The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-23

there will be 365 miles of well-built track
in operation. The earnings on the portion
now In use are highly satisfactory.
Z. S. Pillsbury has been appointed attor-
ney for the Santa Fe Railroad to succeed
the late Judge Sterry, who died recently at
Los Angeles. Mr.. Pillsbury formerly was
connected with the legal department OF the
Southern Pacific.
j. G. Winans, travelling passenger agent
of the C.. II. * D., is preparing TO attend
the encampment of the G.. A. r. in San
Francisco next month. and has obtained
leave OF absence for three weeks. Mr..
Winans. since taking the position OF trav-
cling passenger agent on the Fort wayne
division, has mace an excellent record
For the first time in many years Column.
bus, o., is said to be clear practically OF
ticket scalpers. This unusual state OF anaIrs
Is due to the enforcement for the first time
of the city's ordinance against scalpers. The
| scalpers are no longer permitted 10 DO ousi-
ness on the streets on Sundays or week
days, and can hereafter only operate when
having a license.
Twenty cars, loaded with perishable
freight. were en- Sunday hauled from Crest
line to Fort Wayne, 131 miles, in 80 MIN
utes. The double track put in on TINS roa1
within the last year has greatly increased
| the facilities for fast service, ana these
fast freight trains are often run at passen,,
! ger speed over the portion OF Inc rodu
where il is double-tracked.
During the time that Vice President Mid
dleton. of the Lehigh Valley. has supervised
the counting and purchasing department OF
the company he has made NUMBER Oh
changes, and has brought order OUT OF
| chaos. He now goes to New York, knowing
that his labors are bearing fruit ana II Is
understood that he is TO be elected nrst
vice president OF the company
The settlement of the rate troupies
| through which the passenger fares from
| Chicago TO st. Paul territory have peen
| cut have become much more compncateu
| with the mileage question now Deing asi-
tated, and as yet no plan OF ao1ust I1t ure
differences has been agreed upon, dltnouSh
Aug. was set as the date TO announce me
use of the new mileage. submitted to the
Western Passenger Association
Plans for the Western Pacific Railroad
| to enter San Francisco are now in contern-
platon by the promoters of the new road.
| While surveys and construction are pro-
| ceeding in Butte county and in Nevada
| ii has been decided, says the San FRANCISCO
| Bulletin. to build at once from bayWards
| to San Jose, distance of twenty-five miles.
| This work may be completed within a Few
| months The intention is to construct Tor
! ty-nine miles of road through San MSteo
| county and to enter San Francisco from the
| south.
| Work on the extension of the Chicago
| Great Western to Council Bluffs is progress
| sing rapidly, and the track will be very
| perfect one. The maximum grade is but
| fve-tenths of 1 per cent from Olewen 10
| Council Bluffs, and an official OF the ROAD
| says there arc practically no curves In the
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| structed of concrete, and the work is SO Tar
advanced that a business train was hauled
| from Fort Dodge TO Council Bluffs on Mon
| day, 132 miles, in four hours and tnrty
| minutes.
The National Railway Clerks Association
| is making material advances. The organi-
cation was formed about a year ago, ana
has made rapid strides In obtaining concess
| sions from officials. The first demand or
| the association was for half hoilday 1or
all of the clerks, and this has been con.
scented for June, July and August, and next
| year May and September will probaply De
| included. The next demand was for an
| increase in pay, and in many cases the men
| secured an increase of about lO per cent. III
| their wages
Roads in the Trunk Line Association are
| making reduced ratesTto important points
on their lines, and have now agreed 'o
/ make rate of one fare and one-third 1or
number of points in New York, Pennsylva-
MIA, Ohio and Canada. Tickets Will De Is
sued on the return trip plan and Will De
] good for points in trunk line territory; Iney
| will be sold Aug. Y to rs and Sept 10 >.
| The return limit is fifteen days from date
| of sale and in Central Passenger Associa-
ton territory ii is thirty days.
1t is stated that Charles Nj. Hays. for,
| become chief official of another overland
| system. Writing to friend. Mr.. Hays
| stated that with the approval OF the Ca
4 madam government and the interested Lon
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| of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway COM
| pany which is to have a line of road be-
| tween Quebec by way of Winnipeg TO Fort
| Simpson, Pacific coast port of British Co.
| lumbia 1t is stated that Sir Charles Rivers
| Wilson desires that such an honor should
| go to Mr.. Hays.
/ Attorneys representing the Baltimore &
| Ohio Southwestern Railroad yesterday APP
piled to the United States Circuit Court
| of st. Louis for injunction restraining
| Bennett Wasserman and other ticket brok-
ers from selling nontrapsferable railroad
| tickets. The application was not acted on,
| the court not being In session. inJunctlons
| were obtained by several railroads from the
| State courts against individual ticket brok-
ers three weeks ago restraining them from
| selling nontransferabe tickets. Subsequent
| ly Attorney F. N. Judson secured from
| the Supreme Court of Missouri a writ of
| prohition restraining the Circuit judges
| from enforcing their injunctions. The SUI
| preme Court will not hear the matter until
J the fall term. Since the restraining order
| the brokers have been doing business as
| %l,a ,v.f.r ions