closed. Negotiations have been pendinI
for some time. There will be no troubl
about the merging of the two smalle
roads,, for both Of them are controlled o.
the same group OF capitalists. The &C
QUESTION OF these two roads would give IN
Illinois Central an entrance into St Pau
and Minneapolis and also give II bette
control OF Iowa and southern hinnesot
territory"