The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-12-21

Them into other classes Of insurance. The fight
9 TO be made on the Big Four. the c., H. ID.
and the pennsylvania relief associations.
Clarence Carey has been appointed receiver OF
tn Knoxville. Cumberland Gap a. Louisville
railroad line. running from Knoxville, Tenn, 10
Middiesboro. KY, a distance OF seventy miles.
A short time ago E. ?. Lord. superintendent
by President ingalls,, made q report OF the con
dition of the engines on the system. His report
shows that on all divisions and of all descrip-
lions there were 474 locomotives. and OF this
number 73 per cent. needed O general overhaul
ing As soon as the sixty new engines contract
ell FOR are In service the work of rebuilding the
old ones will be commenced.
In upper railroad circles IL is said that the
scheme to connect the Wabash and the Phila-
delphia d Reading roads. making the most gigan-
TIC railway interest in the country. IS making
progress and is likely TO be carried through. To
connect the lines without utilizing any existing
road would require the building of over five
hundred miles OF track, but by utilizing as links
some existing roads n connection could be
made by building $50 miles of road.
For some weeks quite a controversy has been
going on as regards which of the roads west of
Cleveland carried the largest number of people
on the Niagara Falls excursions OF last summer.
and 1t led TO an Investigation OF the matter. when
IL was shown that the Cincinnati. Hamilton 81
Dayton led, on one of its excursions delivering to
the Michigan Central ninety-one coach-loads of
people, each coach averaging nfty-four persons,
some being parlor cars and Pullman coaches.
IL Is just possible that the threatened collapse
OF westbound freight rates may be prevented,
after all. Chairman Midgley, of the Western
Freight ASSOCIATION. has received a telegram
from w. F. Berry. general traffic agent of the
Boston IL Maine road, assuring him that the pro-
posed tariff OF reduced rates to the Northwest
Goddard. OF the Trunk-line Association, had
been consulted. and intimates that IL might not
be necessary to issue it at all.
Articles of Incorporation have been fled in the
office OF the Secretary of State. at Springfield,
ILL.,, by the Mississippi Railroad Company. 1t is
proposed to construct a railroad from Chicago TO
a point on the Mississippi river in Mercer coun-
to a point on the Mississippi river in Pike county.
The principal Office is to be In Chicago and the
capital stock $4,000 600; The incorporators
G. f. 1ibbits and c. NJ. Lain, all of Chicago.
Judge Jackson, in the United States Circuit
Court at Louisville. yesterday. rendered a decis-
ion in the Important case of j. Kennedy Tod
and others against the Kentucky Union Railway
Company. Judge Jackson sustained the motion
of the plaintiff and the other first-mortage bond
holders for q sale OF the road, and entered q de-
cree nisi. the condition being that within 100
days the Kentucky Union and its securities pay
the amount of the defaulted bounds. In the
event that the money is not forthcoming at the
end of that time the road will be sold by order
OF Judge Jackson. He holds that the second
bondholders have no right TO complain, as they
might have anticipated the default Oh the first
mortgage.
j. f. Rose, superintendent of transportation
OF the Big Four, yesterday sent In his resigna-
pointed. Mr.. Rose has been In railroad service
twenty-eight years. commencing in an humble
way on the Bee-line. and in every position he
has held has shown more than ordinary execu-
tive ability. II Is believed this position will be
abolished and the old car accountant system re-
established. This office was created on Feb. l.,
1892. Mr.. Rose being made superintendent OF
the department.. The manifest system was in
tr0duced by him on the Big Four lines. but was
not perfected for the reason that some of the
superior officers thought it too expensive and
complicated. but that under its operations cars
were moved very promptly, no one Will ques-
ton.