The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-30
Personal, Local and State Notes.

PERSONAL Local ana state NOt0e.
Owing to a falling off in business, about 100
men Al the Ohio Fails car-works Jacksonville,
Ind, have been laid Off
The Lake Erie & Western yesterday sur prised
it's competitors by gathering in quite party Of
people for San Francisco.
The engines belonging the Indiana Midland
road are undergoing general repairs at the shops
of the Indianapolis. Decatur & Western road
The Cincinnati, Hamilton 6 Dayton has se-
cured the contract to haul 900 loads OF
Pittsburg coal from Cincinnati TO this city for
the gas works.
The Terre Haute Gazette says that parties are
eolictaiing money in that city for the benefit Of
the striking locomotive engineers and fremen
on the c.. B. & @ road.
Vim. B. Tinney, late agent of the Midland
line at this point. has been employed as general
excursion agent. In this territory, in the inter-
ests of the city of Beatrice. Neb.
An elegant private car has been fitted up for
President Newell, of the Lake Shore road to
travel in. and his old car has been turned over to
Assistant General Manager Gallup
A. Wiper has resigned freight and car
countant of the c., l.. st. L. & G. road, and
that Office will hereafter be conducted as q
branch of the treasury department..
Up to date the Pennsylvania and the Lake
I Erie g. Western roads have brought in for the
Citizens Gas Trust from Pittsbure PA carloads
of pipe, and have under contract 200 more.
The material for the new iron bridge over
White River. the Indianapolis & Vincennes
road, arrived yesterday, and the old wooden
structure is at once to give place to the new iron
one.
President Ingalls,, when he returns from New
York. it is stated. will announce the new official
roster Of the Chesapeake & Ohio road. It is
understood thar IT, o. Barbour is to be made
auditor Of the company.
The Vandalia is receiving material for the
new bridge over the Wabash river. just west of
Terre Haute The structure when completed
will bs one of the longest and most substantial
10 this part of the country.
Thu aAfetv gates ON the lima NJ ths unjon
tracks have proven q failure. Ten months in
the twelve they are out OF repair, and when
working do not give as satisfactory service as
does with red flag.
A joint meeting of the Brotherhood or Loco
motive Engineers and of Locomotive Firemen
in the Indianapolis division has been called for
Sunday night The call simply says that inn
portant business Is TO be transacted.
General Manager Bradbury. of the Lake Erie
q western, returned yesterday from trip over
the Peoria extension, and a result of his trip
he announces that the company will not attempt
to run trains through to Peoria before May /.
Elk Passenger Conductor Henry Mounts has
purchased the livery and sale stables of Henry
Coburn on Seventh street, making the eighth
passenger conductor who. in the last few years
has left the Pennsylvania lines to open livery
and sale stables.
One of the officials of the Indianapolis, De-
catur & Western road states that their Kansas
City line has created so much ill-feeling the
part o. competitors that they now consider
ing the demanding of a So differential on all
Kansas City business.
After April all communications and reports
relative TO the freight and ticket business of
the c., l., St L. 6 G. road, also freignt over
charges and loss and damage claims, are to be
sent TO l.. +. Sullivan, who looka after these
matters IN addition to his duties rs paymaster
Under the new deal OF the Pennsylvania Com
pany on their Western lines, the title of man
Bger is dropped. E. 3. Tavfor will be known as
Eenorai soRerinfendent Of the Northwestern
hnes OF the Pennsylvania Company. and John
+. Miller as general superin tendert of the
Southwestern lines.
Earnings of Indiana roads are falling off opits
seriously. Ia the third week of March the Lake
Erie Il Western earned 1872, 725. = decrease of
SS03l; the Louisville, Evansville e. ST Louis
earned $l6.366. decrease, So. 3S1; the Chicago &
Eastern Illinois, 81. 800, decrease - 500: the
Wabash, S9l, 334. decrease. $4s. 462
SUPERINTENDENT Whtcomb. of the Union
tracks. has given roads doing business over
them notice that no freight cuts will be allowed
On the Union tracks between the hours of 3 and
r.. NJ, so crowded the tracks with regular
passenger trains during the hours named.
g. G.. Gardner. president OF the Western New
York a Pennsylvania road retires on the frst
pf the month, and is succeeded by G. II. Allen
The Cleveland Leader says that great shaking
mp Of the officials is expected tn follow the
change IN presidents, as the Holland stock
holders have been dissatisfied with the manage
nent for time.
The Chicago, ST. Lonis & Pittsburg company
have recently placed four standard switching
pnRines in the Indianapolis yards. and next
week Will add . fifth. These engines weigh |
Ieventy-two tons. three pairs of drivers,
and will haul readily sixty loaded cars. They |
we're built AZ the Allegheny shops. have exien
ZION fronts straight stack, and are unusually
Eell proportioned
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company has es-
kApllshed freight yards at Williamsburg part |
pt Brooklyn James A. Gordy.- who for several |
years mas been the eompanyis chief clerk in /
Jersey City, Is placed in charge or the new |
station, where ali kinds OF east add west-bound |
lfatbc will be taken except coal and merchandise
y an exnlosiYe. inaammaole. offensive char
lcter. The new station covers a whole block of
Erouae fhavinR covered pier al the foot of
Eorth Fifth street.
The indianapolis, Decatur e. Western has
their tickets from the c. n cd
sfice. much 70 the disappointment III vi FL
Fisher. recently appointed agent Of the r.. ID 81
NJ, an well ns the G., II. ~ d. The objection