The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-04-27
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p. g. O'Rourke, superintendent of the Grand
| Rapids & Indiana road in the city yesterday.
George a. Hill, who for some years has been the
Lake Erie 8 Western road, has been appointed gen.
eral advertising agent of the Union Pacific road.
The Chicago. s. Eastern Illinois has sold several
ngntclass engines 10 the 81. LOUIS ALTON @ spring
field Company. to be used chiefly. in construction
work.
c. M. Bennett, the superintendent of the In
danapois division of the Pennsylvania lines is East
forming an acquaintance with the officials and men
under him 11Ah
The Bass car-wbeel works, at Fort Wayne, are put
ting in S22, 900 worth of machinery The man
aeement report decided Improvement in business
the last few days.
J. w. Shaw, president of the Columbus g. Hook
ing Valley road, accompanied President Brice and
General Manager Bradbury in their inspection trip of
the Lake Erie & Western road.
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers give a
grand bail at Logansport on Monday evening Dele
cations are to be present from Indianapolis Peru,
Kokomo and many other points
The contractors for putting up the bridge
White river for the indianapolis & Vincennes
day begin the erection of the new bridge. as
Thomas Hanlon has gone to rairoading again as
passenger conductor the Louisville Southern road.
He took the first train over the road. made up
tirely of new coaches. into Shebyyilie, KY Mon
day.
M. A. Robinson, who for twelve years past has
(now the Lake Erie s. Western) has been appointed
chief clerk in the transportation department of the
L. e. s. w.
The 5,OOO.mile tickets issued by the Lake Shore
road have been made good over the Cincinnati Ham
ton & Dayton lines, and the Toledo, Peoria & West
well the lines in which the Vanderbts
directly interested.
The limited express No. A. coming east the Indi-
annapolis 81 St Louis road yesterday. hour
and half late in arriving at Indianapolis This u.s.
it is stated the first time this train has into Indi-
annapolis late since the 1st of January.
President Laying, General Manager Beach and Other
officials who accompanied them on the recent trip,
made the entire inspection of the road by daylight.
and leisurely that the condition of the track and
its shops and equipments could be thoroughly learned
The large business which the five scalping Offices at
this point doing is attracting the attention of the
the roads sold in large numbers at these offices
as to indicate that the scalpers dealing directly
with the roads.
Superintendent Hill, of the Lake Erie s. Western
road rode over the p easensea to Peoria IN their
day afternoon. 1t will be couple OF weeks before
regular trains put
It is said that the Wabash purchasing committee
Is making excellent progress IN its plans of re-
organization, and has clear majority of every one
quiet of late that It would seem that they recoc-
nize the futilty of further work in that direction
The vestibule trains which the Pennsylvania peo-
York and ST. Louis win pass Indianapolis going west
at ESQ P; M leaving New York at P. M. the even
ing preceding Going east the train will pass through
Indianapolis at p NJ. None of the trains run
win be taken off.
The Indianapolis car-works have for the time being
dropped work the for the Atchison
Topeka & Santa Fe road, awaiting the arrival Of
Bowling automatic car-couplers with which the "a
manning in the contract for eighteen hundred are
to be equipped The works engaged in build
ing three hundred box for the Louisville South
road, and when these completed viii COM
mence contract for three hundred cars for the
Pittsburg 81 Western.
D. Jay Collier manager of the Bee.line excursions
to the Rocky mountains for eleven seasons past IN
der direction of ID. B. Martin, general passenger
agent of the Decline, has published attractive
pamphlet form the Rhymes of the Rockies with
illustrations of scenery the Denver 81 Rio Grande
road. The next party will leave Cleveland on July 5
and reach San Francisco on the 18th. Ample time
viii be given the Denver & Rio Grande to view
the grandest scenery on this continent.
A sleeping coach running nightly between Tndianap-
oils and Detroit can be made paying institution.
But the line should ke the Lake Erie a
Western to Peru. then the Wabash proper from
Peru to Toledo and Detroit. With the taking effect
of the timetable the Wabash. train leaving
Indianapolis at p M the l.. E. & w. would
make close connections with the fast train of the
Wabash at Peru. and land passengers in Toledo at
A. H.. and Detroit at a. N. 1t would also furnish
sleepiug-car accommodations for Fort Wayne, and
points north of there which would be appreciated by
the travelling public.
Parties who have looked into the talkedof
lis & Southwestern scheme by Mackey and his friends
express the opinion that It is bluff game that the
stakes. While this may be true. the Mackey syndi-
quite determined to have outlet for the
ansvi1le lines, and good deal disappointed
they did the Indianapolis Decatur e
somewhat by giving them outlet for the Peoria,
Decatur 81 Evansville. and giving them advan-
tages which they do not now possess In this
il that the unpleasantness which
has existing for few days between the Vandalia
and the r. & Il. H. has been adjusted satisfactorily
to both parties and the old time traffic relations
re-estabshed. II, w Hubbard, general freight agent
of the VandaIia. Wednesday. met Traffic Manager
erammer of the e. & T. FL. road and after thorough
" discussing matters il shown that the E. s. T..
H. people had no grounds for complaint