The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-13

for many OF the members and has seriously
affected the usefulness OF the association,
plan for a permanent meeting place may
be adopted.
Commissioner Donald's plan for the for
nation of a protective bureau was APP
proved at a meeting Of the Central Passen-
ger Association in Chicago yesterday, and
Mr. Donald was instructed 10 try TO get
the concurrence of the other passenger as
sociations and TO organize the bureau as
soon possible. Despite the urgent re-
quest of marine interests. the association
declined to put in a special rate for sailors
going home.
In the Illinois solid daylight vestibule
special from Chicago 10 st. Louis, in
augurated last Sunday. the Illinois Central
has adopted a new and novel method of
decoration. The inside colors are in moss
green and light mahogany, which are in
comfort and ease to the traveller. The ex-
terror is in entire harmony and is in colors
of green. gold and block brown. which
produces a most pleasing effect. These
trains were built expressly for this travel.
General Passenger Agent Horner. Of the
Nickle- plate, says the passenger business
Tor the present year is the heaviest ever
known. Regarding his own road, he says
the prejudice against IL no longer exists
During the ten years that we nave peeh
ueVeloping passenger facilities, ne says
the condition of the line has been so I'M
proved that 1t compares favorably with the
average trunk line road, and the patron
age this fall has been such that the good
t Work IN the passenger department curing
the past year, is clearly visible.
The aggregate assessment made by the
railroad commission of the Illinois State
Board of Equalization on the rolling stock
OF me railroads of that State is approx.
mately $l1,O0O,0o0 against SIS, OOOOGO last
year. The members of the commission say
tney nave placed too high valuation on
Ibis class or property in former years.
Ihey also say there will be no diminution
n "a IN e.
as the reduction of 100000 will be onset
by higher assessment on the main tracks
of the road.
The answers of the Northern Securities
Company and the Great Northern Railway
company in the suit of the State of Wash,
lngton against the Securities Company and
the Great Northern and Northern Paclnc
railways were filed in the United States
Supreme Court yesterday. They were prac-
ticaily duplicates of the answer of the
Northern Pacific, which was filed on Tues
pany admits that ii has no agent or rep
resentative in the State of Washington on
whom legal process may be served and
that IL owns no property OF any nature
Whatever in that State
A circular letter has been issued to the
stockholders of the Chicago & Northwest
ern Railway Company calling for special
meeting Feb. 10, at which 1t is proposed to
increase the capital stock of the company
by authorizing an issue of additional COM
mon shares, so that the entire capltal
stock shall be 100000 OO At this same
meeting the question of acquiring the fran
chises and property of the Fremont Elk
horn q Missouri Valley Railway Company
also will be considered. The directors have
decided that stockholders should be In
vfted TO subscribe to the increased stock 10
the extent of Is per cent. Of their present
holdings.
George w. Stevens, president Of the
Chesapeake & Ohio, states that beginning
July 1, the company changed its classified
ton accounts to correspond with the Inter-
state-commerce Commission practice, and
some considerable items formerly appear.
ing as charged against maintenance or
equipments now appear in conducting
transportation" and also some items for
merly appearing under the head of "other
accounts" now are charged to general ex-
penses;" therefore. conducting transpor-
tation." If compared with the same items
of last year. would show a very much
larger decrease than would appear from
these figures.
The Santa Fe announces that the daily
service of its California limited train be-
tween Chicago. Los Angeles. San Diego
Sunday. The equipment, as In previous
urious compartments and observation Pull
mans, buffet smoking car and dining car
The trip will be made in less than three
days through picturesque New Mexico and
Arizona, the Pueblo Indian villages and
the grand canyon. The outlook Is for
heavy California travel this season, many
prominent Eastern families who have hith-
erto gone to Europe now preferring the
California climate.