The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-30

lot of boots and shoes, which were stolen from
q car in Union City. 1t is believed that finding
this gang will break up the thieving which has
given the company so much trouble OF late.
On February / the Cincinnati, Jackson 6
Mackinaw company win remove their head
quarters from Van Vert to Toledo, O. A. Fl.
johnson. old indianapolis boy, is to have the
title of traffic manager, looking after both the
passenger and freight departments. His friends
here will be gratied to learn that his health has
improved by sojourn IN Florida OF few
weeks.
Yellow pine has constituted fully 80 per cent
of the north bound shipment of Southern roads
the last year, and this has been carried about
a the rates the Southern roads chose to fix
upon, Northern roads having little to say In the
matter. Is 10 stated that the four largest car
works in this State last year received from tne
Southern pinsries over 30, 600 feet OF pine
lumber.
Station agents Of roads in this State are asked
to meet in Indianapolis or the 10Th of February.
to organize an Indiana division OF the national
association. There now forty three agents
members of the national association out OF some
200 agents in this State, the association taking
in freight we'll ticket agents An effort ID
to be made TO make the Indiana division one OF
the largest and most active ones in the country
The manner in which railroad earnings are
holding up ia really surprise. and indications
are for a heavy traffic for some weeks to come.
The snow blockade in the Northwest and East
will cut down earnings on through business Tor
the third week in January. but Indiana roads
are showing increases each week. The Louis
VILE New Albany 81 Chicago the Wabash, the
Cincinnati, Indianapolis, St. Louis 81 Chicago,
and the Decline all show an increase over earn
ings the corresponding period. 1887
1t is intimated that the object Of NJ. e. In
gals's visit to New York is to carry out pro-
gramme contemplated just prior to the accident
In which he received personal injuries, which is
to gather in the Toledo, Peoria & Western road
"a a part of the Big Four system. The turn
things are taking make it quite evident that Mr..
Ingalls, must do something TO hold his business
from the Peoria district, and the purchase of the
T., p. w. would be the easiest and surest
way for him to do it. II is said that . majority
of the bondhodsrs are anxious to unload the T.,
p. g. W., if it can be done without bringing too
heavy loss to them.
The consolidated stocks which the Chicago
e. Eastern Illinois has just placed on the Now
York Stock Exchange. preferred, 10 already selling
at 944 points 1t is understood that this stock
represents the consolidation of the Eastern
Illinois with three of its proprietary lines, max
ing mileage of 80 miles. Whether further
consolidation with the Chicago & Indiana Coal
road is made or not there has been . practical
consolidation by the purchase OF the control OF
the Chicago & Eastern Illinois by the parties
controlling the coal road. This gives the two
roads practically a monopoly Of the transporta-
ton of coal from the Indiana block coal district
northward to Chicago and northern Michigan.