The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-06-17

on the st. Louis division of the Big Four,
and two gangs of men are engaged in their
erection.
1t occupies five days each month of the
time OF 4. A. Peck, general superintendent
OF the Big -Four, to examine vouchers, pay
rolls, ETC.. and approve them. He signs
personally every voucher and wages
schedule. and invariably with ink.
Chalmers Brown. general manager of the
Railway Officials and Employees Associa-
ton. returned last night from MartiDsville.
He states that w. X. Bells. secretary and
treasurer of the association, who 10 there
for treatment. is nearly rid of his rheumatic
ubles.
Competitors of the Lake Erie e. Western
are still good deal exercised over that
road securing heavy shipments OF east
bound business In the last few weeks, but
no competitor has yet alleged that the bus
mess was secured on shaded rates or by un-
far means
The stockholders of the Indianapolis
Belt road and live stock yards will hold
their annual meeting the first Tuesday in
July. at which time a three per-cen semi
annual dividend will be declared on the
common stock and q one-and-a-quarter-
percent quarterly dividend on the pre-
ferred stock.
The Evansville g. Terre Haute road
earned 524. $50 the first week in June. an in
crease over the corresponding week of 1891
of "a. 400. The Evansville IL Indianapolis
earned 1888, an increase of S4Oi; the Peo-
ria. Decatur & Evansville. si3,50S. an in
crease of 30 this year. The three are
Mackey lines.
Traffic Manager Murray, of the Chesa-
peake 81 Ohio and the Big Four, yesterday
inaugurated q new service over these lines.
fast train is to leave Newport News
daily. hauling fruits and vegetables for
the Cincinnati Indianapolis and Chlcax 20
markets. The train will be made up partly
OF refrigerator cars. and the run will be
made from Newport News to Chicago in
fifry-fve hours.
The Cleveland papers stated yesterday
that receiver was about to be appointed
Treasurer William b. Porter. who was
formerly auditor of the road. but was dis
placed when the Baltimore n Ohio got pos
session or majority of the stock. will be
the man selected. These rumors have not
been confirmed by the officers OF the road,
but are likely based on good grounds.
) The National Association of Local Freight
Agents closed Its work at Louisville,
Wednesday, and elected officers: James
Treveling. st. Louis. president; Fred Hud-
son. Louisville, vice-pres;dent; ID. w.
Howard, Chicago, secretary; executive
committee. j. r. Sample, Evansville; 7. J.
Currip. Cincinnati; Il. NJ. Wray. st. Joseph.
Mo-; +. j. Hill, Detroit; J. Il. LOwnsbury,
Toledo. T.. X. Newton, Fort Wayne, treas
urer: The ASSOCIATION will meet next year
at Milwaukee.
A meeting of the superintendents of the
varlous roads entering East ST. Louis was
held at St Louis. Wednesday. to consider
the matter of raising the road beds above
f1ood.water mark. IL was finally de-
termined to appoint a committee TO take
preliminary steps looking to the building
of huge embankment north of the net
work of tracks to protect them from the
high water and to leave the matter of rais-
ing the road-beds to the individual roads.
In the building OF the embankment an eff
fort will be made to interest the city of
East ST. Louis and other affected parties as
we'll as the railroads concerned.
Joseph Wood. genera! manager of the
Pennsylvania lines west of PIttsburg and
chairman of the voluntary relief depart
ment of the Pennsy lvania lines, yesterday
sent out the following notice: Pursuant
to regulation No. 6 the teIlers selected by
the advisory committee to conduct the
election for members OF the advisory COM
mIttee to represent contributing employees
have this day reported to me, certified
under oath. the result of the canvass.
TO have received the highest mum Der of
votes in the respective electoral divisions:
Division No. 1, Jacob Winter: No. ?, 5. ri.
Ingham; No. 5. Crawford Grlswold; No. 4,
Thomas; No. 6. s. T. Johnson" This COM
mittee is to serve one year, dating from
July l. There were 6.956 ballots cast and
ninetythree candidates voted on.
IL. j. Elvln, who was one of the trst men
who entered the employ of the Madison Il
indianapolis road, he commencing with
the company IN 1887, has fitted up at his
residence on North Illinois street room
twenty feet By ten, with shelves and
tables. on which he has placed his curiosi-
ties and articles of interest connected with
early railroadng In this State. On his
shelves anil tables can be found every
variety OF spike chair, rail or device used
i'm the construction of the Madison x Indi-
annapolis road from the time the first shovel
of gravel was thrown up To the last few
years. Until 1878 he was known on the
Madison IL Indianapolis, and later the
Jeffersonville q Madison road as the COM
pany's general utility man; then he was
appointed land agent position which he
now holds, although eighty-two years old.
He. however. has a Younger man as IN AS
eistsnt: but should there DO deed wan ted,
any item as regards right of way, or any his
torioal knowledge, Mr.. Elvin is alw ays
ready to furnish the desired information.