The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-29
A RAILROAD MYSTERY
ReaLPurchasers of the Z. & L. III.
Stock Not Yet Known.
Growing Belief that if the Big Four
Takes the c. q +. |. 1t Will Also
Control Evansville Line.

Growing Belief that if the Big Four
Takes the c. & +. |. 1t Will Also
Control Evansville Line.
A gentleman who has been closely identi-
fed with the deal by which the c.. C.. c. &
ST. l. is expected to secure control Of the
Chicago & Eastern Illinois yesterday stated
to Journal reporter that before the 18th
or January everything would be settled as
TO whether the deal would re perfected. II
the sale is made 1t is likely that the Evans
Vile & Terre Haute will be included; at
least Present indications are that it will
be- 1t Is still a mystery who has been buy
Ing the stock of the L. & T. II. and con-
trolls the property. 1t is known that d. j.
Mackey, F. p. Cook and Perry Huston, all
of Evansville. and who had large holdings
OF stock. have sold it to the parties who
are now in control A prominent capitalist
Of MeEIDhis has been purchasing good
deal Of the stock but for what syndicate
has not been ascertained. The person who
give this Information seems confident that
the deal will be perfected, and is fully as as
confident that Capt. G. j. Grammar will
be given good position as result.
President Mcleod Not I'm Fault.
The Boston Herald, in commenting on
into the hands Of receiver. says: $50 far
as can be reasoned from President McLeod's
management of the property since he as
sumed control there is no room for un-
favorable criticism In his Instructions 10
his subordinates IL has been his only pur-
pose 10 operate the road In the interests
Of the stockholders Whatever others in
whom he trusted may have done, there is
rs yet no Indication that Mr.. Mcleod has
been I'm any way connected with the
cent speculation In the stock. 1t may quite
safely be asserted that whatever may be
.he outcome of the present complications,
DIT. MCLEOD IS not party 10 any scheme
TO wreck the road or to do anything else
than to operate 1t legitinately for the
benefit or the stockholders who have placed
HIN in charge. 1t il suspected here. how
eyer th n certain men men Who were supposed s
EFFORTS 10 develop the property in the in
terests OF the stockholders nave gone back
on him and unloaded their holdings. either
through necessity or with a deliberate in
tention To wreck the road to their own adj
vantage"
Railroad Construction In 1893.
According to the Railway Age the con-
struction of new track in 1898 is less by
about two hundred miles than that of
either OF the two preceding years and Is
much smaller than in any year since 1878.
when the total 2,679 miles. This year it
new lines on which the tracks were laid
was 222 Pennsylvania leads with 1893 miles
OF new track Florida was second. Only
hive OF the States and Territories, Vermont,
Nevada. Connecticut, Delaware and Indian
Territory, show no increase whatever Cam
ada built 46l miles of new track and Mex
leo one hundred. The total mileage for the
United States on Jan. l. 1891, is estimated
at 1T7,S53.
Personal, Local and General Notes.
George Lowell. general superintendent of
the Monon. was in the city yesterday.
II. T.. Stephenson has been appointed
agent Of the Indianapolis & Vincennes at
Lyons Station. vice J. @. Arnold. resigned.
c. NJ Line has been In the employ of the
Pittsburg, Fort Wayne q Chicago as bag
gagemaster twenty-six years and has never
desired promotion.
President Mayer, who was reelected
president of the Baltimore Ohio
Wednesday has held that position Tor six
consecutive years.
j. Q. Van Wrinkle. general superintendent.
and c. +. Schaff. general utility man OF the
Big Four, will to-day go over the Michigan
division to Benton Harbor.
j. Pierpont Morgan, representing the New
York Central, yesterday bought the New
YORK x Northern railroad for Sl.0OO.0O0 at
the foreclosure sale. His was the only bid.
In view OF the abolition Of what are
known as split tickets on Western lines in
routing immigrant business. trunk lines
give notice that they will also discontinue
the sale OF such tickets
e,
appointed his private secretary w. w.
Phelps. Mr.. Phelps has been with the
Rock Island road several years private
secretary to VI. A. Low, general attorney.
Freight traffic on the Chicago division of
the Panhandle is now SO heavy that several
locomotives have been transferred from the
Louisville division and from the Pittsburs.
Fort Wayne az Chicago to the Chicago di-
vision.
d. F. Whtcomb, superintendent of the
Union Railway Company and Belt road
ar rdn rG11N 70 NlrsFf
with william r. McKeen. president of the
company, as regards making some changes
on the first of the year.
William r. MeKeen, president of the
Union Railway Company. Is trying to get
the presidents and general managers OF the
proprietary lines IN the Union Railway
Company together next week. Some i'm
pOrtant matters need attention.
Superintendent Whitcornb, of the Union
railway and Belt roads, has asked per
mission 20 build iron bridge in place
at the roads overhead crossing Of En-
glsh avenue, the structure to be fifty
feet In length.
L. d. Bennett. engineer on the st. Louis
division of the Big Four, has just COM
pleted his twenty-eighth year as loco
motive engineer, and he has been so for
accident or injured or killed a person riding
on train his engine was hauling.
on January LIST the Big Four will take
of it's chair cars between Louisville and
Chicago. Which are run in connection with
the ChiO I. Mississippi. and the sleeping
cars ruin between those points nightly. Since
the worlds fair travel closed the travel
has been light even with the old lines.
I. ID. Barton, who for two years past has
been general superintendent OF the New
York 4 New England, has retired from
that position. Austin Corbin once placed
hr. Barton on the Indiana, Bloomington &
Western, and later took him off OF the
Long Island road and made him general
superintendent of the n. i. * -. e., where
he has made an excellent record.
n passenger locomotive has just been
built at the shops OF the Union Pacific In
Kansas City which weighs $4,000 pounds.
It IL claimed that In speed and power no
engine has been built In this country
which will equal it. The engine will be
used in hauling the passenger trains on
enne. Two more engines OF the same type
are TO be built.
Engine 21O. on the Cincinnati. Hamilton
Pittsburg locomotive works at the world =
fair. yesterday made it's first trip from
Cincinnati TO Indianapolis, hauling the fast
day express and but Tor hot box, which
delayed the train. would have made a good
run. In running 10 Cincinnati in the after
noon IL made 10 several minutes on the fast
schedule of Train IS.
The attempt OF the trunk lines to boy
colt the Grand Trunk road by not honor
ing It's issue or tickets out OF New York is
DR.. SCHENCKS