The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-03-19
RAILWAY NEWS.
Annual Meeting Of the Panhandle
Union Railway Directors Confer
ence-Information Concern.
ing the l., ID. and 3.

EnaieTant travel IL beginning 10 pick up.
and by the LET OF April land agents are OF
the opinion that 10 will be booming.
The demand for "empties" increases as
the season advances. The side tracks look
lonesome, for cars are no longer sanding
idle on any OF the Indianapolis roads.
A circular has Just been received from
Jsmes r. Aylor, General Agent OF the
Union Pacific at 81. Louis, announcing that
the Union Pacific will from date make
greatly reduced rates TO Pacific coast points.
The pew tariffs naming the rates will be
hsntd In lew days Merchants, however,
can procure the new rates nc once by apply
ing 10 the above named gentleman.
The work OF improvement on the Teue
Haute and Southeastern progresscs rapidly
under the direction OF President MackeY. AS
soon as the mild spring weather comes the
road bed will be re-baliasted and strength.
ened Ia many places, and n considerable
amount OF new rail laid. Baggage checks
have been received and will be used here.
after instead OF chalk marks which have
been the only Delegation OF baggage hereto
fore.
Engine No. i75, one OF the largest In oper.
alton on the Vandalia, left Terre Haute for
the north on the Losansport division, Tues
day, with The largest train that has ever
been taken out OF that city. The train con-
sisted OF twenty.three heavily loaded cars
knd caboose. This engine has Just been
turned out OF the shops, having been
EQUIPPED with an extension front. The Logan
is in splendid condition, and with grow.
ing freight business IL Ia found necessary TO
haul longer trains, and larger engines Will
be brought into service.
The meeting OF the Chicago, st. Louis and
Pittsburg Pan Hsndle) Was called TO order
yesterday by First Vice President ]. n. NJ
Cullough, while s. 3. Lleget acted as Secre-
tary. The annual report for the year 1884
was submitted, making the following show.
| ing: Gross earnings, 81, 1876 S40.9i; EXPENSES,
| So COZ 2l2.47; net earnings 1913 G2S.47; add
| receipts from other sources, SS0Oi5 Is; total
| netTevenue, 1914 67365 for interest on bonds,
| $3.50 S72 90; interest on car trust, Sll9 933 So;
total charges, ST. 100. S96 0S, showing net
| lots of S226 i52 43. The report stated that
| 81, 513 $50. 80 had been expended during the
year in Improvements. The stockholders
then proceeded 10 Te-elect A. l.. Dennis, OF
New York, and II. b. Roberts of Chicago,
the directors whose terms expired yesterday.
Vice President Mccullough. OF the Penn
sylvsnia; President Devereux, Bee Line;
PRECEDENT ingalls,, Big Four; General Man
sger Henderson, l., B. and W.; President
McKeen, Vandalis, and many other prom
| ent railroad officials answered TO the ca
for meeting of the Directors OF the Union
Railway Company yesterday. The meeting
was called for the purpose Of deciding up0n
8 site for the new depot, and to arrange all
the details for the building of the same. The
directors remained in secret session all after
noon. The meeting appointed Committee
| OF Ways and Means, consisting OF Presi
| dents Ingalls,, Malott and McKeen, to inves
tieate the cost OF property and purchase the
SEINE, and to take steps in all preliminary
matters connected with the new Unior
Depot. They were also directed to cal
another meeting st such time as they SAN
proper.
81. B. Hammond, President, and also Re
ceiver OF the l., d. and s., says that tn:
bondholders are not now contemplating 81
extension Of that road to ST. Louis, bat vhs
the future will develop he can not say. Il
has been reported that the owners intended
TO build line to Roodhouse, whers they
weuld connect with the Chicsso and Alton
for Kansas City. 1t is claimed without
reason that the Peoria, Decatur and EYaus
vile will attempt TO purchase the l., ID. anC
s. 1t is reported that President ingalls,, o.
the O., l., st L. and @. Road, has been 10
vited to assist the second mortgage bond
holders in recognizing the road. All OF tht
equipments of the road now in the hands o.
the J., B. and W. people will be turned ovel
to the l., ID and S. within thirty days. ThC
l., B. and w. has begun the construction o.
switching yards west of the city, and unit
they are finished will use the l., d. and
facilities. The l., d. and S. shops will hi
used by the l., B. and w. folks until diff
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