The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-31
Personal. Local and State Notaa.

Most of the roads on Monday next will in
crease the number of section men TO one to a
mile.
The Indianapolis division of the Order of
Railway Conductors hold an important meeting
at their hall, Iron Block tomorrow.
The Michigan Central yesterday opened a
passenger rate war between Chicago and De-
troit. Toronto and Montreal. This is done to
meet the cuts of the Niagara Short Line.
Roads in this territory have been notified by
the G., B. & @. people that they will advance
rates on Northern and Northwestern traffic to
the basis charged by their competitors on
April 8.
T. o. Barbour is to be assistant treasurer of
the Chesapeake Sc Ohio road, not auditor, his
headquarters Richmond, Va. His many friends
in this city will be pleased to learn of his rapid
promotion.
W. p. Jenkins, who represents the freight de-
partment of the Lackawanna. at Chicago, was
C. C. Chase, ticket and freight agent of the Lake
Erie 81 Western, at Findlay. G.
Closing lthe restaurant at the Union Depot
has proved benefit to the restaurants in the
vicinity of the depot they being called upon to
feed some twelve hundred people who had been
in the habit OF getting square meals at the
Dinner eating house.
Some one is still gambling with the stock of
the Toledo Cincinnati g. st. Louis road. which
is thing of the past. and has no value. the
concern being obsolete, the Toledo, st. Louis &
Kansas City Railroad Company owning the
tire property by purchase at foreclosure sale.
IL. LIZ IL VI
through his recent promotion. reaches posi-
ton which pay him So, 500 year salary. .Lary, 7"
as he is familiarly known, fourteen years ago
commenced on the O., L. St. L. & c. road as
messenger boy
One of the effects of the strikes on the Cbica-
go roads deserves notice. 1t has already caused
a number of lumber firms to decide upon the
moval of their extensive yards to other points in
the West and Northwest where their business
may be less subject TO interruption by labor or
CARNATIONS and railroad strikes.
Thus far the Cleveland, Sandusky g Cincin-
natl has been dropping far behind earning the
amount which the company would have received
under the lease to the Indiana. Bloomington 81
Western. Time, however, may improve mat
uers but the general impression Ia that the c.,
S. 81 @. made mistake in cutting loose from
the l.. 3. 81 w.
A detective of the locomotive engineers and
fremsn, who has been watching here for c.. B.
e. O. cars and to ascertain what roads are hand
ling them, reports that there are but two In
dianapolis lines which have been moving G. 3.
r & @. cars the last ten days, and he says that
on inquiry he finds that but few of them pro-
pose to until some settlement is reached of the
pending troubles
Railroad officials of Indianapolis lines are be-
coming somewhat uneasy over the situation.
and are preparing to meet trouble should it
come. '.Shoud bad come to worse" said an
official. '.t is hardlyprobable that orr passenger
trains will be stopped, but anticipating stop
coaling stations. having in the last twenty-four
hours distributed five full train-loads"
A bitter fight is now being waged between the
Pennsy1vania Railroad Company and the Pitts
burg Traction Company The former is endeav-
oring to prevent the latter crossing their tracks
at East Libs rty, and is using rather novel and
formidable means, consisting of dense smoke,
scalding steam, and locomotive sparks which
are brought into use whenever any attempt is
made to lay rails across the tracks of the Penn
sylvania road
President ingalls,, of the Chesapeake & Ohio
states that measures now under considera-
ton to change somewhat the limits of the United
States customs district in which Newport News
is situated. Such action will remove certain
strictions upon the business of the Newport
News & Mississippi Valley company and enable
the railroad business at that point 10 be con-
Quoted more satisfactorily TO all concerned
Said a railroad official yesterday: It is fortu-
nate that the road beds and equipments of Indi-
ana lines are in such good condition as they are
for ii now looks il but little would be done in
the way OF improvements this year. Freight
traffic is light and promises to be for
months. Strikes ssye threatened which will fur
Their demoralize buziaess. and the motto of the
general managemsGls of the various roads is to
cut down expenses and keep near the shore.
It is stated that fewer tickets were sold at the
outside Offices yesterday than in any day for
many mouths. Everybody talked tariff rates.
and every stranger applying for ticket was
looked upon being one of PinkeStons detect