The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-11-21

eoutheastern points, ebo cidhu tuab Inc Ehees
fhey now have In effect 10 such points wero
made n April last. and have until recently been
in effect by oil lines. Certain lines have made
an advance, while the Eastern Illinois has not.
Personal. Local and State Notes.
Calvin s. Brice has been elected president of
the Wheeling & Lake E.ie road. He il now
president OF seven railroad companies.
Indications point to future harmony between
the trunk lines in the restoration of west bound
rates and an advance in east bound rates.
". O. Hushart, president of the Grand Rap
ids G. Indiana road. has gone to New York on
Official business. He expects to be absent a
couple Of weeks.
The Indianapolis. Decatur e Western has
been using al electric headlight on one of its To-
conotives for two months. and II is giving per-
feet satisfaction.
The Conductors Mutual AID and Benevolent
Association Is this week holding its annual
meeting in Chicago. The association now has
foEe 5000 members.
There is a hitch in securing the right Of way
for the Elnora & Richmond road. which -
seriously delaying the enterprise and may lead
30 the selection Of another route.
The Ohio Falls car-works have laid of quite
a number of men temporarily, while they are
taking account OF stock and making some long
time contemplated improvements.
The Ohio, Indiana & Western has substituted
reciining-chair cars on trains Nos. D and b for
w OoGEuI Sit8pluk CCdCuCc OA tno AiEAb oil
Woodruff cars will be run, as heretofore.
General Manager Bradbury, Of the Lake Erie
& Western, SAYS that fiers is plenty Of bust
ness. and that profits are quite satisfactory, ex-
cept in connection with the warning roads.
General Manager Noonan, of the b. e. o.
kankakee Dispatch, returned, Yesterday, from
the East, where be succeeded in securing sc adj
dition of 1000 cars to the lines equipments, TO
be put in as soon ss they can be built.
Negotiations are now pending between tho
Vanderbilt and Pennsylvania lines and the
transcontinental lines for the runuing of
through trains between New York and San
Francisco over the two most direct routes.
Although New York capitalists are said to
hold the controlling stock Of the Cincinnati,
Indianapolis, ST Louis & Chicago road, Cincin-
natl was well represented III the inspection
party which passed through the city yesterday.
The Cincinnati. Indianapolis. st. Louis &
Chicago management expects to profit hand
tomely through its connection with the Elgip,
Joliet & Western road, which Is being built to
cross the Kankakee & Seneca division Of the C..
=, st. l.. & c. at Gardner.
The Chicago e Indiana Coal road earned in
the second week of November So. 900, an in
crease over the earnings OF the corresponding
week in 1887 Of $3.50. The Toledo, Peoria &
Western earned in the sacond week S17, 800, q
decrease this year of s., 1908.
The conversion of the Cleveland & Canton
'oad into a standard gauge road leaves but one
harrow gauge road IN Ohio none In Indiana and
MY one in Illinois, the Toledo, st. Louis &
Kansas City, and three months from now this
ne will be a standard gauge road.
It is stated that the Louisville, New Albany
I Chicago road has one of the most valuable
franchises of any road in the State, it having be-
some heir to il through the franchise granted
he Now Albany & Salem road by the State
when tbs interior improvement act was passed
D. the Legislature, in 1910.
Complaint is made that the Cincinnati. Ham
llton & indianapolis road fixes it's rates to favor
Cincinnati. Connersville is fifty seven miles
from Indianapolis and sixty-eieht miles from
other classes of freight are higher to Indianapo-
lis than they are to Cincinnati.
indianapolis freight agents are seriously con-
sidering the adoption of the plan that Chicago
roads have adopted regarding the prompt IN
loading Of cars. 1t il claimed that the new deal
by which Chicago roads charge demurrags for
sars not promptly unloaded will be equal to the
addition of 10. 600 cars for the several roads GEN.
'ering there.
The Woodruff Sleepinc-car Company Is SO
pressed for cars that it is urging the Indianapo-
IS. Decatur d Western people, who do the re-
pairing for its Western lines, TO push the work
bf remodeling the old-style cars as rapidly as
possible. In the last twelve months this COM
psny has rebuilt a. its shops some forty of the
Woodruff coaches.
Louis. Alton & Springfield road. has just pur-
chased for the company the old roed-bed and its
franchises. once owned by the Wabash, through
which, in connection with the Bee-line, he is en-
pbled 10 establish another through line between
Springfield, ILL.,. and St Louis, greatly euhanc-
Ing the value or the ST. L., A. s. road.
Freight engine 202, on the Bee-line, will come
but OF the ~Brightwood shops this week, rebuilt
to haul tho heavy express trains 1t is claimed
that this engine will haul ten coaches over the
Indianapolis division of the Bee-line ct a speed
Of fifty miles per hour regardless OF grades. IL
has a l7x2finch cylinder. and the bearing on the
Nrivsrs, when the engine Is empty, is 6S. COO
pounds.
The Financial Chronicle has obtained the
operations OF the Ohio. Indiana & Western,
formerly tho l., B. &c W.. from Jan. 29, when it
Name out OF the hands of the receiver, to June
80. and gives them as follows: Earnings, $3.50,
f09, expenses. S4Sl, l5S; net. STOP, sol; rental. 81,
SO; balance. $S4. 94a. In otner words, the o.,
& W. earned only Se4. 94S more than its oper-
..ting expenses n the i've months ending
funs so.
Five Of the Bes-.ins engines and FIVE Of the
indianapolis & st. Louis engines have been
lifted up with steam apparatus for beating cars,
and they will be put in service next week, haul
Ing the night express trains between Cleveland
aud St Louis. All tho Wagner coaches run on
this line are arranged for heating by steam. to-
gsther with . sufficient number of coaches of the
bee-iine TO make up the night trains. As soon
rs possible the day trains will be provided with
the same method of heating.
The Chesapeake & Ohio, il is stated, will build
scNe.ai ieeusrs IN the Vicinity OF tlnclnnati, and,
IN connection with the c., l., St. l.. e. c., 1t il
Quite possible, will build a new road bearing to
the southwest out Of Indianapolis. Before New
Years some definite plan regarding extensions
Will De agreed upon. and that Indianapolis is &c
become a much more important point for the
Big Four road President Ingalls, admits. Neco
iations are pending for some large purchases oil
cal estate in this city and suburbs.
The directors OF the Cincinnati, Indianapolis,
u. Louis d Chicago road met in Cincinnati on
jlonday afternoon. and reelected the old officer.
Nud declared q II per cent dividend, payable or
Dec. 10. making the dividend of the year 5 pc,
,snt The recent purchases of real estate ant
eases OF property. which includes the grount
purchased OF the McCarty heirs and the lease o.
ths canal bank, were ratified. President In
yallss report OF the earnings since the aunua
meeting aud OF condition OF the property wer,
highly satisfactory TO the directors, most o.
whom are largo holders OF the stock.
Miscellaneous Items.
The Boston & Albany ia shortening sail, re-
.ueinc salaries, and making large retrench'
aents.
The transcontinental lines have agreed q
FORK IN harmony and maintain rates, no mat,el
What Eastern roads nav do.