The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-21

intendent of the Vandalias coal branches
ia Clay county.
The local business of the Wabash at
Wabash. Ind, has go increased that the
company is laying additional side tracks at
that point. and will place switching en-
CINE and crew there.
It is understood that j. T. Odell general
manager of the Western division of the
Baltimore IL Ohio. with headonarters at
Newark. o., has asked 10 be relieved. He
las held that position since 1856.
j. I; Brstsan has been appointed super
intendent of the car service of the Toledo
4 Ann Arbor road. and Z. j. Mcdonnell.
chief train dispatcher. is to have supervis-
ION of the operators and the line men.
Two more freight trains will be put on
the Whitewater division when the next
time card Is made. This IS done TO relieve
the Chicago division of the Big Four of
freight to make. room for passenger bust
ness.
J. III. Miieward. who for some years rep
resented the passenger department. of the
Louisville X Nashville road hereis IN the
city calling on friends He is now repre-
eenting BARLEY. johnson 81 Co.. of Louis
Vile. Ks.
C. b. Keller has been appointed engineer
or maintenance of way OF the Whitewater
road. taking effect May1 Mr. X. has been
connected with this road for the last ff-
teen years as roadmaster and supervisor,
and Is q first-class man.
One European syndicate. which had
taken b. 1000 600 of the new issue of bonds
Louis has this week taken IS. 600 moro
at par. These bonds bear Al Der cent. in
terest. and run fifty years.
The Big Four lines are handling an av-
ersge of $500 loaded cars per day. and
about 1900 empty cars. 1t Is stated off,
n n mr. N a
years have the affairs of the Big Four been
moving smoothly. and at all terminals
delayed freights are no longer TO be found
Among those mentioned for superin-
tendents of the Indianapolis. Decatur ~
Western on its coming into possession of
the Cincinnati. Hamilton 81 Dayton, is NJ.
NJ. Mounts, who was for some years super
intendent of tho indianapolis division of
the C.. IL. IL d., but who just now is out of
position.
the Columbus & Hooking Valley. will put
on through trains between Columbus and
Chicago. While it seems rather a singular
| com binatIon. the two roads. it is claimed.
will have the shortest line between Column
bus and Chicago. it being threatening of q
mile shorter, IL Is stated, than the Pau
| handle lines.
On Tuesday of this week a train of sixty
| five carloads OF coal was hauled BY two en-
| Rines from Jacksonville to Toledo. 100 miles.
over the Columbus az Hooking Valley.
Every car was equipped with auto.
matte couplers and air brakes. All the new
equipment of the Columbus IL Hooking
Valley road Is provided with these modern
| improvements.
The Big Four will put on through cars
| between Columbus and Chicago via Indian.
| apolis. using the Peoria & Eastern between
Springfield, o.. and indianapolis. One of
| the trains hauling these through cars will
leave Columbus at A. NJ. the other at
| $50 p. Ne, as now proposed. Columbus
| will then have four lines between that
point and Chicago
The Pennsylvania has increased the pay
| of its baggagemasters, baggage agents and
baggage porters IS to $40 month ut all
| prominent points east of Pittsbnrg. and the
| poy of the ferry engineers has been ad-
vanced $40 per month. The men were not
| Informed of the advance until they re-
ceived envelopes containing their pay for
| the month of March.
| Work on the building Of the extension of
the Ohio Southern from Springfield to
Lima. o.. is being pushed. The distance is
meneed this week. and will be pushed at
| the rate of half mile day as soon as the
graders get little further along. George
Saul. president of the company. says the
extension will be completed by July 1.
| A serious disturbance In the Texas rate
situation has been brought about by the
| action OF the Cincinnati and Louisville
lines In reducing rates on freight from the
| basis of Sl.44 to 81, first-class and corre-
/ spending reductions made from Chicago in
| the Central Traffic Association territory.
! Taking effect April "a the st. Louis lines
will make sweeping cut on all classes of
freight.
The increase In earnings of the Lake
Erie az Western from its passenger bust
| ness is fully remarkable Its increase
in earnings from year to year on its entire
traffic. In 1891 an increase of $50. 900 was
shown over the PASSENGER earnings of 1890;
In 1892 an increase of Sj5, COO over those of
| 1891. and thus far this year each month has
| shown handsome increase oorre-
spending months of 1892 while the cream
of the business for this year has by no
means been reached.
g. NJ. Burns chief clerk of J. Q. Van
| Wrinkle. general superintendent of the Big
| Four lines. will retire from that position
on May !. and be succeeded by f. X. Bon
nell. who for many years has been with Mr..
Van Wrinkle in different positions. and is .
very capable man. ME-. Van Wrinkle
speaks in the highest terms of the ability
| OF MIR. Burns as a railroad man. and the
| few weeks Mr.. Burns has been in this city.
he coming here with Joseph Ramsey. jr..
when general man ager of the Big Four. he
| has made many warm personal friends.
| who will be gratified to learn that he Is
seriously considering the question of en-
gazing In commercial pursuits and making
Indianapolis his place OF business.