The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-10-03
AFFAIRS OF.THE RAILWAYS.
p.~.or., Local ana General Notes.


The Louisville, New Albany & Chicago Com
pany commenced yesterday running over their
own track between H0wlands and the JOINT
tracks Of the Lake Erie & Western ana the big
-Four.
II. b. Millikin, the oldest engineer on the New
York Central road. who retired after having run
appointed an inspector in one Of the companys
shops.
The net earnings of the Louisville, New Albany
X Chicago road for the eight months endlng
ings over those or the corresponding period IN
1883 Of S44,249.
The earnings of the 1,499 miles in the Big
-Four system for the nine months ending sept. 80
will be in the neighborhoOd of So, 100000, an
increase over the corresponding nine months oil
1888 of 100000
G. Maher, who has been appointed contracting
agent of the Erie railway at Cincinnati, vice j.
j. Maher, ST., deceased, although a young man,
has made an excellent record, one which makes
him worthy of promotion.
The report of C. E.. Henderson, receiver for the
l., Il. d. W., has been filed for the month OF Au-
gust. The total receipts from Nov. j, iSss: 70
and including Aug. 81, 1859, were $52,9oZ.So;
total disbursements, S32,102.72
Chief Engineer Becker, OF the Pennsylvania
lines west of Pittsburg, is to be in the city to-
day. He is going over the different divisions to
see il the road-beds are in proper shape for the
inspection which begins next week.
Neither the Big Four nor the Cincinnati, Ham,
tlton Il Dayton have put on their one-thousand..
mile tickets at $25, and 1t is causing a good deal
" onOhS
tickets.
ton and of the Louisville, New Albany & Chicago
roads were in Cincinnati yesterday, comforting
regarding their new time schedule. Some radical
changes are TO be made with some OF their
through trains.
The Big Four people are considering the max
ing OF their morning train out of here north "a
noon, its answering train to leave Chicago at
midnight. or 1880 p. NJ, hauling the Indianapo-
lis local sleeper.
Z. T. Jeffrey, formerly general manager of the
Illinois Central road, sailed for Europe yester-
day, to be absent several weeks. 1t Is stated
that on his return he will be asked to take charge
OF the construction of 200 miles OF projected
road in one of the Central States
The physical condition of the Indianapolis &
Vincennes road has been greatly improved or
late; Inns year seven miles addltlonal OF the
miles of stone ballast, and since May / twenty
miles have been ballasted with gravel.
The little station of Memphis. on the Jefferson
vile, Madison IL Indianapolis road, between
June 10 and Sept. 10, shipped two carloads of
fruit a day. The railway company will construct
there, this fall, aneat, commodious station build
ing, an Improvement which is badly needed.
Walter Fl. vann was yesterday appointed
agent of the Merchants Despatch at Louisville,
KY. W. III. Hill, formerly general agent OF the
Beeline at this point, assumed the duties of
agent of this line at Evansville, Oct. 1, vice +.
suits.
The Big Four people have become aware of the
fact that it is q mistake for them 10 give the
Fort Wayne, Cincinnati & Louisville road a cold
shoulder as to their indianapolis business, and
will probably make arrangements to handle their
business, which has increased in the last ninety
days fully so per cent.
The contractors who are building the extern
sion of the Terre Haute g. LOgansport road from
South Bend to st. Joe say that the road will be
In shape to run trains over within sixty days.
Afterward there will be further work in cutting
down grades and making fills, but it will not in
terfere with running trains.
| p. III. Blue. general manager of the Indiana 81
Illinois Southern road, is in the city, he being
one of the men interes d in the new banking in
stitution. Mr.. Blue states that within the next
thirty days certain things will transpire which
will make the road of which he is general man
ager a much more important line than 1t now is.
The Michigan Central road has made a number
OF changes in its representatives at Toledo,
the most Importation which is the appointing OF
| q. II. Hulburt, general agent of the Erie fast
freight lines operating over the Michigan Gen.
tral. A number or promoters or worthy men
follow this appointment. &
1t Is stated that the necessary legal documents
| for the transfer of the st. Louis, Alton d Terre
Haute road TO the Big Four are being drawn ND
by attorneys of the two interests. The Big Four
will issue bonds through the Indianapolis & st.
Louis road To pay for the purchase and to reim-
, bonds are in the shape ofacollateral trust
an equal amount of st. L., A. & T. III. stock.
w. n. Greene, one of President Ingalls, assist
ants. was in the city yesterday. He states that
the chief object of making changes IN the run
ming time of some OF their trains was to better
their connections at Chicago. Cincinnati and st.
Louis, not TO bring on a time war. He claims,
though, that the r0ad-bed of the Big Four has
been put in such excellent condition thar, if nee
essary, they can make 1t warm for competitors.
ID. II. COnkling, ex-general manager of the
Terre Haute Il Peoria road, is in the city. Next
week her will go East to meet capitalists who,
with him, are to look after the building of a new
railroad, some $50 miles in length, in Illinois.
After forty years of railroad work, he is DESTROYS
of taking a good rest, and he says that it will
take a good deal of c0axing to get him TO do
much in the way of railroading before next
spring.
The Pullman and the Wagner sleeping-car
companies are beginning to place their extra
cars at prominent Western points to
date the knights Templars. At Chicago there
will be lao Pullman cars, at Cincinnati go, at
Indianapolis Is. The number would be larger
here had the Pennsylvania not arranged to send
them round to other railroad points in the State.
For instance, tour are to start from Terre Haute,
two from LOganspOrt, two from Lafayette and
one from Franklin.
The fact that Austin Corbin signed his name as
president of the Ohio. Indiana 4 Western roadin
the announcement OF the new appointments of
general manager and traffic manager has ex-
cited some comment, nevertheless there is the
are practically those of the Big Four. The agree
ment has been signed by both parties interested,
made until the Big Four stockholders ratify il by
a twO-thirds vote, which they will do at their an
nual meeting three weeks hence. The Cleveland
road a gem in the Vanderbilt crown of railroad
properties.
The annual meeting of the shareholders Of the
Louisville a. Nashville railroad was held at the
offices of the company. in Louisville, yesterday.
Mr.. Exsrein Norton. president of the company,
and several of the Eastern directors representing
the Dutch and English bondholders and share
holders, were in attendance. The plan presented
by President Norton at a meeting held in New
York, Sept. % last. to issue $l3, 600. 600 new
stock, was ratified. The old board Il of directors
was reelected, with one exception, that of Il. w.
Toddsof New York, deceased. In his place Mr..
Jacob b. Scheff. of the firm of Kuhn, Logan 81
Co., New York, was elected.
j. A. Barnard, the new general manager Of the
Ohio, Indiana X Western divisions of the Big
Four system, arrived in the city at noon yester-
day, and immediately proceeded to the office OF
ex-General Manager Henderson and took posses
sion. In the afternoon the new manager and Mr..
Henderson were In conference, and Mr.. Barnard
says that he is not able to say, as vet, what
changes will be made in subordinate officials, If
any. OF course, IL is the intent. in making the
road a part Of the Big Four system, to retrench
expenses as far as practicable, yet, in all prob
ability, there will be an increased business on
the line through the friendly traffic relations
which are established by the deal.
The threat OF President Ingalls, that unless the
Company show q disposition to act hOnorably in
traffic relation matters. that he will parallel the
c., s. Il G. between Springfield and Columbus,
o., is likely TO bring about good results. The
New York star, of Monday last, says: .sThe latest
project of the Big Four, and one which is con
sldered of more Importance than any of its other
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