The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-26
Local and state Notes.

Local and state Notes'
D. a. Russell has been appointed agent OF the
Laekawana line at Louisville, KY, vice l.. b.
Camp bell, resigned
It In intirnated that the Pennsylvania Company
has concluded to fall into line and sell LOO
mile tickets good for use one year at cents per
mile.
The last low-rate excursion to the Pacific
coast will be run on the 10th OF February, unless
there is q new deal among the transcontinental
lines
mental Line Association have appointed j. III.
Smith, formerly traffic manager of the Wabash,
their Eastern agent
Local ticket brokers state that the situation
for The ticket scapers is Frightening with the
coming into more general use the i, 000-mle
ticket at two cents per mile.
Train men who have been in service on the
Indiana Mdland railroad were in the city yes
terday hunting work. They state that to some
of them two or three months pay is due.
Geo. H. Prescott. superintendent of motive
power of the Vandalia who has been seriously
i'll for some weeks, has so fa= recovered as to be
able to be at his Office part of the day.
c. K Lord, general passenger agent OF the
Baltimore 81 Ohio road announces that the
company has placed on sale ]. 600 mile tickets at
cents per mile, good on all divisions Of the
road.
The projectors of the Evansville 81 Richmond
road say that work the line will be begun
within three months. and that the road will be
well advanced toward completion before Jan. !.
T. G. Moore, formerly joint agent of the In
danapolis pool, and more recently of the Chi
cago pool, has been appointed joint auditor
under the agreement Of the Eastern and West
ern lines regarding the divisions of freight ON
Mississippi-river traffic to the seaboard.
The work of raising the grade OF the Jeffsr
eonville, Madison e Indianapolis road from
HenryviIe to Memphis is completed. and the
company expect 10 have no more trouble from
high water between those points in the future,
as the grade is now some two feet above the
high water mark.
J. H. Hiland of the Chicago, Milwaukee 81 St.
Paul road, has declined to accept the position
OF vice-president of the Transcoutiuental Assoc
citation, assigning as a reason that mis- relations
with the c., NJ & st. P. are of the most pleas
ant character and his salary quite satisfactory.
Chief Engineer Rodd. of Pittsburg who has .
charge of the work on the new Union railway
station, is in the city for a day or two examin-
weather OF late has been of such character
that little progress has been made, except on
interior work in the station-house proper.
There the floors are nearly laid, and the steam
and gas fitting work well advanced
Traffic over the Chicago & Eastern Illinois
road and the Chicago & Indiana road is heavy
beyond precedent. On Sunday last there wero
over 500 loaded cars standing on de-tracks,
awaiting power to haul them northward. Since
the hrst Of the year the company has seceived
two new freight engines, and has leased seven
additional from the Mineral Range railway, and
still are unable to handle their business.
General managers OF several Western lines
awaiting the purchase of steel rails until the
deadlock between the steeI-rail manufacturers
and the railroad homogeneous is broken The
Indianapolis steel-rail mill management say that
they cannot manufacture steel rails at less than
$32 per ton and live. and if that figure cannot be
obtained they contemplate the converting their
mill into mill to roll steel rods such
used in steel wire nail mills, for which there is
now good demand
A company has been organized with a capital
stock of ST. ,215. 900. to be known as the Decatur
& Western Railway Company. The incorpora-
tors r B. F. Peirce and John S. Lazarus, of
Indianapolis; Geo. NJ Abbott, of Decatur; A. P.
Harrison, of Tuscola, and John Todd, of New
man. The company propose to build road
from Decatur to BeardStown, where connection
is made with the Chicago. Burlington q Quincy
road. The road is to be built in the interest of
the Indianapolis, Decatur 81 Western Railroad
Company.
r. w. Geiger, chairman, gives notice that an
adjourned meeting of the committee of the Cen
trail Traffic Association for consideration of the
matter of establishing export rates for unmanu-
featured tobacco, in hogsheads and cases, and
cotton. at various important points north and
south of the Ohio river. will be held at the Gait
House, Louisville. at 10 o'clock A. NJ, Thursday.
Jan. 26, 1888. 1t is desirable that there shall be
n full representation of all roads. He is advised
by Chairman Blanchard that it is his intention
to attend the meeting.
Receiver McNulta. of the Wabash. has filed
with the Clerk of the United States Court his
Wabash. The recapitulation is as follows:
Balance hand, Nov. 3d. 1886, $780,
200. 40; receipts, Dec. l to Dec. 81, inclusive,
accounts prior to April l, 1887. $28725
receipts, Dec. ] to 81. 1887 inclusive,
current account, 81, $50, $40 ~; disbursements
Dec. TO 81. 1887. inclusive, accounts prior to
April, 1887 S. 7244 Al. and from Dec to 81. 1887
inclusive, current accounts 1874, 195. 3d. de-
post for payment of coupons on first mortgage
bonds. $40. 900. making the total disbursements
81, 226, 920. %. The balance on hand Dec. 81,
1887, was 1884, 029.27
The National Travellers Protective Associa-
ton seem determined 20 force the roads in this
country to issue 5, 900 nterchangeab mile tick
cts to be good on any road in certain territory.
The proposition 10 gaining friends among the
general passenger agents. 1t would practically
over any road in this country at cents per
mile. The executive committee of the association
very clever in one thing; they agree to pro-
tect the roads against imposition and against the
scapers by placing photograph of the pur-
chaser on the cover OF each book and unless it
appears on the cover the compa ny will not be
obliged to honor 1t.
Miscellaneous Items.
The transcontinental lines will on Feb. ! re-
move their headquarters from Denver to St
Louis.
In the year 1887 there were chartered in the
State Of Kansas 10S roads, with a mileage of
A, ia miles, and capital of 1891. 315, 900.
1t is given out authoritatively that the Atchi-
son, Topeka & Santa Fe has not formed any Of
fensive or defensive alliance with the Missouri
Pacific.
The Eastern Trunk-line Association is said to
De a strongcr organization to-day than it was
when IL secured it's existence as a pool prior to
the passage of the interstate law. Now all the
leading east and west lines governed by its