The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-05-25

g., 1000 600 Of new bonds, and the money
raised on these bonds is to be expended in
doubling its main line from Plttsbure to
Warren. O.. and building some extensions.
Between Pittsburg and Warren q second
track is greatly needed, as the p. q w. and
the Baltimore q OHIO trains run over this
portion of the road.
At the beginning of the year everything
indicated that before July. !. 1891. there
would be two new roads into the Clay
county coal-fieids. one TO be built by the
Indiana Midland. the other the Louisville,
New Albany g. Chicago branch from Balm
bridge to Brazil Now both enterprises
likely to be- completed this year.
George Brecount. general agent OF the
Louisville, New Albany & Chicago, re-
turned from Chicago Sunday morning. He
has decided to accept the position OF gen.
eral agent Of the company at CINCINNATI.
which includes the surrounding territory
for q considerable distance. He 10 also to
be the agent of the Nickel-plate and the
Interstate Dispatch at Cincinnati.
The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe is
openly charged by three of its competitors
west of the Missouri river with giving
transportation to influence traffic. Formal
of she roads at Chicago last week, and in
all probability the matter will be taken up
at the next meeting of the Transmissour
Freight Association In Kansas City.
The question of w. r. Woodland becoming
superintendent Of the Louisville. New Al
Mr.. Woodlands relations with tho Kentucky
and Indiana Bridge Company n the Belt
Road Terminal Company are such as to IN
terfere with his retirement, and his present
be justified in paying q general superin-
tendent.
The low stage Of water in the Ohio river
Is proving OF benefit to the coal operators
in Indiana, and to the roads. as . number
Of large manufacturing establishments
using Indiana Goals. 1t seems to help the
Mackey roads more than any other lines
No roads In this territory are showing q
larger per cent. of increase in gross earn
the Louisville, Evansville & st. Louis
leading. =
Charles Nelson, general superintendent
of the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton, and
u. Miller, traffic manager of the Queen &
Crescent, were in Chicago. Saturday, in
conference with General Manager McDoel.
Of the Louisville, New Albany e. Chicago,
arranging the summer timetables. 1t is
proposed to not only improve the passen-
ger-train service between Chicago and
points reached by the Queen a. Crescent.
but the freight service. as well. putting on
faster freight trains.
After q test Of several months the New
York Central has accepted the Hall auto
matio electric block signal system, which
is now in operation between Oscawana and
Red Hook. This does not apply to the New
nal of F. n. Harrington, of this city, former
mechanical engineer of the Big Four, is at
tracing q good deal of attention, and q
strong company. financially. has been or
ganized to bring the device to the front.
and its accuracy seem to make it more val
liable than any person employed by q COM
pany could possibly be.
The management of the Pennsylvania
Company is inst waking up to the fact that
the Big Four means to give them some
and Eastern points, via Columbus, o. An
official has recently passed over the Big
Four from Columbus to Indianapolis via
Springfield, and was surprised at the great
Improvement that has been made to the
Big Four track, formerly the o., /. IL W.,
and is still being made. He says that
every few rods one would think q con-
structi0n train had been wrecked, SO large
q number OF cross-ties have been piled up
along the lines at various points.
Under the civil-service rule Ia number of
changes In official positions on the New
York Central road 60 into effect June 1.
G. L.. Rossiter, superintendent of the Har-
lem division, has been transferred to the
western division as assistant superintend-
ent, vice w. L. McCulloch, resigned. j. II.
oASo N4As PAnSO VII thO
Harlem. Mr.. Phyfe. who has for many
years been assistant superintendent of the
busyi Hudson River division, was much
commended for his work during the strike
pointed t%rainmaster. has been assistant to
general Superintendent Voorhees,. Mr..
Hustis also distiu guished himself during
the labor troubles. Frank A. Harrington
succeeds C.. NJ. Bissell. who resigned as
superintendent of the Mohawk division of
the New York Central.
One of the officials of the Vandalia line
says the only object that President Mexican
and General ManagersWiIlAms1 had in
going East was to talk over timetable mat
tiers with the Pennsylvania people and to
20 and 81 complete Pullman vessibnis
trains. One of the highest officials of the
Pennsylvania road recently said to q rep
resentative of the Journal that so long as
the Vandalia was operated on so satlsfac-
tory a basis as now there would be no ad-
vantage to the Vsndalis or the Pennsyl-
vania Company in changing the relations.
The latter works in perfect harmony with
the PennsylvaDia lines. and yet the Van
former, or at least is SO considered by
friendly connections. consequently the
Vandalia gets business it would not were it
looked upon Is being q Pennsylvania inter
est
a u v AoSS hiottOio ~ AihOS
represented at the meeting in Cleveland on
Thursday last were the n. ~ W.. T.. C. 81
c., c., G. c. q st. L.. c. q c., c., A. & G.,
c., w. q B., w. g. l.. E., G. L. s. W., I. q
T.. c., D. 81 l.. aud c.. H. & D. 1t was
agreed that the rates in car lots on ore
from the ports of Cleveland, Lorain,
Huron, Sandusky and Toledo to the points
named should be as follows: Cincinnati,
$1.2O; jackson. Wellstown, Coalition, Iron
ton. Hanging Rock, Portsmouth and
Pomeroy. o.. S1.05; Ashland. KY. S1.2O;
GAINESVILLE and Shawnee, o., 70 cents; In
dianapolis. Anderson and Muncie. S1.4O.
These rates include the dockage and
handling charge of 20 cents per gross ton.
whether the ore is loaded directly from the
vessel or from the dock. The Pennsyl-
vania, Ohio Southern, and G., :. & H. rail.
roads were not represented, but the Penn
s~ylvanis has expressed it's concurrence and
the other roads will probably do so.