The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-07-17

the Chicago-FIorida special-train service,
Wnlcn proved so successful last season.
VIII be operated again during the coming
winter, the Pennsylvania, the Big Four.
the Monon and the Cincinnati Hamilton d
Dayton alternating in the service.
Announcement is made by the Wabash
mat II Will sell tickets 10 the Grand Army
encampment at Cleveland at l cent per
mile, both directions. from all points east
or the Mississippi river. This is done be-
cause this line is member OF the Cent. al
petitors Of the Wabash east of the Missis-
sippi will meet this rate.
Under the management OF John T. Mil
Ter the Cleveland. Akron and columbus
division Of the Pennsylvania lines is devel-
oping a Jod business. Improvement 10
the roadbed and better equipment are CIV
ing excellent results and the line is becom-
ing an important lirk in the Pennsylvania
system. As fest time is now made over
this recently acquired road as over any or
the Pennsylvania lines west
Freight men report increasing calls for
cars. and the remark OF J. Q. Van Wrinkle,
general superintendent of the Big Four,
a short time ago, that before July passed
the car famine would be as pronounced
as at any time in the history OF the roads.
will prove correct Yesterday local lines
brought in for indianapolis siXty-three car
loads Of new wheat. and shipments TO Bal
timore and Toledo are setting in heavily.
There is a tourist-car famine among the
roads operating west. For week or more
none of the lines has been able TO obtain
sufficient number of second-class sleeping
cars to accommodate the travel. The Ep-
worth League movement 10 san FRANCISCO
came with a rush and practically swamped
the transportation lines for equipment.
Never before has there been such an i'm
mense travel as on the low rates TO Col
orado, Utah and California.
The transportation committee for the
Panhandle tournament. which is TO he held
in Columbus Saturday, Aug. "a, has per,
the thousands of employees who will go
TO that city on that day. According TO the
report of the committee. 1t will take sew
enty-hve cars to handle the crowds. as fol-
lows: Indianapolis IL Pittsburg. II; Terre
Haute. Is: Logansport, u; Mount vernon,
Z; Lancaster and Cincinnati. 3 each. Spe-
named cities. and thousands of the en-
ployes of the Panhandle and their families
will make the trip.
On Monday petition was filed in the
Assistant State Attorney General Harry
Chase as a direct result of the refusal OF
the Grand Rapids & Indiana road to reduce
its passenger rate from cents 10 I1s cents
per mile because of its gross earnings be-
ing over the $2.0O0-per- mile limit. II is set
up in the petition, that the Grand Rapids q
Indiana Railroad Company operates 4iss
miles of road in Michigan-375 miles on the
main line, with 81 miles OF branches AS
the earnings exceeded $1,000 per mile, III
became the duty OF the company 10 reouce
its rate which IL has declined to DO hence
the suit.
A suit in which the B. & o. Railroad is
charged with violating the interstate-com-
merce law by discriminating against ship
pers was filed in the United States Court
at Baltimore yesterday by Myers & House
man, dealers in live stock. Isidor Raynor.
attorney general for Maryland. appeared
for the plaintiffs. The petition alleges that
tent of SIS. 900 to $50 600 per annum by rea-
son of being compelled TO. receive, house
and feed their cattle at the Union stock
yards I'm Baltimore alleging that officials
of the railway companies are interested in
the stockyards and that determinations
are made against those who do not avail
themselves of the use of those yards. No
specific remedy is asked for. but the court
is requested to apply the proper remedy