The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-03-07


less important officials of the Pennsylvania
Company, are spending two daysin looking
at the property gives color to such rumors,
1t is well known that large blocks of the
stock of the Z. IL V. ave of late passed INTO
the hands of the Drexel-Morgan party, ana
it is believed that it has been purchased IN
the interest of the Pennsylvania Company.
The Z. IL V. would be a valuable South
western outlet for the Pennsylvania Com
pany through its connection with the lnd1-
annapolis a. Vincennes road, and would give
the Pennsylvania Company the short line
to the Southwest. With proper encourage
ment a large cotton and live stock trafnc
northward could be built up.
Annual Meeting of the Bee-Line.
CLEVELAND, March 6.-The annua meet
ing of the Decline stockholders was held
to-day. The total earnings of the road for
1888 were S7,611 900, a decrease of almost a
half million from the year previous. Geo.
s. Russell was elected treasurer, and j; L.
Wann secretary of the company. The fol-
lowing directors were chosen: w. Bayard
Cutting, A. q. Dulman and Charles /. Cox,
OF New York. and L. ;. Brown. of Columm-
deceased. The other three were old dl-
rectOrs.
AT the directors meeting a resolution
was unanimously adopted directing the
SotNO W dFPOiht "a
with q similar committee of the Big Four
board of directors in regard to the sO-called
consolidation scheme. This committee Will
probably report in several weeks or sooner:
consolidation through a sixty-days' call
for q stockhOlderS meeting to ratlfy the
union.
Payment of Commissions to BE Stopped.
NEW YORK, March 6.-At to-day's trunk
line meeting some of
the lines admitted having paid commissions
for business, but claimed to have done so
without violating the spirit of the agree
denied the charges entered. 1t was finally
resolved that. on and after tomorrow, none
of the roads would pay commissions for
passenger business, and that all would try
to induce their connections outside the
agreement to stop paying commissions.
Personal. Local and State Notes.
The regular monthly meeting of the pas
senger department of the Central Traffic
Association will be held IN Chicago, ON
Tuesday next.
C. s. Blackmore has been appointed trav-
cling passenger agent of the Cincinnati,
Wabash g. Michigan road, with headquar-
tiers at Indianapolis.
Norman Beckley, general manager of the
Cincinnati, Wabash Il Michigan, is on duty
again. Ills TWO mOutuS WISH LdSb Has
greatly benefited his health.
The surveying corps for the extension of
the indianapolis, Decatur & Western road
west, are now locating the line between
Petersburg and Virginia City.
The Louisville. New Albany 81 Chicago
road earned in February $151, 800, against
$149. 756 in the corresponding month of 1888,
an increase this year of 1888.
The Lake Shore management has issued
i irOn-a1ah rnlqo and Instructions Tn hQUOqOq
| agents. Among other things a penalty is
attached for handling baggage roughly.
The Baltimore Il Ohio has made orange
| ments for q lumber feeder from northern
| Michigan. It leaves the B. & o. at Milford
| Junction, running up to st. Joseph, Mich.
The Pennsylvania lines for the first time
in several months are at the front in carry
| ing the east-bound business out of Chicago,
last week leading the list by earring 2.12
per cent.
The Lake Shore people have been asked
by the executive committee of the trunk
lines to explain the charge of cutting. east
bound passenger rates made against it by
the Wabash.
One of the Indianapolis lines, at the re-
quest of the Central Traffic Association,
has redeemed several blocks of tickets
which were in the hands of one of the In
dianapOlis scalpers.
1t is stated by a passenger man who has
rSRO thS Ahob t41AS "a Nv I1O IBLOo-
ent time twenty-six roads which have gen.
| eral passenger agents who were educated
on the Pennsylvania lines.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company will
next week begin the construction of a sea-
shore short-line from Medford to Mamma
hawk Inn and Long Branch. The right of
way has already been secured.
The Chicago q Alton has notified. it's In
dianapOlis connections that it has put on
its fast train for Kansas City again to stay,
and that it will make it interestingfor such
roads if they will arrange their time to con-
meet with it.
After the inaugural excursion business is
over. the Pullman company will lave two
extra coaches placed at indianapolis, to be
used when any of their coaches that run in
here are broken, or when an extra sleeping
coach is needed.
The Louisville Bridge Company, which is
really the Pennsylvania Company, has
elected as president of the bridge company,
G.. II. ID. Gibson; secretary, Walter Evans;
treasurer, j. L. Davidson, and superintend-
ent, w. +. Black.
General Manager Henderson states that
the Chicago q Ohio River road has thus fan
this year shown an increase of IS per cent.
in gross earnings as compared with the cor
responding period in 1888. The surplus is
to be used in betterments to the property.
Notwithstanding the unfavorable COM
ment which is heaped upon the eastern di-
NlSlOn " Tic OnlO, 1uuldId * western
road, it In nearer earning its fixed
charges and operating expenses than does
the Peoria division, so much lighter is its
bonded debt.
President Ledyard, of the Michigan Cen.
trail road, says that he is opposed to Sunday
work, and is struggling to decrease the des
e~cration of the Sabbath, but circumstance
are yet decidedly against him. He says The
public is to blame for Sunday work, because
it is constantly demanding it.
The earnings of the Indianapolis, Deca
tur * Western road for February were $50,
25l.47, an increase over earnings of the
corresponding month in 1883 of So, $751;. SO
The increase in January was S3,2S5, makinl
the increase this year over the correspond
ing two months in 1888, S15, 672.33.
At a meeting held in Findlay on Tuesday
the stockholders of the New York. MahOninl
d Western road voted to consolidate Their
interests with the Ohio, Indiana g. Missouri
Railroad Company. The stockholders Of
the last named road meet in Fort Wayn,
next Wednesday to vote on the proposition
of consolidation.
The Northwestern lines are carrying i'm
mense number of people to the Northwest
more especially to Washington Territory