The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-04

a business trip strictly. Mr. Thomson
that the road has found these annual
trips valuable to the freight officials ana
also of great benefit to the roads bust
ness.
On Jan ! the method of discipline for
of the transportation department
of the Illinois Central will be changed.
The new system will be a compromise be-
sion only and the old form Of actual sus-
pension for every offense-
George Ingalls,, general freight agent of
the Big Four. was in the city yesterday
comforting with the division and assistant
general freight agents. The freight situa-
ton was generally gone over and some
ideas advanced looking to a more prompt
movement Of freights at division points.
II is stated hat the Wabash Company
intends some time to have a line into In
dianapolis; in fact. at present surveys are
being made and stakes driven for a new
steam road into Indianapolis from the
north. and some are disposed to believe
that the line is to be built in the interests
of the Wabash.
Reading rooms for the employes Of the
opened Dec. ] in the new Union station.
Three large rooms, handsomely furnished.
have been set aside for this purpose, where
books, daily papers and other current
reading matter will be kept on file. Inc
rooms are in charge of w. c. Hunter.
Pau Rainier, chief Inspector of the several
weighing and inspection bureaus. was IN
the city Yesterday; The local dreigns
generally. Mr.. Rainier reports everything
moving smoothly and the roads profting
through the twenty or more weighing ana
inspection bureaus at important railroad
centers.
AT the Central Passenger Association
meeting 10 be held in Chicago next week
the question of abolishing skeleton tickets
VIII come UP for action. II Is claimed tnat
these tickets enable scalpers and others to
manipulate them so as TO affect rates; and
while there is opposition TO abandonment
OF this form of ticket several of the strong
lines favor them.
The return Eastward of about 1000 dis
charged soldiers from army posts In the
Northwest has precipitated a rate war be-
tween the railroad lines running from ST:
Paul to Chicago. The Chicago Great
Western is the rate disturber. How serious
or far-reaching 1t may prove cannot De
definitely told. but 1t may affect all rates
between st. Paul and Chicago.
The answer of President Ramsey, Of the
Wabash, to the striking shopmen has been
issued. He reiterates his statements made
a week ago, adding that all men who
struck will be given their places without
discrimination if they return to work with
in a reasonable time. The striking en-
ployes at Tilton returned to work on Mon
catur the situation is practically unchanged.
A traf ic official of the Lake Erie & West
ern said yesterday that the growth of
freight business will the line out OF In
UldHdpOlS, anu, III TACT, ON the HldlH llilc,
had been remarkable since the Lake Shore
took control of the property. At Indian
apolis the tonnage inbound has increased
and had the road the equipment even a
larger per cent. of the Indianapolis traffic
would be carried.
De Witt Moon, the new superintendent of
the Lake Erie & Western, is gradually
bringing about reforms on that system.
The time of Train 10, lea wing indianapolis
in the morning, has been reduced fifteen
minutes between Indiana polls and Peru,
and on the main line the time of Train !
has been reduced twenty-five minutes. Mr..
Moon said yesterday that with the taking
effect of the spring time tables he purposed
to further reduce the time not only of these
trains. but of several others. the improve
ments to the track justifying taking such
steps.
The Port Jervis. Monticello & New York
Railroad has been sold at foreclosure to
satisfy a Judgment of 1919. 736 in favor of
the Central Trust Company Of New York.
The only qualified bidder was r. d. Rick
ard. of New York. of the purchasing COM
mittee of the bondholders and treasurer
of the Ontario & Western Railroad. The
referee knocked down the property TO
dated with the Ellenville & Kingston Rail
road and will shorten the distance between
Port Jervis and Albany by twenty-six
miles.
Traffic and operating officials of the Chi.
cago, Milwaukee & st. Paul, the Union
Pacific and the Southern Pacific Railroads
met at Salt Lake City yesterday with the
Oregon Short line officials to agree on
future traffic arrangements between the
Hartman lines and the Milwaukee road
1t was announced after the meeting by
President Z. j. Darling, of the milwaukee,
road, that on and after Jan. l the Mil
waukee road would operate through chair
cars and sleepers from Chicago to the
Pacific coast, the new through service tC
be operated on an agreement similar &c
that which existed for years between the
Chicago & Northwestern and Union Pa
cific systems.
Passenger officials of the Chicago roads
are elated because the persons who have
for years been giving them trouble have
been convicted of conspiracy. three beinl
found guilty of ticket ~forgeries, and the
penitentiary awaits Charles ]. Allardt, Ed
win Farnum and James Donahue. Alex
ander T. Freeman. who was also on trial
was acquitted and Margaret Moran will b'
set at liberty for giving evidence. Rail
roads in all parts of the country were vic
Tins of these mems schemes and assisted
in the prosecution. The fraud has beer
carried on for many years and scores o.
railroads have suffered. 1t Is believed thu
plot proved against brokers and accom-
plices will be the end of the swindle.
An official of the Lake Shore in com
menting on the success of the Twentieth
Century limited said that delays which
have occurred to the train when on tn,
New York Central or Lake Shore line
ming. demonstrate the fact that the trail
could be run from New York to Chicag'
In sixteen hours. Inc new engines In US
are capable of hauling the trains at sucl
speed without apparent effort. 1t is states
that the cutoff at Buffalo has cut dow
the running time twenty-five MINUTES be
tween New York and Chicago. The TWEEN
tieth Century limited does not stop a
Buffalo for the reason that there are thre
fast trains between New York and Bufal
running just ahead of the Twentieth
Century limited. Two of them make almos
Empire State express time.
The increase in business with the Cincin
natl, Indianapolis & Western road, former
ly the L.. d. q W., since extending it's lin
to Springfield, ILL.,, is much of a surpris
to transportation officials. If the compan
had thrice the number of cars ii now has
would have plenty for them to do. largel
of a local character. There is hardly a sta
ton on the road that is not calling 70
cars TO load with corn, it passing throug
the best corn territory of Indiana and Ill
nois. and with the roads extension ii ha
created a new business. It's connection
; furnish 1t with large quantities of cotto
> and lumber from the Southern States,
traffic ii has never before handled. tn
2 company has borrowed three heavy freigh
l engines from the Cincinnati, Hamilton
Dayton and would load 800 cars per da
on it's own line could ii furnish them.
I An automobile MafI Route-