The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-08

IN ether directions commence. There will
be an advance of twenty-five cents this
year on the round trip ticket from Indian
apolis to Cincinnati. making the rate Sl-JO
instead of SIS. as in previous years.
Several large railroad systems of the
West have asked bids for new equipment
since the LIST OF april. The orders, when
placed, Will aggregate several thousand
cars. An Official of one of the large car
building concerns is authority for THIS
statement, but declines to give details. lie
said the recent rains throughout the winter
wheat belt have brought about sudden
activity among railroads, and they are
seeking equipment
The express companies report their bust
ness for the past winter as having been
heavy beyond all precedent. Because or the
congestion i'm freight business. much heavy
freight was sent by express, and as re-
suit the express earnings have Deen very
large, especially for winter months. AS
the congestion has been relieved ana
freights are moving much more promptly,
the express companies are beginning 10
feel the result In their earnings, but their
business is still heavy
with March 1 closed one of the best
years for tourist business TO Pacific coast
poir ts.' said George +. Gunnip, general
agent of the passenger department OF the
| Santa Re lines, in the history OF the IA
| cific coast roads the business being hand
| ely in excess of any former year. Reg
/ ular travel has been exceedingly heavy,
and from inquiries received daily look
/ for a heavy passenger business during the
/ coming season. although there will be but
| little tourist travel until later.
| For the first time in many months
| freight officials of the Eastern lines are
| earnestly seeking all the new business they
can secure Heretofore they have declined
| business, they did not have the cars.
| Now that cars are being more evenly dis
| tributed, the accumulated freight has been
| rapidly disposed of. The Vandalia has
| cleared up all of its congested business and
| the Big Four is in good condition as to
| freight traffic, and the Cincinnati, Hamil-
| ~ DAYTON rpnOTfS DELAYED business
| cleared up.
There is high authority for stating that
| the new president of the Consolidated Rail-
| road lines, which embraces the Mexico
| National International and Interoceanic
| roads will be T. y. Brown, at present man
ager of the Mexican National. and that
will be vice president. James Mackie will
| be second vice president; A. Anderson, a
| New York lawyer, has been selected for
| president Of the executive committee. w.
| w. Raoul, for many years president of the
| Mexican National has consented to remain
on the board of directors.
Since the announcement was made that
the new line out of Lorraine, o.. is TO be
speedily built, there has been much spec
ulation as to what road is back of it, One
report was tina. ii was the Pittsburg "
Lake Erie, while another said, il was. the
Wabash. The project IS backed by millions,
and some of the wealthiest and most pro-
gressive business men ere said 10 be behind
the movement. 1t is quite evident that a
new railroad is to be built from Lorraine
TO Pittsburg. IL is learned that a company
is TO be organized in Pennsylvania to con-
struct a road to meet the new OHIO line
| Considerable rivalry has sprung up be-
tween the roads handling the dressed meat
from Omaha 10 Chicago, and despite the
recent agreement through the general man
| gers association TO run no freight trains
between the two points in less than thirty
hours the Rock Island has made an agree
ment with the packers and has OF late beer
given the largest share of dressed beei
traffic by making the run in twenty-foul
hours. The other railroads are now pro-
posing to make the same time. and last
! week some did. Nevertheless, the Rock
Island secured 60 per cent. of the bus
mess.
In the case of Edith j. Raft VS.. th'
Northern Pacific the court did not hold thai
, either Mrs. Raif her daughter had the
right to ride on a scalperS ticket, but, OF
, the contrary, decided that neither OF then
had the right to ride on the ticket. and tina
: if Mrs. Raiff was riding on it when she wa:
hurt she could not recover. and left Ii FOL
; the Jury TO say whether Mrs. Raiff or hel
daughter was riding on q scalpers ticket
The jury evidently found that the daughter
, and not Mrs. Raft was riding upon thu
ticket; consequently. the report sent out
and which was published in the Journal Oh
April % was erroneous, and Mr. Hadley
assistant general counsel, under date o
March s, asks that the statement be cor
: rected.