The Indianapolis journal., 1903-03-19


made little more progress Wednesday in
determining what the Elkins law means
They were. however, unable to agree on
the recommendation Of the mass meeting
regarding party rates. The three lines
which gave notice that they would make
party rates available to every one refused
to withdraw from the position and the other
lines determined to meet the rates in COM
petitive territory. 1t was decided to abol-
ish rates for employees to summer and tour
list hotels. With these exceptions the
recommendations made by the mass meet
ing were concurred in.
Personal, Local and General Notes.
S. c. Long, division superintendent of the
Pennsylvania at Pittsburg, is seriously i'll
with an attack of grip.
The annual meeting of the Pittsburg,
Cincinnati, Chicago & st. Louis Railway
Company will be held in Pittsburg April Ia.
]. Q. Van Wrinkle. general superintendent
of the Big Four, is in st. Louis attending
a meeting of the st. Louis Terminal Com
pany.
A force of linemen are at work on the
Pittsburg. FIT. Wayne & Chicago between
Fort Wayne and Cressen installing copper
wire for the block system.
Eli s. Quintard. who died in New Haven,
Conn.,, on Monday, aged eighty-six years.
was formerly superintendent of the Gin
cinnat, Sandusky & Cleveland.
Cuba has passed a Chinese exclusion act,
and the railroads of this section have re-
ceived orders from their Southern connec-
tions to refuse to sell tickets to Chinese
travellers in that direction.
l.. H. Memmert, general manager Of the
Indiana Car Service Association, is visit
ing the joint agencies at different points
On April / he will appoint two more in
spectors.
February there arrived and departed at
the Union Station 4.1S2 trains, an increase
E<<l~,-
trains were handled 24,327 cars, an increase
of LIP this year.
An order has been issued by the Pennsyl-
vania lines West prohibiting passengers
turning seats back in day coaches. The
idea is to prevent seats being used for
holding parcels and wraps.
Lawrence McAlpin last week celebrated
his one hundredth birthday. Mr.. McAlpin
was born In Ireland. and In early days came
to Indiana and laid the first rail on the
Madison & Indianapolis Railroad.
1t is stated that when w. NJ Tallant
becomes general freight agent of the Cleve-
land, Akron & Columbus, G.. s. McCabe,
now travelling freight agent. will succeed
the former as division freight agent at
Richmond, Ind,
AT the meeting Of the operating officials
of the Vanderbilt lines. in the Office of
George H. Stevens, superintendent of spe-
cial freight service, ii was decided to re-
organize the fast freight service of the
roads in the Vanderbilt system
Judge Field, general solicitor for the Mo-
non, has already been in the field and ad-
justed all claims for injuries in the acci-
dent at Cyclone day before yesterday, ex-
cept in two cases, where time Is required
to know the extent of injuries.
The Chicago & Northwestern has created
a stir among the Northwestern lines by
restoring the sleeping car service on it's
fast mail leaving Chicago at 10 p. m. and
making the run from Chicago to Omaha
in eleven hours and twenty-five minutes.
C. H. Cory. superintendent of motive
power of the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Day.
ton was in the city yesterday He spent
most of the day at the shops of the Gin
cinnati Indianapolis & Western, where four
c., III. & d. engines are undergoing general
repairs.
The Norfolk G. Western. within the last
year has come into prominence through
its large earnings. This was a road that
was benefited by the anthracite coal strike
and IL is believed the introduction of coal
from its mines to such a large extent In
the Northwest will be OF permanent bene-
fit TO ii.
E. ]. Sanford. president of the Union
Railway Company at Kansas City. was In
the city yesterday examining the Union
Station. going hence TO Cincinnati. He
is visiting several central railroad points
where there are union stations to get ideas
TO introduce in the proposed union station
at Kansas City.
The Union Pacific expects TO begin work
April l on improvements between Omaha
and Ogden TO cost s10.ooo,0oo. Most of the