The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-09-03

mas resigned on account OF III nealtit, auQ
is succeeded Dy w. 5. Newhall-
The money has been secured to build a
road which will connect the New YORK &
New England road with the Poughkeepsie
bridge. 1t is said the line will be completed
so as to open it for business Dec. 1, 1890.
The official report shows that last month
there were distributed on the G., C.. &. d
st. l.. system. between Cincinnati and
Kankakee, $50 carloads of gravel. The
work is to be carried on as extensively this
month.
The report of President Ingalls, shows the
gross earnings of the Chesapeake & Ohio to
have been in July S57S,OOO an increase OF
S135 1914 over the corresponding month of
1888. The net earnings were sos, 000 an in
crease over 1885 of S79,6O7.
Since the present management of the
Terre Haute ~ Peoria road took hold, an
expert railroad man says its physical con-
dltlon has been improved 100 per cent 1t
has now a much better track than the Pe0-
ria, Decatur q Western.
T. A. Swift, formerly private secretary of
General Manager Beach, has accepted
similar position in the office of W. n. Green.
assistant to President Ingalls,. Mr.. Swift
was, for many years. on the Decline, and
made very creditable record.
As result of the passenger rate war now
in progress between the Pennsylvania. the
trip rate of 81 has been established between
Chicago and Louisville and Chicago and
Cincinnati. This is So less than the regular
one-way rate.
In railroad circles the opinion prevails
that G. G. Waite has big job before him
In Strengthening out the affairs of the Co
lumbus 81 Hooking Valley road. Not only
is it heavily in debt. but there has been
good deal of friction for years in the NAH
agement of the property.
The meeting of the local freight agents
has been called for Saturday, when some
action will be taken on the recent advance
in rates on desks. The agents admit that
the rates on desks, of which hundreds are
shipped from here weekly. should be no
higher than on knocked down stun.
IT. Malott, receiver of the Chicago e.
Atlantic, who has been in the city for sew
eral days, will return to Chicago this
evening. He states that the physical con-
dition of the property is being rapidly inn
proved, and before winter the track will
be in shape to make any desired speed
over it.
The prospect that the c., c.. C. e. st. L.
is to annul the contract with the Cincin-
natl. Wabash q Michigan whereby it
reaches Indianapolis over the Big Four
tracks from Anderson is said to have
cooled the ador of the Mackey syndicate as
to taking the option that they hold on the
property.
Z. A. Ford, general passenger agent of
the Pennsylvania lines west of Pittsburg
was in the city yesterday for short time,
going to Terre Haute in the afternoon for a
conference with President McKeen. of the
Nandalla. He was accompanied by II. r.
Dering and John Chesborough, assistant
general passenger agents.
:, The district passenger agents of the Big
Four, the Monon and the Pennsylvania
company state that the revenue derived
from the sale of tickets to Chicago in Au-
gust. under the cut rates, were the largest
ever shown IN any, one month. Ii this is
true it is powerful argument in favor of
twO-ceQts-D nile rates even less.
L. II. Burgeon has been appointed gen
eral manager of the Terre Haute IL Peoria
road, vice ID. H. Conklin resigned, the APP
polntment to take effect at once. Mr.. Bur
under c. E. Henderson. general manager of
the o., /. 81 w. and the Ohio Southern,
| and has shown himself to be man of con-
siderable ability. In company with c. w.
Fairbanks, Mr.; Burgeon yesterday made an
| inspection of the road.
| The shipments of flour. grain and pro-
| visions from Chicago to the seaboard by
| the lines in the Central Traffic Association
last week aggregated 1852 tons, against
| 1853 for the preceding week, a decrease of
| spending, week last year. a decrease of 624
tons. The Vanderbilt lines carried 523
| per cent. of the whole business, the Penn
| sylvania lines 21.8, the Chicago & Grand
Trunk IT., and the Baltimore & Ohio S.2.
| Allen Marvel the new president of the
| Atchison. Topeka & Santa Fe road. is fifty
| two years old. He began railroad life in
| 1883, as clerk in the purchasing agents Of
| nee of the Chicago g. Rock Island road.
| While in service on that road he reached
the position of assistant superintendent.
| In 1881 he left this road and accepted a sim
| liar position for short time on the Mani
toba road. Seeing that he was q railroad
! man of large ability, the directors pushed
him ahead until he reached the position of
first vice-president and general manager of
the property.
Several prominent railroad attorneys
met yesterday in the Office of John T. Dye
for conference regarding the numerous
| suits which have been brought against the
companies for not placing bulletins of rates,
| etc. at stations In some conspicuous place.
In some way there has been a misunder-
standing as to the time, under the inter
state-commerce act amendment, when such
provision of the law went into effect, and
as to the completeness of such bulletins.
If the ideas of some of the parties which
have brought suit are to be carried out,
the publishing of bulletins is to be burden
some and very expensive to the companies.
Every day brings some new road which
the Big -Four syndicate is thought to be
endeayOring to gather in. Now it is the
Scioto Valley 1T Is proposed to consolidate
with the Big Four system. This road has
close relations with the Chesapeake e.
Ohio, and it is figured out at Columbus, O.,
| whence comes the SciOto Valley story, that
the Chesapeake g. Ohio can be connected
with the Ohio, Indiana IL Western from
Cleveland without going so far west as
Cincinnati, using the Cincinnati, Sandusky
81 Cleveland as part of the line 1t looks
now as if the Vanderbilts will take the
Ohio, Indiana q Western. but they may
not purchase it outright. So far as can be
learned, the inspecting party, including Mr..
ingalls,, of the Big Four, and Mr.. Newell, of
the Lake Shore, was not particularly
pleased with the property. Possibly lease
may be made by guarantee of per cent.
on the o., l. IL w. first mortgage bonds.