The Indianapolis journal., 1892-12-26

company has collected even change, as
nearly as possible. three cents per mile.
Under the new rule they will exact three
cents per mile to q penny.
The Monon is grading for track to con-
meet it's line with the Lafaye cite Belt road,
as well as reaching the Rroond on which It
will erect its new shops at Lafayette. The
ground Is to be graded SO that the erection
of the new shops may be begun in the early
spring.
It is stated that the New Castle & She
mango Valley road Is about to pass nto the
control of the Lake shore road. 1t has been
operated by lease for three years under q
contract with the N. y, p * o. tEriel. The
terminal facilities OF the road are said to
be valuable.
The now earnings-sharinG arrangement
OF the Michigan Central ana the Canada
Southern railways goes into operation Jan.
j. After that date the Canada Southern
proportion is to be 40 per cent. of the net
earnings OF the two roads, instead OF 3S lI3,
as heretofore.
mas granted perpetual Injunction re-
strafning the Cincinnati, Hamilton Il Day.
ton Railroad Company from leasing the
CINCINNATI, jackson IL Mackinaw road, on
the ground that the latter is parallel and
competing line
The Nickel-plste road has not as yet
proven very profitable investment for
the Vanderbiltd. Its surplus. after paying
operating expenses and fixed charges for
two years. has been but S2l. .493. and unless
there is some remarkable change dividends
are good way Oft.
of the Pennsylvania lines. has been selected
TO collect all the old forms of tickets, old
time schedules, or anything having
Girect bearing on the early history of the
Pennsylvania lines. A number of valuable
relics have been sent him.
IN n
bis hrst year as general passenger agent of
the Erie lines. Through his agency the
passenger revenue has been largely In
creased. Besides increasing the through
ness which Is yielding large returns.
The gross earnings of the Lake Shore
road this year are said to have been the
largest IN Its history. Nothing has been
charged to construction or equipment since
1883. and since that date the funded debt,
liabilities. has been reduced $3.50, 600.
While the increase in earnings of the
year OF the CHICAGO & Eastern Illinois has
not been extraordln ary, those of tho last
few weeks have been remarkable. For the
second week In this month, when ma
Jority OF the roads havc shown decreases,
this road shows an increase of 40 per cent
Official announcement is made of the
resignation of T. ID. Kline, general man.
ager of the National Mexican ROAD. to take
effect Jan. !, and the appointment of
Gabriel Morton. second vice. president, as
date takes the general superintendency of
the road
0. S. Mandell. for many years station
agent of the Pittsburg. Fort Wayne Il
Chicago at Englewood. is missing. and the
auditors of the company are now examin-
ing his accounts. They have found a
shortage. it is stated. of $1,000. There was
no falsifying of accounts. but q Withhold
ing OF money received from the sale of
tickets.
On Christmas day C. p. Atmore, general
passenger agent of the Louisville & Nash
VILE, entered his twenty-second year in
railroad service. He began railroading on
the Louisville. New Albany & Chicago In
1856; in 1857 he accepted q position on the
Jacksonville. Madison Il Indianapolis,
and in 1871 took has present posUuon on the
Louisville & Nashville.
The November list of lost or stolen
tickets reading over the Baltimore & Ohio
lines Is almost book by itself, showing
that 2 11S tickets were stolen and 915 tick
cts and passes lost. Conductors are sup
posed TO be on the lookout for them, but
naturally some are used before they are
posted to the manner the passenger Sc
cured the ticket. In the matter of passes.
but few can be used without the conductor
learning that they are not in the hands of
the proper party.
Inc Drlc6 syn0lcat6, owning the Lake
Erie d Western. have expressed them
selves as highly pleased with the man age
ment of the property. this having been the
big yenr of the roads history. 1t is stated
officially that the road will earn this year
q, SOC. 900. an increase over the gross earn
iDgs of 1891. of $3.50. 900, and 1891 showed q
large increase over any preceding year.
The exhibit of net earnings will be equally
favorable The increase in passenger earn
ings Is fully as striking as In It's freight
earnings The Fort Wayne division is de-
veloping an earning capacity beyond the
expectations of the management when it
took control.
Through anonymous letters sent to the
press ut different points on the Big Four
system there 10 an attempt to create an i'm
preston that E. j. Peck, late general
superintendent. and j. +. Rose, superin-
tendent of transportation. have for mon th Is
been working to undermine Joseph Ram
sey. IT.. general manager of tho property.
Mr. Rose says this 10 not only without
foundation, but unjust to Mr.. Peck and
himself, who were subordinate officers of
Mr.. Ramsey. He states that they both en-
tertain toward Mr.. Ramsey good will and
wish him success in tho changes which
have been brought about by President In
galls's retrenchment policy. Mr.. Peck. on
retiring left all papers, letters, etc., which
would aid General Manager Ramsey in do
ing his work in his full possession even to
private letters which would assist him in
discovering Irregularities or matters on
which he should be informed.