The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-12

been able to get excess baggage checked on
similar promises. They found. also, that
single tickets were sold at less than tariff
rates. The expose resulted in a long and
heated debate. which resulted finally in the
conclusion that the association would take
no action which would aid either the Inter
state-cOmmerce Commission or the grand
jury. The companies decided TO renew
their pledge to each other to maintain
regular tariff.
To Investigate Switching Methods.
The Interstate-commerce Commission
will soon be called on to investigate switch
ing allowances which are made by the rail-
roads to powerful manufacturing industries
throughout the country. The theory of the
commission Is that allowances are made for
rebate, an offense punishable by heavy fine
under the Elkins law. 1t is alleged that,
unable TO longer obtain the payment of re-
bates in their usual form, many of the
large manufacturing and other industries
have established switching roads which
serve their plants only, and for the service
OF transferring cars to and from their
plants to the lines of the railroads they are
allowed 50 per car. Some of the Western
roads, 1t Is alleged, are allowing lnfuentiai
companies a proportion of the through
rate for performing the service which, in
some cases, amounts to SIS per car or more.
of what are known as tap lines or
tracks leading from industries in the coun-
try TO the main line which serves them,
and the commission is investigating con-
ditions.
Ready to Handle Passenger Traffic.
The roadbed Of the Detroit & Toledo
Shortline between Detroit and Toledo is in
| shape for passenger traffic, which will
| probably be inaugurated Jan. 1. A large
| force Of men, under direction Of the road
| MASTER is at work lifting and leveling the
track, the line is ballasted throughout with
| crushed stone and Is practically free from
curves. AT present it is handling all the
| freight business that 1t can conveniently
with its motive power. New equipment,
| new motive power and other equipment,
| have been ordered, which will greatly facil-
| itate its operation. 1t is thought the open
ing Of this line for both freight and pas
senger business will more or less AFFECT the
| Vanderbilt line between Toledo and Detroit.
Personal, Local and General Notes.
C. II. Quinn has been appointed soliciting
! freight agent of the Queen s. Crescent. with
| offices in Chicago.
l.. 8. Richard has been appointed agent
| of the Lake Erie & Western at Bunker HILL
| vice F. w. Wolfe, transferred.
| The present week the Pennsylvania lines
west received thirty-one new passenger
coaches for service on through trains.
| The Hooking Valley road earned in the
| first week of December. gross Sis, $500 an
| increase the same week OF 1902 Of
S565s.
The Panama Railroad Company has de-
cleared dividend of per cent, payable
| Jan. i. The last dividend, which was paid
on Oct. /, 1903. was per cent.
When in Chicago on Wednesday President
| ingalls,, Of the Big Four, placed an order
with the Pullman Company for forty
| coaches, to be delivered by May !.
Railroads without a line to st. Louis are
busily engaged in making combinations
with roads to that city in order tc be in
shape to compete for the worlds fair
| traffic.
| The through fast trains of the Big Four,
| No. 43 and 49, running between st. Louis,
| New York and Boston are made up of
equipment painted olive green, a new de-
| parture.
Five years residence on the island and a
knowledge Of the language has enabled
| w. M. Daniels. general agent Of the Illinois
| Central. to begin an aggressive compaign
| for worlds fair business in Cuba.
The Great Northern announces the ap-
| pointment of 8. Yerkes general advertising
| agent of the system. as general passenger
| agent with headquarters at Seattle, sue
ceeding c. d. Dennison, who Will retire
| Jan. /.
at a cost Of $5,0OO,00o and will be in the best
condition possible as soon as the work un-
1
been reduced, track ballasted and bridges
| renewed.
| The New York, New Haven & Hartford
| announces that, beginning next Monday, Ii
will run a five-hour train, leaving New
York and Boston at p: m. to be known as
the Merchants Limited Express, and to be
composed entirely of parlor cars.
On Jan. 1 agencies of the Chicago, Rock
| Island & Pacific and the st. Louis & San
Francisco at st. Louis. Cincinnati Louis
| willie, Pittsburg, Buffalo, New York, Bos-
ton, Atlanta, New Orleans and Omaha will
be consolidated as an economical measure.
II. T. Irwin has been appointed ticket
agent of the Pennsylvania lines at Toledo.
The position Is In the line of promotion.
The new office at that point VIII be opened
| of the country.
The Continental Limited this week made
Nnother record-breaking run, covering 100
miles In 1lS minutes making short stops at
| ton and Wabash. The greater part of the
| distance covered at the rate of seven
| ty-five miles an hour.
The new car works at vincennes. to be
| known as the Central Car Company. is an
| assured fact. The ground has been pur-
| chased and the erection OF the building
will begin at once The car works will
Four and will employ at the beginning 200
| men.
The Wichita. Oklahoma & Indian Terri
tory Company, of Perry, 0. T., with capt.
tai stock of $6000.0OO. was chartered at
Guthrie yesterday to construct line from
| Wichita, Kan. through Oklahoma and IT.
dian Territory. to Fort Smith, Ark The
incorporators are chiefly Oklahoma CAPT.
| talists.
The Illinois Central has at last secured an
opening to the rich agricultural and dairy
country of east central Wisconsin and has
! decided to begin the construction of a
| road already surveyed from Madison to
| Fond du Lac, Oshkosh and Green Bay. The
| ultimate plan is to extend it to st. Paul
| and Duluth.
The engineering department of the Lake
Erie & Western has taken possession OF
its new rooms, which are the most cheerful
| and convenient OF any rooms used by that
line of service in the country. The freight
claim department of the Lake Erie & West
ern will occupy the rooms vacated by the