The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-02-15

There is no apparent probability of the Burling-
ton g. Northern representative putting in ap-
pearance or of anything in the way Of a COM
promise being ACCOMPLISHED
Personal, Local and State Notes
The Decline is adopting semaphore signals
ut all telegraph stations on it's lines.
The passenger and freight department of the
Central Traffic Association hold meetings in Chi
cago on Friday next.
Three more passenger conductors the west
ern division of the New York 81 Pennsylvania
road have been discharged.
Rumor has it that Col ]. III. Shaler, general
superintendent of the New York, Pennsylvania
Il Ohio road. will retire shortly.
A new station has been opened on the Pan
handle lines, to be known as Shoups. Ephraim
Shoups has been appointed agent
D. L. Stureis. of the passenger department of
the Colorado Midland road pixies Peak route),
is in the city prospecting for business.
Colin F. King, chief officer in the department.
of rates and divisions the Erie road has
been spending few days with his parents in
this city.
Up to date s791 .643 has been expended by the
Union Railway Company in purchase of prop
erty and improvements in and about the new
Union station.
The passenger trains from the north last
night gave evidence Of having through
severe snow-storm; platforms and roofs were
covered with snow.
Ex-passeneer conductor Bush, recently with
the Jefersonville, Madison & Indianapolis road.
has accepted similar position the New
York, Pennsylvania & Ohio road.
Charles Allen recently trainmsster on the
Indianapolis division of the Bes-line. has been
appointed trainmaster of the western division of
she New York, Pennsylvania & Ohio road.
The bridge the river east of Noblesve.
the Indiana Midland road, is so far repaired
that trains will begin to over it again to-
day. A temporary structure has been put up.
The Cincinnati Wabash e Michigan road is
30 crowded with business that it has leased three
ne ~ an IDoQ h1Ii fnr ia hal road
which the latter company is not yet in need of.
The Ohio Falls works building several
hundred cars for the Pittsburg 81 Lake Erie
road of so. 600 pounds capacity. On Monday
train of fifty of these ears was shipped East
over the Ohio Mississippi road.
Edward Cost, formerly representing the
White line at Indianapolis. more recently with
the Big -Four as its representative at Chicago,
has been appointed commercial agent of the
Bee-line, headquarters Kansas City, the APP
pointnent taking effect to-day.
The Michigan roads have voted to adopt the
5000 mileage tickets subject to interchange. but
have not yet set the date at which they will
be placed on sale. 1t is stated that the Cincn-
natl, Wabash e. Michigan road will join with the
Michigan roads proper when they place them on
sale.
Some of the presidents and general managers
of the roads in the Central Traffic Association
and of those west Of Chicago. not pleased
with the dictatorial policy of the trunk lines,
and some sharp criticisms have been passed.
and some interesting correspondence had. if
reports are true.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company has
genuine blockade east of Altoona for the first
time since the riots at Pittsburg in 1877. and de-
clines to receive freight until the blockade is
cleared. which will be in a day or two. The
heavy SHOWS on the mountains Is one of the
reasons of the blockade.
Freight business, east-bound, both from In
dianapolis and from points west of here. has
dropped to a minimum, the rate wars between
the Chicago roads drawing all the business west
of here off of the direct routes, and at Indianap-
oils the shippers will do nothing, expecting
every day break in rates from Indiana polls
proper.
The Louisville. New Albany & Chicago road
ut ows an increase in earnings the first week of
inc week of 1887. the Lake Erie & Western an
increase of 81. 637. the Chicago & Indiana Coal
road an increase of 81, 962 With the exception
of the C. e. i. c., the increase was made in the
passenger traffic
On Monday E. B. Thomas was duly installed
rs second vice-president of the western divis-
ions of the New York, Lake Erie u Western
road with headquarters at Cleveland. Ohio.
He tells reporter of the Leader that he is TO
have charge of both the traffic and transporta-
ton departments; further, that no changes
will be made if he finds the present persons in
charge of departments competent.
The resignation of General Manager Reynolds
of the Valley road. rendered some six weeks
ago, was accepted at meeting of the board of
directors on Monday, and will take effect to-day
William Thornburg. SUPERINTENDENT of the
Cleveland, Lorraine e. Wheeling. has been
successor. MI. Townsend.
now paymaster and purchasing agent of the c.,
L. 81 W.. has been appointed superintendent to
succeed Thor nburg.
For considerable time the Pennsylvania
lines, both east and west of Pittsburg. have run
their trains allowing time for variation OF
watches of engineers and conductors, and they
find that less trouble is experienced in handling
trains on the road Trains going east have the
no train is allowed to leave station unless it
has full schedule time to make the to the
next station.
The Order Of Railway Conductors took mn
the cause OF the discharged passenger con-
ductors on the Wabash road with Recever Nc
Nulta. and were treated very cleyerly Here
after when there is Wholesale discharge of
conductors on any road this order viii investi-
gate matters, and if q conductor has done any
thing dishonorable they will not only approve of
the action OF the official. but will drop the
ductor from their association as we'll While
the Order of Railway Conductors will not
strike, they propose to sec that their members
are treated with due respect Taken as whole,
the membership of this association are men of
high moral character and very intelligent
NJ e. ingalls,, president of the Big Four has
returned from the East. and is at his post in fine
health, having fully recovered from the injuries
he received in the wrecking of one of their
trains few weeks ago. He is now straighten-
ing mp the affairs of the Big Four to give him
more time to look after his additional duties
the Chesapeake e. Ohio. The subject most dis
cussed in railroad and financial circles is the
reorganization of this road This great property
une % iohk UcSu III Iuo eiouSu OF QespOnu iHdb
tho prospect OF placing it on sound business
basis is accepted of the important
events since the successful reorganization of the
Northern Pacific, Erie and Reading roads
The friends OF the Bee line are feeling quite
luoilant over the volume ri business the road
has been doing the last few months. and over
tho favorable results in the way of earnings.
But few roads have such competition does the
bee line. striking it at all the principal points
along it's lines from ST. Louis TO Cleveland and
from Cincinnati to Cleveland. Since the APP
lhert g as
era freight agent. the representatives of the
eompany under his direction have reached into
new fields in the West for business, and the re-
suits have been worry gratifying. The failure of
the grain crop their line made it imperative
that something must be done to furnish bust
ness for the road or else they would be hauling