The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-10-19
Personal. Local and State Notes.

ferBOnafs Local anu state NOtoss
A. j. Drexel. in company with NJ. e. Ingalls,,
president, is making an inspection trip over the
Chesapeake & Ohio road.
Tho net earnings Of the Chesapeake & Ohio
road for August were $l56. 379, an increase over
the corresponding month in 1887 of s32,53S.
A. E. Robbins, ex-paesencer conductor on the
Vandalia, has been appointed train mastersoI
the Missouri Pacific, with headquarters at Coun-
Gil Grove, Kan.
the second week of October, were SoO,6O4 an IN
crease over the earnings Of the corresponding
week in 1887 of 60. 200.
In railroad circles the opinion prevails that IL
the Missouri, Kansas g. Texas road cuts loose
from the Gould control IL will become q part OK
the Huntington system.
The Chicago & Alton has consented to pro-
rate on all transcontinental business, thus end
ing one OF the worst embarrassments which has
troubled the Western roads.
It Is stated that tho Ohio e Mississippi pre-
ferred and common stockholders are disposed to
consent 10 the conversion Of the 81, 630. 900 pre-
fsrred stock into 4 per cent bonds.
The company which proposes to build . road
from Elnora to Richmond, Ind, a distance OF
some loo miles, has received thirty-five car loads
OF steel rails, and claims to have several hundred
carloads OF rails purchased.
At points where the American is coming in
competition with the Adams and United States
express companies il is obliged to reduce rates
to meet those of the two companies which are
engaged in such bitter warfare.
President Ingalls, proposes to establish An ele-
CANT line of sleeping coaches between Chicago
and Richmond. and Washington, d.. G.. with
the opening OF the through line over the c., l.,
st L. & c., and the Chesapeake & Ohio.
The railroad commissioner OF Illinois refuse
to make any decision sanctioning the use OF
interlocking switches until they have more In
formation on the subject. The Vsndalia wishes
to introduce the improvement on its line.
In September the Pennsylvania lines handled
81, 24S tons of coal, an increase over the ton
mage in the corresponding month in 1887 of ST.
30! tons. The increase OF the first nine months
Of the year over that of 1887 are S12,3I9 tons.
The Decline 10 fitting up It's passenger trains
with q heater much similar TO the Graydon
heater, the steam coming from the locomotive.
Within a short time the entire passenger equip
msnt will be provided with such heating APP
paratus.
During the year ending June 30. 1888. 1752
tons of sixty-sevsn-p pound steel rails were put in
the main line OF the Ohio 81 Mississippi, and
lighter steel released was used for repairs or re-
placing worn out rails on the Springfield division
and In side
The three Vanderbilt lines are carrying about
90 per cent. OF the east-bound business out OF
Chicago, and their competitors are feeling sore
over it. more especially the Pennsylvania,
which Is carrying, with its two lines, but % per
cent. of the business.
One who 10 posted in regard to the needs of
the Decline, in the way OF equipment. says that
on the Indianapolis division twelve new loco
motives are needed at onee-six heavy moeul
freight engines. three heavy switching engines,
and three heavy passenger engines.
Two or three new elevators are to be built at
once on the Indianapolis. Decatur 81 Western
road. Elevators on this line and the one at In
dianApolis are worth more to the company now
thu yunn1n 49, 4~aA .-r 4A-. r. 80 1@AA
and allowed to 60 east or Indianapolis.
Shipments Of coal by the indianapolis G. st.
Louis road, into indianapolis, since the intro
duction OF natural Gas. have fallen of 10 per
cent. Still it's traffic Of this character will reach
nearly its usual proportions. this fall and winter,
through the opening OF new markets In the
Northwest and central Illinois.
Rumors are current that one OF the roacs IL still
carrying east-and-west freights out of here at
lower rates than the proper classification in that
manner indirectly emitting the rates. An Official
classification by some such body as the inter
state commission is, In the opinion OF railroad
men. ths only remedy against this practice.
The Vanderbilt party. which came over the
Indianssolis d 81. Louis road yesterday from
St. Louis, reached the city at 7:30 P. NJ. aud
will leave for the East over the Decline, at s A.
NJ. today. President Laying, Of the Bee-line,
and President Wagner, of the Wagner Palace
car Company, are with President Depew and
Cornelius Vanderbilt on their trip.
The Columbus, Springfield 6 Cincinnati Rail.
road Company yesterday elected the following
directors: j. s. Farlow, Isaac Fenno and Jacob
NJ. Pierce. of Boston; j. A. jeffrey, Columbus,
o.; A. S. Bushnell and j. Ii. Thomas. Spring
field, and j. L. Moore, Sandusky. The board
organized by ~electine J. s.. Fsrlow president;
Isaac Fenno, vice president, and j. L. Moore,
secretary and treasurer.
Tire statement of railway earnings for Sep
tember does not fall TO the level of the croakers'
predictions, although, as might reasonably be
expected. there is a falling of in comparison
were S512. 020 less than in September. 1887,
while the number OF miles reported on is 1856
miles, per csnt-greater. While, however,
ffty-eight companies contribute TO the def
cheney, forty-seyen roads still show larger earn
ings than o year ago. For the nine months to
the end of Septembe Der earnings on ll roads are
$685. 1888 ahead OF last year. 10 some instances
heavy losses are reported and in others equally
heavy gains.