The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-11-28
Jay Gouid's New Road.

Jay Gould has begun the preliminary
work for the building of the White Oaks,
Texas. railroad. which was purchased By
him, last spring. from receiver Charles
DAVIS for $4,000. He has . corps
OF engineers now IN the field.
and is pushing the survey with all
possible speed. 1t is not generally known,
but it is nevertheless q fact that Mr.. Gould
will 60 to Ell Paso In January and spend
the winter for his health. but he Will at
the same time supervise the construction
of this line which is TO be the link
between the Texas Pacific and the Union
Pacific systems. c. p. Huntington is sup
posed to be in the deal somewhere. but Just
fields at White Oaks, has not devel-
oped. 1t comes from good authority
that the contracts have been let for ties
and rails. and that the construction outfit
IL being made up at Dallas, and will be on
the grounds before Mr.. Gould arrives.
Personal. Local and General Notes.
The Great Northern road, to-day, opens
TO traffic its new extension west of Spo-
kane, lat miles, and Puget sound will be
reached by the middle of ~nextmonth.
Will Price. formerly of Richmond, Ind.
now agent of the Adams Express Com
pany at Baxter Springs. was married on
Thanksgiving day tos lady OF that city.
The Erie company leases the Northern Of
NOW JGtrOls "a ndo III VIC ~ - ~
has run the road got out of lr 2521 more
than it has paid under the terms of the
lease.
1t is stated that Calvin s Bxjce has taken
an interest in the Findlay. Fort Wayne ~
Western, and that he will aid in it's CON-
pletlon TO Fort Wayne and its extension
east TO Lima.
J. q. Van Wrinkle, superintendent of the
st. Louis railway terminals. spent Sunday
with friends In this city. Mr.. Van Wrinkle,
who was for nearly q quarter of q century
on the Bee-line. is proving q very Efficient
oficer In his new held.
The business of the Michigan Central at
Michigan City has increased so that the
company will be Obliged to enlarge Its
yards and depot facilities. 1t is stated that
Its business at that point has increased 100
per cent. In the last eight years.
The coal tonnage of the Wabash is nearly
double that of it's corn tonnage, yet the
Wabash Is spoken of particularly as q corn
road. In fact. the last annualr report shows
the grain tonnage all added together does
not reach that of the coal tonnage.
The Baltimore * Ohio will advance the
pay of conductors on it's Eastern lines after
Jan. !. 10 cents a day, and on Jan /. 1894,
will add another 8 cents o day. The wages
of its conductors on the Eastern divisions
are below those on It's Western lines.
The boards of directors of the Baltimore
e. Ohio. the Baltimore * Ohio Southwest-
ern and the Ohio * Mississippi will have q
conference TODAY in Cincinnati, and it Is
expected something will come to light as
regards the future of the Ohio & Missis-
sippi.
John McKeever. engineer on the Van
dslia line. on Saturday celebrated the
thlrtieth anniversary Of his connection
with the Terre Haute 81 Indianapolis road.
he commencing when I. j. Peck was Its
president. Prior to that he had run on the
Madison * Indianapolis road.
The citizens of Fort Wayne are moving
to secure two important improvements, one
q union station commensurate with the
belt road, to enable manufacturers to ship
goods as readily and cheaply as do maEu-
facturers at Indianapolis and many other
railroad centers.
1t is stated that Z. z. Lord, superintend-
ent of motive power of the Big -Four, and
John MacKenzIe, holding q like position
on the Nlckel-plate. have withdrawn their
resignations and harmony again reigns in
Big -Four official circles. Had MIR. Lords
resignation been accepted il was under
stood that Mr.. Mackenzie was to have
been his successor.
Dating from tomorrow the passepg ger
rate from Cincinnati TO Chicago aud .from
Louisville TO Chicago. either ton,
will be $50. the same rate as from Ind
annapolis to Chicago. In case the Louis
Vile or Cincinnati rate goes any lower the
indianapolis rate must drop proportion
areIy under the provisions of the Inter
State Commerce act.
No person who knows the character of
Oscar Murray, second vice. president of the
Big -Four, gave any credence to the report
that he bad been victimized by J. X.