The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-02-23
Personal, Loca, and State Notes.

The Lake Erie g. Western management say
that they will have their trains running into
Peoria, over the extension from Bloomington,
H., by April L
The Indianapolis 81 Vinceunes road will to-
day have turned to it two frst-class mogul
engines. numbered 701 and 700. Two moro will
be received next week.
Eight locomotive crews on the western division
Of the Lake Shore road drew premiums for run
ping their engines with less expense than the
standard during the year 1887.
The Grand Rapids & Indiana road has con-
tracted with the Pittsburg acknowledgements for
several new large engines OF the same type these
works built for the Vandalia in 1886.
w. f. Herman, late passenger agent of the
Union Pacific at Cleveland. O.. has been ap-
pointed Eastern passenger agent of the Milwau-
kee, Lake Shore q Western, with headquar-
ters at Buffalo, N. Y.
The showing OF the Chicago g. Eastern Ill-
nois road for the first half OF it's fiscal year must
be eminently satisfactory. The net earnings
were AZ. per cent IF the gross and after declar-
ing a 3 per cent. semiannual dividend on the
preferred stock there was surplus of $54 49,
Albert S. White. general Western freight
agent of the Decline, spent yesterday in the
city. He looks for dull business for the next
four weeks. After that time he thinks business
will improve. and earnings again begin to show
an increase over the corresponding period las.
year.
The English stockholders of the Cleveland,
Columbus, Cincinnati 81 Indianapolis road are
beginning to demand dividends, cash if they
get IL and stock dividends if they get moth
ing better The road-bed and equipment now
getting into such condition that the expenses can
soon be reduced, then dividends will be in order.
C. G. Waite, vice-uresident of the Cincinnati,
Hamilton Dayton Railroad Company. in speak
ing Of the c., II. & D.-Vandaia deal, said that
the unpleasantest thing about the whole trans
action was the personal enemies it had made,
and this he m oss regretted. Much of the unpleas-
antness, he thinks, could have been avoided if
at certain stages of the litigation action had
been less hasty.
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dianapolis car-works building for the Atchi-
son, Topeka q Santa Fe road, attracting a
good deal Of attention. The ordinary box-car is
thirtytwo feet in length; these are thirty-nine
feet nine inches in length. They are ten feet
high in the clear, and nine feet wide. From the
rail to the top of the it is fourteen feet, the
same height as the style of Pullman cars.
The Southern Railway Association hold a
meeting to-day in Atlanta, Ga, at which the
freight agents of Northern roads in this terri
tory are asked TO be present. But few will CO.
however, as the Southern roads propose to make
a tariff which will be in direct violation of the
provisions OF the Interstate law. Southern
roads. as yet. have paid no attention to the law
cerned.
The building of a new road from Momence on
the Chicago & Eastern Illinois. to Goodae, on
the Chicago g Indiana Coal road was com
menced on Monday. The work is under the
supervision of G. c. Kimball. who built the c.
& l. G. road. When this link is completed the
G. & /. c. will turn their business over the
Chicago Eastern Illinois. which is now given
the C., St L. a. e., at SwanIngton and then
forwarded to Chicago.
East bound rates becoming shaky here on
reports of the decentralization at Chicago. Much
of the rate-cutting at Chicago is done under the
guise of business billed via Chicago For in
stance: The rates on grain are from Nebraska
points to Philadelphia, 20 cents per 100 pounds;
to Baltimore. % cents. and the rate from Ne
braska points to Chicago is IL cents, even at The
recent reductions 1t makes the rate from Chica-
go, respectively, IL cents to Philadelphia and 10
to Baltimore cut of III and LOB cents the
Chicago rate.
Trouble is brewing between the trunk lines
the diferentlal-rate question west bound
business The West Shore road Is allowed
diffePential, the New York Central is Eot. 1t is
burning its business over TO the Wess Shore
IS Tar as Buffalo. and then give it to the Lake
Shore and the Decline. The Pennsylvania
people, II is stated. got the little game, and
would make such rates west bound business
IS TO bring the matter of differentias an end
at once.
The Philadelphia Record says: There have
peen nying rumors all over the West. which did
not nave their origin in Philadelphia. that there
would De number of changes in the Pennsvl-
Vania directory At the annual meeting next
month; that Mr.. Roberts would retire in favor
OF MT Cassstt. These rumors have no founda-
tlon Whatever Mr.. Roberts In enjoying better
heaitn than for some time. and has no intention
Whatever or giving a place for which he has a
support strong as ever nor has Mr. Cassatt
now mat ne has been out of active railroad mau-
hgement so long. any disposition to put his
shoulder 70 the wheel again and give up the
leisure which ne ID ENJOYING very much.D
Miscellaneous Items
The Manitoba Railroad Company has CLOSED q
contract for $1,000 tons of steel rails.
The CAicago Burlington "a Quincy road has