The Indianapolis journal., 1893-06-19

Greatest Railways.n The illustrations are
nne work, and the information rs regards
pleasure resorts very interesting and valu-
able.
On Sunday next the Chicago IL East tern
Illinois, the Evansville * Terre Haute and
the Louisville X Nashville will cut down
the time OF their fast trains between At
lanta and Chicago another two hours 10
meet the time of their competitor. the
Pennsylvania and the l.. * n. route. they
minutes quicker.
George Prescott. superintendent of mo-
tive power of the Vandalia. Is building at
the shops two switching engines and re-
building three of the oldest engines on the
system. Before another eighteen months
rolls round there will not be In service on
the Vandaiia system an engine which is
not practically new. either being new or
rebuilt after the modern pattern.
J. Poindexter. who. for long series of
years. has been AGENT of the Louisville di-
vision of the Pennsylv ania lines at Jeffer-
sonville. to-day takes the position of cash
ler of the First National Bank of Jeffer-
sonvilie. +. VI. Straton, who has been agent
of the j., NJ. IL i. at Seymour for fourteen
years. succeeds Mr.. Poindexrer at Jetfer-
sonville, and j. 4. Davis. operator at Co
lumbus, takes the agency at Seymour.
George 4. Blanchard. chairman of the
worlds railway commerce congress, which
convenes at Chicago to-day and Will be in
session all the week. has sent out large
number of Invitations to railway officials
each day shows that the subjects to be dis
cussed are very important. and that much
profit may be derived from listening to the
several addresses by prominent railroad
men, including State and Interstate COM
merce commissioners.
The statement of the business of the
Pittsburg. Cincinnati. Chicago ~ ST. Louis
Railway Company. intending the Little
Miami railroad. for May, 1893. as compared
with the same month In 1892 shows an in
crease In gross earnings of $50. .024.47, q do
crease in expenses of S94. .954. 20. and an in
crease In net earning gs of S117. .y79.17. The five
months of 1893. as mpared with the same
period of 1892. show decrease In gross
earning of Sit. 6S4. II. an increase in expenses
of SlO3. 3.057.41. and q decrease IN net earn
inRs of S1l9. 7J212.
The local division of tho Brotherhood of
Trainmen held n special meeting yesterday
to take preliminary steDs for securing head
quarts ers OF the ASSOCIATION at Indianapolis.
At the annual meeting In October the
point for locating the headquarters of the
organization will be settled on. Columbus
and Toledo, Ohio. and Buffalo are anxious
to secure the headquarters of the organiza-
tioD. which now has "a. SEQ mem bers. and is
monthly increasing. Grand Chief Wilker-
son and Secretary Sheahan are said to
favor Indianapolis.
The Pennsylvania relief department. of
the lines west of Plttsburg has selected as
it's advisory committee Theodore II. Sewell.
of the Chicago. Louisville. Indianapolis
and Vincennes divisions; Richard A.
Thomas, OF the Indianapolis. Richmond
and Cincinnati divisions; Nathan s. Elliott,
of the PIttsburg division; Crawford Girls
wold. of the Western division: Morris V.
Miller. OF the Erie. Ashtabula and Cleve-
land Il Pittsburg divisions and John w.
Witwer. of the Eastern and Toledo di-
visions. The summary of ballots shows
that total of 7194 votes were polled.
A. w. Dickinson. who recently resigned
as general superintendent of the Missouri
Pacific. after long years of faithful service,
was In the city yesterday en- route to his
farm near Seymour. Ind. where he expects
to spend the remainder of his days. After
resting there for some months on May he
returned to ST. LOUIS. his headquarters, to
resume his duties as general superinten-
dent. A few days service convinced him
that he was not able to perform the duties
of his office. and he resigned. his resi- igna-
tion taking effect June l. Since his resig-
nation he has been posting his successor as
TO the duties of the general superintendent
of the NJ. p. system.