The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-26
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.

The Lake Shore & Michigan Southern road is
projecting an extension of the Shenango Valley
The earnings of the first three weeks of July
of the Big Four road were $l36, 583 04, against
$117, 500 for the same time last year.
In order to accommodate the travel to that
point. the New York & Chicago limited, on the
Pennsylvania Central, will hereafter stop at
Eresson.
Charlottesville has, so far, made the best bid
r-S6O. 600 and tract OF land-for the location OF
the shops of the Louisville. New Albany q
Chicago railroad.
Bloomfield merchants are much distressed
over the present schedule the narrow gauge
xpad. but relief is promised by General Freight
Agent Hunter.
A meeting Of bondholders of the Chicago 81 At
Jantic railroad has been called for Aug. 10: TO
decide what shall be done respecting the tore-
closure and reorganization of the road
The indianapolis Decatur & Springfield Rail-
way Company has become so DISCOURAGED over
Ahe prospect of getting passage through Deca-
kur that il has at last abandoned the undertake
ing
The list Of Monon appointments at Cincinnati
has been completed by the selection of G. j. Goss,
claim clerk in the Office of General Freight Agent
Mcleod, of the G., II. Sc D., as contracting
agent.
There is still a continuation of the troubles on
fhe Lake Shore road in Chicago. A gang of men,
hired to work in the stockyards, have thrown up
their jobs because they could not stand the mo-
3estation.
The Springfield Ill, Belt railroad was incor-
porated on Thursday--capital stock, $780, 900.
The directors are Ohio & Mississippi officers.
The object is to build railroad to Camp Lin
coin, of the State militia.
The Edgar Thomson steel works have just
Clipped the last of 10000 tons of rails for the
Union Pacific railroad half the amount con-
kracted for. The Union Pacific company uses
30, 600 tons of steel this year.
Richmond is much excited over the proposition
to extend the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton
read from that city to Chicago, through Muncie,
4Aogansport and Valparaiso. 1t would make the
Shortest route between Cincinnati and Chicago,
1t is said by forty miles.
C. B. Lowry, manager of the Corydon branch
railroad, has purchased an engine from the L. &
A., and took his train out last evening. The
resumption OF the operations on the road will
be hailed with delight by those persons who are
compelled to travel between New Albany and
Corydon.
The scheme to reorganize the Mexican Nation
al and to complete the international line con-
templates the issuing of $12 800 600 in prior lien
ponds and the division of the $24 $50 900 present
hrst mortgage bonds into two series, the interest
bn them payable when earned; all at the rate of
per cont
The first cross ties and rails on the Orleans g.
Paoli railroad commencing at the intersection
with the L., N. A. Sc G. railway in Orleans were
laid Saturday To secure the subsidies the COM
pany will have to run trains on the road to the
western line Of Paoli township on or before the
LIST of November.
Messrs DeWolf, Montgomery and McDufie,
She latter being general traffic manager of the
Brunswick Southwestern railway, have just
made a tour of inspection over the proposed line
between Vincenues and Jasper, Dubois county.
And speak of it quite favorably. The proposed
road is called the Vincennes e. Ohio River.
CONSERVATION trails, hoe hoap MI cad IN the
Dreans, Paoli 81 Jasper railroad. Mr. Jerry
AeDuke, one of the contractors. says the grading
OF the road will be completed to French Lick
Springs by the LIST Of November. The people of
Paol and Jasper very jubiant over the
prospect for the early completion of the road.
Taking advantage of the cheap rates under the
recent war. enough coal has been shipped to
Council Bluffs and Omaha to supply all demands
an that section of the country for the next eight
seen months. The west-bound business OF the
warning roads will undoubtedly be very light tor
some time to come, aad the roads will show
greater decrease in earnings on that account
than they did during the late war;
c. P. Huntington, accompanied by iMessrs.
Davis and Miles, of New York. spent yesterday
In Cincinnati He came to talk over the new
bridge and elevated road with his local lieuten-
ants. 1t is contemplated by the new owners of
the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton road, who
are friends OF Mr.. Huntington, to build union
depot on the present Sixthstreet market SITE
and connect the Chesapeake & Ohio and the c..
H g. D. by means of the elevated road and a
belt road around the city
In October, 1883, J. Fl. McGourkey obtained
Judgment against the Lake Erie & Western road
for $3.50, 900, and had receiver appointed. He
has been claiming that as he had obtained the
judgment and the appointment of a receiver
before the commencement of the foreclosure pro-
ceediugs he had lien prior to the mortgages.
Judge Gresham has rendered final order estab-
fishing the validity of the claim, but fixing it as
Junior to mortgages and any other claims that
may be decided to be superior hereafter.
Nine more conductors of passenger trains have
been discharged within few days by the Erie
road, this time the Susquehanna and Western
divisions, making altogether twenty -one recent
II discharged from the cornpany's employ. Nor
is it the conductors alone whose ranks are deci-
mated by the official ak under the new order Of
things in the roads management. The track
masters along the line have been sent adrift by
Wholesale, while the changes of executive Off
GERS at the principal stations have been many
and notable
Northern Pacific Ocean Line.
The Northern Pacific officials have made ar
rangements for a large business in carrying tea
from Japan to the Atlantic ports of the United
States, and Russian vessel is now en- route
from Yokohama to Tacoma with remarkably