The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-04-28

will enter the neQ as n cOmp6k1LOE 1OF cast
bound business out OF Indianapolis and Peoria
both.
II is stated that the new method OF weighing
freiehts will increase the freight earnings of the
roads in the Central Traffic Association 10 per
cent.
Assistant General Passenger Agent Rinear-
son, of the N. Y, P. & o. road, will. on Monday
next. remove his headquarters from Cincinnati
10 Cleveland
William Fuller. superintendent OF motive power
the the duties performed by Consulting Engi-
ueer Charles Latimer, recently deceased
a meeting OF all the weighing associations in
the Central Traffic territory will be held at Chi
cago, next Tuesday, for the purpose Of adopting
q uniform method OF weighing and inspection.
r. B. Humphrey, ticket receiver or the Penn
svlvania Cons any at Cincinnat, died night be-
fore last He was one OF the veteran employees
of the road, and highly esteemed by his superior
officers.
Harry Crawford, son of the prominent rail-
road attorney, has been appointed general
manager of the Indiana Midland road. For a
couple of years Harry has been in Washington
Territory
Passenger men predict that first-class travel
is to be much heavier this summer and fall
than for many years. greater improvement
Is looked for in this class than in second class or
excursion travel
Next Monday Chairman Daniels. Of the
passenger department. of the Central Traffic AS
sociatior. will hear the arguments on the differ
entails from Cleveland to Cincinnati, lndianap-
oils and St Louis.
O. D. Ashley. president of the Wabash West
ern. states that the papers are all drawn up for
the consolidation of all the Wabash systems
and are in 3 New York Office awaiting the proper
time for their use.
The new vestibule trains which 60 on about
the middle Of May will make the run between
Indianapolis and New York both ways in
twenty-thrse hours. or four hours quicker than
any OF the express trains now run
mt
dalia, and at seven points station-houses
have been erected within the last eighteen
months. Several more will be built this season,
and all not renewed will undergo extensive re.
pairs.
The New York Commercial Bulletin saws that
interest in the Indiana, Bloomington e Western
tnow the Ohio, indiana & Westerly reorganiza-
ton intenslf1es, and still the purchasing COM
mittee maintain silence upon the result of the
latest scheme.
Receiver McNulta's report for March shows
receipts TO have been 1878, 900, disbursements
1854, 900, deficit sic. 900. The receivers cash
balance is now 1927. 900, which is less than half
the amount required to pay of one coupon on
the first mortgage.
The Lackawanna which is building several
hundred refrigerator cars, proposes TO reach
into this territory for business. Several of the
cars have recently passed over the Belt road,
and ara of superior build and larger than
majority Of refrigerator cars.
The hard place seems to have been passed
Win some OF the 1Q0ia0a ROADS. u ne Louis.
vile, New Albany 81 Chicago the third week in
April shows an increase in earnings OF So DOL;
the Chicago e Indiana Coal road. "a, 382; the
Lake Erie 81 Western. $l5.312
The Indianapolis e St Louis bridge over the
Embarrass river. which was burned. and which
delayed the trains on Thursday, los feet
long. and almost q new structure. A temporary
bridge mas already been placed in position, and
trains yesterday ran over It without any delay.
The Pennsylvania Company is still riding the
ECONOMY" hobby. The order to build fifty four
engines. to be used west of Pittsburg has been
cut down to thirtv-four. East of Pitts ourg last
year Sc, SOC. 900 was expended in improvements.
This year 1t is proposed to cut down the outlay
40 per cent
b. Fl. Bail. who has represented the Wabash
in New York State for many years. has resigned
TO accept the position OF assistant general freight
agent Of the Lehigh Valley road. w. Monett,
brother of Henry Monett. general passenger
agent of the New York Central, will hereafter
represent the Wabash in New York.
The Pennsylvania Com pany expect to secure
control of the q, r. & @. division of the Cincin-
natl. Hamilton g Dayton road in about thirty
days. With their taking control another divis-
ion OF the Pennsylvania lines will be established.
extending from Red Bank. o., TO Logansport,
Ind. Harry Miller is to be superintendent of
the new division.
The rate war Chicago business continues
Yesterday the round-trip rate was dropped to
$40. further cut of 20 cents. The belief gains
that 2 cents a mile will be the rate between
Indianapolis and Chicago hereafter. There are
80 many roads 10 compete for the business and
the l.O0O-mile tickets have come into general
use on these lines.
May 13 the Cincinnati. Wabash e. Michigan
will commence running their trains through
solid between Indianapolis and Benton Harbor,
independent of the Decline trains between here
and Anderson. The first train will leave at
A:30 A. NJ. the second train at 11:55 A NJ aud
the third at sos P. NJ. They will arrive at In
dianapolis at 10:45 A NJ 3:30P. NJ, and 1130 P. NJ.
The Indianapolis lines. in shortening up their
time between St Louis and the East, and put
ting on fine equipments will not only hold their
old volume of travel, but will draw good deal
OF new business. The passenger business of the
Southwest and of St. Louis will not go around
through Chicago when the midland routes have
equipments equally elegant and make five hours
better time.
General Manager Bradbury of the Lake Erie
g Western. returned yesterday from his official
inspection trip, on which be was accompanied
by President Brice. The latter was much
pleased with the condition Of thu property and
instructed General Manager Bradbury to exer-
else his own judgment in improving the road
bed and equipments. Eight thousand tons of
new steel viii be laid this season and twelve
miles Of side-track laid
The Terrs Haute Gazette says that on wednes-
day night Frank Wilson, brakeman on Van
dalia freight No Is. had an escape from q terri
BILE death which he will not soon forget He
had run ahead TO open q switch and was knocked
down and run over by fifteen cars detached
from the engine. He Rugged the earth closely
and all the cars passed over him without INJURY
E401Pb a scratch on bue JACK OK HIS HSdN
Or. Livingston superintendent OF the medical
department OF the Burlington e Missouri road
part OF the O., B. e. O. system. has made a
report IN regard to personal injuries recaived by
employes since the strike was inaugurated Feb
%. He finds that since that date the number of
accidents has NOT been over 10 per cent. of what
they were previou to the strike. He explains
the great exemption from accident to the fact
that the new men are anxious to do we'll and
retain their situations. and that. being new to
each other. they are much more careful than
men in charge of trains ordinarily are.
The control of the Erie railway lies on the
other side OF the Atlantic and IL is believed that
s. d. FELTON,. vice president. has obtained
three months leave of absence for the purpose
of going across the water TO look after his
fences. The annual meeting does not occur
until November but In such cases wise men be-
gin early to take sonndings. This 10 not in
tended rs any reflection on Mr. FelEon's excel
lent management or the property, but there are
always g set OF croakers on the other side who
are never satisfied with the manner American
roads are operated However, the men they
THE English eapitalistsl have usually selected
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