The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-03-05
RAILWAY NEWS.
The l., ". and 3 TO Be Extended TO
worthington, Ind.-Other Items
OF the Rail.

The Chief Train Dispatcher OF the Louis
vile and Evansville Air Line, has removed
his headquarters to Huntingburg, Ind.
The Chicago and Eastern Illinois is now
taking several hundred car loads of coal per
day into Chicago, from mines in the vicinity
CT Vincennes.
J. NJ. Chesbrough, General Passenger
Agent Of the VAndslis, together with his
family, will visit the New Orleans Exposi-
ton this month.
The reduction Of rates on the Terre as1te
ard Southeastern, to three cents per mile for
those who buv tickets at The stations, has not
yet been made, but soon will be.
Eleven shares OF the capital stock of the
old Illinois Southern Road (now the Cairo
Division OF the Wabash, were sold recently
In Mt. Carmel for the sum OF five cents.
TIE Ohio and Mississippi Road Is negotiat-
ing for the Jacksonville Gar Works. This
will probably end the speculation in regard
to the consolidation of the Ohio and Missis
sippi shops at Vincennes.
The official statement Of the New York,
Lake Erie and Western Railroad Company
for January shows the gross earnings, in
cluoiDg 6S per cent OF earnings and working
expenses of the New York, Pennsylvania
ana Ohio. of 81 3l5 4i3, operating expenses,
81, III sos; net earnings, Sl706SS.
a Vandslia official says there will never
be local pool at Terre Hauts. The Van
dalis, with is tracks ell around that city,
would want about 30 per cent. of the busi
ness, and the Bee Line would claim abou
the same. This same official says that the
next SIX months viii see fewer pools every
where.
Evansville is making desperate endeavor
10 get the shops OF the Louisville aud Nash
vile located al that point, and a gentleman
from that city says that they will IN ell
probability succeed ia bringing about the
removal. 1t is understood that the city will
offer the railroad company a sufficient
amount OF ground upon which TO build their
shops free OF charge, although the latter
does not ask bonus. The removal OF the
shops would involve the expenditure of an
enormous sum OF money.
at Evansville. and also at Washington,
Ind, the matter of extending the l., w. and
B. Railroad north to Worthington is being
sgiiated again. The Evansville Journal SAYS
that NJ. H. O'Neill was in Evansville We'd
nesdRy and had an extended interview with
ID. J. Mackey, and IS a result of that inter
view Mr.. O'Neill will present a petition to
the Board Of Commissioners next week, ask
ing for q railroad election to see whether an
appropriation shall be made by the people to
aid the Invaluable enterprise of extending
the l.. w. and B. r. r. north to Worthing-
ton as speedily as possible The time of the
election will be fixed either for the eth or
14th OF April next. A clause will be
embodied in the petition annulling
all claims 10 the tax voted by
he previous election. Further than
this Mr. Msckey says he will pay all costs of
tue previous election, aud has authorized
Mr.. O'Neil to ascertain the costs of the same
end draw on him for IL. Not only this but
re will also deposit q reasonable sum OF
money as an earnest of his good faith in this
matter. The amount of the tax asked ia
two.thirds of two per cent, which is one and
one-third per cent. This township will
therefore be called Cn for about $50, GEO.
Steele Township for $4,000, and Elmore
Township for about 81 600 Mr.. Mackey
guarantees further that for this tax he will
build the road TO Newberry By the lst of
September, which is the time OF wheat
threshiDg, asd gives the farmer shipping
facilities for the crops Of the coming season.
The read is to be completed TO WORTH gton
by January 1856