The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-10-23

of a receiver Mr. OdeIl might decide to re-
main with the b. q o., but this does not at
present seem probable
1t is stated officially that the receivers OF
the Union Pacific have no idea of rescind-
ing the contract with the Chicago * North
western. General Passenger Agent Lomax
says it would be the height of folly 10 do
SO, as the C. e. n. w. is its principal Pa
cific coast feeder.
ID. Edwards, general passenger agent of
the Cincinnati; Hamilton & DAYTON spent
moment in looking after the companys In
terests here, and he will undoubtedly give
trouble if it leads the c.. H. & d. in pas
senger business.
The directors of the Louisville, Evansville
& st. Louis have elected ID. j. Mackey pres
ident u. o. Hopkins vice president and
general manager. and w J. Lewis secretary
and treasurer. The latter was ousted from
the Evansville & Terre Haute during the
brief period that the opponents of d. j.
Mackey were in control
If reports are true, there is trouble with
the late management of the. Kentucky and
the earnings OF the line. 1t is stated that
the floating debts of the company which the
directors were personally. liable for have
been liquidated, and now the receivers must
borrow money to pay the employees.
NJ S. Corners, formerly superintendent
of the Indianapolis division of the Cincin-
matt, Hamilton & Dayton, spent Sunday
the Columbus & Hooking Valley, on which
he is a division superintendent, is handling
from five hundred to six hundred carloads
of coal per day, while other classes of
traffic are steadily increasing
r. 2. Buchanan, who represents the Big
-Four at Anderson, Ind, was in the city yes
terday. He states that the industries of
that city slowly recovering from their
depression, and he hopes in the near flu,
ture the roads will be getting a good deal
sion came it was one of the heaviest ship
| ping points on the Bee line division.
c.. p. Williams. who has been superin-
| tendent of the freight car building depart
ment OF the Ohio Falls car works, has re-
| signed. On SATURDAY forty men were laid
| Off, and the wages of those who continue
| in service cut cent an hour. The company
Louisville e. Nashville and for the Louis
| Vile Southern, but has little new work.
| The Pennsylvania Railroad Company to-
| day takes control of the Cleveland &
Marietta, opening large coal fields to the
company and continued line to the lakes.
The G. q Nj. company owned from Marietta,
| o., to Canal Dover, ninety-seven miles. and
eight miles additional to Valley Junction.
Its general offices were at Cambridge, O.
| A. I. Wyckoff is president of the company.
The new owners of the Ohio & Missis-
| sippi have under contemplation making
| erty. One is the doing way with the big bend
| at Osgood and building a new line south of
| Versailles. 1t is stated the building of the
| cutoff would shorten the O. & NJ. between
Cincinnati and st. Louis nine miles and
would throw the main line five miles south
/ of Osgood.
The health of c. c. Waite. which has for
some years been so poor that he feared
| he would be obliged to retire from active
railroad service, has greatly improved. The
| appointing Of w. A. Mills as assistant to
greatly relieving President Waite. Mr..
| Mills attends closely TO detail on the Co
Tmbus HoSkn nf Valley r9ad and has
railroad service