The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-20
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.


No more double-hssder freight-train are to
be run on the Pennsylvania lines west OF Fltts-
burg.
Four passenger conductors have been dropped
from the pay-rolls of the Chicago d Eastern
Illinois road, this week. and IL Is understood Two
more to go.
The INDIANAPOLIS roiling-mill has been award
ed contract to furnish LOCO tons OF steel RAIL-
sixty pounds TO the yard, TO the CnaOianoosa'
Rome 81 Column bus road.
Receiver McNulta, of the Wabash, has this
week discharged a number or PASSENGER anu
freight conductors whose hranclal returnS' ~ 10
said, were not satisfactory
The passenger agents completed the revision
of the Indianapolis rate-sheet yesterday, and
adjourned without taking any action on the dlf-
ferentiaIs proposed on secono-class tickets
The Illinois Central road has declared semi
annual dividend of 81 cent on its entire cap
ital stock of $40 600, 600, and will have a hand
some surplus in the treasury after paying the
dividend.
Within few DAVIS the checking of baggage
from ali prom inent railroad centers in the East
10 Pacific coast points will be inaugurated. Each
first-class ticket holder will be allowed loo
pounds of baggage.
Teeeiver McNulta of the Wabash, reports an
increase in earnings the second week of Janu-.
airy Of SO. 1872. This is rather surprise, it
had been expected that all roads would show q
falling off in earnings.
Commencing with Feb i the locomotive
engineers the Pennsylvania lines west Of
Pittsburg will receive the same pay for service
which they did prior to 1873. the time of the
great strike on the road
The Vandalia is hauling ten carloads of ice
per day southwark from Lake Maxinkuckee.
Arrangements are making for large shipments
south ward from this lake should the present
cold weather long continue.
The Corvdon branch road which was sold at
foreclosure sale Wednesday, was bid in by
the hrst-mortgsee bondholders at about half
the debt. 1t ie thought it will be absorbed by
the Louisville, Evansville g st. Louis road
M. E. Ingalls, president of the c., l., ST. l.. e.
C., IN commenting on the item going the rounds
Of the press that he carries $3.50. 900 insurance
on his life, says that is nearer than the press
usually gets TO such things, as he does carry
1922, 900.
The Illinois Central has. it ia stated, secured
control of the st. Louis. Arkans s. Texas road.
and proposes to extend it TO st. Lonis. The
Illinois Central people control the Mobile 81
Ohio, and will operate the two roads as one
division.
The rates on unlimited tickets to Michigan
points have been advanced, and limited ticket
put sale. For instance, the rate to Grand
Ra pids, Mich. on unlimited tickets was ST. so.
and it is now So 10. advance of 65 cents. while
the limited rate is made 1925
Gibson Brothers, of Columbus, O., have been
awarded the contract to erect $25, 600 passen-
ger depot for the Pennsylvania Company at Lo-
gaDsport. The building will be LOG feet in
length by &c in width 1t is be built of pressed
brick, resting on a stone foundation.
II is stated that the Indianapolis Decatur e.
Western Railroad Company has made arrange
ments for raising the money to pay the receivers
debt, and il is quite probable that blood is
to be put into the company and the rosd ex-
tended to some Western railroad center of prom
inence.
The new of 60. 900 pounds capacity on the
Pennsylvania lines, the marked feature of which
ia found in the trucks, which are low and pro-
vided with three sets of wheels EACH are begin
ming to make their appearance the western
divisions and are attracting good deal of at
tention.
There is good authority for stating that the
Louisville, Evansville 81 St. Louis (Air-linel
Company are making arrangements to raise
money to extend their road from Mt Vernon,
Ill, to St Louis in the immediate future. Bos-
ton capitalists have agreed to take hold of the
enterprise. Trains now between Mt.
Vernon and St. Lous over the St Louis &
Southeastern division of the Louisville 81 Nash
vile road