The Indianapolis journal., 1891-03-23


OF the Office in New York, May 1.
President ingalls,, of the Big Four, has
made application to the London Stock Ex-
change to list S25. .2s7, 600 of common stock
and S10000,0O0 of preferred stock.
M. III. Smith. the newly y-elected president
of the Louisville IL Nashville road, it is
stated, has under consideration making
several important official changes on the
road In the near future.
1t is stated that President Mackey. of the
Louisville, Evansville * st. Louis road. is
TO form a friedly traffic alliance with the
Big Four TO carry business between Evans
Vile and Benton Harbor.
Clarence Ingram, city ticket agent OF the
Wabash at st. LOuis, who has been in
South America for some weeks. returned on
Saturday and stopped over in this city
yesterday to visit friends.
On the 10Th through trains are to be put
on between Benton Harbor and Louisville,
and on the train will be hauled through
coach for Cincinnati. it being turned over
to the Big Four at Greensburg.
The Kansas City, Fort Scott 81 Memphis
road, one Thousand miles In length, has now
been In operation twenty years. and il is
stated officially that there has never been q
passenger killed OH that system.
The Pennsylvania Company has estab-
lished station ut Reissing for both pas
senger and freight business. j. S. Waiter
son has been appointed agent. Reissing
ls on the Bridgeyille ~ Mcdonald branch.
The passenger conductors of the Lake
Shore. recently discharged. have all been
relnstated. A high Official. 1t Is stated, OF
the road. on learning on what fiimsy rea-
sons they were dismissed, ordered them re-
lnStated.
j. p. Thomson. general freight and pas
senger agent of the Buffalo, Rochester &
months, has so far recovered that he eX-
poets to resume his duties on the first of
next month
George Abbott, private secretary to
James Barker general passenger agent of
the Louisville, New Albany ~ Chicago
road, has gone to Cuba for the benefit of
his health. 1t is questionable as to his
again entering railroad service.
The surveying party which is said to be
Locating kne from Terre Haute to Louis
vile, on Saturday were near Jefferson vile,
Ind. The chief engineer of the party Is
quoted as saying that the work on the
project will be commenced this spring.
The passenger department of the Cincin-
natl. Hamilton & Dayton is much gratified
over the results of placing parlOr cars on
Trains 3S ard 80. Although both are ac-
eommodation trains. they are among the
Ion.
The Cincinnati, Hamilton 81 Dayton
management will. the coming summer, do
a good deal in the way of building new
stations and repairing old ones. Plans are
TO be prepared at once for q new passenger
depot at Connersville, Ind. The building
which will probably be erected will cost
in the neighborhood of $4,000.
The National Car-servIce Association
will hold its first annual meeting in Rich
mond, Va, commencing on Wednesday.
ID. L. Bacon, general manager of the Indi-
ana Car-service Association, will leave
this evening to be present at the meeting.
Thirty associations will be represented.
and the officers for the ensuing year chosen.
The Whitewater division of the Big Four
is being placed in excellent physical condi-
tiOn. Since the Big Four took control of 1T
in July last twenty-five miles of sixty
pound to- the Y ard steel rail has been laid,
and nearly forty Thousand new ties put in.
The freight traffic of this division is now
the heaviest In the history of the road.
General Passenger Agent Fee, of the
Northern Pacific. Is arranging for grand
excursion of ticket agents from all parts of
the country to Yellowstone Park, In Sep
tember next. The only expense attached
to the pleasure trip will be that Of a tour of
the park and reduced rates have been Sc
cured on this. TRANSPORTATION and meals
on the train will be furnished free. Ticket
agents will be permitted TO have their wives
accompany them.
The Big Four and the Cincinnati. Wa
Chicago 81 West Michigan people to make
the mileage books of the Big Four lines
good on the c. & w. NJ. This is done to
meet the inroads of competitors. which are
using mileage books all through northern
Michigan. The Cincinnati, Hamilton &
Dayton, with its northern connections.
and the Pennsylvania lines being the
sharpest competitors in such territory.
The latest report is that A. j. Cassatt. of
Philadelphia, will be elected first vice.
president of the Pennsylvania Company,
filling the position of the late j. N. McCul-
Tough. Mr.. Cassatt entered service in
April. 1861 rodman on the Philadelphia
division of the Pennsylvania road; 1863 to
1864 he was assistant engineer of construc-
tlon of the connecting railway; 1864 to 1866.
resident engineer Middle division Philadel-
phia IL Erie railroad; 1866 to Nov. Is, 1867,
superintendent motive power and machin-
cry same road; Nov. 16. 1867, to April |, 1870.
superintendent motive power and ma
chinery Pennsylvania railroad; April 1,
1870. to Dec. l, 1871 general superintendent
Pennsyl ylvania railroad; Dec. !, 1871. to July
!, 1874. general manager Pennsylvania
lines east of Pittsburg and Erie; July L,
1874, to June, 1880. third vice-president
Pennsylvania Company. and subsequently
vice president Northern Central, Baltimore
& Potomac and West Jersey companies;
June. 1880, to- Oct l. 1882. first ce-presi:,
Thomas, the New York banker. when told
that there was such rumor said that he
would place but little credence in that re.
port, as Mr.. Cassatt was very wealthy,
IOuu Ol DictSuIc, duQ 10 ulQ uOb OclltVo ut
would place so big a job on his shoulders as
filling the position of vlce-president of the
Pennsylvania Company.
M. S. Conners snperIntendent of the Chi
cago & Eastern Illinois road, which also
operates the Chicago ~ Indiana Coal road,
is inclined to be boastful as to the business
the road is doing and the economical man.
ner it is operated, he being of opinion that
it excels the e.. III. * d., on which he was
division superintendent for some years.
So far as being economically managed is
concerned he writes I'VE have 435 miles
of road, divided into six districts. and
doubt If you can find a road in the country
that is as lightly otficered. We have on our
system tifty-sIx daily passenger trains, and
have, since L came here. run an average of
seventy-two freight trains, handling from
1,60O to 2300 cars per day. We certainly
are as we'll along in the way of progressi ge
railroad work as any road in this country.
We have the best the country affords fine
roadway and structures good buildings,
stations all of modern style, yestibuie
trains. solid steel rail (slxty-seven pOund),
and plenty of good machinery. Mr.. Saul
few days ago placed an order for twenty
one new engines and forty-iive miles of
sixty-seven- pound steel rail. Cur passen-
ger service is equal TO any you will find,
and it Is growing better all the while. We
have to work hard. but that doesn't matter.
We are all satisfied. as there is n general
good feeling between heads of departments.
and 1T makes everyone feel like hustling.
We are going to build the branch from
TuscoIa to Shelbyville this summer This
| will increase the businesa and add forty