The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-12-17
members of the opposition to the Inman
party In the Richmond Terminal. but there
was no formal action taken.

party In the Richmond Terminal. but there
was no formal action taken.
The west end of the Chicago division of
the Big Four. from Indianapolis TO Colfax.
forty three miles, Is now laid with heavy
steel rail, and next season the improve
ment will be continued on 60 Kankakee.
where connection is made with the Illinois
Central.
+. s. Anable. late controller of the Gin
cinnati, Jackson 81 Mackinaw road has ac-
ceDted the Office of general auditor of the
Mexican Central road. Mr.. Anable is well
known in Western railroad circles His
headquarters Will be at Boston. He takes
charge Jan. /.
Eleven miles of the Cleveland, Sandusky
~ Columbus Short-line road, which ex-
General MANAGER Moore is building to par
allel the Big Four between Cleveland and
Columbus. is completed. To secure GER
taih subsidies this much IF the road had to
be built by Dec. Is.
TIE Toledo 81 Ohio Central. in connec-
tiOn with the Kanawha & Michigan road.
has made traffic agreement with the
Chesapeake q Ohio road establishing
new through fret ght line to the sea board.
The arrangement promises to be highly ben
etclal to the {. d o. road.
The Louisville. New Albany & Chicago
road in the first week OF December earned
1.723; decrease as compared with tho first
week In December. 1890. s.. 772. 1t is stated
officially that this decrease was entirely
due to the impossibility of getting cars to
handle the business offered.
The stockholders of the Terre Hante &
Indianapolis read and of the Terre Haute
q LogaDsport road will hold their annual
meetings In Terre Haute on Jan. 4; the
stockholders OF the St. Louis. Vandalia X
Terre HRute road will hold their annual
meeting IN Greenville, ILL.,, Jan. IA.
Within the last few days the Ohio Falls
car-works, at Jacksonville, has secured
contracts to build ten passenger coaches
for the Nashville Chattanooga e. ST. Louis
road, five hundred box cars tor the Cincin-
natl Southern and one hundred for the
Louisville, ST. Louis 81 Texas road.
The Norfolk & Western company expects
to have a line under it's own control, prac-
tically. between Chicago and Hampton
Roads by midsummer of 1892. The bridge
over the Ohio river at Kenova being COM
pleted. the most serious obstacle to carry
Ing out this programme Is removed.
The prospects just now are not very
promising that the Big Four will be able to
extend its Cincinnati, Wabash q Michigan
line into Louisville, KY. over the Ohio 81
Mississippi road from North Vernon. The
serious drawback on the business of the
c., w. ~ M.
A number of foreign capitalists who have
money invested In the Baltimore 81 Ohio
system. are this week inspecting the prop
erty. The b. x Q. has issued a large
amount of new stock and bonds for the
purpose of putting the property in first
class condition. and these foreigners repre-
sent parties who are to purchase these Sc
curities, hence the close inspection.
The Baltimore & Ohio and the Pennsyl-
vania lines are acting very honorably with
western roads which are allowing their
cars to go through to the ea.board. Both
roads are handling the business at Balti-
more in manner which prevents block
AIDES. More than two hundred steamships
are now bound for Baltimore to load with
grain. Nearly two hundred thousand bush
els 60 out daily.
The tunnel under the st. Clair river was
thrown open to public travel on Monday
trains of the Grand Trunk road will run
via Port Huron and the tunnel. The
heavy locomotives have arrived, and
everything is said to be in shape to handle
passenger and freight trains. 1t Is ex-
pected that forty trains or more will pass
through this tunnel daily.
Vice-presidcnt McCrea, of the Pennsyl-
vania Company, sent j. +. Miller, general
superintendent of the Southwestern sys-
tenn. to Chicago TO see what could be done
10 relieve the blockade OIL superintendent
Bennetts division at Chicago. After thor
oughly looking over matters, Mr.. Miller
telegraphed to Mr.. McCrea that $40, coo
would have to be expended to get the side
tracks and other conveniences necessary.
Mr.. McCrea telegra phed to make the i'm
provements at once.
The Vanderbilt lines. on the 1st of next
month, will inaugurate q tourist car serv-
| Ice between New York and San Francisco
| and Boston and San Francisco, one tourist
car week leaving each of the Eastern
| points named. They will be hauled over
| the Boston ~ Albany, the New York Gen.
| trail and the Lake Shore roads. On arriv-
| ing at Chicago rather novel arrangement
has been made in order that Western roads
shall not take offeDse over the new scheme
One week In each month the tourist cars
| Will be run over the Chicago * Northwest
ern. another week over tho Chicago. Mil
| waukee ~ st. Paul. third week over the
Chicago & Rock Island and the fourth
week over the Atchison, Topeka e. Santa
| Re.
| The Illinoie Central and the Michigan
Central roads have not yet been able to
agree on all the points involved in the
| proposed construction of joint passen ger
station on the lake front at Chicago. The
| Michigan Central is opposed TO the admis-
sion oil any other lines to the new depot, as
| the Illinois Central would get nearly all
the benefit from such an arrangement. and
the latter refuses TO agree TO keep other
roads out. This hitch may result In each
road building its own depot. although such
an outcome IS regarded as scarcely prob
able; inasmuch as the Michigan Central
would be compelled to move it's quarters
to some point south of Twelfth street.
Chair man Finley has been notified that
the Kansas City, Fort Scott * Memphis
i IOau mas naue reduction OF G. In winter
| tourist rates to Southern points. because
| the Missouri Pacific met the rates from
Fort Scott 1t is claimed that the
Missouri Pacific is carrying passen-
gers via its St. LOUIS line. enabling
! them to buy tickets 10 pleasant
| Hill. Mo-. and re-purchnse there. making
| the through rate less than that quoted from
Kansas City. Chairman Finley communi-
Gated with General Passenger Agent Town
| send, of the Missouri Pacific. on the sub
| ject. but that official promptly replied that
he should meet any rate made by the Men,
| phis line.