The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-06-12

PERSONAL, Local ana Stoto NOteS.
The Decline has placed on sale round trip
tickets to Buffalo and Niagara Falls.
The Ohio Southern earned in May $37, 179. an ?
increase of 1889 over 1887. The Tsrre Hauts &
Alton main line earned In May $l47. 520 an in
crease OF 81. 235.
The roads are carrying large crowds OF people
TO conventions, etc.. but rates are so exceedingly
low that there cannot be much profit in carry
ing the business
on the second and third divisions Of the Chicago.
ST. Louis Il Pittsburg road. will be married
Logansport to-day.
The Illinois Central has applied to the New
Yurk Exchange to list So 000. 900 of its new Issue
Of 600 Of bonds. payable in 1852, and
drawing per cent interest.
The Burlington & Northern has perfected ar
raneements with the Illinois Central for using
jointly the bridge owned by the former q
Dubuque, whore both roads cross the Mississippi
river sl-.
The new west-b bound rates on manufactured
iron and steel went into effect yesterday. Now
the pig-iron shippers are dissatisfied. and will
meet This week to demand reduction in their
favor
George Stats, private secretary Of Supsrin-
tendent Mansfield, Of the Indianapolis & Vim
csnnes road, who has been i'll for several weeks,
reported for duty yestesday, much improved in
health.
twenty-five millers left for Buffalo last night.
TO attend the millers' convention. to be held in
that city this week. The Decline furnished
them with one of Wagners fine palace sleep.
ing coaches.
Mr.. J. R. Page. agent OF tn. c.. c.. c.. 81
Ry. at Pendleton for the past eleven years. has
rendered his resignation. His position will be
filed by l.. d. Ireland agent Of the same road
at La Rue, o.
The official statement shows that the Louis
Vile. New Albany & Chicago road in Nav
I'D ~ ~lxv haswx
and Indianapolis than were carried between
Chicago and Louisville. Ky.
The Lake Shore road accuses the Chicago g.
A tlantic OF making fat rate points in inter
Tor Ohio 90 low that the rate OF the former line
to Cleveland is affected by it. It is done in the
guise OF milling-in-transt rate.
As evidence that English capitalists are get
ting . good hold CT Mexican railways. It is
stated that the stockholders Of the Mexican Ma
tional propose to make Lionel Carpen, the Brit
ish consul at Mexico. general manager.
President Truesdale, of the Minneapolis &
81. Louis road. has given notice that the NJ. &
81. L. would withdraw from the Western Pas
senger Association. assigning as o reason that the
association furnished no protection in the WAY
Of maintaining rates.
Western grain shippers have been notified that
the Fitchburg road will. on July 1. have their
business. The elevator cost $125, 000 and the
Fifchburg people look for a large increase in
grain traffic over their line.
The Union Pacific people are still in trouble
to find successor to Mr.. Potter The latest
rumor Is that Mr.. Marvel is to resign on the
Manitoba and 60 to the Union Pacific That the
position of general manager has been offered
him he admits. and at any salar he chooses 20
name.
The Citizens Street-railway Company has
contracted with tho Ohio. Indiana & Western
road to haul several hundred tons of steal rails
NJ fha Inhn matt
at a mill 10 Pennsylvsnia. A quantity cuff
cient to lay seven miles Of their track has been
purchased.
The Wells, Fargo & Co. Express Com
pany yesterday opened large and elegant Offices
| in Chicago. II is stated that this companv has
under contemplation the running of messengers
OF their own into Indianapolis They now work
with all the express companies running between
here and Chicago.
The clerks in the Offices at this point wers 10
well pleased with the closing of the railroad Of
fees, on Saturday last at p. NJ, that at the
next meeting OF the association thew will appoint
a committee to confer with the officials of the
road TO see if they will consent to close the Of
ice At that hour through the summer months
The Lake Erie & Western people propose to
put OF Pullman sleeping coach each way
between indianapolis and Chicago. to run on
the same train which hauls the through express
car of the United States Express COMPANY.
There will then be I've lines between Indian
epoils auo Snicaso "oicn maui sleeping Coaches.
The e.. L. ST. L. & C. yesterday furnished a
special car for forty friends Of j. l.. Ketcham.
late bageage-m aster OF the G., l., St L. & c.. TO
60 TO Greensb urR on TO Attend his fuueral Mr..
Kstcham was one of the veterans on the road,
having entered the service Of the company dur
ing the time that J. NJ. Lord Was president of
the road
Railroad officials who attended the railroad
meetings in Chicago last week. have returned
good deal discouraged. But little was accom-
pished either in bringing about . restoration Of
rates or In harmoniziog the existing troubles
So far IS passenger business 10 concsrned. lower
rates were agreed upon to conventions, etc,
than ever before
The Union Pacific freight men are quoted a
sayine that they have no reason to fear q loss
of trafhe by the opening Of the new Interstate
Dispatch, which viii send its transcoutineutsl
business over the A. T. Il s r. routs. They
assert that IL viii BE- 90 impossibility TO land
New YORK freighis 10 San Francisco Ia nine
days. fifteen davs heius the best record yet made
on regular business
The Indianapolis & ST. Louis to-day put on
sale tickets. round trip to ST. Louis 81 &A00,
assigning - . reason that they agreed with the