The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-02-18

Etes Personal, Local and State Notes.
Fl. s. Haines has been appointed general man
ager of the Brunswick e. Western road, vice A.
A. Gaddis resigned.
A. F. Banks, general agent of the Central
Iowa road, was in the city yesterday, looking fol
business over that line.
III. j. Graham has been appointed Western
agent of the Continental fast freight line, with
headquarters at Peoria. Ill.
The new style of freight engines which the
Pennsylvania Company has just commenced to
build Mt its shops in Altoona will weigh 240,-
600 pounds.
The Ohio Southern has twenty-six heavv
freight engines in constant service, the ship
ments from the jackson coal mines being the
largest in the history of the mines.
The Pittsburg q Lake Erie the MCKEE plate,
and the Ohio. Indiana g. Western roads have
entered into an arrangement to work west bound
business ont of Pittsburg, and propose to give
the Pennsylvania some warm competition.
A high official of the Atchison, Topeka & San
ca Fe road 10 quoted as saying that his COMPANY
would do some railroad building in Illinois and
Indiana the coming summer and probably Sc
cure hold at Indian apolis which would give
their line some business.
Geo. B. Sherman, general manager of the
Color fast-freight lines and of the Midland line
spent yesterday in this city He will, before
the close of the month. appoint man to repre-
sent the Midland line over the Lake Erie e,
Western road out of Indianapolis.
Presidents McKesn's statement for 1887 will
be made public in few days. and it will show
that last year was one OF the best years for the
Terre Haute indianapolis and the Terre
Haute q LogansDort in tho history of the roads
the net earnings as well as the gross earnings
showing up very handsomely.
The Wabash and the Chicago & Alton have
both reduced the round trip ratio from Chicapo
TO Springfield. ILL.,. on account of the Grand
Army encampment. to 81 90. They have in
order TO Offset the scalpers, decided to sell the
tickets only at the depot ticket Offices and inst
before the time for the trains to start
Geo. Reppert. who rarentlv retired froy, Oh.
Passenger service Of the Pittsburg e. Lake Erie
road, is reputed to be worth $75, 900, which ne
claims TO have received for commissions since
he took service with that road, and John Henry.
another of the retired men the road claims
TO nave made $40. 900 in the same manner
Teleerams received here yesterday indicate
that there was somewhat of lull In the war on
Westernlrates there being little room for further
reductions There is hope of an early restora-
tion of all rates to tariff. The Chicago & Alton
and the Chicago, Burlington g. Northern roads
seem to be the most troublesome to whip into
line.
William Patterson, superintendent Of motive
power and rolling stock of the Cincinnati In
diapapolis. St. Louis & Chicago road, spent yes
terday in the city. In answer to the Question
will President Ingalls, build new shops at In
dianapolis this yesrP' he said: 1T think he will
Judging from the tenor of his conversation with
me recently"
yugcestion of NJ. e ingalls,. president of the O.,
l., 81. l.. 81 c. road. that the Chicago e. Ohio
River Association be amaigamated with the
Central Traffic Association, thereby giving it
more importance will be carried out. The man
ayers of most of the roads in the Chicago e
Ohio River Association are favorable to such
move.
Jeffersonviile is rapidly being given the cold
shoulder by the railroads The Ohio 81 Missis-
sippi now do most of their business in their
yards at Louisville. and so do the jefferson
vile, Madison & Indianapolis, the latter having
this week removed the headquarters of their
train crews TO Louisville. The company this
week occupied their new round house and repair
shops at that point for the first time
Indications are that the Union Railway
Company will drop the proposed viaduct scheme
and shorten their train sheds on the east end
one span, leaving Meridian street open with the
cutoff The train sheds so lengthy that the
engines could remain attached TO the trains
without interfering with travel on that crossing
A little study OF the situation will show that
Bouth-siders will be more disconnected if the
viaduct is not built than will be the railroads.
Complaint is made that the Lake Erie & West
ern 10 not treating other roads generously in
allowing them to do business on their switches
more especially those leading to the haG wood
lumber-yards As the Lake Erie a. Western
has thirty-one switches on its line within the
city limits. IL is quite important item that
friendly relations should exist with the other
roads, IL 10 intimated, however, that the inhar-
morious relations have arisen from the fact that