The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-28
HOTEL LOBBY GLEANINGS
j. H. MILLIKEN, OF l.. & NJ, TALKS
OF WINTER EXCURSIONS.
He Looks for Big Crowds When Man.
ufacturers' NATIONAL Association
Meets-HOtel Notes.

j. H. Miliken. district passenger agent
of the Louisville & Nashville Railroad, with
headquarters in Louisville, is in the city
stopping at the Grand. He is here to meet
General Passenger Agent c. L. Stone, of
the L. & N, to-day in a conference with
General Passenger Agent Richardson. OF
the Pennsylvania.
Indiana is a part of Mr. Mniken's dis
trict and he has been very successful in Sc
curing business for his road from this ter
ritory. I'VE just got through with handling
one of the largest crowds ever taken out
of this State for New Orleans said Mr..
Milliken last evening. Il refer to the ex-
cursion we ran on account of the bankers
convention. We had 122 bankers from In
diana and railroad never carried a nicer
lot of people. We gave them fine train
and tried to please them from the day we
left Louisville until the return.
1.-The next big crowd we are anticipating
from this territory for New Orleans will
come next April when the Manufacturers
National Association meets there. All the
delegates from the Eastern, Northern and
Middle West States will meet in Indiana
polls and take a special train from this
point At the conference with Mr.. Richard
son tomorrow We expect to outline an
itinerary for the trip. 1 shall also have
a talk with ID. M. Parry, president of the
Manufacturers Association, while l am In
this city"
to Cuba each winter for the past three
or four years. but Mr.. Milliken says IL Is
very doubtful If one will be run this win
ter. I'VE would like to run ONE he said.
"but we cannot get the steamer for the
trip to Cuba and around the islands. All
the steamship lines have so much to do
that they will not and cannot rent boats for
such excursions, and we nave ABOUT aDan-
doned hope of securing one. The prosper
ity of the country Is extending TO the steam
ship owners. The railroads have had all
they could do in both freight and passenger
traffic for months and the steamship lines
are almost equally busy.
Mr.. Milliken said that great crowds are
expected in New Orleans for the Mardi Gras
this winter, and many lndianians will make
the trip. but the crowd will not center here
as il will for the manufacturers gathering.
Il am told by New Orleans friends that the
Mardi Gras will be larger and better than
ever this years." said Mr.. Milliken. "Of
course the arrangements that are being
made are all kept secret, but am Informed
that there Is something entirely new In
store for the visitors TO New Orleans this
February.
THE Mardi Gras crowds. by the way,
have held the record for size in New Or
leans until this year. The crowd that was
in the city during the time OF the bank
ers' meeting was fully as large, IL not
larger, than any crowd that has ever been
in the Crescent City. In addition to the
bankers there were delegates TO the Fedora
ton of Labor meeting. members or the ma
tional association OF the hardware men and
delegates TO two or three other national
conventions in the city, and the hotels were
full to OVERLOOKING 1t was practically i'm
possible 10 get even cot TO sleep on after
the first night or two. and IL was almost
equally difficult to get anything to eat"