The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-02-03

Springfield, o., over the Bee-line At what
date the former will transfer the business from
the Cleveland. Sandusky 81 Columbus to the
Bee-line has not been announced but the per-
cottages have been agreed upon, and very
satisfactory to both parties.
Personal, Local and state Notes.
In the year 1887 there were shipped to Chicago
from the Clay county coal mines. 968,O0O tons
block coal
There were loaded for the West at the Indian
Apolis station of the Vandalia, in the year 1887,
1,086 more cars than in the year 1885,
The Cincinnati. Indianapolis, St Louis & Chi
cago company will this year. erect depots
at Milroy and WestDort on the Greensburg and
Vernon division.
The Litchfeld car-works are TO build 500
more box for the Bee-line, and the com
psny is soon to receive several new engines for
hauling their heavy passenger trains.
d. w. Caldwell has been discharged as re-
ceiver of the Nickel-plate road by the United
States District Courts of Ohio and Illinois He
will continue as vice president and manager Of
the compaLy's interests.
The division superintendent of the Pennsyl-
vania lines west of Pittsburg are still in Pitts
burg comparing notes and determining what is
TO be done 10 the way of improvements the pres
ent year. It is stated that the wages question
has been settled
Among the freight agents at the city depots
there has been quite a rivalry to reduce the cost
of handling freight. In 1886 1t cost at some of
the larger city depots 81. "a car to load them;
last year, at two of the stations, the cost was
reduced to $1.3z
Stock OF the Cincinnati. Indianapolis, St Louis
& Chicago road yesterday advanced FIVE points on
the rumors that President ingalls, had secured
control Of the Toledo, PEORIA & Western road
and that the programme in regard the Chesa-
peake & Ohio deal would be carried out.
Probably there are but few roads in the country
where it is as unsafe to walk on the track as
en- the Belt road. For that reason a year ago
Superintendent Whitcomb ordered warnings
against the walking on the track posted on every
hw1A mOde 80 IT,
ing such notice.
@. w. Powell. of Chicago dealer in railroad
supplies, who for some fears was connected with
the Indianapolis d St Louis road, has been in
the city for a day or two. He states that while
he looks for good business the present year
he thinks that the demand for railroad supplies
will not reach the volume OF 1887.
The Pennsylvania lines are making rates on
west bound business to St. Paul and Missouri
river points that their competitors do disre-
Rarding differentials, and it is believed that the
agreement as regards differentiais, made by the
Trunk lines. will now be broken on business to
Chicago and all other West ern points
Information comes from New York that a
new deal is on which will lift the Indianapolis
Decatur 81 Western out of its financial troubles
and enable President Hammond to extend il
westward TO some point where it get moro
business. r. B. f. Peirce will leave this even
ing for Now York in answer to q telegram from
Mr.. Hammond asking him to como there at
once.
Several changes were made on the Indianapo-
lis, Decatur % Western road yesterday. o.
Aiken. agent at Chrisman has been appointed
train dispatcher; G. r. Hollis at Monteznma
succeeds to the agency at Chrisman; J. III. Wat
kins is transferred from Metcalf to Montezuma;
y. d. Osborn from Oakley to Metcalf, and ]. A.
Smith, of this city. has been appointed agent at
Oakley.
Receiver McNulta. of the Wabash road. has
addressed letters to Commissioner Blanchard
OF the Central Traffic Association, and to Chair.
man Abbott, of the estern States Association
giving the basis on which the Wabash will be-
come member Of the association and act
squarely In rate matters The terms are said
TO be of such character that there lie no likeli.
hood of either association accepting them
Thomas Deer, an old Baltimore g. Ohio ex-
press agent, is to be appointed agent of the
United States Express Company at Louisville.
The United States Express COMPANY expect TO
get on to the Louisville, New Albany & Chicago
road, April l. They propose to put on through
messengers between Cincinnati and Chicago
over the Cincinnati. Hamilton & INDIANAPOLIS
and the Louisville, New Albany Sc Chicago.
Boston papers speak rather discouragingIy Of
the carrying out OF the proposed consolidation
scheme between the Ohio, Indiana &c Western
formerly l., B. g W. and the Cleveland San
dnsky 81 Columbus roads. The Globe says:
"Ihe Indiana, Bloomington e. Western peoDle |
have probably found themselves unable to carry
out their agreements of reorganization with |
the bondholders and trying to saddle the
burden of deficit OF some hundreds of thou |
sands of dollars upon whoever is willing to. or |
can be forced into assuming 1T Sandusky peo- |
pie are not of either kind"
Next week the PennsvIvania road proper will |
transfer to the Indianapolis & Vincennes road |
four hrstelass ten-wheel freight engines The |
bridges on the i. 81 V. have been strengthened /
70 admit of their use. The new bridge which is
70 De erected over White river at this point will
De placed IN position as the weather be-
comes suitable. When completed il will be one
OF the best iron bridges in the State. A number
OF other wooden structures on the T. & " are TO
be replaced with iron bridges this wear and i -
expected that twenty miles of new steel rails
will be placed in the track within the next siy
months -
Six Of the high officials on the Erie road at the
present tune began railroad life on Indiana |
roads. PRESIDENT King first came into promi-
nenee on the Ohio & Mississippi Vice-nresidsnt
FELTON, on the Panhandle lines; second V;ca
president Thomas on the Bes-line; third Vice |
president Donaldson the Ohio q Missisai
being for years it's auditor; General Traffic man
ager Valiant was for years with fast freight lines
Ia the West IS their representative, much Of the |
time being at Indianapolis; General Passenger
sgent Farmer grew mp the Bee line. There
ire also lot of division superinterdents who
we're for years on Western roads. J. NJ Shalar
general superintendent of the n. Y, p e o.
was formerly superinten OF the jefferson
Tillc Madison & Indianapolis. j. H. Barrett
ormeriy superintendent of the c. H. & d. lines,
md A. II. Starr of the same road, now divis-
on superintendents the Erie main line, and
mere are score of other men off Indiana roads |
occupying less important positions.
Miscellaneous Items.
The trunk lines earned in the year 1887 a
,rand total Of $19l, 4sl 9l7 against SI69 406 053
n 1856; increase 10 1887, s22. O75, s64