The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-07-19

in July. The first twelve days OF the month
the Big Four had 232 carloads OF cattle and
hogs for Buffalo. and the shipments over
the Panhandle are unusually heavy, reach
irg hfty-two carloads Yesterday. and were
billed TO sixteen different points in Penn
sylvania, New York and New England.
General Passenger Agent Galloway. Of
the 500 line. offers to withdraw his s25
rate, 81 PAU 10 New York, If each OF the
Chicago-St. Paul lines will place a certified
check for $4,000 In the hands Of the chair
man OF the Western Passenger Association
with the understanding that $500 be de-
Quoted from any road detected in cutting
rates in any way. The proposition has not
been accepted.
1t is cause of merriment in the Pennsyl--
vania Railroad offices saws an official of
that company, that newspapers VIII not
take no for an answer TO the rumors
associating Atchison with the Pennsyl-
vania. The truth of the matter Is that
there is absolutely no relation between the
two corporations, and there IS only one
person connected with either line who is In
terested in the Pennsylvania that holds
Santa Fe stock.
Less than eighteen months ago the Penn
sylvania Voluntary Relief Association was
put in operation on the Grand Rapids q
Indiana road, and now fully 20 per cent. or
the train men and shop men are members
OF the association, and the examining sur
geons report 1S5 new members in June. The
opposition which characterized the early
days Of the Pennsylvania voluntary re-
appeared.
The individual action of the Big Four,
the Wabash. the Michigan Central and the
Marquette roads in refusing 10 charge %
cents additional on trip clergy permits was
brought up at the recent meeting OF the
Central Passenger Association, and the an
nouncement is now made that owing 10
lack of unanimity the additional fee pro-
vided for at the June meeting has been
held in allegiance until the November meet
ing.
Yesterday Engineer and Mrs. B: w.
Rhoads. Of the Pennsylvania line, left for
Orlando, Q. T., where his mother is lying
at the point OF death. The patient is one
hundred and one years DID, and until quite
recently, enjoyed good health. Mr. Rhoads
visited her few months ago and she
talked intelligently of events which oc-
CURED when she was a young girl In
Oklahoma she resides with her eldest son,
Isaac Rhoads. who is past eighty years.
The financial cloud which has been hover
ing over the Chicago & Southeastern seems
TO have passed. a. Stevens, traftic man
aeer OF the road was in the city yesterday
He says that five new locomotives have
been placed in service, five new passenger
cars and one hundred new box cars. The
company has purchased a gravel bank at
Daleville and has put on construction
80 miles of road. While here yesterday
Mr.. Stevens let contracts for several new
bridges.
Judge Kohlsaat. in the United States Cir
cut Court at Chicago. yesterday refused TO
issue an injunction restraining the railroads
from enforcing rules against accepting
what is known as mixed carload freight.
The Injunction was asked for by various
shipping brokers against the Grand Trunk
and the Lackawanna roads. but the deci-
sion will be widespread in its effect IL is
the custom of shipping brokers to gather
small lots of freight from several clients,
and. by shipping them together as car
lots. obtain a lower rate. This was OBJ
jected 10 by the railroads, and the position
OF the latter has been sustained by the
court.
c. z. Schaff. general manager of the Big
Four lines and vice president and general
manager of the Cincinnati Northern, was in
the city yesterday. He states that the Gin
cinnati Northern is TO be opera ted separate
ly from the Big Four lines. but the time
when IL will be more closely identified
with the Big Four through its officials de-
Ponds upon. pending litigation. Mr., Schaff
says a handsome sum of money will be ex-
pended in improving the roadbed and prop
erly equipping ii as soon as pending htiga-
ton Is settled. The road needs new rails.
new bridges and practically needs rebuild
ing. being in much the same condition as
was the Nickel-plate when the Wander
bilts took control OF IL.
The latest interesting development is a
report that there is scheme TO connect
the Wabash's Pittsburg extension and the
Buffalo. Rochester e. Pittsburg by building
a bridge over the Allegheny river. which
would permit of the Wabash gaining en-
minals Of the Buffalo. Rochester & Pitts
burg. The latter was originally intended
to form n through trunk line in connec-
ton with the Pittsburg & Western and the
Lake Erie & Western. and the late Calvin
s. Brice had this plan in view and had
actually taken the Pittsburg Western
out OF the hands of the Baltimore & Ohio
when death ended his career as a railroad
ma nipulatOr The new proposition is said
TO he looked upon with favor by the Wa
bash and the Buffalo, Rochester & Pitts
burg people.
A new method of depositing round trip
special rate excursion tickets issued on the
certificate plan is to be put in operation in
Chicago from July 25 to %, during the ses-
sion Of the Baptist Young Peoples Union.
Instead OF having n central headquarters
in the downtown district where the visitors
might deposit their tickets and get them
when they were ready to depart. the con-
ductor Of each train entering the city will
take up each ticket before reaching the
city. He will give a receipt. with instruc-
tons on the back telling the name of the
road on which the ticket is good to return
and in what railroad ticket station the
original ticket is held. When the visitor is
ready 10 start for home all he has 10 do
is to make an early start for his train.
present his receipt to the ticket agent OF a
specified road. and get the return portion