The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-06-15
AFFAIRS OF THE
Personal. Local and General Notes.

a ". ROAD tSOuIDeIn ulNlolOnf. has ItSlGutQ,
and is succeeded by S. S. Woodland.
The first week in j June the Cairo & Vim
cennes road shows an increase In earnings
over corresponding week of 1888 of S1.0SO.
The Denver 81 Rio Grande Western is
now busily engaged in widening the gauge
of It's line between Ogden and Great Junc
ton.
Oscar Murray, traffic manager of the G.
& O. and the c., l., st. l.. q C.. has gone
West on a business trip. He was in Kansas
City yesterday.
C. w. Fairbanks, general solicitor of the
Ohio, Indiana a. Western road. accom-
panied Austin COrbin, president OF the
company, to New York.
Receiver Malott is quoted as saying that
the Chicago & Atlantic IS top-heavy with
officers, and a reduction of expenses In this
direction is looked for.
The Interstate Commission has postponed
the hearing in the case of the Independents
Refiners' Association against the Pennsyl-
vania road until June "a.
Boston has a rumor hat the Chicago
division of the AtchisOn. Topeka d Santa
Fe is to be consolidated with the AtchisOn,
Topeka & Santa Fe main line.
The elevator of the Wabash at Delphi
has been sold to parties who are to remodel
1t, put in new machinery and make 1t an
important industry for that point.
The B. & o. Kankakee Dispatch, in spite
of the dull traffic, showed an increase in
May of 5000 in earnings. and June bids
fair to make a more favorable exhibit.
The Pullman company nave just put on
two elegant parlor cars, to run between
Chicago and Louisville, over the L., n. A.
81 C.. road, on the day trains each way.
Notwithstanding the heavy losses of the
past few days, by floods, on the Northern
Central road, yesterday the board of di-
rectors declared their usual ~semi-annual
dividend.
IT. nL.> - Xs-- II
vantage of the troubles which the Pennsyl-
vania is experiencing, and has put on anew
fast Pullman train between New York and
Pittsburg.
Isaac s. Conley has a grievance against
the Baltimore g. Ohio Relief Association,
and seeks to get even. by asking the cOurt
to appoint a receiver for the charitable or
ganization.
The Evansville G. Indianapolis lone of
the Mackey lines), which had a couple of
bridges washed out, is in good order again;
and trains commenced running as usual
yesterday over the road.
An earnest effort is making to instill new
life into the Indianapolis Division OF the
National Switchmen's Association, but the
men Jared so hard in the strike that they
do not take hold with much avidity.
Within the last week every passenger
conductor, but one, on the Parsons d Den
nisOn division of the Missouri. Kansas d
Texas road has been discharged, the officials
/ giving no reason for the wholesale dis
missal.
The order making a second reduction in
wages on the Southern lines operated by
the Atchison, Topeka IL SAINTS Fe road has
been withdrawn, the management stating
that it was issued by mistake. A strike
was threatened.
The Philadelphia Press SAYS that within
two years there will be two new lines be-
tween philadelphia and Pittsburg. One
will be built by the Philadelphia q Read
ing, the other by the Lehigh Valley in con-
nection with the Pittsburg 81 Western.
The Philadelphia & Reading is nego-
tiating for a close traffic arrangement with
the Westexa Maryland in the territory
traversed by the latter. With this carried
out. the p. & r. would nave a new connec-
ton which would be a very valuable one.
Most of the neutrality-suspicious. from abroad
left last evening for their respective homes.
All were pleased with their treatment here.
Superintendent Whitcomb, of the Belt road
and Union tracks, yesterday furnished a
special train and took the party around the
Belt road.
The report of the Board of Commissioner
few days. 1t will show that PAS miles of
new road was built in the State in the last
year. making the total railroad mileage of
the State 5,921 miles. the estimated cash
value of which is S125,0OO.OOO.
George Tozzier, purchasing agent of the
c., l., St. l.. q c., has rendered his resig-
nation. to take effect July l. The appoint
ment of Mr.. Hill, of the Decline, purchas-
ing agent of the consolidated lines, leaves
Mr.. Tozzier. who is q very competent mar
for the position, out in the cold.
1t is stated that the Manitoba will be a
Pacific road within eighteen months 1t
now reaches out from st. PAUL go miles,
and Puget Gun is but GAO miles from the
Manitoba,s western terminnsa The consoli-
datlon of the Northern Pacific with the
Wisconsin Central is what hurt with the
Manitoba people.
The rumor is revived that the Atchison,
Topeka Il Santa Fe will soon be running
its trains into st. Louis over leased lines.
using the terminals of the Wabash road at
that point for the time being: 1t is claimed
that the Santa Fe route will be shorter
than that of the Chicago & Alton between
st. Louis and Kansas City.
Paymaster VanCleve, of the Chicago &
Atlantic. has resigned. and is succeeded by
II. Hamilton, of the Indiana National Bank
i. B. Guthrie. secretary and car accountant
of the road, has also resigned; the duties of
the secretary's office will be looked after by
J.. G.. Cannon, and +. A. Blaine will look
utter the car accountants work.
Chairman Walker. of the Interstate Rail
way Association. has recommended that a
permanent board be appointed to divide
freight, the rates TO be advanced ON such
roads as are running ahead until equilib-
rum is regained, and now the howl lsraised
tudb Ills docOt1dttOh 10 COOnuih JUL
more nor less than a gigantic pooling ar
Tangement.
The question of reducing east-bound
grain rates to the basis of 20 cents per 100
pounds FROM Chicago to New York was
freely discussed at the meeting of freight
men in Chicago on Wednesday and Thurs
day, and the general opinion was that such
q reduction would not increase the busi-
ness of the roads, as the lake lines would
simply meet the reduction.
Ticket agents of the Pennsylvania lines
were notified yesterday hat on Sunday
they could resume selling tickets to all
points on the Pennsylvania road proper, as
on that date all passenger trains. the fast
limited out of Chicago excepted, would re-
sumo their regular runs. 1t will be some
days before the fast limited will be put on.
All the trains of the Southwestern division,
including No. 20. will be run as prior to the
trouble from the high waters.
The Chicago 81 West Michigan Railw ay
Company have called o meeting at Muske-
gon, July 10. to vote ON the construction of
seventy-fiye miles of road between Bald
win and Traverse CITY. The building of
the road let's the C.. IL w. Nj. into an excel
lent lumber territory, and will omen up new
markets to Indiana block Goals. Thus far
the connection of the C.. 81 w. VI. with the
l.. n. A. * G. has not yielded the volume
of coal traffic that had been expected. The
J., Y. A. IL C.. connects with the c. & w.