The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-02-11
Personal, Local and State Notes.


There is an rumor in passenger circles that
the Michigan Central and the West Shore roads
are to resume the payment OF commissions
tickets.
E. B. Thomas will not assume the duties
which will devolve upon him second vice.
presidents OF the Erie road until Monday, the
18th Of this month
Within the last few days quite number of
operations, and with this the business of the
Ohio Southern road is improving quite per-
ceptibly.
E. r. vining. ex-commssioner of the Western
Trunk-line (tripArtite) Association, will, the
LIST of next month. 60 to Boston. to take the po
stiou of traffic manager of the New York g.
New England road
d. McCool general manager of the St Joseph
& Grand Island railroad. has rendered his resig-
nation, to take effect March l. His successor
has not yet been named. Mr.. McCool goes to
California general manger OF the Santa Fe
system in that State
The Ohio, Indiana e. Western will, it is stated
in the near future take steps to connect their
road with the Ohio Southern, step in which
they were baffled last week at SPRINGFIELD, o.,
when attempting to lay connecting track
the right of way of q competing line.
The Central Traffic Association at their meet
ing in Cincinnati this week, took time by the
forelock and voted that the roads ia the associ-
alton which carried delegates and their friends
to Chicago on the occasion OF the national con-
vention would make it one fare for the round
trip.
Vincennes road have intimated that as soon as
they can straighten out their financial matters
they would like to lease purchase the Indian
apolis q Vincennes road, III terms can be agreed
upon. If not, close traffic alliance will doubt
less be effected.
President Ingalls,. Of the Cincinnati. Indian
apolis, St. Louis e. Chicago road has practically
completed his scheme of converting the diris-
ional and consolidated bonds of the company
into one general mortgage bond. which reduces
the interest on the bonded debt of the road to
$400, 900 per annum. The friends of the property
predict that May the new issue OF stock will
reach par. 1t is now at so cents on the dollar.
General Passenger Agent Lee has inaugurated
novel thing for an Indianapolis road. He has
placed on sale at Noblesville what he styles a
low-rate church ticket good only on the train
arriving at Indianapolis at 1870 A. NJ. Sunday
and returning at LEO p. NJ that day. This gives
the citizens of Noblesville opportunity to run
down to Indianapolis 20 attend church visit
friends for few hours at as little expense
they can stay at home, the rate being but about
one cent q mile
At special meeting of the stockholders of the
Chicago &c Eastern Illinois road, on Thursday it
was voted to authorize the issue of the compa-
ny's stock, by exchange or otherwise for the ac-
QUESTION OF stock of other railroad companies
whose lines might simultaneously be made
part of the C. & +. L system This means
that the Chicago q Indiana Coal road and prob
ably the Evansville 81 Terre Haute road will be
gathered into the Chicago g Eastern Illinois
system.
Austin Corbin is to erect this year a building
on Broadway New York, to cost $500 OO0 es-
pecially adapted for railroad Offices The off,
GERS OF the Ohio. Indiana e. Western and the
Ohio Southern, which are located in New York,
will be removed from lis Broadway to the new
building when completed, as we'll as the Offices
OF the Woodruff Sleeping-cnr COMPANY in which
Mr. Corbin is interested. and it is quite prob
able that the Offices of Commissioner Fink will
be in the building.
There are many bridges under construction
in this country that the railroad companies find
Ii quite difficult to secure the class of workmen
that are needed for such important work. A
great deal of work of this character is going on
OF the Missouri and Mississippi roads, aud the
Poughkeepsie bridge is being pushed rapidly
Contracts will soon be awarded for the
bridge OF the Chesapeake 81 Ohio at Cincinnati.
to cost. with it's approaches, 81, 500. 000 and the
new bridge over the Ohio at Jefersonvile-
The business in terests of Indianapolis and ST.
Louis and. in fact, many other points 10 this
territory, beginning to feel the effects of the
in the Northwest. Grain dealers and
Touring mIlls feel il the most seriously, and
shutting down. as the low rates given from the
Northwest TO Eastern markets enable the North
western millers TO underseli those in this terri
tory, where they obliged to pay full rates to
get their -four and grain TO the Eastern markets,
or TO export IL. A number of St Louis mills
b=-v shut down. and two of the largest mills
here are idle.
tsceral Passenger Agent Shaituc, of the
Ohio 81 Mississippi road, has his war-paint on,
and has written very pointed and sarcastic let
ter TO Chairman Daniels. of the passenger de-
partmsnt or the Central Traffic Association,
he tMr. Shattuc) feeling that bis remarks were
not properly received. the association ruling
them out OF order. He closes his letter by say
ing ne could see no reason why he was invited
70 DC present at their meetings II he 10 sit
ike bump on log and listen to their dis
eussons. without any opportunity to make sug-
gestions or remarks.
One of the high officials OF the Ohio. Indiana
81 Western road Is of the opinion that the con-
solidation with the Cleveland Sanduslxy a
nd ar ~ tIx.