The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-11-03

expenses, 1927, 30, a decrease this year of
y73, S07
NJ. T. ingalls,, president Of the Big Four.
and his general utility man, g. +. Schah,
will to-day make an inspection of the Mich
igan division, going through to Benton
HarbOr.
The Santa Fe and the jacksonville
Southeastern are flirting again, and the lat,
ter yesterday commenced to transfer all
its Chicago freight to the Santa Fe at
Pekin, ILL.,
II. Schrader, agent of the Central Dis
patch at Terre Haute, has retired and the
Office has been abolished. Big. Four agents
will look after the business OF the Central
States Dispatch at that point
The regular b-monthly meeting of the
Central Traffic Association. passenger de-
partment, will be held at Chicago Nov. g.
At present il is expected that nothing but
routine business will be before the meeting.
The first section of Train IS. over the
Big Four, from Chicago, yesterday con-
sisted Of thirteen cars. 1t was hauled by
one of the new type Of Garstahg engines.
and from Kanl1akee to Indianapolis made
schedule time, which Is fast.
This week the Offices of the Cleveland e
Marietta road, of which the Pennsylvania
Company recently obtained control, are be-
ing removed from Cambridge, o., 10 Pitts
burg. S. b. Liggett has been elected sec.
rotary and T. II. b. Mcknight treasurer of
the reorganiZed company.
On Tuesday night the Pennsylvania lines
took out OF Chicago 102 coaches and Pull
man cars, carrying returning worlds fair
visitors. Yesterday with al roads out of
Chicago there was very visible falling off
in business. indicating that the crowds
had been started homeward.
In October there were handled at the
city freight depots of the Pennsylvania
lines 39,075,752 pounds of freight represent,
ing 3,90S cars; in October, 1892, 4S,H5,Sn
pounds of freight, representing 4,32l cars;
decrease in tonnage this year, 9,14O,1i9
pounds; in number of cars, 43.
Oct. 80 ended the fiscal year with the Van
dalia, and the heads of departments will
begin the work of preparing the annual
statement, which will show decreased
business but the Vandalia has not suffered
to the extent that many .oads have through
the last five months of depression.
While most Coads have been cutting down
expenses by closing shops or working on
half time, II. Barnes, superintendent or
motive power OF the Wabash lines, has kept
the company's shops running full time,
has his rolling stock in condition to move it.
Robert Z. Campbell general superintend-
ent of the Baltimore & Ohio road, has been
appointed general manager of the entire
system. He succeeds j. L. Odell, who has
been made assistant to the president. Mr..
Odell will go to Chicago and Mr.. Campbell
will make his headquarters in Baltimore
thus making an exchange OF location be-
tween the two officials No successor to Mr..
Campbell has been appointed as yet.
In the shifting of railway officials 1893 has
| been full of surprises, and no greater one has
the New York & New England as It's gen.
eral manager. \ few weeks ago the Jour
| effect Nov l, and that he was going to
| the Northern Pacific. This was the pro.
gramme UP to oct. 80. when the position of
| general manager of the y. Y. & y. u. was
| offered him and he accepted.
| 1t is stated that some of the members of
| the Order of Railway Photographers are not
| favorable to action the organization has
| been taking of late in the way of making
| il q secret ordes. Under the new regula-
| tons every candidate for membership must
| be initiated In person Under the Old rules
| one might be indicted into the order by
| mail. if in good standing. Another feature
| of the new bylaws is that member must
attend the meeting in order to secure the
| passwC.-d.
At a meeting of stockholders of the Gin
| cinnati, Jackson & Mackinaw railroad, at
| Toledo it was unanimously decided TO pur-
| chase the Cincinnati, Lebanon q Northern
| railroad. The subject of extending the
| Mich. was talked over, and while no def
| mite steps were taken to proceed with the
| work, it was the understanding that the
road was to be built to Jackson as soon as
| possible. 1t is not known what sum will
| be paid for the road.
| railroad man who is we'll informed as
| regards Northern Pacific affairs, in CONVEX
| sation with Journal representative, last
| evening, said that the Brayton-lVes syndl-
cate. now controlling the Northern Pa,clhc,
| is negotiating for control of the Chicago
| Great Western. Getting this system would
| give a connection direct between the North
| ern Pacific proper and the Northern Pa
| cific terminals in Chicago, and would also
| connect several roads running into Kansas
| City in which the Ives syndicate is inter-
| eSted.
The Findlay, Fort Wayne & Western has
| made a new move. G. Or. Patterson, a Well
| known contractor. by the voice OF a ma,
jority of the stockholders, has been placed
| in his former position. that of general man
| ager of the road, and he will at once re-
| move the offices from New York TO Find
perintendent and b. W. Fenton chief en-
| gineer. He says that at once he VIII prop
erly ballast the road from Haviiands its
| eastern terminus, to the Indiana State
| line, and in the spring push on to Fort
| Wayne.
Theodore Brown, who represents the Big
| Four in the Chattanooga district, is spend
| ing a day or two with friends in this city.
| He states that the Southern roads are look
ing for a good business this winter He
| saws that fully five hundred men are at
| work on the Chickamauga-Ch Chattanooga Ma
| tional Park boulevard, which extends from
miles away. Where the battle was fought
| streets are being laid out and so arranged
| as TO designate where each division and
| ing on two years, and it is proposed TO ded-
| icate this park with great expense IN sep
| TENDER. 1894.
General Passenger Agent Lomax, of the
| Union Pacific, has written letters to the
Great Northern. Northern Pacific and Cana
| dian Pacific, declaring that there is no rea-
| son why the worlds fair rates should not
| be restored by the transcontinental lines
| on Nov 5 TO the old basis, and that the
Union Pacific will put ON the old rates on
| rates or any further reductions or compli-
cations arising from such reductions, the
| Union Pacific will not be held responsible.
| The ST Paul and North Pacific coast lines
| must be held accountable. The prospects
| for a lively war I'm transcontinental rates
| seems to grow stronger every day.
BENJAMIN McKeen, who is really the head
| official of the LOgansport and Peoria oil
| visions of the Vand6lia, is determined TO
| get these two divisions in a physical con-
| dition which will compare favOrably with
the Vandalia proper. Under the new ar
| rangement Victor Hendricks who is chief
engineer Of the Logansport division, will
| devote his time to making the road from
| Terre Haute TO St. Joseph one of the best
of the nOrth-and-south lines, and j. r..
| Starbuck, formerly of Indianapolis, who
| has been appointed chief engineer of the
Peoria division, will. without doubt, make
a good record on this line. Both assumed
the duties of their positions yesterday.
While the retirement of L. Rush Brock
enbrough from the position of general
| freight agent of the Chicago * Eastern
Illinois was in the nature of surprise. il
a more important position, with hand
some increase in salary, and IL is thought
that George Saul. president of the Cleve-
land, Akron * Columbus and or the ohio
Southern, has made an excellent move IN
| appointing MIR. Brockenbrough traffic man
! ayer of the two roads. He was born in La
fayette, Ind. thirty-nine years ago. and
| first entered the railway service in the
| freight Office of the Big Four route at that
point BY his push and energy he rose tC
| the position of assistant general freight
| agent OF the Big Four, and soon attracted
| the attention of the Chicago IL Eastern
| Illinois company, who secured him as their