The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-04-05

partment until further notice, and that
walter Graham will perform the duties of
general ticket and passenger agent which
devolved on Mr.. Meslier. resigned.
The Wabash Railway Company has pur-
chased sol acres of ground on its new line
between Detroit and Chicago. a mile and a
half east OF Hudson. which is about the
center of this new division. The town will
be named Ashley, In honor of President
Ashley. through whose efforts this division
was planned and arrangements made TO
construct II.
The receipts from sales of tickets in the
Big Four outside Offices for March were
Sl.26O In excess of those of March, 1881,
which was something of a surprise, as
travel to the Pacific coast or tho south was
not by any means as large ms last year.
Tho gain was made really IN regular Big
Four business.
At "a meeting of the Chicago Railroad
Association. yesterday. the following OIL
GERS were elected: President. JAS. 4. Pond,
general passenger agent OF the wisconsin
Central: vice-president. ID. IL. Martin. of
tue Big Four; secretary and treasurer, A.
L. Mcmillan. of the Michigan Central; ex-
%ecutive committee. George Ii. Heatferd. &.
l.. Stone and w. T.. Davis.
1t is probable that as n result of the con-
ference of President ingalls,. of the Big
-Four. and Vice president McCrea, of the
pennsylvania Company. when in the city,
<eob "COhs ti1S II ~ y Ahhs AioAh a a.
vanla street 10 Virginia avenue. will BIO
covered with iron Orders and tracks laid
thereon. making four tracks between the
Union Station and Virginia avenue.
The management of the new suburban
belt road of Kansas City on Saturday last
announced their schedule of switching
charges. The highest rate is S5. the lowest
g. the general rate being SO per car. I'm
der It's charter the Indianapolis Belt road.
nor any other road doing business in the
city limits of Indianapolis, can charge over
81 per car Tor switching service.
The report of the superintendent of trans
portation of the Big -Four lines shows that
In March. 1892. 15.52l more loaded and 1911
moro empty cars were handledthan In the
same month of the preceding year. or q per-
centage of liz loaded cars and 81. Al empty
ears In February, 1852. the increase IN
loaded cars over the same month of the
preceding year was 81. o.; increase in empty
cars handled for the same period. 20.67.
Col. John OvertoD. president of the road.
confirms the announcement that the deal
has been closed by which the Tennessee
Midland railroad has been sold to L. /.
Moss. of st. Louis. representing the Padu-
cab, Tennessee q ALBANY Railroad Com
pany. which will extend the line from It's
present terminus, at the Tennessee river,
TO Nashville. and Will build from there to
birmingham.
John L. Miller. general superintendent
OF the Southwestern system of the Pennsyl-
vania lines. was In the city yesterday. He
states that his reauisition for locomotives
calls for seventy-five, thirty of these To be
passen ger engines including a number of
the type. which will be used in
hauling the heaviest of the express trains.
They will be delivered ut the rate of ten or
twelve q month.
III. w. Hubbard, general freight agent of
.he Vandalia, who has been in ST. Joseph
for q couple of days, returned yesterday.
Arrangement have been perfected by
which two first-class boats will run be-
tween st. Joseph and Chicago and two be-
tween st. Joseph and Milwaukee. in con-
ncction with trains of the VandaIia. The
indications are that as q freight and pas
sengerr route n good business Will be done.
IL Is expected to begin operations about
May 1.
In the case of Henry d. Laughlin, VIM.
ii. Felner, Thomas A. Griffin ct al.
against the United States R~olling-stock
Company, u decree was issued by Judge
Lacombe' at New York yesterday. granting
the petition of William e. Lane, perma-
nent receiver to sell the property of the
company. This consists of cars and loco
motives leased and In use by the Lake
Erie ~ Western railroad. the Pennsylvania,
the East Tennessee: Virginia q Georgia
through Illinois. New York. Alabama and
Ohio. The upset price demanded at the
sale is 100000.
Judge Blodgett. of Chicago. has decided
an Interesting point in the damage suit of
n. X. Fairbank x Co.. against the Cincin-
natl. New Orleans " Texas railroad. Tho
taIrbank company sued to recover $1,000
for the alleged loss of some oils while in
transit through Tennessee. The defendant
company claimed that the United States
Court he'd no jurisdiction. inasmuch as the
railroad company was not q resident of
Illinois. lt had only an agent there. who
was not empowered TO solicit business, and
hence it was claimed the service in the
case was not made. the railroad company
being o resident of Ohio. The cOurt co.
Incided with this view. and held that the
service had not been made.
The dressed beef firm of Swift & Co., of
Chicago. has entered suits aggregatIng
s62O,OOO against q lumber of transportation
companies TO recover the amount of in
creased charges for transportation made
under an order of the Intorstate-commerce
Commission. The complainants aver tina
ON April 4, 1887. the charge was raised from
40 to % cents. the increased rate being
maintained for fourteen months. This ad-
ditional charge they seek to recover. The
defendants and the respective amounts
sued for are: Delaware. Lackawanna &
Western. Sl50.O0O; New York, Chicago &
st. Louis, $500 0 Lehigh Valley. slO0. 0C0;
Reading. $50. QUO; New Jersey Central. $50
600; Fitchburg. $50. 600; Vermont Central,
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