The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-12-31


Mt a cost of $40, o55. which gives the COM
be enlarged and made the largest IN the
country those OF the Pullman company
excepted.
George c.. Smith. assistant general man.
ager of the Missouri Pacific, has been sp-
pointed general manager of the Kansas
City. Wyandotte 81 western railway
by Receiver Newman Erb. the appointments
TO become effective Jan. 1.
The t~elegraphers on the Chicago & Rock
Island still Insist that there Is a telegraph
distributing through the mails a circ ular
calling attention tu the In OF. and explain
Ing the situation from the standpoint of
che striking operators.
Harry Delaney, assistant master mechanic
of the Louisville. New Albany d Chicago.
Will on Jan l take the position of master
mechanic. Mr.. Watkey, the present mas
ter mechanic, has received o good offer
from an Eastern road to be it's superIntend-
emit of motive power, and be will probably
accept.
The citizens of Lafay cite are disappoint-
cd that the Louisville, New Albany IL
Chicago has renewed it's lease for the room
In the Lahr House for it's ticket-ofice and
passenger station. Tn proposition TO
bnild q passenger station near by enabled
the company. it Is said. 60 renew Its lease
on more favorable terms.
General Manager Ransey OF the Big
Four. has approved of the laying. as soon
as the weather will permit. of eleven miles
more of lap sidings on the Chicago divi-
sion. 10 be used as passing tracks. and hav-
Ing a capacity to hold from two to four of
the lon gest freight trains which are hauled
over this division of the Big Four.
Mr.. Noah Cool. of Bloomington, one of
the best-known railway men In Illinois.
DIED In aChloago sanitarium yesterday from
paralysis. For some years past he had been
the agent of the Chicago IL Alton at the i'm
portant station or Dwight. Previous to
that he was IN the Off ces of the Big Four
and the Lake Erie IN Bloomington.
An investigation was held at Walkerton,
Ind. on Thursday. to ascertain the respon-
sibility for the recent accidens at that
point, when q freight train of the Baltl-
more az Ohio crashed into a passeng ger train
of the Lake Erie IL Western. The evidence
made it clear that the Baltimore & Ohio
was in fault and must pay the damages.
Judge Lacombe, of New York. has ap-
pointed Frederick w. Huidekoper, of
Washington, and Robert Foster. of Balti-
Terminal Railroad Company in New
York State. They have already been ap-
pointed to that capacity by the United
States Court for the Eastern district of Viz
ginia.
The growth of freight traffic on the Lo-
gansport division of the Vandalia the last
few months has been q great surprise to the
management. For some time past seven or
eight freight trains nave been running
over the line daily, and its business in con-
nection with the boats which ply between
st. Joseph and Chicago. for the past ninety
days has averaged forty carloads q day.
The Peoria & Eastern has put in q new
water plant at jamestown. The water Is
forced one mile to the top of the grade at
that point. and then furnished to the loco
motives by stand pipes SO located as to ad-
init of the engine making but one stop to
take water. Another plant IL being put in
at New Castle, to furnish the engines of
the Peoria & Eastern and the White water
road at that junction point.
The contest made by the old board of d.
rectors of the Ohio & Mississippi Railroad
Company against the control OF that COM
pany passing into the hands of the Balti-
more & Ohio has been brought to q close
by the voluntary resignation of four of the
five remaining members of the old board.
The voluntary resignation of these di-
rectors avoids the necessity of further It'll
CATION to compel them to relinquish their
positions.
The Evansville Richmond management
refused to pay the second instailment of
taxes In Bartholomew county. The treas
urer of the county held q two-thousand-dol-
lar subsidy. which had been collected In
Sand Greek township for the road. The
taxes due were put up at auction and bid
in by the company ct ST. .057.S3 the amount
of the taxes due. This is said to be the
first case in Indiana where cash has been
sold at public auction.
President Ingalls,, of the c.. c., C. e. Sc.
L.. has made public the actual statement
for November. this year. and comparisons
with thai OF November. 1891. 1t shows:
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