The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-02-29
Personal, Local and State Notes.

manager. These changes take effect March L
Personal, Local and state Notes.
A. D. Mcleod has been appointed general,
freight agent of the Cleveland, Sandusky & Co
lumbus road.
The new train which the Wabash puts on
Sunday will make the run from Toledo to Kan,
sas City in twenty-three hours and forty min
utes
Since Jan. J. walcott & Wright this city.
have sold over ], 700, COO feet of Georgia pine to
car-works In Indiana and the Pullman car
works.
The Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton CO mpany
has increased its order with the Ohio Falls car
works to twelve coaches. TO be deliv cred by
June l.
When tho Lake Erie & Western gets its
Peoria extension completed, the line between
Bloomington, ILL.,. and Peoria will be eight miles
shorter than that of the Ohio. Indiana 81 West
Chief Engineer Irwin Of the Bee-line, who q
few weeks ago was attacked with pneumonia, 10
still confined to the house and will not be able
for some time to attend to the duties of his pc.
sition.
Within the last four months forty-three pass
eneer conductors have been discharged on ths
Lake Shore road Careful inquiry fails to learn
the reasons therefor No charge is made thas
they have been dishonest
The Indianapolis car-works. this morning.
commence the building of 200 coal cars for the
Bee-line. They thirty four feet long, have
a carrying capacity of thirty tons. and ara built
very substantially throughout.
Furniture shipped from Indianapolis yes !
terday on rates which paid but 81 per car for
hauling the car from St Louis to Kansas City.
Fortunately, the road carrying the business
from Indianapolis gets its full rate
President Lang. of the Cleveland. Columbus,
Cincinnati & Indianapolis road. will not have
his annual statement SO far completed to pre-
sent it at the annual meeting next week, but has
prepared brief synopsis for the occasion.
The superintendents of the Bee-line system
meet here, Friday, for a conference regarding
some prODOeed imDrOyemeuts handling fraina
and to attend to matters connected with the
new train rules, which 60 into effect March ].
1t is stated that two general passenger agents
OF prominent Western lines propose to soon pub
lish letter indorsng ticket scalpers maintain
ing that they are a necessary evil, and they will
fatty refuse to join the crusade which has been
inaugurated against them.
Better things are looked for in rate natters
on the part of the Louisville, New Albany 81
Chicago road, now that the road mas become d
member of the Central Traffic Association, and
the traffic manager has been made chairman Of
the Chicago Ohio River Bureau
Traf6c Manager Lazarus, of the Indianapolis.
Decatur d Western road. expecn to make ar
rangements through which the Pullman sleeps
ing coach which the Wabash proposes to put on<
to run between Decatur and Kansas City shall
run between Indianapolis and Kansas City.
Commencing with Monday next the 7:10 A. M
train out of indianapolis over the Cincinnati,
Indianapolis. St Louis 81 Chicago road will run
to Sheldon. there connecting with the through
train of the Toledo, Peoria 81 Western road,
tered into q closer traffic agreement.
Arrangements were made. yesterday, by which
all lines carrying Florida excursion businesG
will sell tickets from Indianapolis to all Southern
pleasure resorts on certain DAYS at one fare for
the round trip. good for thirty days. An effort
was made to confne the excursion rate TO Gin
cinnati and louisville, but it has come north
and promises to reach Chicagoo
An important meeting Of the Central Traffic
Association has been called for March T. in Chi
cago. Several questions to be discussed
and hopes are entertained that some Agreements
will be reached. The most important are tn
payment of commissions. differential rates. and
the relations of the Chicago e. Ohio River
Traffic Association to the Central Traffic Asso-
citation.
The Cincinnati, Indianapolis. St Louis q Chi
cago road having given the T.. Fl. g. L. division OF
the Vandaia the cold shoulder. il il understood
that negotiations have been opened between tho
Vandalia anG. the Louisville, New Albany q
Chicago which will doubtless result in the put.
ting on of through coaches between Indianapolis
and South Bend running over the L., N, A 81
@. TO Frankfort.
new time schedule takes effect on the Gin
cinnati, Indianapolis, st. Louis g. Chicago road
on Sunday. through which a number of impor-
tant changes are made Train No. will leave
Lafayette at A. NJ, reach Indiauap polls at 1O:3d
A. NJ. and Cincinnati at p. NJ Train No
will leave Cincinnati at 1:30 r. NJ. run expreso
to Greensburg. and from there to Lafayette do
accommodation work. By this change there
will again be three trains day each way hes
tween Lafayette and Cincinnati