The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-12-21
Chicago Railway Men Alarmed.

railway company having terminals in Chi
csgo shall be required to elevate It's tracks
sixteen feet above the street level within
five years. and attaching o penalty of $500
per day for failure to comply with the pro-
visions of the bill after the expiration of
that time. I. Z. Ripley. second vice. presI-
dent of the Chicago, Milwaukee 81 ST. Paul,
declared that he voiced the opinion of ev-
cry man connected with his company when
he said "Such an ordinance would result
in driving the railroads into the outskirts
and bring great loss to every industry located
along their tracks. Furthermore. the rail-
road companies have not the money with
which to pay for elevating. and they cannot
get IT," Similar opinions were expressed
by other managers.
Personal. Local and General Notes.
The annual report will show that the vandalia
lines have; the last year. been operated on 81
per cent. or the gross earnings.
General Manager Bradbury, OF the Lake Erie
a Western. has closed a contract with the Has.
ken * Barker car-works for five hundred box
cars. To be delivered by March /.
G. W. Fairbanks. general solicitor OF the Gin
oinnati. Hamilton Il Dayton. who has been in
New York for q couple OF weeks with President
Woodford. Is expected home to-day.
Col. Vim. Shaw. of the Chicago, Burlington IL
Quincy. representing the passenger department
IN this territory, is quite iil at Hot Springs, Ark.
His wife left for that point on Monday.
1t Is stated that the Delaware Lackawanna &
"fs eA' - va
q road from Buffalo 10 Toledo. to connect with
the Toledo, Ann Arbor & North Michigan.
The passenger trains of the Big Four, more
especially its fast trains. have been arriving so
promptly of late that it has called forth from
President ingalls, TO the division superintendent
appreciative letters.
partment OF the Chicago 81 Rock Island in this
territory. and Il. Is. Jones. representing the
freight department OF the same road, are IN the
city on official business.
tn. ~ veal Con3ral hox .o.,uo1 >~.k-ot "a
the Fonda. Johnstown& Cloverville road, a short
but very profitable line TO operate. It will be
extended to the 81. Lawrence Il Adirondack road
for o feeder to the latter.
NJ. L. Ingalls, last week commenced his twenty
third year as president of the original Big Four
Railroad Company, which then had 176 miles OF
reaching many CT the greatest railroad centers In
the United States.
In theshops OF the Pennsylvania Company at
Fort Wayne are twelve skilled mechanics who
entered the service OF the company as apprent-
ices in the sixties. and fifteen who begun In the
seventies. The shops now give employment TO
nearly one thousand men.
I. A. Peck. late general superintendent of the
Big Four, was yesterday the recipient OF letters
from the president of one OF the largest systems
or ern m lsnes red nnss ana him 0n to on ma an ,%p %ovs ,o Eassi
securing another position until he had held q
consultation with them.
Tho Big Four Yesterday received for Indian
apolis two more heavy switching engines. j. Q.
Hicks. superintendent of terminals. hopes to be
able to stop all complaint against the Big Four
for not handling cars promptly. The company
bow has in service thirty-three switching Ell
gfEes. and OF this number eighteen work ut night.
Jan. i. 1893. William r. McKeen. president OF
the Terre Haute & Indianapolis Railroad Com
pany, will commence his twenty-sixth wear as
president OF that company; and from q road
eeventy-three miles In length ~ has developed
into the yandalia system. with 633 miles OF main
line and thtrty-three miles OF coal branches at
Brazil
The old insurance companies have opened a
legal fight on the mutual benefit railway associa-
tions. and are aummoning members they can
reach TO appear on the I'd OF January before the
Court OF Common Pleas. The members OF the
associations say that IL ~ an attempt to drive