The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-08
Personal. Local and state Notes.

The c., B. & @. yesterday notified freigh,
agents at this point that it ready to again
receive freignts for all points on their lines.
All the roads in the Central Traffic Associa-
ton have voted To make one fare for the round
trip for the nation Il prohibition convention be
held IN Indianapolis
1t is stated that the Ohio. Indiana & Western
people, when they get their finances shaped up,
will build shops at this point, and also freight
depot which will be credit to the road.
Ellsworth, on the line of the Vandalia, has be-
come so important business point that the
LIST of next month an agency will probably be
established there and neat station house built.
General Manager Bradbury has closed a con-
tract with the keystone Bridge Company TO
construct a new bridge over the Sandusky river
near Mentor. The structure will be $50 feet
long, six spans.
The Indianapolis & vincenn~s road has re-
ceived two more angines rebuilt at the COM
panys shops. making four received within the
last ten days which equius the road amply so
far as power Is concerned.
David Edwards, assistant general passenger
agent OF the Chesapeake a. Ohio road, was in the
city yesterday. He looks for grand come-out
for this road when the bridge at Cincinnati is
. completed AMI IL is run in connection with the
Big Four road
j. NJ. Minter. superintendent of the Monarch
Sleepipg-car Company, is IN the city, coming
West with two cars of this make, which will be
put on tonight TO run between Sandusky and
Bloomington, Ill. and, when the line is opened
70 Peoria. through &c that point.
So much complaint has been made over the
lack of sleeping gear accom- modations on train
No. over the Decline, that, commencing with
Sunday next 1t will haul a Rlerping-c coach be-
tween ST. Louis and New York, with ample
room reserved TO accom- modate Indianapolis
business.
The C., a. & d. company has ordered from
the Sehnectady ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS a duplicate
passenger engine OF No. 128, recently placed on
pounds. aud is especially adapted to hauling
heavy passenger trains at high speed. The new
engine will be put in service the main line.
General Manager Beekley. OF the Cincinnati
Wabash & Michigan. announces the establish
ment of through line OF sl~epinc coaches be-
tween INDIANAPOLIS and Grand Rapids in con.
nection with the Bee-line out of INDIANAPOLIS
and the CHICAGO q West Michigan between BEN
ton Harbor and Grand Rapids The train. 90
ing north. will leave Indianapolis at $50 P N
and arrive at Grand Rapids the next morning at
$50.
The management of the Cincinnati. Indian
Apos. ST. Louis g. Chicago road are now turn
Ing their attention to . acing their branches in
good condition physcAlls. A good deal TO be
done in the way of new bridges the F., F. s.
III. division. new Hove truss bridge Is being
put in the place of an old bridge Big Sandy
creek, and the Lawrencebure division q
Howe truss bridge. 154 feet long. over Tanners
creek.
o. e. Jenkins, Southwestern passenger agent
Of the New York Central. is in the citv prosppct-
Ing for business He pr%dict~ that the vesubuie
trains OF the New York Central will soon be
running Through here t. ST. Louis over the Bee
line The New York Central is determined 20
spread this class OF service, bitter fight has
tie Pennsylvanta Company BEEN making on them
through the courts The New York Central pso-
pie al'ege that the Pennsylvania forced Pullman
70 make the patent nghr.
The l.. b. q W. the O.. l. & w. and the c.,
z. q y sqnaoble il becoming more complicatei.
G. T. Henderson still claims to he The recaiver
cf the ROAD, bnt h@ cannot operate il in the in
tsr~st OF the Indiana, Bloomington 81 Western,
e .nas roaa mas passed out of existence. and he
n fArHr - fNN.a
Indiana q Western road as il was not in
existence when the lease of the Cleve-
land, Sandosky 81 Cincinnati road was
made TO the l., b. 81 w ore thing
daily becomes more evid-nt-that is. that
the Ohio, IndianA & Wssiern, formerly the r.
r. AZ w. cGmpanv, very anxious 10 hang on
to the c. s. & G., and are using This receiver
ship 70 help them along in the effort q RI
geasral manager Of the o., l. 81 W..