The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-20
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.

JR. Kendall, assistant general freight agent
of the Vandalia, is to be in the city to day.
The Wabash stockholders meet in st. Louis
tomorrow to take action on the proposed col
lateral trust loan.
HR. Duval, of New York general manager
of the Erie fast-freight lines, is West prospect
ing He is to be in Indianapolis tomorrow.
The indianapolis 6 St Louis Railroad Com
pany has Just finished at Terre Haute tank
and water column which cost 81, 200 complete.
tits settled that George Rech, of the Union
railway ticket Office WILL on April l. take posi-
ton in the new Bee-line Office Bates House cor
ner.
J. K Lape, late master mechanic of the Bee
line has been offered the position of general
master mechanic of the Toledo, Cincinnati &
st. Louis system.
Ell Waldron, late general manager of the
Lake Erie e. Western road, is in the city. Mr.
Waldron still has hankering for railroad serv-
ice, and is man of marked ability in this direc-
ton.
W. E. Jones has been appointed general claim
agent of the Missouri Pacific and Wabash rail
ways in charge of settlement for damages by
fire, stock killed and personal injuries. His ju-
risdiction is extended to cover and include the
Wabash St Louis & Pacific railway.
The directors of the Jeffersonville, Madison &
Indianapolis road yesterday authorized the
Union railway property to the new Union Rail
way Company organization. The annual meet
ing of the j. NJ & T. Railroad Company does
not occur until May next
S. D. Caldwell, former Red-line manager
who is well known in this city, on the
the 18th assumed the general managership of
the boats run in the interest Of the Western
Transit Company, which is the old Western
Transportation Company reorganized. Their
boats ply between Buffalo, Cleveland, Chicago
and Milwaukee.
The directors of the Union & Button road
met in this city yesterday, and confirmed several
contracts for grading the road bed and furnishing
cPoss-ties and rails One of the directors states
tkat by May grading will be commenced at
four points on the line The road crosses the
Grand Rapids and the Lake Erie & Western,
and has good connections at both termini.
Grinnell Burt, of New York. president of the
Cincinnati Van Vert q Michigan road gives
notice by circular that E. G. Dawes is ap-
pointed general manager and David r. Ennis,
superintendent of the company, to take effect
the Goth inst 1t strikes an outsider that this
road is getting top heavy for one just peeping
into existence, unless the officers are lowsala-
ried men,
The Yandalia is now bringing coal into this
market from mines on the western division. 1t
is forwarded here by the Abbey Coal-mining
Company. The Indiana, Bloomington & West
ern is now bringing Ohio Goals into this market
at the rate of fifty to sixty carloads per day If
fashion of semi-annual strikes, indianapolis will
soon learn to get along without their block coal.
The trains to be put on on Monday over the
new route, the L., N A. & G. Airline and c. &
w. NJ. between Indianapolis and Grand Rapids,
are to be known as the Grand Rapids & hllchi-
gan fast express. Going north the train will
leave Indianapolis at ll40 A. NJ, will pass La
Porte at 6:1O P. NJ, South Bend at P. NJ. reach
Grand Rapids at 1890 P. NJ Coming south the
train leaves Grand Rapids at 1850 noon, and
reaches Indianapolis at II p. NJ. The distance is
2S5 miles. 1t will be seen that it is to be a
thirty miles per-hour train, stops to come out
Mention was made a day or two since that the
L., n. A. & c. Airline would, on Monday next,
put on two through trains both ways between. In
diaf apolis and Michigan City. Yesterday Di-
vision superintendent Sala issued the time sched-
ule. Coming south the first train will leave
Michigan City at $50 A. NJ, reach indianapolis
at 11:20 A. NJ; the second train leaves Michigan
City at4: 80 p NJ reaches Indianapolis at IL p Nj.
going north the first train will leave indianapolis
at11:40 A. NJ, reach Michigan City at 6:l0 P. NJ;
the second train leaves indianapolis at P. NJ
reaches Michigan City at II P. NJ. 1t will be
seen that by the morning train business men in
northern Indiana can come TO Indianapolis, re-
main five and half hours and reach home the
same day.
The directors of the FIVE roads which com
posed the old Union Railway Company, have au-
thorized the transfer of their interests to the
new organization, the action of the directors of
the j., NJ. & l. and the c.. st. L. & P. perfect
ing the organization Only the Indiana, Bloom
ington & Western, of the roads outside of tho
old lines, have yet become members. The
directors of the L., n A. & C. Airline,
Hamilton g. indianapolis still have the matter
under consideration. While the action they
may take is still question, there is good au-
thority for the statement that the new Union
Railway Company will proceed with the pro
posed improvements regardless of what they do.
However, President Roosevelt. of the L., n. A.
& c., and Vice-president Talmage, of the Wa
bash, are confident that their directors will
favor their roads becoming members rather than
leesees of the new Union Railway Company.
Annual Meeting of the c., st, L. &P.
The stockholders of the Chicago. st. Louis &
Pitttsburg Railway Company held their annual
meeting yesterday. The first action taken was
the approval of consolidation of the Chicago,
st. Louis & Pittsburg road, of Indiana, with the
Chicago, St Louis & Pittsburg road of Illinois,
the Legislature of Illinois having enacted
a law at its last session permitting such
consolidation. To-day the stockholders meet in
Chicago to ratify the consolidation. On the part
Of the O., St L. & p. road, of Illinois S. B. Lig-
Sett secretary OF the company, then read the re-
port for the nine months Of 1883 which the road
was operated by the c., St l.. & p company,
being the nine months ending Dec. 81, 1888,
which was follows: Gross earnings s., 044.
80 t$ operating expenses, including taxes,
So 207 o53 90; net earnings, 1897 800 Isl miseel-
laneous items, gathered from all sources, $27,
0i725 making total net revenue, 1864, $3.50 43;
interest funded debt, 1852, 6S5. rs which
leaves surplus of Sill, 65365 The
earnings for the year 1888 which
includes the three months ending March 81, the
time which the road was operated by the Pitts
burg Cincinnati & St Louis Railroad Company,
s., 2e3, 50; operating expenses, including
taxes; ST. 1886 GA SO; decrease in operating ex-
80 with of
1903. TO- The stockholders elected as directors
for the ensuing year VIM. L. Scott,
Erie, Pa; c. j. Osborn. New York
city; George B. Roberts and }. p Green, Phila-
delphia; George briggs. r. B. Roberts, George
Williams VIM Borner and F. W. Belz Chicago.
The i've last named are new men on the board