The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-06-25

The Pennsylvania is running ahead Of its per-
esntage in the east-bound trunk-line freight
posl
Y. c. Clifford, conductor the Wisconsin
Central road has been appointed travelling pas
ssnger agent of the road. with headquarters at
milwaukee,
Col Oran Perry, agent of the Pennsylvania
Ines at this point is in New England on pleas
nrs trip. His wife accompanies him They ex-
psct to be away couple of weeks.
Next week the Lake Shore s. Michigan South
srn will turn over an excursion to Lake Maxim
kzEkee to the Logan division of the Vandalia at
Snuth Bend. The fame Of the beautiful lake is
Spreading far and wide.
The Attica Ledger says the Chicago e. Indi-
ana Coal-road Company taking out the ma
EhEnery at the Yeddo mines, operating there
bEng too expensive. The machinery will be
plaeed in the Clay county mines.
&Epressmen report business as excellent with
Ehsa. There is a large movement of freight
ana never has their small package delivery been
larssr. more especially money packages, SO un-
cgssain have become the mails
9Ae excursion of the Brotherhood of Locomo-
siEs Engineers to Lake Maxinkuckee on Wednes-
day was a grand success, The party on arriving
~ aAe lake numbered 907 persons. The boys
wiz make handsome sum out Of their venture.
dessa by the Vandalia from the Pittsburg loco
mu1ye works, was received yesterday. Either
OF hese monster engines will haul thirty five
1Dased cars over any portion of the Vandalia
sgasm
Fred G. Boyd has been appointed travelling
passenger agent of the Chicago, Milwaukee 81
St Paul, with headquarters at Cleveland. He
VIII have charge of all territory on the Lake
Bhass and Nickel-plate between Chicago and
DzAkirk
ALs expected that Judge Ayres will this week
HfzR his decision in the case pending IN his court
betseen the Union Railway Company and the
c.. H. s. ID. Railroad Company wherein the
RDsant of rental the latter shall pay the Union
Railway Company is involved.
gsmes McCrea, general manager, and j. F.
Miasr general superintendent of the Pennsyl-
wanna lines west of Pittsburg were in the city
yesterday. official business. Mr.. McCrea
BayB the lines are doing good business, and at
rasss that pay them for hauling it.
Csc of the three engines ordered by General
Maneger Henderson for the D., O. 81 o. r., now
sshE Chicago q Ohio River road, passed west yes
ferEay. The management are much encouraged
oyss the increase in business ON this road and
wiz put the property in good condition
Ia satisfactory have been the results from
sustaining rates on freights in the territory
cpssysd by the Central Traffic Association, that
1t should encourage the general passenger agents
ton1ew their efforts to settle their troubles and
bring about a strict maintenance of rates.
n A. Ford, the Cleveland Leader says, has
.grgga tired of boycotting all alone and on Mon
dag he issued notices to the Hooking Valley and
aothpT lines that he would again receive their
ssslsss. He tells them that the failure of the
BalAmore 81 Ohio to put the boycott into effect
AnEzee6 him to withdraw from his position.
Tie men engaged in the construction of the
sBaelmore & Philadelphia railroad are being sub
jcnssd TO physical examination, and those who
faa % come I'D to the REQUIRED physical grade, as
rswrh rs those who are over forty-five years old,
ars being discharged The object of the exam
f1rzsOn is to prepare them for admission into the
-ssHsnnore & Ohio Employees Relief Association.
fse Santa Fe road, after being out of the
znAzket as it were, for several months, has
1lassei it's tracks of the blockade and settled its
lsssgDpt freight for all Southwestern and Califor-
nia points. But we notice that agents in this
Bexsson are not permitted to name the low rates
wlsSh were in vogue pricr to the blockade.
Contracts for changing the gauge of the To
9ef@t st. Louis g. Kansas City road have been
let Bonds to the amount of $50, sou, 600 are to be
lSEssed, common stock to. the amount of $l2500,
GgH preferred stock to the amount Of S. 805 000
Fir management of the property will be left
HnERsly with George l.. Bradbury, who was re-
Acezssy elected vice-presdent Of the company
The Railroad Commissioners of New York
gaze the railroad companies of that State but
1oErteen days after the test to decide which of
ziF automatic carcouplers they would adopt
/. No doubt that is time enough for railroad COM
snRsioner to decide what carcoupler will meet
aaH conditions of the service, but to an expert
senssd railway man the time seems rather short.
D. e. ingalls,. president of the c.. l., St L. 6
&C. mas contracted for four more freight engines,
Schenectady build, to be of the same pattern as
shs two received few months ago. which
dong such excellent service These engines
weigh forty five tons, weight on drivers 70, 600
pOrnds. There are six drivers under them, with
fonr wheeled truck in 'front.' cylinder eighteen by
1wsaty four.
The refunding scheme of NJ E. Ingalls,, presi-
xiepe Of the c.. L, st. l.. G. c.. is working like
shzEm. OF the first million dollars to be taken
arp. about 40 per cent has already come in. The
wUtS of exchanging them will be necessarily
elDx, as some of these bonds not due until
18M Yet large per cent Of the bonds of this
1raHs are held by parties who are DESTROYS of see
g1ng the scheme carried out and the investment
rs esrtainly desirable one.
C. A. Haslett president and general manager
,sof eAe Transcontinental Transportation Com
parry has issued the following circular, dated
Jh3y I: mr.. William Pagan. president. and
ME- W. r. Pagan, auditor and cashier, having
Reszgned, Mr. G. A. Haslett has been elected
president and general manager. The Office of
nu2skOr and cashier is abolished. The general
DfiEes OF the company have been removed from
Alrw Orleans to Nos and Pacific avenue, Chi
Gzge ILL.,
General superintendent Clements, of the Erie
Exqess Company. says there is no intention at
present of extending the line of the company in
this Southwest beyond Cincinnati. and the B. 81
u. kxpress Company will receive it there. At
present the Erie receives the business of the B.
Is q Tor New York from the Southwest at Gin
cinnnti. but just as soon the B. q 0. gains an
1nErAnce of its own into New York the Erie Elk
press Company will probably establish line of
aus avn over the Ohio 81 Mississippi to ST. Louis
NseEher is there any prospect Of the Erie ex-
prsss. IN the near future, extending its service
sDEExthe l., B. g. w.
Ihe Pennsylvania Railroad Company has is
gnpa a handsomely printed and profusely-illus-
srsesd pamphlet of 208 pages, containing list of
over swo thousand different excursion routes to
be reached by the company's system. Brief
skcsehes of some of the more important points
along che lines are given. beside the prices at
whish tourists can procure round trip tickets of
~ boz nlr x.a..ah