The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-12-19

MIA road in tiis city. has been appointed
general superintendent of motive power of
the Big FoI. road. with headquarters at
Indianapolis. He VIII assume the duties of
his new Office on Jan. 1.
Personal. Local ana General Notes.
The New York Central will next year build fine
passenger stations at Syracuse and Rochester,
f. T. Afieck, assistant general freight agent of
the Baltimore Ohio, has gone To Cuba to re-
gain his health.
III. NJ. Elerding has been appointed agent of
the Lake shore road at Grand Crossing, ILL.,, vice
T. Collins, resigned.
Col Joseph HIll, assistant general manager of
the Vandalia line, has so far recovered from his
recent illness as to be at his office again.
1t is stated that Horace Tucker, general freight
agent of the Illinois Centrars Northern aud
Western lines. is soon to retire from that posi-
ton.
The New York Central is in the market for
forty thousand tons OF heavy steel rails in addi-
ton TO those recently contracted for, to be laid
OIL their Western lines.
The first-class passenger rate from Columbus,
o.. to Chicago, which has been $685., will, on
Jan. i, be reduced by all lines TO 81, making a
lower rate than from Cincinnati to Chicago.
The Lake shore is fitting up its entire freight
equipment with automatic carcouplers. The
order applies to all new equipment. and to old
equipment as fast as 1t can be placed In the
shops.
The official circular announcing the changes
OH the Big Four which will take place on the st
OF January will be issued on the 25th of this
month. The changes will affect several depart
ments
The sale Of the northern division of the Cincin-
natl, Jackson * Macklnaw road Will take place
next Wednesday. Doubtless it will be bid in in
the interest OF the Cincinnati, Hamilton IL Day
ton road.
The Vanderbilt party, on their recent trip
West, left for the trainmen on each division over
which they were hauled S35. The conductor and
engineer ID. fireman and
brakemen So each.
The Big Four will soon contract for twenty
five freight cabOoses, which viii be so con-
structed as To be more comfortable and con-
venient for the train men, who occupy them,
than the ordinary cabo0se.
The Lehigh Valley st-freight line, which in
the past has been little known In this territory,
Is taking a good deal Of business out Of the West.
beng better supplied with cars, seemingly, than
some OF its competing lines.
The Terre Haute IL Peoria company has Just
completed hne iron bridge over the Embarass
river: The physical condition OF this property is
said TO be 100 per cent better than when the
present owners took control.
II. @. Parker, traffic manager of the Lake Erie
becoming more plenty. He states that at Peori 4
alone the l.. f. u W. had orders yesterday morn
ing for 3s3 cars. and had six in sight
The Indianapolis Division of the Order of Rail-
way Conductors, No. 103, will tomorrow hold
an important meeting, among other things elect
ing officers for the ensuing year Secretary
Mounts urges that there be full attendance.
James McCrea, first vice president OF the Penn
sylyania Company, has given positive instruc-
tons to heads OF all departments to I'LL all posi-
tons vacated BY promotion OF men who are in
the employ of the company. selecting those most
competent
President Ingalls,, Of the Peoria & Eastern,
contemplates reducing the grades on the west
ern division of the road next year. There are
three hills which have raise of eighty feet 10
the mile, aud be proposes 70 reduce this grade to
forty feet to the mile.
E. A. Ford general passenger agent Of the
Pennsylvania lines west OF Pittsburg. and sew
were in the city yesterday, and this morning 90
TO Terre Haute for a conference with General
Manager Williams. OF the Vandalia
Chalmers Brown. vice-president and general
manager; w. n. Bells. secretary and treasurer,
and ". ID. Hooker. actuary OF the Railway OIL
clals' and Employees Association, have gone to
Niagara Falls to attend meeting Of the man.
ayers OF mutual benefit associations now in ses-
sion there.
That there was any unpleasantness between
+. Il. Thomas. first vice-president of the Erie
lines, and W. c. Rinearson, general passenger
agent, who recently retired, Is denied. The frio-
ton was between Mr.. Rinearson and G. III. Val
liant, the traffic manager, 1t Is stated, to whom
he reported.
Moses @. Carrel. secretary of the International
resignation. The executive committee has
asked him TO withdraw 1t until the next annual
meeting as there Is a question as to the LEGALITY
meeting OF the association.
Dr. Talbert. OF the medical staff of the Penn
sylvania Voluntary Relief Association, states
that about so Der cent of the employees are in
the association This low per cent. however. is
due to the fact that bu: few section men, plat
form men and clerks are members. In the train
service 80 per cent Of the employees are in the
association.
IL is thought that the securing of control g.
the Cincinnati. Portsmouth & Virginia road by
the parties owning the Norfolk 80 Western means
this section. at least from Cincinnati, o. The
C., z. & V. road is 100 miles long, running from
cincinnati TO Portsmouth on the Norfolk 4
Western road.
ninth year OF service on the Beeline division OF
the Big Four. He helped lay the first rail on the
eastern division of the road After the road
was opened for business he took the position Of
baggagemaster, and in 1865 was made passen
ger conductor. which position he now holds
running between Indianapolis and Gallon.
The Baltimore q Ohio ia favorably consider
ing tho appointing of q district passenger agent
in this territory, with headquarters at Tndianap-
oils. Since Benjamin Tinney retired they have
had no regular representative in this territory
and the better time which the trains are now
making. and the finer equipments. Justify the
company in making an effort TO secure Its share
OF business at indianapolis and adjoining terri
tory.
An old-timer on the Decline division of thu
Big Four. in speaking OF the growth OF loca
travel on this division, yesterday said that IF
sold at Anderson IL was called good business
now the sales range from thirty-fve to forty
day. At Muncfe, II ten or twelve tickets a daI
were sold il was considered good business; now
from hfty 10 sixty tickets sold at this station
daily.
Commeucing;with Dec. % the passenger train
of tee Cleveland. Loraln * Wheeling road vii
go into and out or Cleveland over the LAX,
shore instead OF over the Big -Four line. Tn,
Lake Shore owns good deal OF the stock of tn,
C.. L. & W. road, and by some IL is thought tn M
the preliminary step toward the Lake shor
securing the road. Although the distance b,
the new line via Elyria is eight miles further i
is proposed 10 make the same time as was mad,
over the Big Four.
Application has been made by the Iowa rail
road commissioners for change In tho rates OF
coal in that State. They claim that the presen
interstate rates are manipulated TO such an ex
tent as To place the product OF the Iowa miue
at disadvantage in competition with the Goa
mines OF Illinois and Missouri. In response q
this request the railroads interested in tho lows
coal traffic have arranged for meeting with
the commissioners at Des Moines, Wednesday
Dec 23.
meeting was held yesterday at Chairman
Finley's Office IN Chicago To hear complaint
made by the Rock Island road against the Bur
lngton, IN which the latter Is accused OF cuttins
sale of round trip tickets. IL is claimed that II
half a dozen cases the return portions OF sucl
tickets have been found in brokers Offices. As
no road in the Western Passenger Association
has authority under the existing agreement 4
sell round-trip tickets between Chicago ant
Denver. the Rock Island asks for relief
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