The Indianapolis journal., 1892-07-14
In q Shaky Condition.
Personal, Local and General Notes.

Personal, Local and General Notes.
w. b. Leeds. superintendent of the Rich
mond division of the Pennsylvania lines,
was In the city yesterday on official busi-
ness.
Eastern ticket-scslpers are said to have
IN their possession over five thousand re-
turn Christian Endeavor tickets, and are
Btlll buying.
The Toledo, ST Louis e. Kansas City road
psrned in the first week of July So, ,s25. "a;
Increase over the corresponding week Of
last year, S3,016.14.
G. II. Phillips has been appointed COM
percial agent ot the Missouri Pacific. with
headquarters at New Orleans The ap-
pointment takes effect Aug. /.
Joseph p. Thomson, who for many years
has been the general freight agent of tho
Buffalo, Rochester 81 Pittsburg road, has
resigned on account OF Ill health.
The meeting called for yesterday of the
Indianapolis railway officials amounted to
but little for lack of quorum. Nothing
was done Of interest to the public.
The effort TO induce the Wabash people
to build branch from Cooley Lake TO Ex-
celsior Springs, is likely to prove success
full, as the directors favor suoh an outlay.
G. F. Brotherton his severed his connec-
tion as general superintendent OF the Kan
sss City, Wyandotte a. Northwestern road,
and goes East to accept arailroad position.
VI.
ternational 81 Great Northern railroad. has
been appointed general manager Of that
road and leased lines. with headquarters Of
Palestine, Tex.
w, E. Blooher. formerly roadmaster on
the Indianapolis 81 St Louis road. Is visit
master of q division of the Union Pacific,
25S miles in length, with headquarters at
Garrison, Mo. .t
The Indiana Car-service Association held
its usual monthly meeting yesterday, but
no business of Importance was transacted,
ready to report The session lasted but
thirty minutes.
The Ohio road known as the Columbus.
Lima Il Milwaukee. for which receiver
has been asked, has been as unfortunate as
has the Indiana Midland. and has had more
legal difficulties than any road ever con-
Dtructed in Ohio.
c. II. Howard. assistant general mana ger
Of the St Charles car-works, has been
elected secretary OF the New York Safety
car Heating and Lighting Company, of
which Colonel Sopher. well-known in In
dianapolis railway circles. is president
The recent consolidation OF car compa-
nies brings into life freIght-car manu-
featuring establishment on par with that
of the Pullman company. as it's capacity
will be l25 freight cars q day, the several
plants employing over SIX thousand men.
Monday fast run with live stock was
made from Peoria to Cleveland, over the
Peoria d Eastern and the Big Four told
Bee-line division) from Indianapolis.
There were nineteen cars Of stock and the
run was made In twenfy-four hours and
minutes. The distance is 49S miles.
o. ID. Ashley, president OF the Wabash
road, says the road is now in,better cordi-
tion, tinancislly and physically, than ever
before in its history. In the last eighteen
months . large sum or money has been
spent In improvements and increasing the
equipment. and no road is in better condi-
tion 10 handle Its share of the worlds fair
traffic.
The loaded freight-car mileage on the
Big Four lines in the month OF June was
the largest since the consolidation went
into effect. ono month excepted. reaching
15.4l3. 74 miles. an increase over May, this
year, OF 934. Obj miles, and over June. 1891,
an increase of 2.550.472. or % Der cent. In
the movement of loaded cars the manifest
yystem has operated IN June to great ad-
vantage.
The Cincinnati. Hamilton & Day ton ex-
poets to take control of the Cincinnati.
jackson X Mackinaw road the middle OF
next month At the special meeting of the
stockholders of the C., II. * d.. on the 22d,
the proposition for leasing the road will be
ratified. ALI the preliminary work haa