The Indianapolis journal., 1890-01-21


in this case keenan, & Sons having settled
with the shippers. the action should not
have been in the name of the commission
men and that the latter therefore had no
case The commission men are determined
to abolish the overcharge custom, and say
they Will now bring a number OF suits
against such of the roads as persist in the
practice.
Personal, Local and General Notes.
President Adams, of the Union Pacific,
started yesterday for Cuba on three
weeks vacation trip.
w. j. Hayes. late of the Ohio x Missis-
sippi road. is to take the position of master
car-builder of the Ohio. Indiana q West
ern.
VT Malott, receiver of the Chicago g.
Atlantic, has so far recovered from his
recent Illness that he yesterday went to
Chicago.
Assistant General Manager J. T. Childs,
of the Lake Shore railroad has resigned to
accept position on the New York, Ontario
d Western.
r. Il. Glenn has taken position in the
uptown ticket office of the Pennsylvania
Company as assistant to George Rech, gen.
eral city ticket agent.
Thomas Moore, formerly chairman of the
Indianapolis Pool Association. IS in the
city. He is now acting agent for the
Moore Car-door Company.
The bill to lease the Chesapeake & Ohio
Maryland and it is said that the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company will be the lessee.
The Chicago e. Grand Trunk Railroad
Company last week let the contract for
laying a second track between Bellevile
and Gananoque, distance of sixty-five
miles.
The work which the Indiana Car-service
Association is doing has enabled Several of
the roads to take off one or two switching
engines and crews, saving S25 to $50 day
to such roads.
Harry Devereaux, son of the late J. III.
dent of the Bee-line, has accepted the posi-
tiOn OF treasurer of the Paige Car-wheel
Company. Cleveland. o.
The Chicago g. Rock Island will not meet
the cut cattle rate made by the Chicago &
Alton; The management say that their
local business Is too good to be jeOpardiZed
by engaging IN rate war.
George +. Randolph has been appointed
general freight agent of the New York &
New England road. For some years he was
general passenger and freight agent of the
Elmira, Cortland Il Northern road.
The executive committee of the Indiana
Car-service Association were in session for
three hours yesterday afternoon to listen to
grievances of shippers and consgnees.
hone of much Importance were presented.
Master Mechanic Lawes. of the Big Four
shops at Brightwocd. is building q passen-
ger engine. which will be out in few days,
which would be credit to the best loco
motive-works in the country, say expert
mechanics.
VIM. Turreff, superintendent of motive
power of the Big Four system. expects to
remove. with his force of clerks. from
Cleveland to this city on the first of next
month. He Is only waiting to secure suit
able rooms.
OF the fourteen engines recently con-
tracted for by the Louisville, New Albany
N ION forf fh..y
A. IL e.. and four for the Louisville South
ern. Several of these engines will weigh
hfty-tive tons.
General passenger agents report that
there has been an increase in earnings
from through business the last sixty days,
compared with year ago, while earnings
from local traffic with most lines are show.
ing falling OFF.
In the year 1880 an average of 900 car
loads Of lumber were shipped monthly south
almost equally divided between the Lake
; Erie & Western and the Louisville, New
Albany d Chicago.
The growth of passenger traffic on the
New York Central road has been remark
able. In 1882, the annual report shows that
100000 passengers were carried: the re.
port of 1885 shows 13, 000,00 carried, and OF
1880 1S.000.O00 carried.
The New York Central and the Lacka-
wanna roads are having miniature rate
Baldwinsville and Syracuse. The regular
fare is 30 cents. but the rates have been cut
to 10 cents In the tight for business.
The prospects of the introduction of the
clearinghouse system with the railroads OI
this country brightens Of the trunk lines
all but the Lackawanna are in favor of the
system, and an earnest effort Is to be made
TO induce President Sloan to fall into line
III. j. Rhein, the new district passenger
agent of the Cincinnati. Haeilton & Day
ton at this point, took hold yesterday He
IS SAID TO be passenger man of q good
deal of ability. Heretofore he has repre-
sented the c., III. * ID. at Detroit, Mich.
Paymaster Comstock, of the Big Foul
system. is on his monthly rounds. 1t take.
him seventeen days of each month to pay
headquarters in Indianapolis it is thought
he could do the same work in four days
less time
General Manager Barnard. of the Ohio
Indiana q Western, has decided to 90 al
the heavy repairing of the equipments a
the Urbana l1ll.) shops. so much more com
modious and convenient are they than the
Indianapolis shops. Only light repairs will
be made here.
Traffic Manager McDoel and General Su
perintendent Woodland, of the Louisville
New Albany Il Chicago, spent yesterday il
the city looking at the terminal facilities
question This company determined to
have terminal facilities here Independent
OF OIler roads.
General Superintendent Blee. of the Bis
-Four. spent yesterday in the city looking
after the operations of the Car-servic'
Association. As the Big Four owns Owe
one-half the switches III the CITY, this as
soclatlon has more to do with its business
than any other road centering here.
All the railroad shops are running full
time. and with the largest number of mel
employed at any time In some wears
Fright trafhc has been so heavy for severa
months past that the repairs to freight
enninmarlf have haan nnnrnall,. i.-ex. .. i