The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-11-27
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.


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Samuel g. Hatch. of the st. Louis. Ar
kansas q Texas road Cotton Belt routel Is
IN the city on official business.
All the city freight depots viii be closed
Tomorrow, also the fast-freight line offices,
and but few freight trains will be run
E. b. Wall, superintendent OF motive
power or the Pennsylvania lines, has gene
East ON a two weeks pleasure trIp, visiting
his former home in New Jersey.
John B. Carson, vice-president and gen.
eral manager of the Louisville. New Al
bany * Chicago road. who has been In
New York for ten days. Is expected home to-
morrow.
On Friday the Louisville. New Albany &
Chicago will let the contract to build FIVE
hundred box cars TO one of the car-works
on their line. There are four. and all are
bidders for the work.
John Chestrough, assistant general pas
senger agent OF the Vandalia, passed
through the city last evening en- route TO
New York., to spend Thanksgiving at the
home of his childhood.
One of the first moves of Charles Rock
well; the new superintendent OF the Column
line of Pullman sleeping coaches in connec-
tion with the Chicago d Atlantic between
Columbus and Chicago.
The resignation of Colonel Boone. as gen.
eral manager of the GAINESVILLE. Mt. Vernon
~ Marion railway. has so disturbed matters
that some of the larger creditors of the
road have become uneasy. and are moving
for the appointment of a receiver.
President Hammond, of the indianapolis.
Decatur * Western. now sees that it was a
mistake, when the Decatur ~ Peoria road
was sold a few years ago for a mere song.
that the l.. D.& s., did not secure it and
thereby establish an excellent through line
between indianapolis and Peoria.
Austin Corbin, president of the Philadel-
phia d Reading road, since he returned
from Errnno hna nfxar rs m 70 affantInn
to that property. He seldom mentions the
Ohio, Indiana 81 Western. the Chicago &
Ohio River. or the Jersey Central roads. in
which IN past years he has invested his
funds literally.
Traffic Manager McDoel and Superintend-
ent Woodland, of the Louisville, New Albany
~ Chicago. and Charles Nelson, general
superintendent of the Cincinnati, Hamil
ton d Dayton lines. were in the city
yesterday completing the ARRANGEMENTS. TO
put on some fast express-freight trains be-
tween Cincinnati and Chicago.
Col. w. D.. Ewing. cashier of the new
bank, and late general manager OF the r.
II 7. II. lines. was completely surprised
yesterday when Treasurer Lewis and Chief
Engineer Allen. in behalf of a large number
of railroad friends, dropped in and pre-
sented him with a carriage, harness and
genuine Alaskan sealskin robe.
The new line between Cincinnati and
Peoria. which the Cincinnati. Hamilton &
Dayton, in connection with the Lake Erie
IL Western. proposes to form, will be seven
miles shorter than the line between those
points. which the Big Four. in connection
with the Toledo. Peoria & Western road,
operated via Sheldon for ten years.
Neil Kerr. passenger agent of the Central
Territory for the Queen q Crescent. Is
spending a day or two in the city. He
states that indications are that after the
holidays pleasure travel South is to be the
largest ever experienced over the Southern
routes. each of which is making extra exer-
lions to accommodate such business.
The Big Four people are much pleased
with the performance of the new Dawson
passenger engine. which the company has
dianapolis and Cincinnati. 1t is develop
ing remarkable speed and great power. 1t
Is believed that the engine will haul ten
cars at a speed of ninety miles an hour.
Charles Scull. general passenger agent of
the Baltimore * Ohio road, has made a re-
markable good showing for this depart
ment the last twelve months. an increase
In passenger earnings of over 5000 O0 being
shown. OF course, he had the advantage of
establishing their New York line the past
year. which helped to swell the earnings.
In freight circles there is a rumor cur
rent that the Baltimore x Ohio, which has
been the only opponent of advancing corn
rates to the basis of % cents per one hun
dred pounds, Chicago TO New York. has ex-
pressed a Willingness to take such action
on the 18th of next month, when it is sup
posed that certain contracts the b. & y.
has will expire.
On Sunday next the Louisville. New AL
nany d tine Chicago az ,b viii mor change r the
out of here for Chicago: 1t will cave
mt 7:30 A. NJ. instead of q A. NJ,
rs now. The speed of the train is to be
aulckened so that although it leaves Indi-
annapolis one hour and a half later, it will
reach Chicago at 1:55 P. NJ. instead of 1:l5
p. NJ, as now.
The Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad
Company operates. including the Chicago
~ Indiana Coal road. a total of sos miles of
railroad. about sixty miles of which is
doubled track. The first mortgage bonded
debt of the company is $4,000 q mile on
the single track and $4,000 a mile additional
on the double track; added to this is an
equipment first mortgage bond of $1,000 per
mile: or, in other words. the sos miles of
road has a first mortgage resting on it of
$4,000 a mile.
Charles Nelson. general superintendent
of the Cincinnati, Hamilton ~ Dayton line,
with the approval of General Manager
Woodford. will to-day appoint M. S. Con-
ners, master of transportation of the G.,
III. * i division. superintendent of the Gin
cinnati division of the main line and of the
Indianapolis division, and nj. Mounts. mas
ter of transportation of the Toledo divis-
ion. superintendent of the Dayton q
Michigan division. The headquarters of
Mr.. Corners will be CincInnatis and Mr..
MOUNTS lOleuO. lie appointments Will
take effect Dec. /.
The Pennsylvania lines on Sunday next
will cut the running time down between
Louisville and Chicago over the j., NJ. d
j. and the c., St. l.. II z. roads to eight
hours. which is one hour quicker thar it
is now made. either over this line or over
the L.. n. A. 81 c.; and between Cincinnati
and Chicago the Pennsylvania Company
cuts down its time to eight hours and a
half. which is one hour quicker than either
of its competitors now make the run. From
this it IL evident that the Pennsylvania
Company is determined to keep IN the lead,
so far as time is concerned.
The Louisville Southern road. operated
by the Louisville, New Albany 4 Chicago
company, has been open for business ten
months. and during that time has carried a
larger tonnage out of Louisville to impor-
tant Southern points than has the Louis
Vile & Nashville road. The Louisville
Southern works with the Queen 81 Gre
scent route, intersecting it at three differ
ent points, one at Bergen. another at Lex
1ngton, and a third at Versailles. and soon
will cross it at Nicholasville. on the extern
sion TO be built south from Nicholasville to
n point ninety-five miles called BeattyvIlle.
The large business the Louisville Southern
has been doing is attributed in part to the
interest that the business men of Louis
Vile have taken in the road. over three
hundred of them holding stock of this COM
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