The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-05-22

light. the road last week bringing in but
239 and forwarding l51 loaded cars. Farm
ers are too busy To ship grain There IL
less stock 10 be shipped from points on the
line AMI the output of coal At the al
mines is unusually light.
Personal, Loca: and General Notes.
Passenger business on the Pennsy Iva
lines into Chicago is becoming very heavy.
One train on Friday last was run IN i've
sections.
w. Ii. Parsons. IT,. of New York. noted
consulting engineer, who has been looking
over one of the roads In Indiana and ONO,
was in the city yesterday.
Freights shipped from Indianapolis to
the City of Mexico now reach that point In
eight and half days. Until quite recently
the time was twelve days
NJ. f. Ingalls,. president of the Chesa-
peake * Ohio. says the road will this
month earn Sl.000,OC0 and will keep up TO
that figure the remaining seven months OF
1885.
In the last year Train 20 on the Vandalia
has paid g. IS per mile run, and the answer
ing tram. u. sl.7s per mile run. But few
trains in the country pay so handsome
revenue as does Train 20 for so long dis
tance.
Charles NJ. Pratt. general passenger and
ticket agent of the Minneapolis ~ st. Louis
railroad. has given formal notice of the
Passenger Association. to take immediate
effect.
Contrary to general expectations. the
meeting of general managers on Saturday
resulted In nothing The Atohison 10 out
or the Western Passenger Association and
will remain en- outsider until matters
are adj usted to its liking.
Freight rates on nails. wire bottles,
window glass and fruit jars, which have
been much demoralized west bound, are to
be restored TO tariff June 1. On bar. boiler
and plate iron In carloads there Will Dc
q slight reduction in rates on that date.
Clerks of the Pennsylvania Company,
west of Pittsburg, are visiting the various
shops on the system. looking into the
methods of bookkeeping, with view OF
adopting q uniform method OF keeping &C.
counts. using the best features of the pres
ent eysterns.
As now proposed, commencing with the
2Sth, the Monon will have five trains day
between Indianapolis and Chicago. one
leaving indianapolis at 23O A. NJ. 1:lO A. NJ,
11:55 A, Ne, 4:S0 p. NJ. 1lO5 r. Nj. The train
out of here at 4:30 p NJ. makes the run to
Chicago in tive hours.
ID. b. Martin, general passenger agent on
the Big Four. was in the city Saturday.
feeling cheerful over the amount of BUSH
ness the Big Four is doing. the passenger
earnings of the lines tue second week In
May being SO. 722 in excess OF those of the
corresponding month of 1892.
NJ. ID. Woodford, president of the Cincin.
natl. Hamilton ~ Day ton, was in the city
several hours on Saturday. and had an ex-
tended conference with T.. w. Fairbanks,
general solicitor OF the company, and K b:
4. Peiroe trustee and general manager OF
the Indianapolis. Decatur " Western.
The new train which the Pennsylvania
put on yesterday between Louisville and
Chicago makes the quickest time between
those two cities which has ever been made
by regular trains. Going north the run
from Louisville to Chicago Ia made In eight
hours and thirty minutes; southwark in
eight hours and ten minutes.
An official of the Cincinnati, Hamilton &
Day ton says the company has idea of
making any changes IN Its traffic relations
with the Nandalla. with it's taking control
, OF the Indianapolis, Decatur ~ Western.
The Vandalia has been too valuable a con-
nection 10 the g.. II. IL d. in Its days of ad-
versity to give 1t the cold shoulder. says
the official.
Charles Wood. engineer of maintenance
of way on the c.. Ii. * |. division of the
Cincinnati. Hamilton IL Dsyt ton. Is making
an excellent record in bringing this road
up to the highest standard. Expert track
men say but few tracks ride as smoothly ae
does the c., III. IL ID. The new steel brid ge
being put I'D on this division ut Hamilton
Will cost $4,000.
The slate. as now arranged with the con.
solidating of operations of the Cincinnati
Hamilton X Day ton and the Indianapolis
Decatur 81 Western. makes II. G. Stiles di.
dianapolis. +. III. Ellsworth succeeding
him as agent. and ]. b. McNeely. agent OF
the l., ID. 81 W., will be made the con tract-
ing agent of both division.
There have been frequent stories Of late
| to the effect that the Louisville * Nash
VILE would secure control of the Newport
| News " Mississippi Valley. but those have
| always been denied. In financial CIRCLES il
| Is believed the Louisville & Nashville
would only buy the road to keep the Illi-
nois Central from getting hold of it. and
| IL fact, at one time made an oiler which
| was not accepted.
| Under the time schedule which takes ef
| feot on the Cincinnati, Hamilton 81 Dayton
on Sunday next. it will have six train,
| each way between Indianapolis and GIN
cinnati. the trains arriving al IndlanspOli,
at 2:30 A. NJ. 9:20 A. NJ, 1855 A. NJ. ago p NJ.
| 7:45 p. nj. and ll:O5 p. NJ; depart from In
dianapolis at 2:30 A. NJ. 4 A. NJ, 6:l0 A. VI.
| 1857 AM, 2:54 7. VI. and p. VI. The train,
arriving and departing at 2;30 A. NJ. In eact
| direction Will haul q sleeping coach from
/ New Orleans, one from Savannah and on,
| from Jacksonville. -Four of the c.. II. Il
| ID. trains each way are scheduled OF thre,
| hours and ten minutes between Indianapoli
| and Cincinnati.
s. II. Kneeland, principal owner of tn,
| Toledo. ST. Louis " Kansas City railroad
| says tuo EcclNtIsulp TOT Tue property was
brought about by the refusal of the pre-.
ferred stockholders TO consent to ccnsoli
| dated mortgage on equipment and siding.
at the rate of $4,000 per mile. The road
he says. is all right. 1t is in first-clas:
| physical condition. but needs more rollins
stock TO enable it 10 compete with tn,
Pennsylvania and the Big -Four systems
| The largo ooDdholders propose to reorgan
lie the property. and committee will b
| appointed to take the matter in charge
| Tho bondholders will be requested to de-
post their holdings with prominent firm
whose name Is withheld for the present.
r. +. Marshall. grand secretary and trees
urer of the Railway Yardmasters' Associa
! ton, has issued his fourth annual repor
since the reorganization of the ASSOCIATION
was effected. During the year ending NJ n
l there were S2.242.32 received, S477 dis
bursed on claims OF last year, and SSSi. 5
disDursed in claims pledged by the old as
ISOLATION. maxim "a total of Sc. 600 disburse
| on the old claims aud leaving but S. 500 Z
be paid. Doubtless when this is paid thor
will be less trouble in increasing the mem
bership. The manner the lao members o
the present association, who were mem Der
of the old organization. have paid 20 IN
families of the deceased mem bers, the sur
pledged places the organization among Tn
most honorable IN the country. j. Q. Hick
has sent out circulars calling the fourt
annual meeting. which will De held in Du
luth. Mimi, June Il.