The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-03-22
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press companies, has resigned TO look ART
er private matters. He has held the posi-
ton for eighteen years. He is succeeded by
ID. w. Woollsey. a veteran in service
Freight department representatives OF
twenty-one railroads were in conference,
at Cincinnati. yesterday, TO discuss rates
TO lake ports. The decision reached is TO
maintain, for the present, the rates OF last
year put a reduction may be made iater.
"A scarcity of cars was reported by all the
roads represented.
A cablegram received by c. Peter Clark,
general superintendent of the eastern dis
trict of the New York, New Haven d Hart
ford Railroad, announces the death or MS
father, Charles p. Clark, former president
Of the road and president or the Boston
Terminal Company. The death took place
at Nice. where Mr.. Clark had gone III
search of health.
d. III. Durham. the ~well-known Chicago
architect, has been employed by the Union
Depot Company, of Cleveland, TO make
plans for the new structure which Is to be
900. The station will be erected by the Lake
Shore. the Big Four and the Pennsylvania
railroads. One-half the expense will be
borne by the Lake Shore.
Merchants OF Cleveland are disturbed be-
cause no stop-over privileges are to be
granted at Cleveland on tickets sold to the
Pan-American exposition. The general pas
senger agents take the position That they
would nave trouble enough in tying TO
Keep ~Pan-American tickets out or the
hands of scalpers in Buffalo without add
ing to their woes by including Cleveland.
President Woodford, of the Cincinnati.
Hamilton & Dayton Railroad. who resides
in New York, has sent a telegram to Gin
cinnati denying the report that control of
the road had been secured by j. Pierpont
Morgan, Gen. Samuel Thomas or any other
parties. The reports that were current
are that 40 had been paid for the majority
of the stock. 1t is now stated that ITO was
offered and refused.
Vice President Ramsey. of the Wabash,
expects the Montpelier-Toledo extension
will be completed by Dec. /. The Wabash
will then have a line from Toledo to CHI
cago, 215 miles in length. The new forty
mile link is expected to cost $1,000, 900. The
new road not only gives the Wabash a
strong line between Toledo and Chicago,
but will prove a valuable feeder TO other
parts OF the system.
That the Pennsylvania Company will be
2 bidder for the Eel River road at the COM
ing sale Is now admitted. The property
would be more valuable to 1T than any other
railroad interests. forming a part of a short
direct through line from Grand Rapids to
ST. Louis, via Logansport and Terre Hautc
As a local line the Eel River road is of but
little value TO the stockholders. who now
are asking that the road be sold.
c. b. Ravens. who died in Chicago on
Sunday, aged hfty-one, when sixteen years
cid entered the service of the Atlantic
Great Westerner, now the Erie. as a tele-
as a telegrapher of the Union Pacific, soon
reaching the position of a division super
intendent- Later he went into the coal
order. and was buried at Omaha yesterday
under the rituals Of that order.
The Chicago Record says 1t is reported
that the Interstate-commerce Commission
will visit that city within the next two
weeks to ferret out offenders in a cam
paign of rate-cutting that Is said to be go
Ing on among certain east-bound lines.
Some of the Chicago east-bound lines are
said TO have been slicing flour rates con-
siderably. The Eastern lines have kept up
all classes of rates for a long time, and
the charges of rate-cuttinS have aroused
much interest among railroad men.
An Investigation into the alleged illegal
cutting OF freight rates on east-bound ship
ments or fresh meats and packing-house
products was begun in the Federal court
room at Kansas City, Mo-, yesterday, by the
lnterstate-commerce Commission, Judson
c. Clements. of Georgia, acting as chairman
In the absence of Chairman NJ. A. Knapp,
Of New York. The commission may be in
session several days. and freight agents
are said to fear that criminal prosecutions
for violations of the interstate-commerce
law may follow.
1t having been intimated that the repre-
sentative Of the Chicago & Alton in this
territory has been Irregular In securing
business for Omaha, A. ID. Perry. district
passenger agent, writes: Il have been sue
cessful in securing several good parties for
Oklahoma Of late. l beg to say the party
o. twenty-seven that left last week secured
the party rate and nothing more. Nothing
irregular was offered them and / don't
want to be quoted as cutting rates. Every
thing is moving at tariff. Any party of ten
or more can secure the party rate"
The Toledo & Chicago Railway Company,
division of the Wabash, yesterday elected
the following officers at Toledo: President,
James L.: Ramsay. St Louis; vice presi-
dent. A. V. l.. Smith, Toledo; secretary, T..
b. Prior, st. Louis; treasurer, 7. l. Cleary,
st. Louis. The officers named and b. G..
Winston. of St. Louis, and c. II. Newton;
Charles l.. Reynolds, of Toledo, constitute
the board of directors. The Toledo & Chi
cago Railway is now under construction
between Toledo and Montpelier.
The Federal Court. in session at Knox
vile, Tenn, Judge Clark presiding, decided
yesterday that Unicoi county, Tennessee, is
not liable for the payment of $4,000 in
bonds voted to the Charleston, Cincinnati
& Chicago Railroad, on the ground that the
county had no authority to issue bonds
under the laws of the State to a foreign
corporation. The railroad was chartered in
North Carolina and the bonds in litigation
are now held by the Municipal Trust Com
pany of London. Being Incorporated in
North Carolina. the railroad company, in
the law of the State, becomes foreign.
The Minneapolis Times says that official
notice was served yesterday on the strong
Minneapolis-Chicag go lines by one of the
weak lines that the former must withdraw
fast trains between the twin cities and Chi
cago or all association ties will be cut and
a rate war ensue. The six lines to Chicago
have a time agreement which fOrbids any
one handling passenger trains in less than
thirteen hours. But the Milwaukee, North
western and Burlington have been running
ten-hour trains without sleepers: The weak
lines nave long grumbled over the fact. but
not until now did they make any formal
protest.
Indianapolis and st. Louis have morning
trains for New York since the roads were
open for business. but Chicago has been
given, practically speaking, only afternoon
service. Now the Erie and Grand Trunk
announce that they will put on trains TO
depart from Chicago early in the fore
noon. with neutrality-suspicious. schedule, so
they Will not be forced to charge excess
fare. A few months ago the Pennsylvania
inaugurated a flyer to depart from Chicago
the next afternoon, making the running
schedule twenty-five hours. This train is
said To be very popular, Notwithstanding
an extra fare of 50 is charged for fast
time
Active buying OF the stock of the Min
neapolis a. ST. Louis Railroad ana an az
vance of more than 4 points in the price
revived the rumors yesterday OF an i'm
pending change i'm the control of this prop
erty. A report was circulated that the ILL
nois Central Railroad Company had prac-
tically secured control Of the Minneapolis
& st. Louis. Edwin Hawley, president Of
the Iowa Central, said with regard to these
rumors There are no negotiations pend
ing for the sale of the Minneapolis * 81.
Louis Railroad. The men who own the
control OF that property have no desire ~
part with il. We are well satisfied with tn.
earnings and the prospects, and II is safe
to say that the independence of this road
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