The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-11-28
Personal. Loyal and state Notes.

The Cincinnati, Wabash & Michigan Is fitting
MP its equipments TO heat the cars with steam
taken from the locomotive.
c. @. Gale, formerly superintendent Of the
Indianapolis division OF the Bee-line, has been
appointed lostcar agent OF the Bee-line.
The caiDers are selling tickets to the principal
Western DO ants at n cut of 81 to 81. 50. AS a
rule ths roads are aehering to tariff rates.
Tweu-y-two lines in the Central Traffic Asso-
citation ha 70 expressed a willingness TO meet on
Friday mex: ct Chicago and restore rates.
The general Offices of the Indiana Midland,
which were removed from Anderson to Leba-
non. n few months ago, have been moved back
TO Anderson.
The Ohio & Mississippi road earned in the
second week of November s79,s52. q decrease,
as compared with the earnings Of the CORE
spending week in 1887. of 1891.
In passenger circles the belief prevails that
at the meeting to be held Dec. Is the Western
lines will come to some agreement regarding
the maintenance of rates which will hold.
Yesterday there were l45 carloads of lumber
and iron for the Indianapolis car-works standing
or side-tracks about the city, awaiting delivery.
Enough was delivered, however. to keep the
works running.
The Wabash company has just completed q
bridge over Stony creek. near Danville. which
Is said 20 be a fine structure. All the important
new bridges which 1t is now building are ar
ranged for a double track.
A mortgage given by the Pennsyivaria Rail-
road Company TO Webster Norris, Elmord
Smith and Samuel FELTON, was fled this week 10
Lima, q. Il was q transfer mortgage OF 1851.
which has forty years TO run.
The Lafayette Journal does not think that the
purchase of sixty acres of ground by the Louis
VILE, New Albany 81 Chicago road, at Indianap-
oils, gives Lafayette much encouragement that
the shops OF the company are coming TO that
city.
t-.f,s ~ r----r
power OF the Bee-line, was 10 the city yesterday.
He states that the company will keep all its
shops full handed during the winter. the shop
men will be employed largely on repairs to the
equipment
The Indiana Midland line is now running
through coaches between Anderson and Terre
Haute. The train which leaves Anderson at g
A. y. reaches Terre Haute at IL o'clock, run
ming over the Vandalia from Browne Valley to
Terre Harte.
Charles Watts, superintendent of the Chicago
division of the Chicago, ST. Louis & Pittsburg
enee with General Superintendent Miller, who
has been making his headquarters at Indianap-
oils since the strike was inaugurated.
The pew Union Station q, Indianapolis is be.
Ing spoken OF by the press in sll parts OF the
country. Ticket agents in the West encourage
people 20 purchase tickets when coming East
that read via Indianapolis. 10 order that they
may have an opportunity to see this improve
ment
Passenger men are receiving numerous in
Guiries regarding rates To Washington to WIT
ness the inauguration ceremonies. IL IS init
mated that the lines from here will vet decide
to make a l cent per mile rate. which would
make the fare from Indianapolis TO Washington
and return $685..
Jay Gould and the Calvin Brice syndicate
have locked horns in their efforts to control the
Richmond Terminal stock. aud the Boston Com
mereial Bulletin says that, from superficial
signs. IL looks as IL Brice was going 10 be
snubbed with a vigor that will leave no doubt
this time OF his decadence.
A division OF tho S~witchmen's Aid Mutual
Association OF North America has been or
gained at Terre Haute. IL starts of with
twenty five members, and James 3. Border was
elected master of the division. The best feature
about this association is that in case OF death or
totsl disability a member draws $500.
General Manager Greene. os the Cincinnati,
Indianapolis, 81. Louis az Chicago road. spent
yesterday in the city, He states that II the
earnings OF the road for the next six months are
Is good as they promise TO be. the company