The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-11

Personal. Local and state Notes.
j. J. Henderson, general agent of the Adams
Express Company st thus point, is seriously Ill.
Another scaipinc office will be opened here to-
day under the Surgical Institute, by Tneames Il
Martin It is said to be backed by ample cap
ttal
The ticket brokers nave organized a local as
sociation and elected George Frey chairman, c.
p. Webb treasurer and J. G. HoIlenbeck secre-
tary.
If cars are scarce now. On the eve of business,
what are the roads to do for cars. says freight
official, after the new crop begins to move In
earnestl
General Manager Bradbury, Of the Lake Erie
& Western is confined TO his room, owing to an
infamed eye. which is giving him good deal OF
trouble.
Presiden, Harris, Of the Northern Pacific rail-
road, says he will resign the presidency in favor
OF T. +. Ames. bat will remain IS chairman OK
the board or directors.
Col Horace Scott who has become large
railroad contractor, returned yesterday from
Colorado, where he had been on business con-
nected with a railroad enterprise.
One Of the ticket scalpers yesterday sell
ing tickets to Chicago st 81 There are entirely
70 many tickets of one of the Chicago lines in
the hands or scalpers Co make rates solid.
The Baltimore 6 Ohio is to considerably in
crease its quota or cars IN the b. & .. kanka-
kee Dispatch, which, although practically new
popular lines doing business in this territory.
A. F. Banks has been appointed general
freight agent of the Central Iowa road, vice A
b. Plough resigned. The appointment took
effect yesterday. Mr.. Banks for some time
represented the Continental line at this point
James Reed, travelling passenger agent OF the
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy road, is in the
city. He reports travel over the road unpre-
eedentsdly heavy for September, and their Au-
gust business was considerably ahead Of last
year.
There is scheme on foot TO have the Manito-
ia road gather In the Chicago. Burlington Sc
Northern. and then the Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy will step in and absorb both. 1t will
likely take months to carry out the programme.
bus that is unquestionaoly the one settled upon.
1t is stated that T. w. Burrows has accepted
abe position of general superintendent of the
Ahicaeo d Atlantic road, and will retire from
ifhe superintendency OF the Indianapolis q St
Louis road Oct l. Who will be his successor
on the i. 4 St L. has not yet been decided,
but probably it will De filed by promotion.
An idea OF the immense number of members
OF the Grand Army of the Republic which are
going 20 Columbus. may be formed from the
fact that since Saturday noon last forty-two
special trains have passed through here, or left
here, for Columbus Each train averaged eleven
coaches, and all regular trains hauled from three
20 FIVE extra coaches.
The committee appointed BY the Central
Traffic Association to take steps to curtail the
expenses OF the association and to induce other
rosds IN the territory to come into the associ-
asior, il already &C work, and they hope that be-
fore ths date fIsd for Mr.. Blanchard to retire
such progress win have been made that he Will
Withdraw his resignation.
1t is understood that the Union Railway Com
pany. as soon as they get we'll settled in the new
Union station, will turn their attention to the
ticket sealpsrs, who becoming quite numer-
Gus in Indianapolis. The law OF the State is
quite severe on ticket scalpers, having been
framed after the law OF Pennsylvania against
scslping, under which the Pennsylvania Compa-
ny drove scalpers from that State.
Iowa shippers who fled with the Railway
Commission complaints against the grsngers
are becoming alarmed over the situatioa in that
State, and have agreed TO suspend the hearing
of their cases pending revision of rates which
shall remove the cause of complaint The ship
pess take the right position. They want as low
rates "a the roads give and be properly
operated. but no lower.
The Indianapolis, Decatur & Springfield road
East week unenoed doing their own business
over the Belt road instead of having it haulsd 10
eastern connections BY the Belt road engines.
and by so doing saved, last week, 1888, which
certainly il worth looking after where road
has to economic in every respect to make both
ssnds meet at the end OF the year. There bet
Ger times ahead for this road, however. unless al
9ndications are deceptive
1t is stated that Geo. r. Blanchard is quite
determined to sever his relations with the Cen
tral Traffic association. of which he has filed the
position of chairman since February 1856. For
San years Mr.. Blanchard was ce-president of the
Erie. to which position he had gradually risen
from the ranks, having begun his railroad career
as clerk In Office at Richmond, Ind Rumor
has Is that the position of President of the
louisville & Nashville road is open to him If he
chooses to accept it
There has been no little complaint, says the
Boston Advertiser, that the l., B. 81 W., now
4he Ohio, Indiana Il Western road has pub
4shed no statement Of earnings since January
last Judge Campbell, general solicitor of the
yoad, saws that he has the data in his Office
from which TO compile the earnings Of tbs l. B.
4 w. from January to date. but has net had
kime TO make them up" Mr. Campbell says that
Soc earnings show decrease, as would be nat
tnHally expected, and accounts for this as fol-
lows "Ihe tonnage of the l., b. & w. has been
greatly reduced this year because OF tbs failure
OF the corn crop along the line. Beside this the
var among the railroads west of Chicago has
hurt our business by divertine from the l.. B.
d w. to Chicago roads business which We IN
Aer ordinary circumstances, should have hand
BED dissatisfied security holder, furnishes 8
lgtatement TO the effect that since the separation
from the C., 8 & c. the earnings of the L. B
Is W. have proved that the disruption was I'M
wise, and that the earnings of the road have de-
creased steadily since.
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