The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-23
Metz. s1,942, GOA s942 GOA $1,000 900

2 John J. Byrne general passenger and ticket agent
has issued circular in which he announces that his
company is prepared to properly handle passen-
ger traffic to San Francisco and asks that connecting
lines prepare tickets to cover that point via
the Oregon Railway and Navigation Company. A sep
arste coupon should be provided.
Superintendent Bent, of the Ohio & Mississippi.
pas given instructions that their express trains must
not be stopped any stations except those named
the time-card for them to stop at under any crcum
unless they have instructions to do from
his Office The warm competition which the C l., st.
J.. g. G. and the Vandalia are giving the Q. y N.
since they put solid trains is causing the o. q M.
to put their best foot forward.
It is generally understood that the Vanderbilt meet
ings win be held Dec. 30, of the roads-the
Cleveland Columbus. Cincinnati & Indanapols-hav-
ing that date for its directors meeting. 1t will be
Geia at the Grand Central Depot. in New York in
neoton with other roads in the Vanderbilt system.
The earnings of the road mentioned for the year show
q surplus of $215 900 applicable dividends, and it
is stated that it is dividend of per cent on the
stock.
The tenor of Eastern papers in their illusions to
che presidency of the New York g. New England road
is that O. p Clark will be again elected president OF
the company. the Springfield Republican however.
fabes little stock in the The Republican
'.There has been much talk about G. P. Clark in
nection with the presidency of the road or the gen.
eral managership. Bostwick has not been chosen
president, apprehend merely for night.
Perhaps the position OF manager has been offered to
Mr.. Clark"
meeting OF the executive committee of the New
York and New England railway held yesterday.
VIM. p. Shinn elected vice-president. No general
manager chosen Vice -president Shnn will attend
TO the duties of that position until general manager
Is chosen. He is of the bestknown railroad men
in the country and has been connected with the Penn
Eylvania system for twenty years. The Offices of
the president and vice president have been removed to
New York, but the operating Offices still remain in
Boston.
Judge Cooley the newly-appointed receiver for the
Wabash lines east of the Mississippi river. held
lengthy conference with Mr.. Talmagt. general
ger for the receivers of the entire system st Louis
VWnIr said ordc +oo
he wonld make tour of the entire system with Mr..
Talmage, with the object of determining whether or
not the east and west lines could be operated under
one management and their accounts kept separately.
If this could be done he thought it would work to the
best interests of all concerned
Commissioner L. D. Richardson, of the Chicago and
Ohio River pool, has issued the following notice:
There will be- pursuant to adjournm emit meeting
Of the executive committee of the Chicago and Ohio
River poo! at the oce of the Commissioners, Chicago
Ill., on Tuesday Dec. 2S at 10 o'clock A. NJ. 1t is
important that full representation of the executive
committee be had. as the continuance OF the SIKH!
pool the percentage divisions of the of the
same and other matters Of vital Importance to all
must be considered and adjusted at trust that
all members will be present authoritatively repre-
sented."
S M FELTON, first vicepresdent of the Erie road
in his remarks concerning increase in equipments
fthe line states that since 1888 three lines have
been opened between Buffalo and New York yet the
enormous tonnage of that year when the line
worked to its fullest capacity surpassed this year
by per cent. The Erie has always been less of
cent of it's traffic receipts from the passenger
department. and while the coal freights increased by
ID per cent and the general freghts by 10 per cent
the passenger receipts only gained by per cent He
expresses the opinion that in tho next FIVE years no
road out of New York will gain in suburban passenger
travel in comparison with this.
Commissioner Fink in to the question ''Will
not the roads go to cutting rates if traffic falls off,
said; They are cutting rates now; still, never
pect to less cutting The habit is strong and com
plete reformation IL impossible. Yes they will cut
tates when they have cars to do the business. A
return to good sense and good business is keeping
them from warning" In to the question
tHas the past year been most prosperous to
the trunk nesl he said: Quite prosperous but not
30 good as 1892. We get back the old rates
after We once got as high as 45 cents per 100
pounds from Chicago Now the rate is 25 cents and
entire crop for 10 cents per hundred"
Said old rairoader, yesterday. it may be saying
Agood deal, but in my opinion the record of Col
Joseph Hill since he took the superintendency of the
Vandalia system is far above that of the average
railroac man. In 1881 he accepted the position of
general superintendent of the Vandaa line. At that
time tire road-bed ard equipments of the L. H. g. |.
proper were in good condition for FIVE years ago, but
since that time he has put in thirty five miles
Of neg steel rail on this division and cut down
erpi OF the heaviest grades and Strengthened
OF the sharpest curves; but of Terre Haute he
has done his best work Within the last five wears he
has laid tho entire distance from Terre Haute to ST.
Louis with new steel rail- and practically the entire
distance the rails rest on new cross.ties.
the bridges have all been rebuilt and the road
bed geaveled depth of fifteen inches Some
seventeen miles of this division have been ra;sa5
several feet and number of heavy grades have been
seduced to such extent that the new locomotives
haul forty loaded them without trouble In
This time htcen new hrstclass passenger and freight
Engines have been added TO the equipment of the sys
tenn and the other classes OF rolling stock have been
broportionatey increased: and. while this improve
nens to the St. Louis division has been going on i'm
,royenents Of neaely as extensive a character have
Ieen made 70 tho T. II. q l.. division, including the