The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-10-10

Mics bldncne MacCune, daughter VI SOhi
MacCune, has gone East on bridal trip
Kansas City has a promising railroad
club, and the manufacturers of that city,
who are erecting a new building, nave
onered the club rooms in the structure,
ntted up in any style they desire Inc
proposition is favorably regarded by the
members.
1t is understood that the engineers and
hremen on the Cincinnati, Indianapolis *
Western, now that IL has become part OF
the Cincinnati. Hamilton & Dayton, will
be given standard wages. Heretofore they
have been considerably below the wages
paid by the c., III. & ID.
Except as to the Pan-American EXPOSE
ton or last year the passenger receipts OF
the Big Four are making a substantial gain
over 1901. There has been an increase In
expenses. which was clearly forecast by
President ingalls, some months ago, VINO
declared that every available dollar would
be put into the property.
One of the Atlantic type of locomotives
of the Big Four hauled a special train or
knights Tempiars on Tuesday from Cleve-
land TO Columbus in 260 minutes actual run
ming time; distance, 20S miles. Between
Columbus and Springfield the train often
ran at a speed Of eighty-fve miles an hour
The train consisted of eight day coaches.
1t is stated that for the first time since
the Twentieth Century limited OF the Lake
Shore was put on 1t is beginning to pay
its way. 1t seems that travellers are just
becoming acquainted with the service ana
are willing to pay the 81 excess fare charged
on this train. The Pennsylvania special, IT
is stated, has been paying enterprise since
put on.
The following freight representatives
were in the city last night: j. t. Vallery.
of the c., B. & O.; II. SWEET. of the III
nois Central; j. d. Payne and M. G.
Yoakum. of the Texas & PACIFIC: R. w.
Texas; John Wood, of the Indiana, I'LL
nois & Iowa, and ]. F. Bonvita, of the
Mexican Central
The Pennsylvania, Baltimore & Ohio.
Chesapeake & Ohio and Southern Railway
have Instituted proceedings in the SUI
preme Court of the District OF Columbia
against the American Travellers Brokers
AssScation to enon the brokers rom
cursion tickets. The court deferred action
in the case until this morning
The annual meeting of the stockholders of
the Norfolk & Western Railroad was held
in Roanoke, Va, yesterday. All the MEM
bers of the old board of directors were
elected and they in turn reelected the gen.
eral officers of the road. The revenue from
s24i,SS5 as compared with the previous year.
The revenue from freight increased $685.
162.
The board of directors of the Southern
Railway Company has declared semi
| ferred stock. This dividend would have
been declared Oct. 1. but the voting trust
ffnt aspeeable fbe dvd saSdn wonld
| not be declared until later. The stock
holders agreed to wait. The voting trust
| was dissolved after the declaration OF the
| dividend.
| Francisco has in contemplation removing
| Its headquarters from Springfield, Mo-, to
| st. Louis, and that large building will be
| erected for their accommodation. The
| Springfield Commercial Club is fighting the
proposition vigorously, but the roads rela-
| tons with the Chicago & Eastern Illinois.
| when connections are built. will be such
| that the club is not disposed to place much
| faith in its opposition.
The Pennsylvania Company has a corps
of surveyors locating a new line from New
| Cumberland, w. Va, to parallel the Ohio
| river north to Monaco. Pa, with bridge
across the river at that point and thence
| to Rochester, there to connect with the
| Pittsburg, Fort Wayne & Chicago. This
Will give western freight intended for dis
| tribution along the Panhandle another out
| let so that ii will not have to be switched
| to Pittsburg and then back again via the
| Panhandle, and will save haul on west
ern freight of nearly fifty miles.
| w. l. Laird, representing the Chicago
| Great Western, was in the city yesterday.
He says the charge in the Journal yester-
| day that the road was rate demoralizer
| is unjust. He does not deny that the road
! is cutting rates, but asserts that IT is
simply meeting rates made secretly by its
| competitors. If this Is the case the road
has its remedy. as 1t is violation of the
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| forbidding the cutting of rates. and it's Of
4 ficials are liable to imprisonment under the
| injunction and the rulings Of the Inter
| state-commerce Commission.
| The Vandalia Railroad will cut out the
| smoking compartment in its sleeping cars.
| If a passenger wants to smoke he will
| have to go into a buffet car that Will be
| carried on these trains. where he will not
| only be afforded the comfort of easy chairs
| but a waiter will be ready to serve him
| drinks or lunch. The railroad officials say
| the smoking room takes up too much val
1 liable space in the sleeping car, besides
| there are said to be good sanitary reasons
| for doing away with smoking in a sleeping
car. In the buffet car there will be forty
| five movable wicker chairs.
A new style of passenger car has beer
| put In service on the Chicago, Burlington
& Quincy. 1t is a combination of parlor
| dining and observation car, and Ii is at
| tached TO the fast mail train which leaves
| Chicago every morning for Omaha and the
| Northwest. The parlor Is the rear car, /:
| luxuriOusly furnished and opens into the
| observation platform, which is separated
| from the room by large plate glass win
| dows. Two sleeping berths are provided
| for invalids. Off from the parlor Is a com
| Portable smoking room. also toilet rooms
for ladies and gentlemen: beyond Is the
| dining room, with four tables. The kitchen
| and pantry are very complete The cars
| are said to be a distinct advance of any
| thing of the kind I'm this country and arr
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