The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-06-08

excursion trains running west to St Louis
ton.
The entry of the first Wabash Railroad
train into Mingo Junction, o., will be made
the occasion of a great celebration. Cit
decorate the town and make it a memora-
BILE Gay. The Wabash is the fourth rail
road to pass through Mingo Junction.
w. A Garratt, general manager of the
Queen & Crescent, who returned from the
East last week, announces that he has let
contracts for new work to cost $4,000
largely in extension of track facilities. lie
has, also contracted for 100000 expense IN
new bridges, two of them TO be long struc-
lures.
The first direct start has been made by
the Pacific Express Company, to handle
its business in Pittsburg over the Wabash,
and j. S. Hitchcock, who has been APP
pointed agent will have full charge of
the office in Pittsburg.. He will bring four
men from Detroit and expects to employ
in all thirty-five men.
Freight traffic officials of the lines be-
tween Httsburg and the West have just
concluded a conference in Pittsburg over
ference resulted in the continuance or the
former rates and If the lake season does
not soon open the Pittsburg roads Will
have the opportunity of moving large
coal tonnage to the Northwest.
Toe Illinois Central will have to build
about lis miles OF new road before 1t en-
tiers. the coal and iron fields of Alabama.
Some time ago the Illinois Central and the
agreement whereby the former was to
operate over the tracks of the Frisco,
but before the Illinois Central can reap
much benefit from the mines first spoken
of It must build us miles of new track
to 1oints on the Frisco.
The first coach excursion of the Pennsyl-
vania from New York to Philadelphia and
the East will leave June 9. Other eXcur-
of June. In each case these trains VIII
arrive in Indianapolis at S:25 a. m. the
following morning, and passengers VIII
breakfast at the Union Station. 1t Is eX-
pected that these trains will be run in two
sections, and possibly three. as much more
interest is taken as the season advances.
The Sunday excursion business into In
dianapolis is improving and passenger Of
ficialS are much more encouraged than
prior TO Sunday last. as before that date
the patronage had been light, while on
Sunday the eleven trains brought into the
city SGD people and the outbound trains,
four in number, took out about 400 people.
1t has been feared that the st. Louis ex-
position travel would unfavoraby affect
the Sunday excursions, but passenger men
arc not now disposed to look at the matter
in that light
1t is announced that the Big Four has
been selected as the official route of the
Ohio Democracy to the national convention
at st. Louis. The delegates of the entire
Ste,te will gather at Cleveland, Cincinnati
ane Columbus, from which points special
trains will be run to the convention city.
The specials will leave Cleveland, Cincin-
natl and Columbus on the morning of July
., and will return Immediately after the
close of the convention at st. Louis. Del
egateS from every section of the State have
been provided for in the special trains.
Charles Mordaugh, who represents the
Chicago, Milwaukee 81 st. Paul in this
territory. says that judging from inquiries
regarding the opening of the Rosebud res
ervation in South Dakota, in July, many
thousands of people will visit the reserva-
tioR in hopes of getting a quarter section
each. He says he would not be surprised
If fifty thousand people visited the reserva-
ton. The registration is to be made at
Yankton, Bonesteele and Chamberlain from
July to July %, and the drawing for
choice begins at Chamberlain on July -2S.
Records Of the coal movement of the Bal
timore az Ohio, which have been completed.
Shtsw that the tonnage in comparison with
the same period of last year decreased nine
hundred cars. but for the last week of
May there was an increase of $50 cars.
This is considered a remarkable increase
sylvania Railroad system for the same
month reports east-bound shipment through
and out of Pittsburg, which compares ia
vorably with May of 1908 and the Pitts
burg & Lake Erie, including all class Of
freight, has not suffered materially AS
fors the coal shipment, the larger companies
are not up to their quota, the independent
concerns doing most of the business.