The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-04-13


The Wabash people have ad opted a new soma.
phore switch staff, the inven ton of General
Superintendent Wade
The management os the 500" railway have
decided to open the line for passenger business
between Boston and St Paul une l.
J. d. Finn has been appointed superintendent
Of the Yellowstone division of the Northern
Pacific road, with headquarte rs at Gle ndive,
IA. T..
It is expected that within sixty days a portion
When completed it will be oveI twelve miles in
length.
John w. Allen, general agent IF the ST Louis,
Arkansas 81 Texas road, is spea ding day or
two in the city. looking after the interests of
the road he represents.
Receiver McNulta and his subordinate officers,
tkis week, are on an inspection of the Wabash
lines 1t is understood one obis ct of this trip is
to see where expenses can be re duced.
The Cleveland Leader says IN at the Bee-line's
Rocky mountains excursion on litted last year
IN deference TO the tender If the interstate
commerce law, will leave CIevel md this summer
usual.
A meeting of the general pass enger agents of
the lines in the territory of the Western STATES
Passenger Association has been called to be
held in Chicago April 49, for the consideration
of rate matters.
General Passenger Agent Leg, of the Lake
Erie a. Western road, yesterday brought in the
hrst excursion OF the season. The excursion
lists, who numbered 400, gathered up at
Peru and points this side
The Cleveland & Canton mana cement talk of
its being rival line, at no dis tant day, of the
Decline between Cleveland and Cincinnati It is
stated that the company will bull d the CoShccton
line this summer as far Zanessvile.
In the first quarter of 1888 The Louisville,
New Albany e Chicago turned o yer to the Gin
rnnati, Hamilton q Indianapolis road. at this
point, seven passengers for Cincinnati to one
turned over by the c., H. 81 l.. Tor Chicago
Indications are that the two-c emit rail way fare
bill before the Legislature of Ohio will pass
stripped Of all amendments (which had been
piled upon it in the Senate, anil then passed by
the House.
Calvin S. Brics. president of the Lake Erie &
Western road. is said to have more ready money
waiting speculative employmenss than any other
railroad stock operator in this; country. This
accounts for the closeness with which his move
ments are watched.
The election OF directors OF the Cincinnati
Washington g. Baltimore railwa resulted in the
choice of the old board. except = L. Keck, whose
place was filled by the election of VIM NJ
Greene. of the Cincinnati Indianapolis, ST
Louis e. Chicago road.
proposition to reduce grain rates five cents
per 100 pounds from Western pdints to the sea-
board will come up for corsid GRAFTON at the
meeting of the Central Traai Z Association next
week. The prospects are that the roads are
10 have sharper lake compe tizion this year than
for many years past.
A. j. Mccormick, whose death from consump-
lion was mentioned few d'lys ago, was for
Ieveral years ia the auditors department OF tho
vardaIia, and was worthy man. Some weeks
ago he went West hoping p be benefited in
his health but he grew worse and started
for Danville, his old home. " here he died.
The Lake Erie &; Western has made arrange
ments to work travel for Oh cago Of their east
end over the l.. n A s. e., road. The
fast train out of Indianapolis at $50 A. NJ,
reaches Frankfort. the crossing point OF the
Lake Erie q Western, just ten minutes later
than the train from Sanduslty, making an ex-
seiient Chicago connection.
The Ohio, Indiana & West ern is still making
, very unfavorAble exhibit of passenger earn
ings. The fact does not see IN to be vet known
that all their trains run ming as before the
troubles with the c., s. & c. road came up and
give them for the Wess and Northwest with the
usual premptness Every train is running as
formerly and even nearer schedule time than
-,rior TO the strike troubles.