The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-16

The Big Four and the Pennsylvania have
selected May % as the date for their sum
mer time tables to become effective.
The Panhandle. the Big Four and the
contracted for an interlocking plant at
Marion.
Trainmen of the Lake Erie & Western
yesterday appeared in new summer uni
forms of the same style as those Of the
Lake Shore men.
two new dining cars. With these in service
the company will have fourteen modern
cars OF this class.
H. G. Stiles, general agent for the Cincin-
natl, Hamilton & Dayton at this point, left
yesterday for French Lick Springs. to be
absent several days
j. E. Williams, chief of the tariff bureau
of the Pere Marquette, has been elected
member of the official classification commit
tee, vice David Brown, resigned
The Cincinnati, Hamilton & DAYTON will
run two. special Pullman cars from this
city to Toledo tonight to carry the In
dianapolis and Toledo baseball clubs to
the latter city.
The book of rules of the Lake Erie &
Wesern is now ready. and they will go into
operation June Is. They are practically of
the standard code of the American Rail-
road Association.
Electric curling irons for the women and
ornate shaving parlors for men will be fea.
lures of the new Pullman sleepers now be-
ing built for the Northern Pacific for its
coast train service.
1t is stated that F. ". Davis. who retired
last week as general freight agent of the
Pere Marquette, will retire from railroad
ing and reside on a fine farm which he
owns in central Illinois.
d. c. Moon, assistant general superin
tendent of the Lake Erie e Western ac-
companied by his wife, left YESTERDAY for
Dunkirk, N. Y, being called there to at
tend the funeral of a relative
1t is said to be definitely settled that the
Erie will remove its general Offices from
clerical force, however. are seeking posi-
tons in Cleveland and hope to remain
there
The rumor is again current that the head
be moved from Cleveland to Toledo-a pre-
liminary step for the consolidation of the
Wheeling & Lake Erie and the Ann Arbor
roads.
the Chicago & Alton will make joint line
from st. Louis to Kansas City, which will
be 26O miles long as compared with 277 miles
by the Wabash and 2S3 miles by the Mis-
souri, Pacific.
Half rates on account of Decoration day
will be given by all roads in this TERRITORY
within radius of $50 miles from starting
point at a rate of one fare for the round
trip: Tickets will be sold May g and 90
| good for return on June 1.
The new Illinois freight classification be-
| comes effective June and affects the first
five classes, A general reduction in rates
| is made of Is per cent. on carload lots for
distances of one 20 one hundred miles and
| Is per cent, on one hundred to two hundred
miles.
1t has been learned at St Paul that tho
Railroad has been successfully financed. and
| that Eastern capitalists will push the road
to completion. AS projected, the road win
| extend from st. Paul to Duluth in almost
an air line of 137 miles.
The Richmond Belt Railroad Company is
| about TO build warehouses and wharves be-
| tween San Pablo Point and Malabe Point
| California, and to expend 81, 0O0OC0 In maxi
| ing a new grain shipping point as rival of
| Port Costa. The Southern Pacific and
| Santa Fe reach the property.
| The Lake Erie & Western contemplates
| adding eight rooms TO its Office building
on East Washington street. The present
| building is not commodious enough for the
| office force This action settles that the
general offices of the Lake Erie & Western
will be continued at Indianapolis.
! The Vanderbilt lines have decided to fight
1 the decision of the Interstate-commerce
Commission that they must be reduced from
mission has no right to make rates, and
that they are therefore under no obliga-
| tons to obey the orders to reduce charges
Executive officers of the Western rail-
roads met at Chicago and discussed in an
| informal manner the question of equalizing
rates on import sugar, and the rates from
| the fields where sugar beets are raised
No action was taken. and no decision was
reached which promises action of any kind
| in the near future.
1t is intimated that the Hooking Valley
| deal may take another turn and that the
Lake Shore viii secure the road The
| Hooking Valley will go to the Lake Shore,
| IL Is stated, on a guarantee OF per cent.
| on the common stock The Pennsylvania
offer was az per cent A detailed an
! nouncement Of the deal Is now looked for.
1t il announced at Richmond that the c.
| r. & NJ. has placed order with the Bald
| win Engine Company for twenty-five new
| engines to be used the Cincinnat til Louis
| Vile division OF the road. The engines viii
| Be delivered IN the early part Of next year.