The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-03-04

leave Chicago at p. m. reaching Indian
apolis at $50 p. m, Cincinnati at $50 p.
m. and Charleston at 100 a. IN. on the sec
ond day.
A Monday night dispatch to the Journal
from Wabash says Beginning to-day all
telegraph operators on the Wabash Rail-
perintendent of telegraph, c. c. kinsman,
at Decatur, Ill, TO that of the division SUI
perintendents'
II. NJ. Bronson, assistant general pas
senger agent of the Big Four, feels proud
of the revenue derived from the sale of
tickets at Indianapolis last month, it be-
ing 10 per cent. in excess of February, 1901,
which was the best February the line ever
had at Indianapolis.
The first through train on the FL Paso
extension recently finished from Liberal.
Kan, TO the Mexico line of the Chicago,
Rock Island & Pacific, left for the West
passengers and carried number or rail-
way officials and newspaper men.
The Indianapolis division of the Central
Association OF Railroad Officers held Its
regular meeting yesterday. Little aside
from routine business was transacted. a
committee was appointed TO prepare re
port for the annual meeting of the Ma
tional Association. to be held at Putin
Bay. July % % and p.
The gross earnings of the Santa Fe lines
increased I'm January S4l1, 3l5; net earnings,
$22O,S75: since July 1 gross earnings in
creased 1880 $50; net earnings. 81. 74O COB. If
the earnings should show no further IN
crease the present year there VIII be ample
funds to pay all liabilities of the present
fiscal year and leave surplus OF MI26,44O
A report is current that when the House
or Representatives passes the bill 10 create
a portfolio of commerce and labor Pau
Morton, vice president of the Santa Fe
and q warm personal friend of President
Roosevelt, will be placed at the head OF
the department, and that his recent Visit
TO Washington was to confer with the Pres
ldent regarding the matter.
At the annual meeting of the Central and
Western Associations of Car-service Off
GERS at Chicago the following officers Were
elected for 1902 President j. X. Cava-
nagh, c., c., c. & st. L.; vice president
-. T.. Belts. c. & n. w. secretary. w. r.
Beecham, c., NJ. & st. p; treasurer. F. NJ
Luce, c. & n. w; member of executive
committee, c. c. Riley, g. @. w.
1t is stated that at no time in the last six
months has traffic been so congested as at
the present time at Pittsburg, all railroads
being in much the same condition. The
Pennsylvania last week notified connections
that it had placed an embargo on receiving
from them carload shipments, and yester-
day it announced that it would be unable
10 take business from other lines before
March S. The Pennsylvania is receiving
new engines daily, and expects to soon re-
lieve the situation.
At a recent meeting of the general pas
senger agents of the important railways OF
the country the peculiar decision was made
that dead man has the same baggage
privileges as live one. Recently funeral
party consisted of five persons with the
corpse, and the party had 500 pounds OF
baggage. The travellers demanded that one
of the trunks be checked on the dead mans
ticket The agent objected, but consented
10 refer the matter 10 the association fol-
adjustment, and II ruled that full-fare
ticket for a dead man carried the same
baggage privileges as a ticket for a live
person-15O pounds