The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-06-14

eOOn IS ne cOulQ get EOuDu 10 III. IIcStutHb
Ingalls, further said: The new Bee-iine, or
Big Four, whichever title the traffic de-
partment think it best to retain. Is a
derbiIt property, and they say that Cleve-
land Is the place for the transportation and
traffic departments. We shall try to take
care of everybody, for the road is not too
heavily Differed at present"
Personal. Local and General Notes.
The Cincinnati, Wabash g. Michigan yes
terday brought in 1872 excursionists to visit
the Cyclorama.
The Kansas City & Southern road is to be
extended from Osceola to Bolivar, Mo-, a
distance of fo%rty-nine miles.
In its retrenchment plans the Lake Shore
is closing some OF its non-paying stations
and making others flag stations.
j. K. Hogan. who represents the Queen &
Crescent route i'll New England, will retire
from that position on Saturday next.
Edward Minnick, one of the Oldest en-
gineers on the Ohio Il Mississippi road,
died at his home In Cincinnati on Wednes-
day.
The East Tennessee, Virginia g. Georgia
has this week dropped two hundred men
at it's shops at Knoxville, so dull Is bust
ness.
The Chicago, st. Paul, Minneapolis 81
Omaha has put on vestibule rains between
Chicago and Omaha, which are making the
run In sixteen hours.
The Toledo. ST. Louis & Kansas City
starts OFF with a fair equipment for freight
business, owning $500 box, 600 Hat, 400 coal,
800 stock and 80 furniture cars.
The passenger business of the Chesapeake
d. Ohio road is so heavy that, to secure a
berth on their best trains. one must make
application two or three days ahead.
s. B. Adams has been appointed division
superintendent of the Pullman Company,
with headquarters at Indianapolis. +.
Tifnmonv hos haan ordared IN renorf IN
Chicago for duty.
Excursion rates for July 4 over all the
roads in the Central Traffic territory have
been fixed at one fare for the round trip
between all stations. Tickets good July 3
and 4. and returning July 4 and 3.
The Lake Erie 81 Western earned the
first week in June 1854, against $685. S4
corresponding week 1885; increase this year
S5,410. Comparisons are now made with
the opening of the line to Peoria.
The shippers of Dallas, Tex, have called
a meeting to consider the advisability of
asking the Governor TO call n special ses-
sion of the Legislature to enact lower rates
IN the interest of shippers and farmers.
The meeting of the freight committee of
the Central Traffic Association, which
lasted two days, was largely attended. and
thirty-twO important questions were
brought up and satisfactorily adjusted.
DE-. 4. III. Sabin, formerly a resident of
thiseity. but now of Texas, and land COM
missioner of the San Antonio 81 Arkansas
Pass railroad, passed through the city yes
terday, en- route East on official business.
The situation grows daily more squally
between the warning Chieago-Duluth lines.
The Lake Superior lines will accept the
differential proposed, providing the Chi
cago lines viii place no limit on their bust
ness.
James Calhoun left the Baltimore g. Ohio
road on Wednesday to assume the duties
of traffic manager of the jacksonville.
Tampa & Key West road. Geo. j. Lincoln
succeeds Mr.. Calhoun as assistant general
freight agent of the b. ~ y.
The projectors of the Evansville 81 Rich
mOnd road seem more anxious to vary the
line of their road to pass through eastern
vote them subsidies, than to secure a direct
line from Greensburg to Richmond.
The Wabash people ave now come to the
conclusion that If the Toledo. st. Louis IL
Kansas City road Is given a differential out
of st. Louis, the Wabash should have one.
New troubles spring up, seemingly, at all
railroad centers as soon as some old score is
settled.
One who is on the inside says that, doubt
less, the experience of the last two weeks
has convinced General Manager Harahan.
of the Chesapeake ~ Ohio, that it will not
do to step on the toes of j. w. Sherwood,
even if the position he holds is not higher
than that of master of transportation.
1t is learned that the Canada Pacific
railway proposes to establish large car
works in the State of Maine at a point on
its line through that State. The company
hopes by this means TO evade the POSSIBLE
ity of any interruption to passenger traffic
by using A~mefican-built railway cars.
TIE Pennsylvania people are fast getting
their main line into shape. The Pittsburg
division. which extends to Altoona. was
yesterday about in shape to begin TO run
pro ~ over or1 an tho 61xrcinr fran
Altoona and Harrisburg the bridges which
were swept out were nearly all completed.
The annual meeting of the st. Paul g.
Duluth Railroad Company, which will Oc-
cur next week, is locke forward to with
some interest, as it is believed that the
directors are said to be very uneasy at the
strength which the opposition is showing.
The parties behind the Evansville * Rich
mond railroad project have asked Conners-
vile township, Fayette county. to vote them
a donation of $4,000, Harrison township. a
donation of S15,0O0, and Orange township
q donation of $4,000. The County Commits
sioners of Fayette county have ordered an
election to vote on these subsidies.
Traffic Manager Parker, of the Lake Erie
a. Western. yesterday received kilograms
from fifteen points on their line in the
western part of this State and Illinois as TO
the condition of the corn crop, and in each
case no serious damage was reported. The
growth is somewhat backward, but with
~seasonable weather, a good crop NAV be
looked for.
All effort to place iron rates on q proper
basis which have been made this week have
failed, and all roads have adopted the GO
yOu-p please tariff. A meeting of the gen
eral freight and local freight agents of the
indianapolis association was held yester-
day, at which the iron rates were discussed
and an agreement reached TO make them as
low via indianapolis routes as any other.
James Barker, the new general passenger
agent of the Louisville. New Albany IL
Chicago road, who is now going over the
line forming an acquaintance with the
agents. creates a good impression. lie is a
wide-awake railroad man. and -ery gentle
manly In his bearing. 1t Misunderstood that
he will make no changes in representatives
of the passenger department at any of the
points they touch.
The officers of the Decline located at
this point yesterday received from Gay
notice: In severing my connection with
the Bee-line, which / shall do on the 10th
of this month, to assume the general man
agership of the Chicago Il Atlantic road, /
wish to extend To you, one and all. my best
wishes for your health, prosperity and
happiness, and also my hearty thanks for
your loyal cooperation during my official
connection with these companies
One of the freight officials of the Penn
sylvania lines at this point has received in
formation To the effect that il will be some
DAYS before the company will begin to re-