The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-05-23

Earnings Of the c., / , st. L. and C.-The
illinois Midland to be Sold-other
Items OF the Rail.

j. s.. Cook has been appointed agent at
Wocsville. on the Terrs Heute and Logans.
port division of the Vandalis.
It is understood that the Wooley Electric
Heaslieht Company will begin work on
tbeiGnew building in this city in few days.
Tfs Bee Line changes time tomorrow
whet the real contest between this road and
the sandalia for business east and west will
begia in earnest.
Several hundred men are at work on Mr..
Mac5ey's new road between Washington
andW orthington. Trains will begin run.
hinge this line during the latter part OF
nexi winter.
Manager Henderson, of the l., 3. and W.,
who has returned from trip OF inspection
oveyethe road, says tina. Expenditures for re.
pairs this year will be comparatively light,
The tine being in very good condition.
Robert Starbuck, at present chief clerk in
the office of Superintendent Evan, of the Bee
Line, has been appointed conductor on the
eastebound limited to 60 on that road to.
morrow. He Will be succeeded by s. c.
Spellman.
Tie receiver of the Indiana and IlliEois
Southern is making number of needed inn
prosements in the road. The business of the
j. aid /. S. is increasing steadily since it
passed into the hands Of the Receiver. and
the road will not discontinue operations as
herStofore stated. It passes through coun-
try 4hat absunds in agricultural and mineral
proSCcts.
Mr.. Andrew Graham. Of the firm of Ora
han: 6 Sons, bankers and steamship agents,
l13 South Deaplaines street, Chicago, Ill,
reports large and increasing emigration
froIn European countries this spring. His
agency distributes from twenty-five to thirty
emtgrants daily In Chicago and suburbs
with several hundred parceled out for the
Western States and Territories. He speaks
in Glowing terms of the kindness and atten-
tiop the Pennsylvania Railway Company ex-
tends to the emigrants who have the good
fortune to be booked over its lines.
A telegram from Chicago announces that
decision has been rendered in the suit for
the sale of the Illinois Midland, and the road
viii be disposed OF at once. Traffic Manager
sbIsder says that there may be al appeal for
rs bearing, but this is not at all likely. The
Midland has been appraised at something
over g 100000. 1t is question whether any
read will feel like paying SO large sn amount
for:the property, considering the condition OF
the. road. Experts who have examined the
reed state that $500, 900 would be required to
plsce the road in good condition. 1t is
thought that were this expenditure made
the road could be made TO pay better than 1t
evzr has before. 1t was reported some time
age that the Vsndalia people would bid for
the Midland, but it afterwards turned out
thht there was nothing in the report, 1t is
nov understood that the Warnings will secure
the read. The sale will take place aboat the
latter part of July.
EARNINGS OF THE BIG FOUR,
Che business of the c., l., ST. L. and @.
continues to increase as tbs season advances.
NJ. E +. Osborne, Treasurer of the Big Four,
makes the following comparative statement
of earnings for the second week of the pres
emf month: