The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-12-01

Louisville and Cincinnati at 1880, their
argument that rates must go back to 6 be-
fore they will consent TO o restoration IS
inconsistent"
In the third week in November the pas
senger earnings of the Monon increased
Sl.O63 over the corresponding week of 1891;
the freight earnings, S6.3s4. The first ten
months OF 1892 the total increase in earn
ings was S37o.S1S. of which S46,0l2 was in
passenger earnings.
G.. Z. Waite, president and general man.
ager of the Columbus K Hooking Valley.
on Tuesday placed a contract for l $40 coal
cars with the Michigan Peninsular car
works. Since he took this position the
equipment. including these cars. will have
been increased TO 5000 cars. or about forty
cars TO the mile.
The Big Four company has offered the
contractors who are TO replace the portion
OF the bridge over the Wabash which went
down q few weeks ago. in q wreck, o bonus
of $500 1t they will have the work COM
pieted by Christmas day. Both en- giBes
and the body of engineer Allison are still in
the stream, the water covering theU.
A railroad man well informed as regards
the Indiana Midland says that in q imam
clal way Its prospects are no better than
Six months ago. and 1t 10 very evident that
no Improvement can be made until some
strong line gets hold of il. 1t would be q
good feeder to the Pennsylvania or the Big
Four, connecting with them at Anderson.
Ind.
Oscar Murray. second vice. president. and
Joseph Ramsey, jr., general manayer of the
Big Four. were In Chicago Yesterday at
tending u traffic association meeting. Mr..
Ramsey goes from Chicago to Benton Har-
Dor, where he Will be met this evening by
General superintendent Peck, and the two
Will Tomorrow inspect the Michigan d.
vision.
The Columbus & Hooking Valley is so
pressed with business that it has called
home four engines 1t had leased to the
pennsylvania Company for service on the
Indianapolis division. There are now in
service On this division four heavy freight
engines of the Pittsburg division. two off
the Louisville division and one of of the
Little Miami DIVISION, and superintendent
Darlington Is trying to borrow ten more
from other divisions.
An official of the Baltimore & Ohio,
when pressed to state the situation with
the general officers of the Baltimore "
OHIO southwestern and of the Ohio " Mis-
sissippi. answered: II will state for your
information that no consolidation has ss
yet taken place, and cannot until the mat
ter has been acted upon by the ~stockhOld-
ers of the two companies, and any com
ments now as to the personnel of the staff
after the organization is premature"
G. IL. Rockwell, general superintendent
of the Chicago 81 Eastern Illinois. vester-
day issued the following circular: On
Dec. l Dir. w. j. Stoneburner will. In addi-
ton to his duties as chief dispatcher. per-
form the duties of superintendent of tele-
graph for all divisions. Mr.. +. Fl. Van Et-
ten, at present suDerintende of telegraph.
Will be assigned TO other duties. On and
after Dee. l all agents and operators will
be employed by X: q. Mathews, of the
KEENAN, for the c. ~ /. Z.
A dispatch from Greensboro, KY. says:
Recent events in the railroad world have
revived interest In the proposed Chicago.
Vincsnnes q greensboro railroad. The
newiy-elected officers assert that negotia-
lions are now going on with capitalists for
securing money to build the road. The
officers of the Indianapolis. Rockport 81
Owensboro road are also negotiating for
money to build that 1t is presumed
connecting link in the proposed cham of
roads which will cross the Ohio by q new
bridge at Rookport."
The Macon * Atlantic railroad was sold
at public auction at Macon. Ga, yesterday.
The total purchase money amounted To
$4,000 and was bid by j. II. Young, Of
Savannah. representing a syndicate COM
posed of creditors and bondholders. This
syndicate Will at once rganize and the
road will be buiit. Most of the iron, cross
ties and other equipments were purchased
at about thrse-foprths value. The road
bed sold for s125.C zoo The Macon & At
lantic runs from Macon to some point on
the coast between Savannah and Charles
Ton, where q pOft Will Dc oSta DItSnod. Only
Q part of the road has been laid with iron
and graded.
An amusing thing has come to light in
the Chicago and Ohio-river Traffic Associa.
tion rate war. Knowing that in q time
war the Pennsylvania lines could outstrlp
the Monon between Louisville and Chi
cago. the Pennsylvania went ahead and
prepared q time schedule shortening its
time between Louisville and Chicago two
hours. The Big Four people learned of that
fact, and notified the Pennsylvania Com.
pany that IL there was to be q time war In.
augurated they the Big Four would be IN
! IL, and not only shorten its time between
Indianapolis and Chicago, but between
Cincinnati and Chicago, and as a conse.
quence the Pennsylvania called q halt, 81
least for the present.
William Thaw, who for many years was
one of the vice-uresidents of the Pennsyl
vania Company. says O railroad official, IL
greatly missed since his death. He haC
traits which made him very popular with
unfortunate railway employees, and in fac,
with the Door generally. Being very
wealthy he could aid people without
trouble. The. last few years of his life,
said the official. he set aside one day every
two weeks to receive calls from railroad
employees or others who had been uu-
fortunate. He wonld listen to their stories
and when satisfied the persons asking aid
were worthy give them a few dollars
sometimes larger sums. Where he doubted
the worthiness of the applicant he had hil
stenoRrapber take down the story and in
vestigate. and If be found the sDplicantI
atatemenf correet ha recaived aid