The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-05-23
Personal, Local and State Notes.

traasscis.
Personal, Local and State Notes.
Alison Albee was yesterday appointed agent Of
The vandalia at Charlottesville.
The Louisville, Evansville & ST. Louis people
contemplate building . branch from Marengo to
French Lick Springs.
The Bse-line ran an excursion in here vester-
Gay from Bellefontaine and other points this
side. bringing in $50 people
The roads in this territory are beginning to
feel the effects Of the floods in the Missouri and
Mississippi rivers in their freight traffic.
A V. Lafayette has been appointed general
freight and passenger agent Of the Louisville
Southern road, with headquarters at Louisville.
The selection of Col. Bennett Young for pres
ident Of the Louisville Southern road 10 looked
upon as being q grand thing for the owners of
she property.
The Evansville Journal says that the Ohio
vsliey.company contemplate building another
bridge over the Ohio river, q short distance
above Evansville.
Fred Paine, who had been agent of the Ros-
ton q Providencs road at Mansfield. Mass.
since l643, 10 thrown out of q job by the CONSOLE
dalton with the Old Colony road.
General Manager Noonan. Of the B. & o.
Kankakee Dispatch, went East last night to be
absent about q week.
Mr.. ingalls, has contracted with the Pullman
ear-works for 1000 box cars for the Chesapeake
- Outo xC81s W v = 3olkboIou ny aug. ~
A Louisville ticket scalper cleared $25. 900 in
1887. Passenger men admit that the interstate
law 10 working advsutageously to the scslpers.
In the second week in May the Ohio g. Miss-
issippi road earned &72, 606 Increase over 1887,
$500; the Louisville. New Albany g Chicago
earned s3S,l97, . decrease Of 81, AGO.
The members of the Brotherhood Of Braksmeu
In the southern part of the State are arranging
for . grand picnic at Vincennes, July4
J. H. Eddy. . Northern railroad man, has
been appointed general manager Of the Inter
national g Great Northern railroad and its
leased lines. Headquarters Palestine, Texas.
Engine 20, on the c., L. St. L. g G. road,
Monday last hauled . train from Indianapolis to
Cincinnati IL two hours and ffty-two minutes,
distance Ito miles The train consisted Of ak
ears.
II. ". Hatch, superintendent Of the lumber
department Of the Pullman Car Company, was
in the city yesterday. and purchased from Wal
colt g. Wright s75. 900 feet Of yellow pine. to be
delivered by July Is.
James Calhoun has been appointed assistant
general freight agent Of the Baltimore & Ohio
road. with headquarters ut Philadelphia. Pa. He
Is TO have charge OF the traffic on the Philadel-
phia division of the B. & D. system.
The c., l., St l. & C. will not shorten ND the
running time of their through express trains I'M
ill Sunday, June 3. and at that time the COM
psny will again put on their Seneca trains, SO
that the day express trains need not do local
WORK between Kankakee and Lafayette.
General Manager Bradbury aud his subordi-
nate officials are making a three days inspection
their trip Is to acquaint themselves with the
wants of the patrons Of their road and to take
such steps as will build up their local traffic
especially.
The interstate-commerce sctis affecting other
business besides grain at such points as Indian
apolis. Through shipments Of poultry and eggs
from way stations has become very common.
On many Of the roads local refrigerator cars are
run, and butter. eggs and dressed poultry are
shipped direct.
The stations Of the Pennsylvania Company
prescott q much less inviting appearance from
the train than last year. The company was too
poor 70 give agents anything TO keep up the
flower beds and the grass plafs, and a. the agents
are not allowed to receive commissions they can
not afford to do 90 longer.
The Ohio, Indiana & Western, in changing
the time Of the afternoon train so as TO connect
with the Chicago 81 Alton for Kansas City. has
broken its connection with the Chicago, Bur
hngton q Quincy, and the latter will probably
form q close traffic ALLIANCES with the Lake Erie
& Western on their entering Peoria.
The low rates of the fret four months of 1883
have told seriously on the earnings of the Wabash
& Western road since JAN 1. they hav-
ing been but 81. S37. los against 81. 096, $50 last
year. What makes the statement still more no
- - @"& 49, &0&AD 8lI
operated i,00l miles OF road against $50 in 1887.
1t IL said to have been settled that p aul Nor
con, general passenger and ticket agent of the
Chicago. Burlington q Quincy, IL TO be pro-
NOTED 70 the position of assistant general man.
sEer, a position he is fully competent to I'll.
The slate has it that Lueius Wakoly. assistant
Esner:l passenger aud ticket sgent. vii! succeed
Mr.. Morton
The Vandalis. Sunday next, changes the time
on the 4. II. q Ia division. so that the trains of
the O., l.. St L. q G. out of Indianapolis at 7:10
A NJ and Adj p. NJ. will connect with trains for
the north ~ Colfax, and the answering trains
coming south will connect with the c., l., Sc. l.
@. which viii again give two trains each way
daily to Lake Maxinkuckee.
The stockholders OF the Jehersonville. Madi-
son Il indianapolis road hold their annual meet
Ing Ia Louisville to-day, for the election of d.
rectors for the ensuing year. The annual meet
Ing Of the stockholders of the st Louis. Alton
& Tsrrs Haute road will be held in St Louis
June 4; the CHICAGO & Eastern Illinois In Chr
esgo June 8; the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne & Chi
csgo June l3
When the Cincinnati, SAndusky & Cleveland
cut loose from the indiana Bloomington ~
Western road they threw of the line of Wood
run sieepine coaches running between San