The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-08

pfeted the company will be able to shorten
the time of its trains between Cincinnati
AND indianapolis ten to fifteen minutes and
90 away with much extra work in the way
OF helpers to freight trains up the hill.
Under the new rules of the Central Pas
senger Association neither the Pennsylvania
lines nor the Nickel-plate can run excur-
sions into Chicago at the 81 rates of times
past. The Pennsylvania, ii is said, argued
against the excursions, on the ground of in
sufficient cars 10 handle the crowds each
week, and as the Nickel-plate is directly
in competition, the Central Passenger AS
ISOLATION declared the popular excursions
of, for the present year. at least.
The first step toward going out on strike
has been taken by employees of the car
department of the Erie Railway. Trouble
arose in the Wison-avenue shops at
Cleveland the other day over the refusal OF
a member OF the union, who Is also n
mand for higher wages. This member con-
tended that the men were satisfied. and
he did not desire to advocate dissatis
ton. which, he declared, was uncalled for.
The Pennsylvania about year ago added
an indianapolis and New York sleeping car
10 its limited train leaving here at $50
p. m. and business has continued to grow
so fast that 1t has been found necessary
to add another through car from Indian
apolfs to New York. which is hauled on
Train 20 which is popular train for Ia
dies and children going East. as it enables
them to arrive in Phila delphia New York
and at the sea shore early in the afternoon
of the day following their departure.
The Fourth of July railroad excursion
business exceeded all records Fully dou-
bic the number of people were carried than
were handled on the Fourth of 1902. There
seems TO have been at all prominent rail-
road centers a large outpouring of pleasure
travel; and one feature of the occasion
was the great exemption from accidents,
not an accident of any Importance TO a
steam train being reported which is
markable when there is such rush of
travel as that of the last few days
The Journal is officially informed that 1t is
not the intention of the Lake Shore to make
any addition TO its operating list at the
present time It has been rumored that
when r.. Marshall was made general man
ager and Mr.. StOrrs general superintendent
an assistant general superintendent would
be appointed. but Mr.. Marshall has made
the announcement that at present he will
make no addition whatever to the staff.
Mr.. Marshall himself is in excellent health
and can stand vast amount of work, and
General Superintendent Storrs Is a man
capable of handling all the business that
may be allotted to him.
A Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton working
gang on Sunday forced a second track
across Welmont street, Toledo in the face
of Chief of Police Knapp and squad of
men. Joseph Taubken, of Lima, general
roadmaster, was placed under arrest. The
Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton has made
several attempts to put down a second
track, and the mayor, before leaving for
'iiC Ooutii, ObtdItu a plOHliSt llOlu the City
solicitor that an injunction would be taken
out at once to prevent the company from
crossing the street. This was not done, the
city solicitor could not be found on Sunday,
and. in spite of the officers, the ties were
laid and the rails put down and spiked.
One of the surprises In passenger service
Is the hrmness of the rate situation. AS a
matter of fact, the situation for the year
past has been ideal. and no sign is yet
visible of threatening disturbance After
all the talk among the Western lines, tariff
continues to be respected while in the
Southeast is the general evenness of con-
East-bound conditions continue ideal from
an official view point. and a general passen-
ger agent yesterday remarked that the situ-
alton all over the country is not only regu-
lar. but satisfactory. He thinks the ex-
cursions have been beneficial in the matter
Of maintaining rates, as first-class travel
has been as heavy as at any time in the
history of the roads.
Beginning on July1 /, some Of the English
roads adopted plans of the roads in this
country with their fast trains making
fewer stops. The Great Northern put on
traV from London to Doncaster distance
Of i56 miles. without a stop. This consti-
tutes a record long-distance run for the
Great Northern, and the London & North
western is arranging to put on a fast train
making fully as great distance. The
port says this Is the worlds record in dis
tance traversed without stop. This state
ment is undoubtedly correct, but i'm speed
this performance is considerably below what
and also over the Lake Shore on Oct "a,
1885, when a special train was run $40 miles
in hours and l minute, or at the rate of
1854 miles per hour.