The Indianapolis journal., 1904-06-01

that city, is contained in an affidavit filed
with the United States district attorney
on Saturday. it being alleged that the as
Sociation exists in violation of the Sher-
man antitrust law. A large portion OF
the affidavit is said to be devoted TO de-
murrage rates, which are alleged TO De
unjust.
Train II, on the Big Four, yesterday fore
noon was run in three sections the tlrst
hauling the car of NJ. Il. ingalls,, president
of the line. Mr.. Twombley and associate Of
ficials of the New York Central and DIN
ing car and c. e. Shaft. general manager
of the Big Four. The second section was
made up of seven sleeping cars and dining
| car, and the third consisted of three bag
gage cars and five day coaches, all Wen
| filled with people en- route to the ST. Louis
exposition.
The telephone system being installed by
the Illinois Central along it's lines is rapid
iy reaching completion within the limits
of Chicago and its suburbs. 1t is entlfey
separate from any other system, pelng
owned and operated altogether by the a,n. rall-
road company. 1t connects all the omces
and stations used by the company In that
city and its suburbs, system of signals
being used to indicate what particular OF
flee is wanted The company has Its own
wires, but rents telephone boxes for USE
1t is stated from well-posted sources
that the present strike of the captains ana
! pilots on the great lakes is not likely to
affect seriously any interests OF the Penn-
sylvania Railroad Company, excepting the
Erie and Western Transportation Com
pany, the boats of which are all tied up
at their docks. Such traffic in coal and
other commodities to Eastern lake ports
which may be lost will in all probability
be balanced by the receipts of additional
all rail business of the same character to
Western points.
The committee selected by the Union
| Railway Company at its last meeting 20
| inspect the Belt road in relation TO pro-
| posed improvements and recommend what
| is best to be done, spent yesterday going
over the Belt line on a special car, deVotlng
| several hours to the work. This committee
| consists of ]. @. Van Wrinkle, general su-
perintendent of the Big Four, X. B. Turn
| er, general superintendent of the Cincin-
| natl, Hamilton & Dayton, and Ralph
| Peters, general superintendent or the
| Southwestern system of the Pennsylvania
| The members of the Central Passenger
Association are discussing the arrange
ments for stopover privileges in Chicago on
| ST Louis tickets preparatory to the meet
| ing of the association on June s. The sub
committee of the associa ton, which was
| empowered 10 arrange for the stopover,
| has included in its details the payment OF
| a fee of 81 for executing each stopover
| ticket. Many members of the association
| and the entire public anticipating going to
| ST Louis via Chicago are protesting
against the scheme. The charge is believed
| to be extortionate, and a hard fight will
be made to have it reduced to a customary
| fee of % cents.
| The Chicago & Erie has cut down the
| section forces between Chicago & Marion,
and in the Huntington yards have left but
| two men besides the foreman, and there
are rumors that the shop forces are also
/ to be pruned this week. ''It seems singular
that the pruning should be carried on to
any great extent by any of the Western
| lines. with each day both passenger
and freight traffic improves. and it is GER
| tainly unwise to allow at least the roadbed
/ 10 deteriorate," said official of one of
/ the Indianapolis lines. who takes but lit
| tie stock in the panicky feeling which is
| said to have arisen in the last few days
/ among officials or certain lines.
| Indications are that the excursion busi-
| ness to other points than st. Louis this sea-
| son will be large, as the Lake Shore, the
| Baltimore & Ohio and a number of other
| roads are arranging to run excursions on
/ Sunday between important points. The
| idea is to get the people started to travelling
1 In different ways and opening up new ad-
| vantages The Baltimore & Ohio. for in
| stance, has heretofore run such excur-
| sions. This year the railroads all through
| the central States are planning some way
| of beating the traction companies. This is
being done by opening routes along lines
| where fractions do not run and giving bet
| ter rates than the fractions had heretofore
| given.