The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-05-26

meet with the scioto Valley road into Co
lumbus. 1t 10 said that Governor ID. b.
Hill, of New York. Postmaster general
Wanamaker and a syndicate of Phiiadel-
phia bankers will furnish the money for
building the line. When completed 1t will
kegon on Lake Michigan, thence by steam
er to Lake Superior points.
PERSONAL. Local and General Notes.
The Lake Erie e. Western earned in the
third week of May S57,52s.97; increase over
1891, $1,47S.H.
Judge Field. attorney for the Louisville.
New Albany g. Chicago road, is so III as to
confine him at home.
The sixteenth annual convention CT the
international Association of Ger Account
tants will meet In Denver. Col, June 10 and
IL.
President and General Manager Clarke.
of the Mobile IL Ohio. says that the latest
eport in regard TO the sale of his road IS
unauthentic.
Those in position to understand what the
future of che Missouri. Kansas u Texas
road is to be state that j. ID. Rockefeller
Will be the president and H.. Y. cross nrst
sice-president and general mangaer.
General Manager Guthrie, of the Elkhart
Fast-freight Line. has appointed j. b. Har-
ter agent of the line at Indianapolis, In adj
dition TO his duties as agent OF the Clncln-
natl. Wabash * Michigan at this point.
The Chicago freight men have agreed
upon q switching charge on All goods
will be S3 per car IN addition to the half
rates which the roads grant on shipments
to the fair.
The Chicago g. Alton has paid the claim
for S160 damages of Louis Seickel. whose
baggage was detained at Buffalo by the
West Shore road, causing him to lose his
steamer. and Will take steps to force the
West Shore TO repay that sum.
General Passenger Agent Baldwin, of the
Cincinnati, Wabash * Michigan road. wac
in the city yesterday, comforting with As
sistant General Passenger Agent Bronson,
of the Big Four, as regards the summer ex-
cursion business out of indianapolis.
The opening of the Benton Harbor and
Louisville line for through passenger
business has been postponed until June z.
When the summer Timetables of the Big
FOUR lines take effect, G., w. 81 nj. trains
are TO be run to connect closely with those
of the Big Four at all intersecting points.
General Manager Hobart, of the Vermont
Central road. VINO retires on June /, has
been in continuous service on that road
since 1s43. commencing railroad life with
John Newell, president of the Lake Shore
road, and Norman Beckley, late general
manager of the Cincinnati, Wabash IL
Michigan.
The Delaware, Lackawanna & Western
road has put ON two vestloule trains each
way between Buffalo and New York, and
Buffalo and Philadelphia. making the run
from Buffalo to New York in eleven hours,
and TO Philadelphia, 10 connection with
the Pennsylvania via Mauch Chunk, In
twelve hours.
The Mutual Benefit ASSOCIATION, organ
lied on the same plan OF that or the Cln-
cinnati, Hamilton ~ Dayton road, has be-
come q healthy institution. AT Its annual
meeting on Saturday evening last. Z. H..
Rockwell, formerly of this city. now gen.
eral superintendent of the road, was elected
It's president.
Since March first 200. 600 new cross-ties
have been distributed on the Big Four sys-
tenn. Most of the ties came Oft of the CairO&
Vincennes division and the Chesapeake q
Ohio road. A number OF Western roads
are purchasing their crOss-ties from points
in the Virglnias on the G. x o. road. as the
ties are large and very sound timber.
The Secretary of State of illinois yester-
day recorded the resolutions of the stock
holders of the Chicago 81 Western Indiana
Railroad Company authorizing the direct
ors to issue additional bonds OF the COM
pany, under its mortgage of Dec. 1. 1852, to
the amount of ST. 00, 0o0, and bearing inter-
est at the rate of 6 per cent, to enlarge and
improve the property.
The Wanamaker Car-scale Company, of
this city, has taken it's car TO Chicago for
exhibition, and q number of railroad men
who have examined 1t are confident IL will
prove to be so good a device that it will
come into general use. By 1t the contents
of a car can be weighed with rs much ao-
curacy as on a Fairbanks scale, and as con-
vicinity as any heavy load.
The executive committee of the Louis
vile, New Albany IL Chicago road have,
by circular, notified the present attorneys
of the road that, after the LIST of June,
their services Will be dispensed with. as
other arrangements are to be made for
looking after the litigation of the company.
Inquiry at Chicago makes it quite certain
that Judge Field will be made general So
hcitor of the road, at least that was the
programme on Saturday last.
The accident Thursday last on the Louis
Vile, New Albany IL Chicago road main
line, south Of Lafayette, was not of so
serious a character AS first feared. Claim
Agent Huston, of the Monon. was in the
city yesterday. and stated that within
twenty-four hours after the accident oc-
CURED every person injured had been set
tied with, and the entire sum of damages
paid was little less than $500. The damages
TO the train did not exceed $500.
1t is highly probable that the Big Four,
in connection with the Cincinnati, Wabash
81 Michigan and the Wabash road. will
establish a regular line for Fort Wayne,
running through cars each way. This is
the route over which the st. John Society
is to be carried. The passenger department
of the Big -Four say that it Is Just as fair for
them to establish a line via the c.. w. IL Nj.
and the Wabash as for the Lake Erie 81
Western to put tickets on sale via Upton
to Muncie.
The master car-builder on the New York
Central road has recently completed a ho-
tel car for workmen on the road. One end
of the car is designed for a sleeping-roo m,
and will accommodate fifteen men, the
berths being comfortable. The middle Sec
ton is used for a dining-room, while the
Kitchen. which is fully equipped, couples
the remaining room in the car. 1t is es-
pecially adapted to brid ge-builders' use
when repairing bridges some distance from
any town or city.
A rumor was current last evening that
Nj. X. Maxwell, general agent of the Lake
Erie * Western at this point for three
years past. and a very competent man for
the position. is, on the transfer of George
Brecount TO Cincinnati, to become also the
general agent of the Louisville. New AL
bany 81 Chicago road at this point, he to
have an Office mp town. The statement
could not be officially confirmed last night.
city. but a subordinate official remarked
that it looked probable.
Whether the Eastern roads will succeed
In effecting an arrangement for q division
Of the dressed-beef, livestock and provis-
ion traffic from Chicago to the sea board is
still an enigma. Another conference on
this subject was held yesterday at the
rooms of the Central Traffic Association in
Chicago. lie was called by the committee
of shippers appointed at the former meet
ing. 1t was resolved to send communion
tions to the shippers Of other important