The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-12-03

along the South Side, from MunhaII to the
city limits. The intention appears to be to
cross the river over the new bridge at
Beck's run and come In over the tracks of
the Baltimore * Ohio by an agreement
already entered into with that company.
The terminal facilities are already pro-
vided for by the securing of a large tract
ut Second avenue and Erie street and a
very large property close by on Second
avenue. the site of the old Kensington mill.
This will. when completed. make Pittsbury
the terminus OF two more roads. with addi-
tional facilities for shipments, and open
up fresh territories TO increase the bus
mess"
Personal, Local and General Notes.
Belt road engines last month handled
3.947 carloads of live stock, against g. 291 in
November, 1891.
There were transferred over the Belt
road In the month of November q total of
81, $40 cars. against 64, 092 IN November, 1891.
The Schenectady locomotive-works Will,
within the next thirty days. deliver to the
Big Four twelve passenger and ten switch
ing engines.
The Erie road has added to it's power. in
the last eight months, tive heavy passenger
engines, twelve switching engines and
twenty-five consolidated engines.
A. +. Walker, VINO has been appointed
chairman of the JOINT committee of the
~Trunk-line and Central Traffic Associa-
tions, has established an Office IN Chicago.
TIL report OF John Ferguson. general
baggage agent at the Union Station, shows
that in the month of November 30, 773 pieces
of baggage were handled, against 81 ,353 in
November, 1891.
The passenger rate-war between Colum-
bus, o., and Chicago is on in earnest. The
one-way rate. Columbus TO Chicago, has
dropped to So. and d tiye-dollar rate is
looked for to-day.
The directors of the Columbus 81 Hook
ing Valley have declared a 2l3-per-cent.
dividend on its preferred stock for the six
months ending Dec. 81. The dividend is
payable Jan. 2, 1898.
A. j. Elliott, general manager of the Car
service Association of Illinois. Is in the
city. He has supervision Of eighteen rail-
road functions. Nation having been added
to his points this week.
Oscar Murray. second vice-president of
the Big Four. and Joseph Ramsey, general
manager will spend to-day in this city
consulting with General Superintendent
Peck over matters of Importance. =
William Bronson. of Washington, ID. c.,
chief clerk in the office of Hairy Fuller,
general passenger agent of the Chesapeake
* Ohl0. Is spending q few days with his
father, II. Nj. Bronson. who resides here.
NJ. Z. Ingalls,. president of the Big Four.
IS still detained In New York by the illness
of his daughter, but expects to be at home
on the 10th of tbia month, unless the illness
OF his daughter takes an ~unfavorable turn.
CapIdlu the neWly-electeu
president of the Evansville x Terre Haute.
has 4O7 miles of main line under his con-
troll. the Evansville q Richmond and the
Evansville d Indianapolis belonging to the
Evansville d Terre Haute.
MassilIon, o.. is negotiating to secure the
shops OF the Wheeling 81 Lake Erie road at
that point. The company offers to locate
the shops there If the city will give it
thirty acres of ground and $40. 900 in cash,
which the citizens have set out to do.
L. G. Parker. traffic manager of the Lake
Erie Il Western, says he is much encour-
aged over the rate situation. Letters he
has received from traffic managers of other
roads and general freight agents give evil
dence OF q determination to move freights
this winter at tariff rates.
Rates in the Chicago and Ohio-river Traf-
fe Association territory have become so
demoralIzed that mileage books are more
expensive to travel on than regular tickets.
In sround trip. for instance, to Chicago
one saves S1.32 by purchasing q ticket ath-
er than use q mileage-bOOl
d. j. Mackey still has the presidency of
roads covering no miles of main ne-the
Louisville, Evansville IL ST. Louis, the
Peoria, Decatur & Evansville and the Chi
cago IL OHIO River. This may enable him
to get no quite q combination of railways
in southern Illinois aud Indiana, as he is
interested in the Illinois 81 Indiana South
ern road.
The Indianapolis, Decatur d Weste IN is
blamed for introducing Q Sl2 rate from In
dianspolis to Kansas City. Should the
Missouri river lines live up to the an
nouncement made that they will not pro-
rate In ny cut rates, the indians polls
lines will get but $3.50 for carrying a pas
senger from indianapolis to st. Louis, as
the lines west of there will demand $3.50,
their proportion on full rates.
A number of Eastern roads are putting
in long-dlstance telephones where there
are signal towers, extending from one to
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to protect the roads In case the telegraph
operators give them trouble, using the
telephone If the telegraph wires cannot he
utilized. In any case the telephones will
often be very convenient when the tele-
graph wires are crowded with messages.
Joseph Wood, general manager of the
PennsyIyania lines west of Plttsburg. has
Issued q circular announcing that the
Pittsburg. Ohio Valley IL Cincinnati rail-
way will be open for traffic on and after
Dec. i, from It's Junction with the Cleve-
land 81 Pittsburg railroad. at Bellaire, O.,
to Powhatan. o., O distance OF 1919 miles.
and will be operated by tho Pennsylvania
Company as an extension of the Cleveland
IL Pittsburg division.
In the month of November seventy-six
employees of the indianapolis division OF
the Pennsylvania lines became members OF
the Pennsy wanna Voluntary Relief Asso.
citation. November will call for the largest
disbursement in benefits which has ever
occurred on the Indianapolis division.
There Will be three death benefits to pay,
respectively. 81. 25e, $3.50 and $500. and fifty
SIX dissblemenr benefits. The death ben.
efits were the result OF accidents in the las,
week of the month.
The Vandalia people are negotiating fol
the large and fine steamer City of Toledo
which il one of the fastest and best boats
on the lakes. 1t is proposed to run the
steamer between st. Joseph and Chicago
IN connection with the Vandalia trains
The distance by boat will be sixty miles
The Nandelia has an option on the boa,
until Dec. 10. when the directors will meet
and doubtless purchase the vessel. Thai
it would make the Vandalia a popular
Chicago route for travel there is no ques-
ton. and would place it In line as q freight
route.
General Passenger Agent Daily. of the
Lake Erie d Western, makes q good show
ing for his department thus far this year
Not in any month have the earnings failed
to show an increase. and usually q hand
some one, over the corresponding month";
of 1891. This is the more gratifying from
the fact that rate wars have prevailed in
every direction where the l.. X. ~ w
makes any attempt at through business
consequently the increases from month tl
month must come from the roads loca
business. which the management strives To
Accommodate by running trains at goo(
hours.
ID. Il. Ramsey, grand chief of the Orde,
of Railway Telegraphers. who has beer
laborIng with the Jersey Central peopl,
for an advance IN the pay of its telegraph
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