The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-11-24

Il. u. Matthews OF Lawren ceburg. has
Cambridge City, vice A. Z. Dow, resigned.
and e. ID. Keller has been made telegraph
operator ut the same station
James Grace who has been employed IN
the shops of the Terre Haute * Indianapo-
lis at ferre Haute for thirty years. was on
Monday stricken with paralysis and all
hope of his recovery has been abandoned.
Commissioner Fulton has called a special
meeting of the suh-cOm mittee OF the CHI
cago and Ohio River Traffic A ssociatlon at
the Bates House Dec. q and OF the central
Traffic Association freight department. on
Dec. 8.
Fitch Glens Station. on the Chicago di-
vision of the Pennsylvania lines, 10 here
after to be known as Kenneth. Yesterday
X. NJ. Bennett, jr.. was appointed agent at
that point. which 10 four miles west of Lo.
gansport.
The Erie Railway Company has put on q
twelve-bour train between Buffalo and
New York. being as fast as any train run
between these points by Its competitors,
the Empire State. over the New York Gen.
trail, excepted
The Grand Rapids * Indiana road is
putting IN service twelve new passenger
coaches of a superior build. Eighteen hum
dred and ninety-two has been good year
for the passenger department. OF this road
In business way.
There was quite full attendance at the
meeting of the committees on the relations
to Southern roads. held in this city. yester-
day. The questions discussed related to
division of percentages, and were of no in
terest TO the public.
second week of November $50. SIS. de-
crease compared with the corresponding
week of 1891 of S!.452. The c.. g.. e. d St.
L. earned in the second week S292, IA. Q de-
crease this year OF S3S.279.
II. Zell. who has charge of the ticket
qnlf fnra of ia oil nff ho RfU Ennr
lines. IS arranging to place ticket collectors
on the old Decline division Dec. 1. lie is
now educating nuRiber of men for the
positions of train collectors.
Beng asked about tue reported captur of
his road 10y Mr.. Ives. President Saul. OF the
Ohio Southern. said yesterday that Ives
owned no stock in the road. and directors
Godfrey. of Springfield. o.. and Mills w.
Borse. of Buffalo. substantiated his state
ment.
Eastern Illinois has earned Sl,610.2l4; an
increase over the corresponding period of
1851 of Sl59.02S. Tn earnings of the road
are so large that its friends say the CON-
mon ockholders will next year receive
dividends.
A Cossicana TEX dispatch says that q
sensation has been created in railroad cir
cles In that pare of the State on account of
the discovery hat G. +. Huntingdon and
Jay Gould hive been quietly obtaining
roads In Texas
OF the roads running into Cincinnati, the
road bed of the Cincinnati Hamilton "
Day ton Is appraised the highest for taxa
tion-sS2 900 per mile; the next highest is
S2s.0c0 per mile. The Lake Shore road is
the only road in Ohio which il appraised
higher than the C.. II. " ID.
/ The Union Railway Company will soon
contract for new iron bridge on the Belt
road over English avenue and q new iron
hrs6 -
run bridge will rest on stone masonry. the
estimated ccs5 of which is $4,000: the En-
|, gii sh-ayenue bridge will cost $4,000.
K The Vandalia engines are now handling
{ for the coal operators in Clay county 900 to
$50 carloads of block coal day. having in
service the largest number of switching
crews the company has ever employed at
that point, working five engines by day
and three at night. Most of the coal goes
northward.
Engineer Heddington. on the Vandalis.
who runs No. 49, an engine which has no
eccentrlcs or cross heads made a great run
yesterday. hauling Train 90 from Terre
Haute TO Indianapolis. and making up
eighteen minutes. George Prescott, super
intendent OF the motive power of the Van
dalia. is much pleased with the perform
once of this engine.
Albert S. White, general freight agent of
the Big Four. was In the city yesterday.
The Eastern lines nre beginning to take
there Is gradual easing mp in the supply
of cars. Lack of power Is the most trouble
some thing the transportation department
now has TO contend with. The Chesapeake
* OHIO Is doing more export business via
New port News, and this helps to relieve
matters at Cincinnati
Arrangements are being made for meet
ing of the presidents of oil the Southeast
ern railroads in Atlanta Ca. on Dec. =. to
take formal action with regard to the
frnt fhnrr, 70
and to consider what facilities for trans
p0rtation and what traffic rates can be
given 70 induce n sufficient amount of
traffic to supply line of steamships run
ming from q Southeastern port TO Liver.
pool and other European ports.
A general freight agent yesterday re-
marked that IT was but Justice to Indian
apolis lines TO state that the decrease in
earnings Was no fault of the roads, but was
due TO the fact that so much freight was
delayed through Eastern connections fail
ing TO receive the business when offered
them. Later OH earnings will foot up more
favorsbly when the block AIDES are raised,
as the Indiana polls roads have the bust
ness If Eastern and Western lines are ready
to receive it.
NJ. A Zook. formerly on the Monon. now
engineer OF maintenance OF way on the
Queen X Crescent between Chattanooga
and Birmin CHAM. is inclined to be boasiful
of the track under his supervision. He has
under him Ia miles or road. laid with
heavy steel rail, and bailasted with broken
stone OF Stag, and an expert railroad man,
who this week passed over this division
with him. says that it compares favorabiy
with the best divisions of the Pennsylvania
west of Pttsburg.
On the first of every month Paul Kramer,
| chief inspector of the inspection and weigh
ing bureaus. sends a check for $3.50 TO pay
the expenses of the Indianapolis Joint In
spection and Weighing Bureau The first
| zen months Of this year the Indianapolis
bureau he's earned for the indianapolis
cation, etc, an average of Sl02i6 a month
no reform which railroads have under
taken which pays so large q per cent. on
the investment.
The Railway Passenger AMI Freight Con-
I ductors' Mutual Benefit Association hold
its eighteenth annual meeting at Chicago
| yesterday. The following officers were
eli cted: Joseph Flory, of the Wabash,
! president; @. X. Cashier and NJ f. Hunt,
| of the Michigan Central. vice presidents;
/ Charles limiting. of the Chicago * Alton,
grand secretary and treasurer. All these
| officers were selt cted for the eigh teen { h
time. The following board of directors
was also chosen: T.. A. Sadd, OF the Chi
caUo. BURLINGTON X Quincy: e. II. Averill,
! Chicago: A. j. Aurand. A. w. Conuors y.
Z. fainter. Z. L. Iohnso b. +. Head.
1t appears that the interstate cases dis
missed in tue federal court at Chicago do
rot include the case against General
! Freight Agent Sprggs of the Nickel plate.
/ MIR. Spriuys had urayiouslv Raked for a