The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-11
Local and state Notes.


The Louisville, New Albany & Chicago road
earned in 1887. So, GAG, 97s; increase over earn
inRs In 1885, 1866, 7l8
The L., E. g. St. L. will this year expend sew
eral Thousand dollars on its Evansville branch
in improving the road bed and lettering the
terminal facilities.
Tho c.. l., ST. l.. & c. has placed sale ex-
cess baggage books again. and number of the
roads which threw them off sale with the taking
effect of the interstate law are preparing to
put them on again.
A. F. Banks has been appointed general agent
OF the Central Iowa road. with headquarters at
Peoria, Ill. Mr.. Banks for some years
travelling freight agent Of the Continental line,
with headquarters at Indianapolis.
William Armstrong, general solicitor of the
Chicago & Eastern Illinois road has resigned
and his duties will hereafter be looked after by
w. II. Lyford. of Chicago who is the solicitor
of the Chicago & Indiana Coal road.
The Ohio & Mississippi is arranging to run its
passenger trains over the New Albsay extension
aud into Louisville over the Kentucky q In
diana bridge. For the present. however, it will
handle its freight traffic at Jeffersonvills.
E. o. Man. who has just been appointed chief
trsin-dspatcher of the Kansas City branch of
the Missouri Pacific, with headquarters at
Greenleaf. Kansas. was for several years a train
dispatcher on the c., l., st. l.. & c. road.
President ingalls,, Of the c., l., st. L. e. c.. is
reported to be rapidly recovering from the in
was able to sit up while yesterday. and hopes
to be at his Office again by Friday or Saturday.
Forty two Hendricks county citizens will. next
Monday. go west over the Northern Pacific with
view of locating on that line if the induce
ments such have been stated Most Of
the emigration in that direction goes to Tacoma,
Seattle or Spokane.
A passenger official on'the A.. T. & S. f. road
says that the company is now as much troubled
to get coaches to bring back people who in the
last few months have emigrated to the Pacific
coast, ae it was few months ago to furnish
passenger equipments TO carry them out
Eair hap he bau IL,
present at a conference between the l., B. e. w.
and the C., S. a. c. directors regarding the pro-
posed consolidation, which still hangs fire.
There is said to be disposition among the di-
rectors of the c., S. & g. to bubble and delay
matters.
The Lake Erie & Western have established an
independent outside ticket Office appointed an
agent, and will employ city passenger agent
At present they will work more for Western
than Eastern business. but in the early spring
propose to arrange for good through passenger
line east.
Chairman Blanchard. of the Central Traffic
Association, says that the Chicago & Alton cut
ting into the Detroit and Toledo business ofthe
Wabash road will not disturb rates with their
competitors The Vandslia and the l. g. ST L.
general freight agents say the business as a
whole is too trifiing TO bother with 1t.
D. j. Mackey is known to be very persistent
when he undertakes TO do anything, and he has
by no means abandoned the hope of getting the
J., ID. & S. road in due time. Ii is stated that
he has given brokers until March to secure
majority or the second mortgage DonoS OF the
road. and that they will renew their efforts in
that direction.
The L.. N. A. & c. people are again seriously
considering putting on early train from
Indianapolis to Chicago, running it mt such hours
that an Indianapolis man can go to Chicago ard
stay few hours and return the same night AS
the trains are now run by all lines, il requires
two nights and day ~ two days and a night to .
make the round trip.
The elevators at gran-shipping points would
prosper more were the roads to put a stop to
making stoTehouses OF their cars on side-tracks
n points on their lines. On one division of the
Pennsylvania lines the general freight agent is
In the habit OF allowing parties 10 be weeks in
loading a carload of grain. So long as this
course Is pursued shippers will not work
through elevators.
The general freight agents OF the roads in Gen.
tral and southern Illinois will tomorrow have a
conference with the Railroad Commissioners of
Illinois regarding the proposed reduction in
rates, which IL is feared means ruin 10 some of
the roads In Illinois. Last year but nine roads
In Illinois paid dividends, and indications are
that but Ave will in the year 1888. If the present
suicidal rate wars are continued Under the
present rates such roads as the Chicago g. Ohio
River, formerly the d.. o. a. O. road with as
economical management as that Of General