The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-12

making six stops at railroad crossings and
county sea Is. But few roads in this coun-
try show an equal speed with 90 heavy
train.
T.. K. Meek, ex-general manager of the
Denver N Rio Grande road, has accepted
the presidency of the Colorado Coal and
Iron Company. and will assume the duties
July /.
The ticket collectors on certain divisions
OF the Big Four have not proven as salts
factory as was expected. and their early
dismissal, says an Off oial, need not be
surprise.
The roads east out of st. Louis yes terday
voted to reduce rates on wool on the 18th
OF this month to the basis made b. the
Chicago roads between Chicago and the
sea-board.
Commencing with Sunday next the Gin
cInnati. Wabash 81 Michigan road will
have regular passenger trains run over il
on Sunday for the first time since the road
was built
Notwithstanding the large increase in
power of the L., n. A. d T.. in the last
twelve months, freight traffic is so heavy
that the engines are hardly housed from
one weeks end to the other.
The first stake for the route of the Chi
cag0. indianapolis & Chattanooga Southern
railroad was driven at Mitchell yesterday
by DR.. ii. l.. Kimberly. The work or CON-
pletion will progress rapidly.
George J. Johnson, Western superintend-
ent of the Railway Officials and Employees
Association. in charge of agents headquar-
ters at st. Paul. is In the city for o confer
ence with the general officers.
NJ. ID. Woodford is closing his fourth ear
as president of the Cincinnati. Hamilton &
Day ton road. and his record has been one
of which he need not be ashamed. The
road under his presidency has been very
prosperous.
= w. s. Brown, late conductor of the Monon,
who died at Hot Springs, was buried yea
terday at CamDellsburg. Washing 0n coun-
ty. Indiana. A committee of the Order of
Hallway Conductors from this city attend
ed the funeral
e. IL. Wilson. supreme secretary of the
Railway Employees Fraternal Benevolent
Association. is organizing divi6ions at the
more important railway centers of the
West. The organization 10 said to be hav-
ing healthy growth.
to the Louisville, Evansville IL St Louis
road between New Albany and It's western
terminal. Large quantities of gravel for
ballast 10 being distributed and road bed
brought mp to standard.
The officials of the Chicago. Burlington
a. Quincy company have given orders to
push lite Wyoming extension another one
hundred miles. 1t is said that the next
jump of this road will be long one. into
the heart of Montana, where are Its miner
al and agricultural fields.
The net earnings of the L.. N. A. & G. for
March were SO, 635. an increase over March,
1891. of S53.361. The net ear nings of the
road the first three months of this year
were lat per cent. in excess of tn ose of the
corresponding January. February and
March. 1891.
Tho Ohio & Mississippi company on
Tuesday closed contract with the Rhode
Island locomotive-works for twenty new
engines of the ten-wheel type. six to be
passenger and fourteen freight engines
This is q new departure for the o. IL NJ. it
having In the past built most of it's engines
in its own shops.
eral manager of the Texas Pacific road, on
Tuesday rendered bis resignation. Jay
Gould. on his recent visit, having inter
fered with some of his appointments. l..
intendent of the lines. to perform the
duties of general manager as well.
Charles Nelson. general superintendent
of the Cincinnati. Hamilton d Dayt
lines. and Sumner Collins. general super
intendent of the Monon, were In the city
yesterday talking over time schedules.
Both left for Cincinnati last evening for q
conference with the general passenger
agents of both lines as regards proposed
changes.
At a called meeting OF the Chicago di-
vision of the Order of Railway Tele graph
eTs. held on Tuesday night. by q handsome
majority the division voted in favor of ad-
uniting to membership all telegraph op-
orators. In this division are large num-
Der of telegraph operators who were on
railways. but have now taken service with
the Western Union Telegraph Company,
and consequently come out in favor of uni
versai organization.
Harry Crawford, jr., general superin-
tendent, and III. Moore, general agent of the
Chicago Il Southeastern road, were In the
Crawford a
as soon as the weather will permit con-
struction work will BIZ resumed on the road
at the Brazil terminal. Regarding the
trouble over wages on an old score, he said
they were claims which q broker bought
MP four years ago, and the present company
is not liable for their PAYMENT