The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-01

IN improving the road-bed during the depressed
times, is daily becoming more apparent, as the
prices of steel rails and railway supplies are
steadily moving upward
number of official changes take effect to-day
on the Union Pacific. General Freight Agent
Shelby has been promoted assistant general traf
fic manager, with Headquarters at Salt Lake his
jurisdiction to cover Utah. Idaho, Montana, Or
egon, Washington Territory, Nevada and Cali
fornia j. A. Monroe, assistant general freight
agent st Kansas City, becomes general freight
agent, with headquarters at Omaha. Mr.. Mon
roe is succeeded at Kansas City by Mr.. Tibbetts
the companys agent at Salt Lake. W. F. Nc
MILAN, assistant general freight agent at Oma-
ha, has resigned, intendiry to go into business
IN Chicago
"A special from Washington, D. c., to the Gin
cinnati Enquirer revives the rumor that M. e.
ingalls,, president of the c., l., ST. L. s. c., is
to be made general manager of the Chesapeake
81 Ohio road Probably the rumor has no foun-
dalton. Mr.. Ingalls, will hardly undertake to
lift this road out of its financial mire. In the
g., L., st. L. 81 c., which is now on the high
road of prosperity he has enough to keep him
busy, and his circumstances are not such as to
require him to take the general managership of
any road. His health is now good, as well, and
the additional duties such a position would bur
den him with would in all probability break MIR.
ingalls, down.
The L., N. A & c. aud the l., P. & C. officials
and, contrary to expectations, the conference
was of a very pleasant character, the l., p. & G.
controlling powers showing disposition to treat
the L.. n. A. & c. quite honoraply. The L., N.
A &c c. paid portion of the back rental, and
on Thursday next both parties again meet in this
city to make final settlement up to Jan. l.
Meantime, Superinteudents Woodland and Ste
vens are to talk over and adjust few minor
questions of service. General Manager Carson
states that there is little doubt that the Wabash
will allow them terminal facilities for the pres
ent on the same terms as in the past.
P G. Kelsey, president of the Ohio Valley
railway, Kentucky road, is in the city, and
yesterday contracted with President Willard, of
the indianapolis car works, to build 100 box,
fiat and gondoa cars. The Ohio Valley railway
is road projected to run from Henderson. KY.
to jackson, Tenn, some 200 miles. Work was
commenced on the enterprise in October last
Twenty-Five miles is already completed and forty
miles additional under contract, to be completed
by May l. This road, when completed, will be a
link needed to complete third line between
New Orleans and Chicago, will be two miles
shorter than the Illinois Central and thirty nine
miles shorter than the Louisville & Nashville
New Orleans and Chicago route.
Within the last few days two rather impor-
tant questions as to pools have come to the front
One at Indianapolis, the c., Ell. & l. protesting
against an investigating committee. appointed
by the members of the pool, to examine into al
legged Irregularities, examining the tissue billing
at Commissioner Dohertys Office. The other
question has come up at Chicago, where the
powers of Joint Agent Moore, of the east-bound
lines, is questioned. In the latter case, Commits
sioner Finks views were asked, and he answers
as follows Regarding the proposition to con-
fer extra power upon the Chicago joint agent to
examine books. papers, bills of lading, ETC., in
pursuit of information regarding irregularities
in rates and shipments he suggested that it was
question that should be decided by the mem
bers of the committee, and was of the opinion
that the joint agent should have the authority
indicated conferred upon him. The charges,
when made, were of irregularities arising in this
territory. and should be investigated and their
truth or falsity determined where the proof was
obtanabe. rather than left to the commissioner
Or the trunk-line committee to look after"