The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-08

miles of siding. making a total Of over l.so0
miles ii is utilizing at most important
points.
The tonnage handled at the city freight
deports of the Pennsylvania lines in July
was 12ik per cent. In excess OF that or July,
1892, and the earnings from this business
were 10 per cent. in excess of last year. due
TO the fact that so large a per cent. or the
traffic handled in July was of a local char
acter.
Competitors of the Vanderbilts are much
disturbed because the New York Central
and LAX Shore have put on a fruit train
10 make the run from New York TO Chi
cago in fifty hours. The fastest time mere
tofore has been sixty hours. Roads Whicn
are unable TO make such speed have raised
a protest.
officials of the Chicago. Milwaukee &
st. Paul road are gratified over the splendid
showing made in passenger earnings for the
fiscal year ended Tune 80. which indicates
an increase of $4,000 over the previous
earnings OF the road increased a million
dollars.
1t is announced that the Big Four and the
ST. Louis & San FranciscO's double track,
extending from Chicago to st. Louis. will
during the exposition. 1t is claimed tnat
the new route is certain to result in a new
time limit for the run between Chicago and
st. Louis.
w. II. McDoel president of the Monon,
is gratiied over the business the road is
now doing. its earnings from freight traf-
fic and passenger business exceeding all
former records. The new relations with
the lines south of Louisville are yielding
excellent results and increasing traffic with
the Monon.
Officials of the Santa Fe ridicule the re-
port telegraphed to New York TO the effect
that a portion OF the new capital OF the
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific is for the
purpose Of securing control of the santa
Fe. There are several thousand stockhold-
ers, and the preferred stock is held mostly
by investors.
The Board of Trade of Meridian, Miss,
has adopted a resolution calling upon ID. ID.
Curran, master mechanic of the Northeast
ern Railroad, to build a car at their shops
to demonstrate at the worlds fair the mer-
its of that section for diversified products.
The car, when built, is to be constructed
entirely of Lauderdale county wood and or
Alabama iron.
officials of the more important roads feel
easier now that the threatened strike on
the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific has
been averted. The demand for an in
men and conductors. Manager Goodnough
announces that the increases of the joint
committee of employees has been assented
! TO. Trainmen and conductors In passenger
service will receive an increase OF IL per
cent, and those in the freight service 10
per cent. The men had voted to strike and
empowered Grand Masters Clark. Morrissey
and Lee to that effect If the demands were
not granted.
1t was announced Friday that the Wa
bash system had made arrangements by
which passengers from the West can reach
Washington. The line from Pittsburg to
Dublin has been so far completed that a
connection has been made with the Green
briar branch of the Chesapeake q Ohio
lines. While this does not mean that any
kind Of a traffic agreement has been made
between the Chesapeake & Ohio and the
Wabash roads, or that Wabash cars are to
be brought into the national capital, 1t does
mean. that the Wabash can send its bust
ness into the city without having to trans
FER it to any Of its rivals.
Superintendent S. E. Cotter, of the Wa
bash, has issued the July bulletin of merit
and dement, marks of the employees In the
train service. From 1t 1t is learned that
two operators, a clerk and a switchman
lating the rules; that three conductors, one
engineer, four brakemen, two firemen and a
switchman were given marks for perform
ing acts not strictly within bounds of duty,
and that four operators, four switchmen,
one agent, five brakemen, four conductors,
four firemen and five engineers were given
demerit marks for errors and other omis-
sions or violations of the book of rules.
A meeting of traffic officials was held at
Toledo Wednesday TO take up the question
of interchanging freight with electric lines,
1t is said the agreement between steam
roads not to interchange with electric lines
has been broken in some instances, In
which the advantage to the lines breaking
the agreement is said to have been great.
This is an important question with the
roads. The leading railroads do not care
to handle the business of electric lines at
all, though the less important roads are
anxious to have them do SO. The question
is within the jurisdiction of the Central
Freight Association, and probably will be
brought up at the meeting or the organ
| izatiop this month.