The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-06-19

as the roads representative at Cincinnati
Mr.. Ryan going TO the Seaboard Airline
as its general passenger agent.
The Pullman Company has issued orders
that the placing OF banners on their cars y
prohibited IL has grown to such an extent
that the Pullman officials saw the damage
to equipment was a serious matter me
new rule went into effect yesterday
AS soon as the location for a new union
passenger station at Bloomington, Ill, can
be agreed upon the Big Four and the Lake
Erie & Western will build new structure
al that point, and. providing certain loca-
ton is chosen. the Chicago Alton VIII
join in its erection.
The passing of the Hot Springs road into
the hands Of the Choctaw, Oklahoma &
Gulf system is an event in history, so long
had the road been an Independent line IL
charged 3 cents per mile for carrying pas
sengers and issued no passes. During the
past nine years IL carried an average of
5000 passengers. making a close connec-
ton at Malvern with the Iron Mountain
road For years L. Richardson. one OF the
first managers of the Indianapolis poo,
the first pool established-was superlntend-
end of the Hot Springs road.
On July ] the ST. Louis & San Francisco
will advance the pay of freight conductors
TO cents per mile run and Of brakemen TO
2 cents per mile, which means an increase
In operating expenses in round numbers OF
$4,000 per annum Pay of passenger con-
ductors was advanced some time ago
There are twenty-one Young Men Chrls-
tisn Associations, with a membership or
ll1.Os6, on che lines of railways in the South
west. and the investment In bulIdlngs Is
sSOI.6l2. Railway managers Literally en-,
courage these railroad associations and ala
in erecting suitable buildings, ten now De
ing In process Of erection.
The committee. composed of members of
the territorial passenger associations, dp-
pointed TO devise a uniform ticket Tor con-
Vent1OnS and excursions has decided 10 re-
duce the number of workers by naming an
expert TO formulate the plan and report 10
the general committee. The report will be
submitted at the September meeting.
The business of Train q which leaves al
7:l5 p. m. has so increased that Z. A. Forq'
general passenger agent of the PennsyI :
vania has decided 10 put on an independent
sleeping car 10 run between Indianapolis
and New York daily. commencing on sun
day. On Monday the Pennsylvania Will put
on a sleeping car via Logansport and La
Otto for Mackinaw City. The car viii leave
indianapolis at 40 D. m. and reach MACK
mac island at 1918 noon.' The answering
will leave Mackinac island at 1910 noon
General superintendent and traffic man.
ayers of all railroads entering Bunalo nave
just ratified the per diem agreement adopt
ed by the members Of the American Rail-
way Association recently. One of the open
points was TO fix the number Of days
switching road can have before the charge
of 20 cents a day for car begins. 1t was
decided to subscribe to the agreement that
four DAYS grace shall be allowed 10 the
switching road. All the roads Of the coun-
try that are members of the American As
ISOLATION, with two exceptions, said 10 be
roads in New England, have ratified the
agreement.