The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-04-22

good up to and including the 3lst.
The Vandalia's business for the past
week shows an increase over that OF the
week preceding of SS4 cars. OF the cars
received l04 contained live stock.
George Coppell, chairman of the board
or the Wisconsin Central and Of the Den
yer * Rio Grande, died in New York on
Saturday. He was ffty-four years old.
An Ohio judge has ruled that the term
baggage includes only articles of personal
necessity or convenience and not merchan-
disc or other valuables meant for sale.
The Newark On. j. Board of Works has
at last agreed TO the plans of the Lack
awanna for the elevation of it's tracks in
that city. The controversy has been on for
a year.
]. NJ. Barr. of the Santa Fe. who viii be-
come vice president OF the Seaboa-d Air
line on the 1st of May. began his railroad
career when sixteen years old as a mes
senger boy.
On June the Burlington and the Santa
he Will put on sale interchangeable mileage
tickets I'm transmissouri territory. and their
competitors are threatening retaliation in
the form or a 2-cent mileage rate.
The Big Four lines proper handled at
this point last week 0.327 loaded cars and
2.o5f empties. The business OF the SIX lines
shows an increase of 1,040 cars over That or
the previous week and Goa in excess or the
business for the corresponding week In
1900.
The Baltimore & Ohio and the Big Four
pdSStHStE OIucldlS are peTleCllnS diIduS5
ments for handling travel to Buffalo dur
ing the exposition system. As the two lines
connect at Columbus the transfer can De
made advantageously. This arrangement
would make a strong competitive route.
st. Paul and Minneapolis jobbers are
complaining that hey cannot pay the 50
cents lake and rail rate and compete with
the ST. Louis merchants, who get the adj
vantage of the Wabash's cut of 70 cents
New York to st. Louis. Secret, OF not open
reduction in lake and rail rates are looked
for.
The Minnesota & international has asked
the secretary of state of Minnesota for
authority TO increase it's capital stock so
as to enable ii to buy the Brainerd IL
Northern. This road is ninety-one miles
long, running from Brainerd to Leech lake,
and was built for a logging road, out the
rapid development of the country has made
1t profitable to engage in general traffic.
The latest date named for homeseekers
spring excursions is April 30, but 1t is al
ready announced that before that day ar
rives a continuance of weekly excursions
will be announced. Since the 18th of Febru-
airy, the date of the first excursion, not
less than $1,000 persons have gone West
through the st. Paul gateway. OF this mum
Der 70 per cent. went TO points west or
Montana.
system will be r%eorganized next month
and the b. & O. proper, i. 81 w, b.. 81 o..
$. w. and the Cleveland Termina & VAL
ley roads consolidated. together witt the
Chicago Terminal Railroad, recently pur-
chased by the b. & o. A successor to
Fred ID. Underwood as general manager
and a successor to the late j. NJ. Shryver
will be named at the coming meeting,
which will carry out the reorganization
plans as now outlined.
General Passenger Agent Daniels, of the
New York Central, has issued a circular
calling attention to the recent opinion of
the Pennsylvania Supreme Court holding
the anti-scalping law constitutional. the
result OF which was to close up all the
ticket hrOEara ca offices in PiffGhlrR and
elsewhere in that State. He also calls at
tention to the fact that there is a redemp-
ton rule in the State of New York UNI
der which his company pays out annually
about S35. 900 for the redemption of unused
tickets.
Sir William Van Horne has found a way
70 prosecute his railroad enterprises in
Cuba that is effective, but expensive. BY
virtue of a special enactment, never re-
pealcd. owners of land are empowered TO
contruct railroads thereon without re-
straint. The object of the law was to en-
able planters TO expedite the marketing OF
their crops. Taking advantage of this law
Sir Willism has purchased and is still pur-
chasing whole farms along the route or
the trunk line he has planned from end TO
end OF the island. The previous owners
had In many cases constructed lines across
their plantations. and these will be utilized
by Sir William.
Railway officials say that whereas form
eriy the average daily service of a freight
car was about ninety miles II Is now not
more than twenty-five. This is maildy due
to detention of cars at terminals. with q
view to correcting this evil a bureau is
to be established at Kansas city under the
control of j. w. Midgley, formerly chair
man Of the Western Freight Association,
who will for two months apply himself TO
the problem Of securing the more speedy
unloading and return of cars-in fact. an
experiment on a larger scale OF the use OF
the local car service association. 1t Is ex-
pected all the leading lines of the country
will take an interest in the matter