The Indianapolis journal., 1890-05-12
Personal, Local and General Notes.


Thomas H. Noonan. assistant general
freight agent of the Big Four, with head
quarters at Chicago, was In the city yester-
day.
The Michigan roads have fixed upon May
Is as the date for the restoration of passen-
ger rates to their former basis 3 cents per
mile.
George Sipp chief car-accountant of the
Chesapeake * Ohio road, with headquar-
ters at Richmond, Va, spent Sunday with
friends in this city.
The construction of Belt road to con-
commenced to-day. The work is to be
pushed vigorously.
The roads west out of Cleveland have re-
duced ffth-class rates to indianapolis and
intermediate points in conformity with the
late reductions to Chicago.
z. E. Husted, who is with the Wabash
road, spent Sunday with his brother F. A.
Hustled, superintendent of the Cincinnati,
Hamilton * indianapolis road.
The Lake Shore road last year invested
q, ,532, 627 IN new equipments, and the Mich
igan Central $4,000. 60 per cent of which
was used in purchasing locomotives.
j.. A. Barnard. assistant general manager
OF the Big Four lines, returned yesterday
from his bridal trip. and is expected at
headquarters the early part of this week.
President Adams. of the Union Pacific,
will come West this week and will remain
six weeks. looking the property over. He
is accompanied by Directors Arnes and
Atkins.
1t is stated that Ford Wood, assistant
general freight agent of the Big Four. is to
be given full supervision of the freight
business of the Big Four at Indianapolis
and immediate territory.
In the month of April there were handled
lis road 1890 more loaded cars than in the
corresponding month of 1889, and the ex-
cess In May this year bids fair to be still
larger.
The Baldwin acknowledgements have
Just delivered to the Cincinnati, Jackson
d Mackinaw road five large freight
engines. They were built at the company's
branch works in New York, and are said to
be very creditable to the new shops.
J. w. Aain. yard-master of the Chicago
q Alton at Bloomington, Ill, was run over
last Saturday and had one of his legs cut
off. Mr.. Kahn was for some years yard
master of the Lake Erie q Western at La
fayette. and a very active member in the
Yardmasters' National Association.
The statement of the Boston & Albany
road for the last quarter is very remark
able one. With an increase of little more
than II per cent In gross earnings. the net
improved 50 per cent, and the surplus for
the period was $50 per cent. greater than
for the corresponding period of 1889.
Receiver Malott expresses the opinion
the Chicago IL Atlantic road by Sept. /.
When this is accomplished this combina-
tion will become much more powerful
competitor for trunk-line business be-
tween the West and East than ever before
in its history.
Geo. II. Daniels general passenger agent
of the New York Central, with the approval
of General Traffic Manager Guilford, has
appointed James s. Clark general agent Of
the passenger department., with aheaduuar-
ters at New York city. Mr.. Clark was for
some years on Western lines at one time
being on the Indianapolis, Decatur &
Springfield road.
Indications are that the Big Four lines
will earn in the neighborhood of Sl4, ,000, 900
this. year. The gross earnings in Aprh
reached 8. or. 1856. which was an increase of
S74.559 over earnings In the corresponding
month of 1889 on the same mileage. and
there will doubtless be several months in
the twelve of 1890 in which the gross earn
ings will exceed those of April.
ID. j. Mackey, president, and Norman
beckley, general manager. OF the Clncin-
natl. Wabash & Michigan road, on Friday
and Saturday last walked the entire dis
entens;on of the c.. W. & NJ. from Ander-
son to Nashville, and were treated very
kindly by most of the persons owning
night of way on the proposed line.
One of the officials of the Pennsylvania
road says the company is actually short of
TO freight equipment of late. Tho conf
pany Will In the next twelve months order
1000 more new cars of various descrip-
tions. The Pennsylvania lines now own
one-sixth OF the total number Of freight
cars IN use on all the railroads of this coun-
try.
The Big -Four Gazette has Just begun its
ninth year as monthly publication it be-
ing the outgrowth of the Bee-line Gazette
The lest few months there has been de-
cided Improvement IN its character. both
mechanically and in the quality of its read
ing matter. In addition TO ITS rniscellane-
GUS reading matter of general interest 1T
contains complete directory of all Off
cials and agents, with accurate time cards.
G.. s. Wheaton. Grand Chief of the Order
of Railway Conductors. is opposed to strik-
ing out the non-striking clause in the ritual
of the association. He thinks il has been
one of the strongest features of the organ
ization- The feeling over the matter has
become so pronounced that the more con-
servative mem bers fear that shouId the
delegates vote in favor of eliminating if
there will be division of the association,