The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-11-26
They Win Form q Pool.

They Will Form q Pool.
The committee of the general managers
appointed by Western roads q few weeks
ago to draw mp an agreement to tax the
place of that of the Western Traffic Asso-
eiatlon has agreed upon q report which
will soon be submitted. The new agree
ment is to date from the LIST of January,
1888, and continue to the first day of July,
1888. subject TO a thirty days notice there
after of desire to amend or withdraw from
IL. The only point not Vet agreed upon IN
the proposed plan Is just how the board of
arbitration shall be named. AS this board
Is to decide on the percentage of business
each road shall have the selection of the
arbitrators is an important matter. Ii Is
practically a pool, and the roads that sign
the agreement and do not observe 1t will
be subjected to a heavy penalty.
Personal. Local. and General Notes.
There were handled on the Big Four sys-
tenn in October COG. 293 passengers.
j. II. Roe has been appointed agent of
the Big -Four at Coster, vice w. L. Lock
wood. resigned.
The Peoria q Eastern handled. in Octo-
Der. &c. 2sS passengers-31, ITO east bound and
29.07S west-bound.
Committees meet in Chicago on Tuesday
next to attempt a reorganization of the
Trarsmissouri Association.
The Queen & Crescent has put on q line
of Pullman sleeping coaches between Gin
cinnati and AsheviIle. n. c.
NJ. E. Ingalls,. president OF the Big Four,
is still detained in New York by the serious
Illness of his daughter. Mrs. j. A. Barnard.
b. w. Wren. general passenger agent of
the East Tennessee, Virginia 81 Georgia,
was in the city Yesterday, en- route TO Chi.
cago.
Trouble in securing the heavy steel rails
IL delaying the construction of the second
track of the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne q Chi.
cago.
The Lake Erie & Western earned, in the
third week of Novem Der. s6s. a00.1g, an in
crease over the corresponding week of 1891
of S4,S77.5l.
Train -dispatchers on the Pittsburg, Fort
Wayne Il Chicago. located at Wooster. o..
will be transferred TO Allegheny on the
LIST of January.
John McKeever, the engineer on the Van
dalia. who a few days ago jumped from his
prospect. sprainIDg his ankle. Is out again
on crutches.
Freight men say that In any November
of the last ten there has not been so light
> movement in the hog crop. and as this is
largely local business Indiana roads feel 1t
In their earnings.
The passenger men of the Cincinnati.
Hamilton * Dayton and the Baltimore Il
Ohio are already in the field arranging for
special trains to Washington, to witness
the Inauguration ceremonies.
A rumor is current in upper railroad cir
cles that Lewis Williams. general man.
ager of the Nickel plate. is to retire on Jan.
!. and will be succeeded by j. w. Musson.
traffic manager of the West Shore.
IL is stated that the earnings of the Chi.
cago X Eastern Illinois the last elk months
will leave O surplus above operating ex.
penses and fixed charges equal to n 8 pei
cent. dividend on the perferred stock.
John Evan. superintendent of the Indi.
annapolis division of the Nonop. who Ia.
been confined TO his room for several days
was out for q short time yesterday morn.
ing. During his illness he has lost twenty
We pounds of flesh.
Lafayette Sutton, who for twenty-five
years ran an engine on the bee-line. bu,
who for the last two years has been on a
Mexican road. is In the city waiting friends
Next week he will 20 to Leadvilie to run az
engine on q Colorado road.
Chairman Blanchard has issued n call (,
oil the presidents and general manager rs II
the territory of the Central Traffic Associa
ton 20 meet in Chicago. Wednesday, Nov
b. TO confirm and make effective tn,
sction of the New York meeting of tn,
18th inst. touching freight rates and pas
senger fares.
Trains 20 on the Vandalia and IS on tn,
81. Louis division of the Big Four yester
day were one hour late, owing 60 TIN
storm. Both traits were. on arriving a
Indianapolis. covered with ice To such al
extent that one could hardly distinguish
she ndow on the coaehea The head