The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-07-20

Buffalo. Rochester & Pittsburg and the
Buffalo & Allegheny divisions Of the Penn
sylvania 10 shat organization.
President Hays. OF the Southern Pacific
has issued circular announcing the re-
tirement OF DR. Graves. chief surgeon Of
the Atlantic system OF the Southern Pa
c.hc. with headquarters at san Antonio
Tex. and the extension Of the authority
OF DR.. Matthew Gardner. Of the Pacific
system. over the Atlantic system.
The following passenger officials were in
the city last evening: Gunnip, Of the Santa
Pc; Mordaugh. Of the Chicago. Milwaukee
* 81. Paul. Noycs Of the Chicago Great
Western. and Benjamin, Of the Canadian
Pacific; also. freight officials Vallery. of
the chicago, Burlington & Quincy, and
Laird, OF the Chicago Great Western.
1t is announced that fresh trouble has
broken out in the Western Immigrant Blu
reau. which may lead TO the reOpening of
the commission question. IL has been as
certalned that an immigrant agent has
been paying high commissions 10 steam
ship agents, thereby securing a large pro-
portion Of the immigrant business for his
road.
A. J. Smith, general passenger agent Of
the Lake Shore, has requested that Knights
Templars be ticketed from Chicago 10 the
national cOnclave at Louisville, KY, and
return to Chicago, by way of Buffalo, at
virtually the same rate now charged for
the round trip over a single route. The
Central Passenger Association will vote
or these propositions by mail.
The Big Four has promulgated an order
OF the Central Passenger Association de-
handing that all ironclad signature tick
cts must have the name of the purchaser
both al the time of the purchase and be-
fore the return from the destination. Some
laXity in this had been noticed. and Com
missioner Donald called the lines to &C
count, demanding this precaution as in
surance against scalpers.
The Duluth. South Shore & Atlantic ana
Hancock Calumet railroads are spend
ing a great deal of money for new equip
ment and improvements. The former road
has now building several new passenger
trains full vestibule and thoroughly modern
In every particular and is preparing TO
make the road a more popular passenger
line. Heretofore it has courted only heavy
freight traffic
The youngest station agent in this coun-
try is Oscar Homer Bower. He is agent
Blanket, Tex. and is but nineteen years
Of age. II. c. Wicker president of the
road, met him when he a youngster
as a messenger boy. He soon learned
age was appointed agent at Proctor, and
was recently transferred TO Blanket.
Within the last ten days several thou
sand sane people have enjoyed journey to the
Pacific coast al the extremely low rates
OF 500 for the round trip from Chicago to
San Francisco and return, with correspond
hrst-class transportation for trif1e over
one cent a mile, a railway rate unap-
preached for cheapness in any other coun-
try and lower than the average rate for
water transportation.
c. F: DAILY. general passenger agent of
the Lake Erie * Western, is spending con-
siderable time in going over the lines
studying the question of meeting electric
line competition. While, yet, the Lake
Erie * Western has but few lines to COM
pete with. a number of lines are under
contempla ton. one being from Fort Wayne
70 Muncie, and it is quite probable that
the Lake Erie * Western as the trolley
lines encroach on its business, will in
crease the number of its trains.
At the meeting in Glenwood Springs of
the Transcontinental Mileage Committee
the question of the interchangeable mileage
tickets was discussed. This question is
causing considerable agitation among the
lines in the Transcontinental and Western
Passenger Associations. The Great North
ern road. although not a member of either
of the interchangeable mileage system in
territory between st. Paul, Minnea polls
Sioux City. Sioux Falls and Yankton. S.
quest is rejected it will name a fiat 2-cent
rate in that territory.
1t is quite evident that the Wabash has
rot abandoned its plans of entering Pitts
burg. The first OF the contracts was let
on Wednesday 1t is for the masonry of
the bridge across the Monongahea river
at Ferry street, and the lowest bid for the
WpIh was Onc OF the leading men,
bers of the City Council said to a repre-
sentative OF a Pittsburg paper that he be-
lieved all doubt to the Wab sh's inten-
ton to enter the city had been removed
and that he expected there would be no
more delay in granting the franchises al.
lowing the Wabash to enter Pittsburg by
way of elevated track.
The Union Pacific has arranged an ex-
cursion 10 be given to representatives of
nifty Of the leading metropolitan dailies
or the country. The newspaper men will
inspect the railroads improvements and
places of interest in Colorado, Wyoming
and Utah. The excursion will be con-
Quoted by Alfred Darlow, the roads adj
vertising agent, and will be escorted by
several officials of the line The party will
rendezvous at the Brown Palace Hotel in
Denver. July %. and thence go by special
train TO Cheyenne and Salt Lake City max
ing stops at the best places along the line
as the party may desire