The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-02-17


The Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton company
Yesterday contracted with the Ohio Falls car
works. Jacksonville, Ind, for six new coaches
of the best pattern.
The Cincinnati, Indianapolis ST. Louis &
Chicago road has contracted with the Terre
Haute carworks TO build for the road fifty large
cars suitable for carrying carriages, furni
ture. ETC.
The Lake Erie q Western will soon let con-
tract to build some stock cars, and will, in the
near future. enter the field for east-bound stock
traffic, appointing an agent at the Indianapolis
stockyardR-
r. d. Hughes, general superintendent Of the
American Express Company, headquarters Cleve-
land, spent yesterday in the city. The company
Is still looking for q room in the vicinity Of the
Union station.
1t is tslegraphed from Chicago to New York
that mot q railway official whose opinion is
worth having believes that the rate wars will
close within three months" Better ground for
the belief in an early termination of the war
could hardly be furnished.
j. M. Lowry, Superintendent of motive power
Of the Chicago, Milwaukee 81 st. Paul road, has
been relieved on account OF his poor health, and
will be known hereafter the consulting en-
giueer. j. M Barr succeeds him as Superin-
teudent of motive power.
To-day, the motion to dissolve the restraining
order against VIM r. McKeen and others dis
posing of the stock, of the Terrs Haute e In
dianapolis Railroad Company. comes for a
bearing before Judges Gresham and Wood, in
the United States District Court.
julius Dexter. president and c. c. Waite,
vice-president. of the Cincinnati, Hamilton e.
Dayton road, who have been in New York for
several days past, returned to Cincinnati yes
tsrday. and early move to clear up some of
their pending litigation is looked for.
The Lake Erie g. Western yesterday took
noon train via Upton, Lafayette and Bloom
ington, Ill General Passenger Agent Lee says
that they were carried at tariff rates. if their
line is a new competitor for this business.
Ne r.
semi annual dividend of 3 per cent. and the Chi
cago 81 Indiana Coal road dividend of IL per
cent, both PAYABLE March ]. Where the latter
gets its money TO paw dividends is one of the
mysteries. 1t certainly does not come out of the
earnings
The Cincinnati, indianapolis St Louis G.
Chicago road, in connection with the Cincir-
natl Southern. is to establish new refrieera-
tor line of cars between Chicago, Indianapolis
and the Southern markets. and have contracted
with the Litchfcld csr-works to build for the
line 300 refrigerator cars.
A significant commentary on the tremendous
loss TO the roads in the West owing to the pres
ent cut-rate policy is shown In the fact that the
competitive Missouri river business last mon th
fell short ], $40 cars of that of January. 1887,
which shows that low rates do not stimulate
business. The lost revenue was $500, 600. or
about so per cent.
s. B. Hynes has been appointed general
freight agent of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa
Fs road succeeding j. s. Leeds, who. a short
time ago, resigned to accept the position of
Chairman of the Transcontinental Association
Mr.. Hynes formerly on the Vandalia as
general agent, but for some years has been with
the Santa Fe read.
The Pennsylvania Company propose to build
. branch line to Youngstown. o., and to get
tnere must cross tracks of the Lake Shore and
me New York, Pennsylvania 81 Ohio roads
Ihey are uniting to delay the Pennsylvania
Company. and propose to blockade crossings and
resort to the usual childs play of temporarily
checking the work.
Judge Terhune. Of the Circuit Court, Boone
county, Yesterday decided the case where the
Indiana Midland road brought suit asains, Union
township for tax voted TO this road which the
ofhcials declined TO paw The judges decision
was tnat they must pay the tax interest and the
penalty as well Harry Crawford represented
the railroad company.
At a msetne Of the general freight agents Of
the roads in the Chicago 81 Ohio Traffic Associa-
tion, held on "Wednesday, rates frcm Chicago 70
Ohio river points via Indianiarapolis ard via
the Louisville, New Albany & Chicago land the
Chicago 81 Eastern Illinois road, on packing
house products, were reduced 2 cents per leo