The Indianapolis journal., 1904-06-07

tHdt CITY.
The Pennsylvania handled at its South
street yards in May 1884 loaded cars,
against 6.417 in May last year. The de-
crease was wholly in the first half of last
month, business improving the last two
weeks.
w. L. Ross states that he will go to
Toledo on June to begin his duties as
general passenger agent of the Toledo. ST
Louis & Western. He has leased resi-
dence in that city and will take his family
with him.
General Manager Waldo. of the Cincin-
natl, Hamilton x Dayton, has been in
W ashington for few days. where he met
the committee in charge OF arrange
ments for tho meeting of the international
Railway Congress to be held in Washing
ton next year.
The New York Centrals Empire State
Express last week hauling five cars, made
the run from Utica to Syracuse in forty
FIVE minutes. eighteen minutes faster than
the schedule. The same engine recently
hauled the fast mail from Utica to SYRIA
cuse in forty-one minutes.
AT the meeting of the Central Passenger
ASSOCIATION to be held in Chicago TO-
morrow the question OF accepting cnarity
OF account Of the exposition, viii be ad-
justed. The Central Passenger Associa-
ton lines are afraid that the charity fare
privilege will be overdone-
The Boston and New York brewers, num-
bering 135, and their friends passed through
the city yesterday over the Big Four in
charge of Charles Blackman, district pas
senger agent of the Big Four at Buffalo.
national convention OF brewers, which
convenes In that city to-day.
The Baltimore & Ohio announces that
worlds fair tickets may be extended by
the payment by the holder of the differ
ence of the rate of the original ticket and
the proper rate for a ticket of the limit
desired and 81 ezra fee for the privilege.
III this manner the hfteen-day limit ticket
may be extended TO be good for the
entire season of the worlds fair.
The Grand Trunk Western Railroad has
purchased 1S2 acres of land on the out
skirts of Battle Creek, Mich, and Will re-
move its locomotive shops from Port HUI
ron to that point. The agreement with the
allows the railroad five years TO effect the
change in location. $4,000 new depot
at Battle Creek is included in the agree
ment.
The Lake Shore road is doing the hand
some thing for Western members OF the
Master Car Builders and the Master Me-
chanics' Association and the supply men
who are to attend the annual convention
10 be held at Saratoga June -. The Lake
Shore will furnish a special train, consist
ing OF sleeping, dining and buffet cars,
8, arriving at Saratoga at l:3O p. III. the
following day
President Mellin, of the New York, New
Haven Il Hartford, has hit upon the idea
that the way for steam railroads to man
troll or the territory. This r0ad with a
local business unique in its Importance,
has done pioneer work in this direction,
working In general TO secure the links
which prevent the welding together of
the diversified electric lines in Kew Eng
land into competing parallel.
The cheerful report comes from Pittsburg
that resumption in all the departments
of the Pressed Steel Car Company will be
secured by an order just booked. The COM
pany was successful bidder on the large
Hartman car contract at New York last
week for two thousand new high capacity
steel cars. In addition the company has
recently booked orders for the Illinois Cen
tral. the Seaboard Airline and the Chi
which insure work for several thousand
men as soon as the material can be as
Sembled.
Trains 2s and 27 over the Pennsylvania
and Vandalia, between New York and st.
Louis, are proving so popular that the COM
panies interested are seriously contemplate
ing running a second section of these
| trains. Yesterday Train q, West-bound,
carried l43 passengers. 1t Is the first time
a limited train has been run between New
York and St Louis, and the officials say
/ they never Will be taken of. Only pasSen-
| gers who pay full limited rates are allowed
to ride this train. Out of the 143 pas
| sengers aboard yesterday, 122 took break
| fast in the new dining car which Is hauled
| on that train.
| JOS ph Ramsey, president of the Wabash,
| still clings to his old New England ideas
of respecting the Sabbath: He announces
| that he is not desirous OF beginning the
service the Pittsburg extension on Sun
| day and if possible the first train will
be run on Saturday, June %, or on the fol-
| lowing Monday. Pending the completion
of the Wabash and schedule changes,
| through service may not be installed by
| that date. In the event Of the connecting
line failing to complete the changes by
| the date fixed, the trains out of Pittsburg
Will be run TO Mingo junction, where they
will transfer passengers to the Wheeling
! & Lake Erie.
The gross receipts from the original zoe
miles of the Illinois Central road, subject
| to the charter tax for the six months ended
| April 30 1904, were S,267, ,2S2. Seven per
cent. of this sum goes to the State of Ill
| inois and IS the largest sum ever paid over
| to the State for any six months ending
with April. The above statement is inter
| esting as showing that the increase in
Illinois Central earnings is not all derived
| from the addition of comparatively new
mileage, as the new lines do not figure
| in the report on which the tax is based
southern portions show greater proper
| tionate increase, but it seems that the
| oldest lines sill keep on expanding earn.
| ings.
AS was predicted the valuation rule OF
| Chicago stop overs on worlds fair tick.
| cts has already been abolished so far as
| Eastern roads are concerned, and the
Grand Trunk is entitled to the credit. Thai
| because it had promised it's patrons alone
| the line in Canada that if they wished tC
| go TO the world S fair by way of Chicago
| they could stop over without extra charge
| This stand forced the Illinois Central Il
| act and yesterday it notified the chair
| man of the Western Traffic Association
| that under it's agreement with the Crane
| Trunk ii must honor the latter's ticket.
| without extra charge. The Alton and tn,
| Wabash now follow with similar notice
l.. ]. Fenton, superintendent of the east
ern division of the Wabash, has issued hi
! monthly statement showing the standin,
| Of employees. The demerit marks were un
| usually light in the month of May and n,
| employe was assessed more than fifteer
| points. Four engineers fireman, sever
conductors, four brakemen, four switch
| men, a clerk two agents, four operator
| and one helper each received from five t,
| fifteen demerit marks One operator wa
dismissed from the service. for leaving hi
| office without permission. One conductor
| one brakeman and two switchmen wer
| each awarded five credit marks for dis
| covering disabled cars in moving trains
thus avoiding accident. j. H. Ferguson
| received five credit marks for prompt ac
ton in avoiding delay to a train On
fireman and one brakeman received fiv
merit marks for discovering and extin
gushing fire, as did Conductor c. n
Piehler for making fast run betweel
Peru and Iilton, III.
SALES OF REAL ESTATE.