The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-12
Personal, Local and State Notes.

Train crews of the Chicago g Indiana Coal
road now run through from Brazil. Ind, 10 Chi
cago
The rumor is revived that T. R. Smaller. gen
eral superintendent of the N. Y, P. & o. road.
ID to resign.
All the new coal-cars which the Indianapolis
car-works are building for the Bee line are
equipped with the Ames f-car-coupler.
An advance of 81 on second-class tickets be-
tween New York and Western points is under
consideration. with good prospects that it will
be made.
The ST L., A & T. H., western division OF
dividend of Il per cent. on the preferred stock,
payable April 10.
The earnings Of the Indianapolis & st. Louis
main line. which includes the st. l. A. q T.
H., for February fell 81. 495 below those OF the
corresponding period in 1887.
In the week ending March 10 there were
transferred over the Belt road 1852 cars,
against 9.762 the corresponding week in 1887.
Increase this year, 1920 cars.
There il a report that Wells, Fargo & Co.
have secured control OF the Erie Express Com
pany. If this be true it means that it has fallen
prey to the American Express Company.
Passenger men predict very heavy summers
travel. and that it will be carried at very low
rates, there are to be so many excursions, con-
Ventions and expositions covering long dates.
". A. Stewart, formerly a passenger con-
been railroading in Colorado for some years, has
returned and to-day will take passenger train
again on the L., N. A. g. G.
Since the first of the month there has been
marked increase in live stock traffic over In
diauapolis lines. Last week Belt road engines
handled 7l2 carloads OF live stock, against 462
the corresponding week in 1887.
Parties are moving along the line of the pro-
jeeted Atlantic & Mississippi road, working up
an interest IN the project. They to be in
Fort Wayne this week. and will offer to locate
shops there IL Fort Wayne gives them suffieient
announcements.
a
ing to the extent it had anticipated through
forming connection with the Chicago 81 West
Michigan road Only small per cent. of the
tonnage of block coal expected has been shipped
TO northern Michigan.
There was considerable of stir in freight cir
cles on Saturday over q statement made that
there was evidence that the Union line and tho
kankakee Dispatch were cutting export rates
1t is stated that the evidence will show a cut Of
within fraction Of cents per 100 pounds.
The general and district passenger agents
who. q few months ago, scraped together all the
money they coEiS aud invested it In lots at kio-
wa, Kan, have not profited in the investment
to the extent they expected to. Some or them
will not get their money back by considerable,
III reports are true.
President Ingalls, of the Chesapeake g Ohio
does not anticipate any serious trouble from
the committee which has been formed 20 oppose
the reorganization scheme. Their holdings of
the stock are very small The committee all
live in Richmond. Va. and have yet made
known their line of attack.
w. B HAYWOOD, passenger conductor on the
Lake Erie a. Western whose death was noticed
day or two ago. was buriad ia Leoni, Mich,
en- Saturday. He was Knight Tempar. and
ms remains were accompanied 10 their resting
place ey the eommandery of Lafayette, spe-
eiAl train being furnished for the occasion.
The Tieketbrokers' Association has sent ont
q circular boyeottng the Bee-line. Probably
the road can stand it. as the travelling salesmen
who VIII sell mileage books to scalpe-s are be-
coming small In numbers and this is the only
class OF tickets the scalpers can get hold Of
which affect the passenger business of any FIRST
class railroad nowadsys
It was hoped that tho reducing of forces n
the shops OF the Pennsylvania lines west Of
Pittsbprg would not reach the Indianapolis
chops 80 much work Ia there on hand but on
Saturday Superintendent Turner resolved in
situations To cut down the force here TO q mini
mum and to extend the rednetion 10 shs work
lng force in the maintenance of way department.