The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-06-01

earnings. 1921. 702.
Charles Curtis, who represents the Van
dalia In the south west. with headquarters
at Dallas. Tex. was In the city. yesterday.
EN- route East.
The Kentucky IL Indiana Bridge Com
replaced with steel by July /. and the heav-
lest locomotives can then run over the
bridge without danger.
w. j. Beckley. who represents the Chi
cago. ST. Paul IL Kansas City road, is in
the city on official business. He says that
hereafter this road expects TO get more
business out of this territory.
Owing TO an accident to the dining car
run on the Chicago * Eastern Illinois road
service could not be given on Monday, and
on the train arriving at Danville every
passenger was invited To leave the train
and get a good breakfast, the company
paying the expense.
Despite the unfavOrable weather, the Big
Four lines are carrying a large amount of
business. The official report shows tina on
the Big Four system on Saturday last 6.O45
cars were handled. of which 4.62l were
loaded. and on the same day the several di-
visions hauled 22,SH passengers.
A. Stewart. general livestock age mt of
the Big -Four line 8 IS in the city. he says
that the old Bee-line division of the Big
-Four has again reached the lead in carry
ing live stock, hauling the business over
the old Bee-line instead of via Springfield,
w., laVOraDIy enectlng the trafnc.
The Louisville. New Albany & Chicago
carloads of stone from the Bedford quar-
ries daily nOrthward. The company is now
receiving It's new fat cars at the rate of
fifteen aday. and will soon be in shape to
handle ell the stone traffic offered.
X. Z. Houston, general claim agent of
the Monon. has resigned. to take effect
June i. he has been with the company
SIX years. and has proven a loyal and val
liable man. His duties will hereafter be
performed in part by Captain Jack. or
New Albany, and in part will devolve on
the legal department.
As a alleged boycott against the Penn
sylyania lines Is on, more than usual inter-
est has been taken in the results of May
the outside ticket offices. footed up the re-
ceipts from sales of tickets at both Offices
last month, and they amounted to 81, PCS,
an increase over May. 1891. of g. 442.
Superintendent Miller. of the Louisville
division of the Pennsylvania lines. and
superintendent Mansfield, of the IndIanap-
oils IL Vincennes road, are CONCENTRATING
themselves that the respective roads have,
so far, escaped damage from high water.
1t Is the first time in the history of the two
roads that they have not been first TO suffer
when there were continuous heavy rains.
A number OF changes take effect to-day
In the mechanical department of the Big
Four. o. H. Jackson, master mechani C at
Brightwood, retires. and is succeeded by
+. Nj. Lawler, master mechanic of the
shops at Mattoon. George S. Mckee. mas
ter mechanic of the shops of the Chicago
division of the Big Four. ct Indianapolis.
goes to Nation, and his placeis to be filled
b. promotion.
A. t. Nafis. general agent of the r~efriger-
ator equipment Of the Pennsylvania lines,
Is In the city. He states that the Pennsyl-
vania lines deliver daily from Western lines
eighty to one hundre carloads of dressed
meats. poultry and eggs to Eastern mar
kets, and the business or the refrigerator
lines is steadily increasing, not only. with
the Pennsylvania lines. but with others of
the trunk lines running east and west.
1t seems definitely settled that a new
road Is TO be built from Toledo to Detroit.
what parties are behind the enterprise.
One Toledo paper insists that it is the
Pennsylvania Company, while another
says 1t is the Cincinnati. Hamilton "
that will build it jointly. NJ. d.. Wood.
ford is interested in the two last named
roads.
The shipments of flour. grain and pro-
visions from Chicago to the sea-bonrd by
the lines In the Central Traffic Association
last week amounted to 19. 1877 tons, against
1857 for the preceding week. an increase
OF LOCO tons, and against 14,9c2 for the cor
responding week last year. an increase of
blit lines carried 81 per cent. the Pennsyl-
wanna lines "a. the Chicago Il Grand
Trunk 10, and the Baltimore d Ohio 9 per
cent.
AS a result of the recent food at st.
LOUIS a conference OF the. civil engineers
of the Wabash, the Alton, the Big Four
and the Terminal Association will be held
at st. Louis In a few days to arrange for
the raising of the road bed grade between
the lads bridge and the bridge junction in
East st. Louis about three feet. If 1T is
finally decided to raise the grade about two
miles of the track VIII be affected by the
change, which Will prevent in future the
losses sustained in the past by
water Interference with traffic.
Harry Crawford. ST., left for New York,
last night, III Response to q telegram from
H.. Is. Hammond, president of the Indian
apOlis, Decatur IL Western road. In COM
menting on the situation of the l.. ID. 81
W., Mr.. Crawford said: The first-mort-
gage bOndholders will not take the road
tor they have tried that scheme and it did
not work." Neither did he think any
other road of those named would secure
the property. but the second mortgag
bondholders would. at the proper time,
show their hand, extend the road and place
IL on a financial basis. which will stop all
gossip.
The annual meeting of the National AS
ISOLATION of Neutrality-suspicious. at New Or
leans. this month, will be- an interesting
one. owing TO the fact that an effort is to
be made TO introduce the strive protection
feature into the constitution of the Organi-
zatlOn. lt Is ex pected that IL will be car
RED. but in SO doing the organization will
decrease In numbers, as many of the con.
servative members are opposed to such ac-
ton. A train-dispatchcr of the Pennsyl-
wanna road said he thought the amend
ment would pass. lint he did not believe
there was a train -dispatcher on the Pitts
burg. Fort Wayne Il Chicago roud who
would remain with the organization. Said
he: Our relations with the hyperion Off
are too pleasant to run the risk of ruptures
and strikes"
There is good authority for stating that
H.. 5. Ives and his friends have secured
control of the Ohio Southern road. and
that the only person of the old company
which now holds any of the stock is G. w.
Fairbanks. of this city. and his holdings
are quite limited. The attorney who gave
made some very shrewd deals of late
which nave yielded excellent financial re-
suits. Among other things he realized
handsomely on some Cincinnati, Hamilton
~ DAYTON stocks which he hypothecated
nected with the c.. III. j. D.. and the par
tiles never disposed of them in a legal way.
ference between the price the stock was
selling ut when he hypOthecated the c., II.
d ID. stock and at the present time, and
they were Obliged to pay it after deduct
ing legal interest for the use of the money.
Now Associations.