The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-09

Mr.. Maddy's intention to continue this fea-
ture. and readers of that publication will be
given a variety OF high-class literature.
a. ID. Perry, district passenger agent OF
the Chicago Alton, says there never was
such demand for California cheap tickets
special carloads will take advantage OF the
SIS rate from Indianapolis on March TO all
points in California ard oregon. Inc first
ever, goes into effect May 5.
NJ. G.. Connolly, division freight agent OF
the Pennsylvania with headquarters at
Louisville. has been selected successor to
Col S. r. Gray, who on Jan. retired from
that position. SIR. Connolly commenced as
an office-boy on the Pennsylvania lines
twenty-seven years ago, and was appointed
division freight agent on the retirement or
Robert Geiger from that position
One of the new features of the local time
table folder of the Wabash for the Feb
ruary issue is the announcement accom-
panying a half-tone engraving Of the Pitts
burg station. stating that it is expected
that the extension into Pittsburg will oe
ready for operation by May l, and that
finely equipped through trains VIII be put
into service directly upon the opening of the
new line.
The Chicago Burlington & Quincy will
issue a new form of free transportation de-
signed TO defeat scalpers and others who
attempt to manipulate passes. IL is pro-
posed that the distance 70 be Travelled, as
well as the points named, shall be punched.
No single-tTip passes Will be issued. For
a single trip the round trip form will be
issued leaving the check properly cah-
celed attached.
Andrew Young, traffic manager OF the
American Tin Plate and Sheet Steel Com
pany,. who has Just removed his headquar-
ters from New York to Pittsburg, was OH
Saturday night given a banquet by his
friends among railroad traffic officials at
glass punch bowl, glasses and silver ladle
Mr.. Young left the position of assistant
general freight agent of the Lake Erie *
Western to accept the position he now
holds.
With the publication of its December
statement the Chesapeake & Ohio completes
a remarkable half year Gross earnings in
creased s.. 0,0c0 or about q per cent. The
increase in gross earnings during the six
months compares with an increase of only
$751;, 223 % for the entire fiscal year 19O2-O3.
During the calendar year 1898 the CheSa-
comnared with SIS, $50 900 in the calendar
year 1902 an increase of S3,150O00, or about
! 20 per cent.
The Baltimore & Ohio last week closed a
deal with the last of the property owners at
Demmier a short distance from McKees-
port which will give the company control
of all the properties between Point Perry
and McKeesport. The land is wanted for
new yards. A year or two ago sixty fam
lilies lived in the town, and there were as
many houses. To-day all the houses have
been vacated except by four families, who
| SeNeral
the prices the company is willing to pay,
but have now consented to SELL
A prominent local civil engineer expresses
| the opinion that there will be dearth OF
railroad construction throughout TINS year,
| owing to the inability of companies to float
| bonds On the other hand, he thinks that
money for municipal construction will be
| plentiful He argues that the promoters OF
| several vell-known railroad projects have
| for several months made unsuccessful eff
| forts to finance their lines, and according
! to some of the best authorities, the pros
| poets of securing the necessary financial
| hacking are not very favorable; all of
| which. he alleges, is owing to the railroad
| slump in Wall street during the last two
months.
| Mrs Edith J. Raiss, of Denver, who
sued the Northern Pacific for $4,000 dam
! ages for injuries in 1902 has been given
| a verdict for 5000 by a jury in the United
States District Court. At the time OF
the accident the plaintiff was travelling
| with her daughter, of the railroad
tickets being obtained from scalper. The
| railroad company contended that Mrs
| and was not entitled to damages. The
| Judge in his charge TO the jury said tina
the railroad accepted passengers OF
scalpers tickets without question an6
| should be responsible for the safety of sucl
passengers while in transit.
| The souabbles over the joint validating
! ticket offices in st. Louis which are to b.
maintained during the exposition has seem
|
| ali concerned. The following roads viii
control the management of the offices an
| be accorded share in the profits: Penn
sylvania, Big Four, St Louis & San Fran
cisco. Missouri Pacific, Louisville & Nash
vile. Chicago Alton. Other st. Loui
roads will naturally be interested in tn
offices and will have share in the profits
1t is proposed to establish five or six sue
places and have a central telephone bureau
which will be connected with the validat
ing headquarters and all ticket offices o
the st. Louis lines.
The equipment of the fastest long dis
lance train in the world, No. II, the New
York & ST. Louis mail over the Pennsyl
vania. will be reduced. When the trail
was first put on it was not to haul NOR
than five cars, in order to maintain it
| schedule of twenty-four and a half hour
between New York and St Louis. Re
| Gently the demand on this train became s
| great that when running between Pitts
burg and Columbus it hauled eight cars
Reginning on Sunday the train was split
and the two cars which were taken off a
Columbus for Chicago will go on anothe
train to Chicago. This will tighten tn
train and enable it to run near its schedul
time when the weather conditions ar
| unfavorable.