The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-03
Perscnal. Local and state Notes.

ton is completed.
Personal, Local and State Notes.
Another meeting of tho quarreling Western
roads has been called. So many meetings indi-
cate anxiety TO stop the rate war.
The meeting of the stockholders of the In
dianapolis, Eel River & Western road. to elect
directors and officers, has been postponed until
May @ 1888.
G. II. Prescott, superintendent of motive
power of the Vandalia lines. is recovering from
his severe illness OF several months. His re-
eoyery is slow but sure.
G. e Doyle, formerly chief train-dispatcher
OF the Indianapolis, Peru 81 Chicago road, has
been appointed superintendent of the Cairo g.
Vincennes road, vice, j. Caldwell resigned.
The Cleveland g Canton has purchased the
Canton Waynesburg road, fourteen miles in
length, and will extend it to connection with
one Of the lines of the Pennsylvania Company.
w. II. Shelby, formerly with the St. Louis,
Arkansas g Texas road, has taken charge of the
mechanical department OF the Chicago 81 Allan
tic road, with headquarters at Huntington, Ind.
f. Woodbridge, assistant chief engineer on
the Ohio, Indiana & Western road, has resigned
TO accept the position of chief engineer and
road master on the Cleveland, Sandusky s. Gin
cinnati road
The Louisville Evansville g. ST. Louis is
doing good business. and the property is
rapidly improving in value. Since Jan. 1 the
road has earned $136 957 increase over earn
iDgs the corresponding period of 1887 OF 500, 32l
The Ohio Falls car-works at Jeffersonville,
Ind, are expsnding So, 600 for new machinery
and other improvements, and the Jeffersonville
Madison & Indianapolis Railroad Company is
putting in additional tracks to reach the works
more conveniently.
General Manager Beach. General Passenger
Agent Martin and the superintendants of every
division in the Bee-line system spent yesterday
in the city, in conference regarding the adoption
OF the new rules and proposed changes in the
spring time-schedule
Norman Beckley. general manager of the
Cincinnati, Wabash % Michigan road. spent yes
tsrday in the city. He reports that the business
of the road is developing so rapidly that it
qu1res the purchase of more engines and cars
than they had anticipated.
The United States Express Company yester-
day took possession of it's new Offices in the
Vajen Block, near the Union Depot, and the
mail men at the depot took possession of the
press compAny's old Office until the demolishers
of the old Union Depot drive them out.
Passenger circles are again disturbed by the
announcement of the Chicago 81 Alton that on
the 7th and 21st of this month that road will sell
roundtrip tickets TO ali Kansas points at one
fare. good for forty days 1t is feared that this
is the first step to another ugly west-bound rate
war from this section.
The warehouse cars which the indianapolis
caF-works have been building for the Atchison,
Topeka d Santa Fe road are meeting with such
favor with the shippers of lounges, furniture.
buggies and light bulky freights that the COM
pany has increased their orders with the car
works aAother 100 cars.
On the Southwestern system of the Pennsyl-
the same number of fremen who are favorably
affected by the advance in wages which takes
effect this month. Of this mum Der 215 of each
class are employed on tho division under the
SUPPLEMENTARY of j. j. Turner.
A reduction in rates. both east and west
bound, between indianapolis and the seaboard
The reduction applies to fourth, fifth and sixth
class freghts, the rate fourth-class freights,
both east and west, being 32{ cents per 100
pounds fifth class % cents, sixth class %
cents.
President Farlow or the Cleveland, Sandusky
& Cincinnati road. tells the friends OF the prop
erty residing in Boston that they are rapidly
getting their affairs into good shape Heads of
departments have all been appointed, and every
4hing has been arranged for independent OPP
Grafton of the road. He comes West again next
week to look matters over, and decide what is TO
be done in the way OF Improvements.
The officials of tho Cleveland Sandusky 81
Cincinnati road say that the talk of the Ohio.
Indiana a. Western building road from Spring
field to Columbus. o., is big bluff to drYe the
c.. S. & c. into su unsatisfactory consolidation.
IL is stated that the two roads will have a final
separation March 5. On that date all the
Dewly-a ppointed officials of this c., S & G. as
sumo the duties OF their respective Offices.
Many months ago the management Of the
Vandalia issued orders prohibiting their en-
ployes drinking and lettering about saloons. OF
late some of them have become needless about
within the last few days A new order has been
issued regarding the matter more rigid than the
termined to have only sober men employed on
the Vandalla-
The train record shows a much prompter
movement OF passenger trains in February than
in January. OF the ], ESQ trains which arrived
at the Union Depot but % were late against l64
in January. The Pennsylvania lines made the
best record in the last four months. ami the c..
J., St. L. a. c., Chicago division, fully redeemed
itself The Decline maintains. as usual, good
record; the same is true of the Vandalia the o.,
J. a. W., as well, makes record of which the
management may well be pleased.
W. g. Rinearson. general Western passenger
agent of the Erie lines. and w. Fl. Holabird
district passenger agent of the same lines, were
In the city yesterday, aiding District Passenger
Agent Caldwell IN locating his offices here and
forming acquaintance with other passenger
men. Mr.. Riuearson admits that since the Erie
ceased the payment of commissions in this terri
tory their business out OF Indianapolis has
out of here fifty to seventy passengers . month,
now half dozen covers the number.
John Henry and S. B. Kennedy have entered
suit for $50 900 damages each against Manager
dolbrook and the Pittsburg & Lake Erie Rail-
way Company. Up until few weeks ago the
plaintiffs were in the employ Of the company
travelling passenger agent and chief clerk of the
passenger department, respectively. When tho
recent Investigation ordered by tho compa-
ny Messrs- Henry aud Kennedy were SUSPENDED.
and afterwards discharged, without being
corded any explanation. The suits were brought
for damages TO their characters.
Official changes have commenced on the Penn
eylVania lines IN rather unexpected dep artments.
yesterday " a. Baldwin, manager Of the
dered his resignation. owing it is stated. to a
disagTeemeBt with one of his sunerior officers.
II Is understood that the Office will be abolished
and that T. D. Law, now SUPERINTENDENT of the
Chicago division of the p, Ft W. e c. will be
made general SUPERINTENDENT his duties on that
portion of the Pennsylvania system being SINH
lar 70 those of J. +. Miller, general superintend-
emit Of the southwestern system OF roads
The friends Of the project 10 build the Terre