The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-02-22
Personal, Local and State Notes.

j. d. Laying of New York city, president of
the Bee-line is West again.
No freights will be received at city freight
depots to-day after IL o'clock.
The health of J. N. Mccullough, first vice
president of the Pennsylvania Company. Is
quite poor.
]. Ewing, general agent of the Cincinnati In
dianapolis St. Louis & Chicago road, it is feared
Is fatally ILL
A better train service between Indianapolis
and South Bend aud points in that vicinity is
greatly needed.
The gross earnings of the Wabash in the see-
ond week of February fell $4,000 below those of
the corresponding week of 1881
Commissioner Blanchard has asked all the
general freight agents of the roads in the Cen
trail Traffic Association to meet him in Buffalo
Friday next
NJ E. Ingalls, president of the Cincinnati.
that the deal by which this company was to
cure control of the Toledo, Peoria g. Western
road is off
Judge Gresham Yesterday ordered Receiver
McNulta, of the Wabash road, to purchase
5000 tons of steel rails at cost Of sl25, O00 and
to expend $115, 600 in rebuilding bridges, and
$1,000 in Building new stations
The Illinois Central seems to be steering clear
of the rate wars. The territory through which
il runs is scarcely affected either directly or in
directly, aud with ats prosperity the stock OF
the road stands way above par
The freight men who represent the Erie road
in this territory are making desperate effort to
secure the west-bound business OF Indianapolis
merchants from seaboard points, using the
diferential for all there is in it.
The officers Of the Cincinnati, Hamilton g
Dayton road are well pleased with the rails
that the Indianapolis steel-mill has been deliv-
ering them of late, that they will largely in
crease their order within few days.
The Lake Erie & Western shows falling off
in earnings of only $205 thus far this year.
compared with the corresponding seven weeks
of 1887, although a comparison is made against
several of the best weeks earnings in the his
tory Of the road
G. G. Waite, vice president of the Cincinnati.
Hamilton Dayton road, says that the C.. H.
& d. will take it's place again one of tile divi
dend-paying roads in few months. The debts
incurred during the Ives administration rap
idly being paid.
Large numbers OF the large-sized Union
Pacific furniture appearing in this ter
ritory for business. This company is quite de-
termined to carry of the Pacific coast bust
from the furniture and carriage manu-
factories Of Indiana
Ex-President Jewett, OF the Erie road whose
health was thought year ago to be seriously
undermined, has recovered his usual health and
be 10 watching the numerous new railroad deals
with good deal of interest although he never
expects to again take prominent part.
The Chicago, St Louis & Pittsburg reports
IFS gross earnings for January as being 1852
ZIG; increase over earnings corresponding
month 1887. OF Sc. 331. The net earnings for
the month were $SS 401 which decrease
Of $36, 903 as compared with January 1887.
electlO0,
yeterday. 20 vote 800. 900 to the Terre Haute
q mississippi railway, twenty-six miles long,
from Te-re Haute to the river, from where
road is to be built to Centralia. H., the nays
were In majority of 22l, on a very full vote
for q special election
The numerous friends of Harry Fuller, gen
eral passenger agent of the Chesapeake 81 Ohio
road, will b., gratified to learn that il is def
Aitely settled that after the new management
takes hold he is to be retained in that position.
His record under the unfavorabe circumstances
which the road has been operated has been re-
markedly good one.
1t has become quite evident that the general
passenger agents OF the more powerful roads
have come to a determination to freeze out the
ecalpers. and looking to this end State Legisa-
lures will be asked by the railroads to aid In the
work cy enactinR such laws as those of Penn
syivania which have practically driven ticket
ecalpers from that State.
The passenger trains of the Cincinnati Jack
son & Mackinaw road are now running into Gin
einnati over the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton,
and the business of the G., j. 81 Nj. is develop
ing in a manner which greatly peases the man
agement of the road. III. r. Johnson, traffic
manager an Indianapolis boy. has so far
cred his hsalth that he is at his post agai n.
The presidentsyand general managers of the
proprietary roads which own the Grand Central
Depot AT Cincinnati, the c.. l., 81. L.. a G., and
the Bee-line being of the number. held their first
meeting in two years and one half. at Cincinnati
yesterday. and decided to make extensive inn
Orovements this summer. Among other things
their train sheds are to be enlarged so AS to adj
mit of laying five additional tracks.
The thousands of trsmps strolling along the
railways OF this country give railroad officials
good deal Of anxiety. They have become a con-
slant menace to the safety of travellers, as well
10 to the property of rhe companies. Some of
them DO not hesitate to turn q switch. If one
chances to be unlocked. They fire bridges,
1epots. and fences. and steal from the cars
One OF their favorits practices is to steal a
band-car to help them along in their Journey
lngs, and IL Is becoming a serious question what
can De done to rid the roads of their annoyance.
1Galw
They take 70 destroy property.
One OF the Indianapolis lines has adopted the
plan OK checking up or comparing the time made
up or lost oy passenger trains, and finds that |
trains run with much regularity II is
done In this manner: A schedule ia made in the
dispatcher's Office OF the minutes late train |
leaves a terminal and each succeeding telegraph
Office 10 the next terminal. This report Is made |
daily, and at the end of each month these re-
ports are made mn into monthly abstract.
which shows, In addition the number az gtops |
made also any delays These figures are then /
thrown into average. EacE engineer ia |
ehareed with delays time lost and credited |