The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-11-13
Personal. Local and State Notes.

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Personal. Local and State Notes.
c. A. Luce, who represents the Lackawanna
line in this and several Of the adjoining States.
is in the city.
The managers of the lines west Of Chicago
meet tomorrow to make an attempt to form
new passenger agents association.
GAYLORD Beach, general manager Of the Bee
line is to be in the city to-day. to consider some
proposed improvements at this point
r. Peckham, car accountant Of the Chesa-
peaKe & Ohio road, will also hold the same posi-
ton on the Richmond & Allegheny road.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company has de-
cided TO expend 81, 000. 900 next year in complet
ing the elevated road into Jersey City, on which
work was begun lsstyear.
1t is stated that with the retirement Of J. II.
Sessions from the position Of assistant general
freight agent of the Ohio, Indiana q Western
road the position has been abolished.
Col. Joseph Hill. general superintendent Of
the Vandaia, and +. Il Ford, general passenger
agent Of the Pennsylvania lines west of Pitts
burg and Of the Vandalia, will be in the city to-
day.
The Terre Haute car-works are turning out
lot of the Street patent stock-cars, and besides
are building one hundred coal cars, 60, coo pounds
capacity, for the Cincinnati, Sandusky & Cleve.
land road
Tho Ohio. Indiana & Western will soon be IL
the market for 1900 tons Of steel rails. and
when this IS in the track the entire distance
from Peoria to Springfield, O.. will be laid with
steel rails.
Oscar Murray is to be general traffic manager
o. the Chesapeake e. Ohio, tad of the Cincn-
rati, Indianapolis, ST. Louis 81 Chicago roads,
both the freight and passenger departments be-
ing subject to his orders.
As predicted by the passenger men, travel is
improving handsomely, now that the election is
'ar TIA az of hQtp
number, the passenger business has been dis
tressingly sDasmodicsf in its character.
All the shops Of the Vandaia are working ten
hours daily, it being the first time that such has
been the case in November for several years
past. The demand for cars IS so great that
every available car is being fitted up for
service.
Among the railroad fraternity the refusal OF
the Brotherhood of Brakemen to consider tho
federation scheme at its convention held re-
Gently In Columbus, o., lie looked upon as put
ting quietus on the movement for the present,
at least
@Wm. Dowd. president; John B. Carson. vice.
president and general manager, and the other
general officers of the Louisville, New Albany e
Chicago road. are TO be in the city tomorrow to
settle the question regarding independent termi-
nal facilities at Indianapolis.
John Doyle. the engineer killed in the acct
dent On the Baltimore & Ohio road last week,
was formerly OF the Cincinnati, Indianapolis,
st. Louis 81 Chicago road. His relatives reside
in Greensburg, Ind, where his remains were
brought yesterday for burial.
Indications are that through the Cleveland e
Southwestern and its traffic arrangements with
the Wheeling g. Lake Erie another important
line into Cleveland, o., is to be formed, making
a strong competitor of existing southern and
western lines out of that city.
The Pennsylvania Company has placed on sale
1.0O0-mile tickets at $40. good over only the Chi
csgo, ST. Louis & Pittsburg ana the Jefferson
vile, Madison d Indianapolis roads. This is
done TO meet the competition which the Kanka-
Zee and the Monon lines are giving them on
business between Chicago and Indianapolis and
Cincinnati and Louisville.
The Cincinnati. Wabash & Michigan makes a
very handsoms showing of passenger earnings
for the first nine months OF 1888 being SIS 762 20
ahead Of those of the corresponding period in
1887. The official statement shows that 40 $40
of the gross earnings of the road for that period
were made by the passenger department. OF
this increase "a. 326. 10 was made in September.
The Merchants Dispatch announced . cut in
westoornd rates yesterday morning and the
indications are that all the lines will do the
same to-day. The reduction makes the rate
from New York to Indianapolis on first class
freight AZ cents per hundred pounds; second.
class. 81 cents; third class, SO CENTS fourth class
Is cents fth-class, 20 cents. aud sixth-class, 19
cents.
T. NJ. Bates superintendent of transporta.
ton of the Chicago q Alton road. 10 in the city.
He says that the fast trains between Chicago
and Kansas City will likely be put on again. over
their line at least, 80 great is the demand for
such service. Before these trains were taken
of they afforded very valuable connections fol-
the Lake Erie & Western and the Ohio, Indiana
| & Western.
The Louisville, New Albany & Chicago road
| will parallel the track of the Lake Erie e West
ern until they reach the Belt road, the Belt road
ocsr h. of+ tboo 4
| will prevent any clashing between the L., n A.
| & c. and the L., E. & W. regarding a crossing
| OF the lstter's tracks, and make much less
| trouble for both roads, az the trains of both
| must stop before crossing the Belt tracks, one
| stop answering for both roads.
Western roads are complaining bitterly of the
| treatment they are receiving from the trunk
| lines IN the way of returning cars. More
especially the Lackawauna, the Erie and
| the,Lehigh Valley roads acting dishonorably il
the matter, using thousands of Western cars in
their local business between Buffalo and the
| seaoosrd. 1t seems impossible to get car re
turned west unless it can be loaded at the sea
board, consequently not one of the Indiana oil
| Illinois roads has one-fourth Of the cars they
need TO fill their orders.
There seems to be but little question as to the
| building or the Nincennes & New Albany road
| an enterprise which has been agitated for some
| years. Matters have taken such a shape that i,
is believed that within the next twelve months
trains will be running over the line. The off
GERS, Edward Watson. president; n. f. Dalton
secretary. and f. Workman. treasurer, all re-
side at Vincennes, and have fully determined to
push the work 70 completion. They are said to
have ample backing. The surveys have been
completed. and 500, 900 aud over half the right
of way has already been donated. The contract
| for building the road has been let TO S. r. Bull
lock d Co., of New York. and they will begin
the construction az soon as possible, intending
to have IL done by summer at the latest. The
road is 10 run from Vincennes, Ind in a
straight lice as possible TO New Albany and
thence by the Kentucky aud Indiana bridge C
j I.nnisuilla