The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-03-24
Agent Van Duzeu 10 attending the meet
ings and running the general Offices at

liahtest business in January and February
they have done in any two months within
the last five years.
From a Detroit railroad official is learned
thst the Flint ~ Pere Marquette Is con-
templating the building of thirty m lies OF
road from Munroe. q point on its line. to
Toledo. thus making q third line between
Detroit and Toledo
Oscar Murray. vice presidents of the Big
Four. was Ia the city yesterday. and left at
trail Is not handling the business of the Big
Four at Chicago as promptly as the Big
-Four people desire.
Tram 81. over the Cincinnati. Hamilton
q Dag con. which leaves the Union Station
at 2:54 p. NJ. is carrying more passengers
between indianapolis and CINCINNATI than
any one train now ran between these
points by the c.. Fl. IL ID.
After April the Pullman company will
make rate of s25 per day on all its tour
ist cars. charging from the honr the Gar
departs until IL returns to the starting
point All Its old-style cars are being
fitted M comfortably for tourist service.
The Columbus a. Sandusky Short Line
management announces that the line will
be opened for business on April l. The un-
dersfanding now Is that until the company
get its own terminals completed at San
dusky 1t will use those of the Big Four at
that point.
Large blocks of stock of the Louisville,
New Albany is Chicago are coming on to
the market, on account of the receivership
scare. and Samuel Thomas and his friends
are gathering 1t In as offered. Thus the
move to get receiver is proving benefit
to the "ins."
The movement of passenger trains over
the Union tracks Is becoming so heavy and
Will. from now on. so increase that the
Union railway people are considering some
plan to handle more of the local freight
traffic over the Belt road and thus relieve
the Union tracks.
II George X. Lowell, assistant general su-
i perintendent of the Monon, is in the city.
de states that the company is already haul
ing forty To- fifty carloads of stone O day
from the Bedford quarries, and its traffic of
this character this season promises to large
Iy excel any previous year.
One who thinks he knows the official
slate OF the Baltimore Il Ohio people, after
the consolidation of the Baltimore x Ohio
Southwestern and the Ohio IL Mississippi,
says VIM. Duncan is TO be the general
hrelght agent of the consolidated lines and
X. NJ. Fraser assistant general freight agent
Master Mechanic McClurg, of the Peoria
d Eastern. was In the city yesterday. He
states that the shops are now working full
handed, $50 men being employed at the Ur-
bana shops and eighty at the Indianap-
oils shops. Every enaine and car owned
by the company Is being put in the most
thorough repair.
Charles II. Gibson, who has supervision
OF the legal matters of the Pennsy ivania
Company at Louisville. KY. was In the
city, yesterday, looking after a case before
Judge Baker. In which the Pennsylvania
Company and w. L. Breyfogle. ex-presi-
dent OF the Monon, are interested, there
being some $50, 900 at stake.
The American Express Company has Sc
cured exclusive rights over the Illinois
Central railroad from Chicago to New Or
leans. replacing the Southern Express from
Cairo southwark. 1t will reach Memphis
by the Mississippi 81 Tennessee branch of
the Central. The change on the Central
goes into effect on or about April /.
| David Richardson, in charge of the tracks
| OF the Big Four at its Indianapolis termi-
nal, has just completed his fortietn year of
railroad service. He began railroading on
| the Cheshire road, and came West twenty
| seven years ago. He is near relative OF
| l.. ID. Richardson, who was commissioner
| for some years of the Indianapolis freight
| pool
While no definite arrangements have yet
been made In the matter of establishing
| passenger line between Indianapolis and
| Chicago over the Lake Erie i Western,
and boats via Michigan City. owners of
boats are urging the management of the
| Lake Erie d Western to enter into suoh an
| arrangement, commencing with May !, and
covering the summer season.
| The directors of the Union Pacific. now
| that President Clark Is to retire. are con-
| siderlnR dividing the duties of the execu-
tive OF the company, and will try to select
| not only the ablest railroad man that can
be found TO direct it's affairs in the West,
but will create tho Office OF chairman OF the
| board. filling the latter position with some
fnancier OF national reputation.
The roads are beginning to feel the effect
OF the worlds fair traffic and gross earn
| inge are showing up better; il Is believ ed
the net earnings will improve. as the roads
| have about finished preparing for the in
| creased business and can reduce expenses
In fact some OF the general managers have
already received orders from thor superb
ors TO begin cnrtailing wherever possible
| The New York Central has notified all its
| connections that hereafter 1t will not re-
| celve or haul any passenger cars of other
road unless equipped with the master car
builder vertical plane coupler. the Sewell
steam heat coupler. the Westin ghouse air
| whistle and train signal and the QUICK act
| ing air brake. all the trains of the New
| York Central now being equipped with
| these devices.
In its issue of this week the Railway Age
| md Northwestern Railroader will pub lish
q strong article from James +. How. vice
| president of the Wabash railroad in w hich
he insists upon the necessity of the rail-
way interests taking some concerted meas
| ures to protect themselves against the en- Gi-
railroad crusade of the Western isgisla-
| lures, and urges the companies to unite in
| q campaign of education.
Concerning an article published in the
| New York Times TO the effect that the Cam
adisn Pacific railroad was going to have an
| Independenp route into New York city.
Chauncey NJ. Depew said: 1T is a Jules
Verne story: piece of fine lotion, and
comes MP periodically. lt is to be expected.
and reminds one of the predictions in the
old almanac. storms may be expected
| about this time.'"
r. b. Jones' general agent Of the Chicago
| & Rock Island for this section, lie IN the
| oity. He says no one realizes how much
| the DEVELOPMENT of the gas belt in Indiana
| has increased the business of the Western
| roads. Not only are the represen tatives OF
these lines looking closely after the busi-
| ness of the manufacturers in Indianapolis
also. but in the gas belt region trains are
| now sent out where. five years ago, q our
was loaded for the West.
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