The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-05
Name of Road.

Personal. Local and State Notes.
There were transferred over the Belt road last
week TO- 789 cars, against 725 the corresponding
week 1887.
provided with the Westinghouse air
signal, and the bell cords have disappeared
In the month of February there were handled
at the city freight depots of the Pennsylvania
lines 81 lbs, 1913 pounds of freight, representing
2, 294 loaded cars.
T. G. Moore, formerly commissioner of the In
dianapolis pool, has been appointed secretary of
d. :. Gray, general Western freight agent of
the PENNSYLVANIA lines
President McKeen has selected Samuel Early
as his private secretary vice William Arnold
who retired on the lst of March to go to Calfor-
MIA to look after large estate ownsd by aged
relative.
Commencing with March IL, the afternoon ex-
press, south, over the Lake Erie & Western road,
will arrive at Indianapolis at 6:20 p N. instead
Of $50 p. NJ, connecting with the trans OF the
O., l., st. L. q @. and the c., FL. & /. for Cincin-
natl.
Simeon Frazier. who for many years was
agent of the j.. NJ. & l. at indianapolis. but who
for some time past has been agent of the Flori-
da Railway aud Navigation Company at Jack
sonville, Fla. has resigned and returned to this
city.
While the movement of livestock is exceed
inRly light. Improvement begins TO be
shown over the shipments of the corresponding
period OF 1887. The Belt road handled II9 ears
more last week than during the same week in
1887.
The employees OF the Terre Hauts car-works
have organized q mutual benefit ASSOCIATION. A
weekly sum is TO be paid by each member this
10 be expended in benefits Co members during
sickness. or to families ia case of death of one
Of the members
A weighing and inspection association has
been established at Cleveland, O., and T. w.
Davis, of the Bee-line has been appointed
rotary of the association. Mr. Davis has for
some years been the Office of the Bee-line gen
eral freight agent
General Passenger Agent Morton. of the
Chicago, Burlington d Saincy road, who was
once aehrst-class newspaper man, is running
newspaper bureau IN connection with the strike,
and furnishing some excellent reading matter
regarding the operatio of railways
The Cl eveland Leader which has seemingly
opened warfare the Lake Shore road.
wives the rumor that John Newell will shortly
resign as president of the Lake Shore road. and
predicts that there 10 to be general shaking
up OF the dry bones on the entire system
General Passenger Agent Lee, of the Lake
Erie q western, announces that their road will
De omen Tor business to Peoria by Anril i. and
ASKS connections to place sale full reDra-
e9ntauon OF their tickets. The circular he
issues shows that the company expects 30 work
east as wei! as west. bound, through business
For some months past the iron men in Penn
eyiVapla, Ohio and Indiana have been Agitating
the question OF lower west-bound rates. alleging
that they cannot compete successfully with
southern iron industries un4ees reduction IN
rates - made. There is good ant hority for say
ing that. after due consideration the railroads
have decided TO make no reduetion
The most jovial men in railroad business are
the ticket seslpers. They anticipate rich
harvest the coming summer. so numerous are
fEe conventions, excursions etc. which will af-
ford low rats for travel lit is ON this class OF
tickets that they now most thrive. they