The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-25
Local and state Notes.

The Bee-line and l. e. ST. L. to day begin
to sell 1,G00mile tickets at 500. good for use at
any time within one year.
Mileage tickets now sold to women as
well as men over twenty or more roads In the
Central Traffic Association.
In the accident which occurred on the G. e. S.
ten days ago the first passenger in twelve years
was killed. A good showing.
c. B. Cooper has been appointed general
freight agent of the Indiana Midland. his head
quarters TO be Anderson, Ind, the eastern
terminus of the road.
General Manager Galloway. of the Toledo ST.
Louis & Kansas City road, has taken off one of
the trains run each way and is cutting dowu the
number of employees in every department in or
der to reduce operating expenses.
The Graydon heater. in trains and 5
on the Terre Haute & indianapolis road, per-
forms satisfactorily that all their local trains
TO be heated with steam by this method as
soon as they can be SO equipped.
Fred Colburn, who for eighteen years past
has been ticket agent of the Vandalia at ST.
Louis, has resigned, his resignation to take eff
feet on Feb 1. Thomas Cookery, agent of the
company at Terre Haute, will be his successor.
General Manager Henderson, of the Ohio
Southern, has contracted with the Massilon
works for three new combination iron and steel
bridges on that road, and will soon be in the
market for nearly LOCO feet of new bridge of
that material on the Peoria division of the Indi-
ana, Bloomington g. Western road.
Under the guardianship of such a courteous
gentleman as G. B. Mcdonald. Pullman conduc-
tor over the Cincinnati Southern, between Gin
cnnati and Jessup Ga. it could never prove
other than pleasure to travel. really cour-
teous conductor is entitled to be known for
there are SO many of the other kind.
The older lines are disposed to recognize the
Indiana Midland. and yesterday ]. B. Hill. of
the Chicago st. Louis 81 Pittsburg; d. +. Coe,
of the Cincinnati. Wabash e. Michigan; J. O.
Van Wrinkle Of the Bee-Iine, and Fl. Moore, of
the Indiana Midland, held meeting, at the
Decline Office to arrange joint tariff.
Commissioner Blanchard has authorized all
through lines in the Central Traffic Association
TO meet the cut made from Western points to
the seaboard by the Chicago & North western and
the Chicago & Crank Trunk roads. But few of
them will do so. however, unless the inroad on
their business becomes more apparent than now.
The report in railroad circles, yesterday, that
William King, formerly ticket agent of the Wa
bash at this point, now with the road at ST.
Louis, had been killed in railroad accident on
the Denver e. Rio Grande road proves to have
been incorrect. Mr.. King is confined at his
home in st. Louis with iniammatory rheu-
matism.
The Pennsylvania Company has recently
established school where brakeman are in
structed in the duties of conductors and other
higher official positions. and whenever they can
pass the required cv-service examination they
placed on the list of those applying for the
position of conductors. and promoted as
vacancies occur.
General Managers Henderson. of the Indiana
Bloomington 81 Western, and Bradbury, of the
Lake Erie g. Western, with their respective So
iicitors We're in conference yesterday concern
ing the crossing of the track OF the latter of the
J., b. d W., at Bloomington. Ill. 1t is under
stood that settlement satisfactory to both par
ties was arranged.
The chairman OF the Western Passenger
Agents Association has issued a call for a meet
ing of the general ticket agents and passenger
agents Of fifty two of the Western Southwest
ern and Northwestern roads at his Office. next
month, for the purpose of making early and
complete arrangements for the coming spring
and summer excursion rates and to confer re-
garding other matters of interest.
The Chicago e Eastern Illinois Railroad Com
pany has asked the New York Stock Exchange
10 list So, 000,O 600 OF common and the same
amount of preferred stock on the Exchange.
The request comes up for consideration to day.
The dividend on the preferred stock is limited
TO per cent. and il in years to come there
should be any surplus above that amount it will
be paid out in dividends on the common stock.
The Cincinnati, Hamilton 81 Dayton people
claim that No 1928 the passenger engine they
recently received from. the Schenectady loco
motive works is one of .hs best heavy passen-
ger engines running west of the Alleehenies,
IL having hauled eleven for number of
miles at q speed of mile in fifty-five seconds
several times of late. So well does the engine
perform that the company will order TWO more
Of the same type in short time
Present indications that freight traffic OF
through character is to drop off largely more
especially east bound during the next sixty
DAYS, and IL will then become apparent whether
the interstate law is preventive OF cutting
rates, Tor agents will become uneasy and seek
come method by which they can favor shippers
since the law went into effect traffic has been so
heavy with all lines that the temptation to cut
rates or favor shippers in such manner have
been few.
Selling LOCO mile tickets at 2 cents per mile.
oyer the Cincinnati, indianapolis, st. Louis g.
Chicago. the Chicago. St. Louis & Pittsburg and
me Lousviile New Albany roads practically
shuts the Indiana Bloomington 81 Western and
the Chicago Eastern Illinois roads forming
another through line between Indianapolis and
chicago, out Of the market. and the latter
seriously considering making the rate on all
ctasses OK sravel between Indianapolis and Chi
tAgo cents per mile. That this Ii to be the