The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-06
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.


Geo. L. Carman has declined the position of
general agent of the Kansas Live stock pool at
Kansas City.
The Commercial Gazette annornces that the
work of doubling the Big Four track from South
side to St Joseph has begun.
Stephen NJ. Burke has been reelected presi-
dent and e. G. Poppleton secretary Of the Cleve-
land & Mahoning Valley road.
J. w. Cary, formerly general ticket agent OF
the Lake Shore, died, on Wednesday night, in
the Northern Ohio Insane Hospital.
The Big Four earned. in July, $2l2. 200. al,
which Is more. by $35, 113 3S. than the earnings
Tor the corresponding month Of 1883.
The counties along the proposed line Of the
Evansville. Indianapolis & Cincinnati road will
Vete upon the question of per cent donation
80 the proposed enterprise.
Assistant General Superintendent A. j. Earl
ing of the Chicago, Milwaukee & ST. Paul,
yesterday. declined an offer from the Canadian
Pacific to become its general superintendent
The friends of E. Fl. Scott. trustee of the L.
p II G., are hoping that he will become the gen.
eraI manager of the line when IL finally emerges
from the litigation into which all Wabash affairs
have been plunged.
The l., B. e. W. people think that engine No.
4, just rebuilt at the Urbana shops, is Of the
prettiest and best machines that crosses the
Belt tracks. It is aforty-ton engine. with 17x24
rylinders--a little stiff in the joints just now,
but giving great promise of being speedy and
strong.
The proposition for an amendment of the
terms of the l., B. 81 VS. lease of the c., s. 81
o., comes from the owners of the latter. The
rental could be reduced materially without con-
Stunning the profits of the lessor. This is the sit
uation. at least, as seen by an l., B. 81 w. repre-
sentative.
The auditors and recorders Of the various
counties in Indiana through which the Big Four
road passes were at the Bates House yesterday,
receiving from an agent of the road copies OF the
new $40. 900 mortgage which is to be placed
upon the company's property to secure the bonds
issued under the refunding scheme
A Dubois county citizen, now in the city, says
that the extension of the L., N. A. 81 c. to
French Lick is booming all that section of coun-
try. Grading is going on rapidly southwest from
Orleans toward the Lick, and there is busting
and stir in Orange county never before known.
Tho ROAD is to be extended also, from French
Lick on through Dubois county to Jasper and
al appreciable advance In values has already
been fell
If there is any misfortune which has not be-
falien the L., N. A. & C. road, it has failed of
public mention After experiencing the mis-
fortunes incident to all comparatively new roads.
the stock changed rapidly and every new sun
almost ushered In new set of officials. This
retarded prosperity for time Finally this
evil was righted, but unavoidable accidents of
great magnitude occurred, resulting in loss of
property and life. Then the express robbers be-
goa to work" the trains. The last attempt in
1hih line yesterday failed, and it is conf
IDENTIFY believed that troublesome times are we'll
over. A large and growing business on all di-
visions has increased the market value of the
stock, and the betterments to road-bed and
equipments place the road among the best Of
this section,