The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-03-22

Leaf. has rendered hrs resignation. to take
effect March p. and will probably take .
position with q Western road.
It 10 reported that j. j. Frey. general
manager OF che NJ, X. * 4. railroad, has
been appointed and has accepted the posi-
tion of general manager of the Santa Fe
system for California and the West
At a stockholders meeting of the Cincin-
nati, Hamilton q DAYTON railway. yester-
day, Messrs. Eugene Zimmerman. L. w.
/ ais banks and w. G. Martin were reelected
directors. No other business was trans
acted.
The Big Four now has interlocking sig
nails and switches at thirry-six points
where It crosses other railways, twenty
two on its lines east of indianapolis ana
fourteen west OF this point. Five more will
soon be erected.
John Lazarus, traffic manager of the In
dianapolis. Decatur * Western. after at
tendIng the annual convention OF general
ticket and ger agen,s at Cumberland
Gap. Will. accompanied by his wife, spend
two weeks In Florida.
Yesterday ground was broken at Lima, O.,
on the Ohio Southern extension. The right
OF way south from the Chicago IL Erie
road, over which there has been some
trouble. has been secured. aud the work
will now move briskly.
President Fish, of the Illinois Central.
called q meeting of railway presidents at
Chicago yesterday to consider the ques-
tAoh "a . ~ atO oh0s INV WIZ
other body which has taken up the matter
Of late. they did nothing but talk.
ID. I. Bacon. general manages of the In
diana Csr-service Association, 10 arrang-
ing to secure rooms at the Union Station.
and probably. In the near future. the
Indianapolis Joint Weighing and Inspec-
ton Bureau will be located In that build
ing.
": B. McNiden. general passenger agent
of the Sioux City 81 Northern. yesterday
f0nna oUA 81. N e. 5000 t. 49, Ia a
call on j. X. C~avenaugh. car service agent
of the Big Four. Mr.. McNiden. who was
on his way South, was accompanied by his
wife.
The Baltimore & Ohio gained an impor-
tant victory in o condemnation suit at
Chicago yesterday. which will give it q
clear right of way into the grounds of the
worlds lair. The ILLINOIS Central. hereto
fore. was she only road having an entry
into the grounds.
The freight department. of the Pennsyl-
vanla Company has gotten into its new
quarters In the Commercial Clubs building,
occupying four rooms on the second floor.
throwing them all into one room. Col. 5.
r: Gray now claims to have tho fneot
offices in the CITY.
A. T.. Dice has been appointed superin-
tendent of signals for the New York Gen.
trail lines. with headquarters in the Grand
Central Station. New York city. He is to
have charge Of the construction, mainte-
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signals and Interlocking devices.
The roads which haul the coal of the
Pennsylvania and Ohio lines to the lake
ports have voted to advance the rates. The
outlook for a large business this year is
extremely good. and It Is believed the
higher rates can be maintained, as ell will
have as much business as they can handle
b. Fitzpatrick has been appointed mas
ter mechanic of the Pennsylvania shops at
Columbus. o.. and it Is understood that =.
I. Bush. who has been acting s~uperintend-
ent of motive power of the lines in the
Pittsburg. Cincinnati. Chicago 81 st. Louis
system, Is to be appointed permanent SUI
perintendent OF motive power.
The net earnings OF the Wabash for JAN
nary fall 500. 2l9 below those of January.
1892: those of the Big Four. Sl49.3 4S below;
the Pennsylvania five roadsl sS2S,515 be-
low; the Baltimore IL Ohio two roads,,
$214.0 44 below. On the other hand. the
Chesapeake & Ohio shows an increase in
net earnings over January. 1892, of SIS. S54.
and the illinois Central an increase of $751;
$50.
Additional changes in the operating de-
partment of the Chicago Great Western
have been announced. j. ID. Tuchy, who
has beer superintendent of terminals in
Chicago, is relieved from that office and
placed in charge. of the Chicago agency.
1t is also rumored that President Egan Will
give up the title of general manager and
will appoint c. L. Lore. his assistant, to
that position.
The st. Louis. Yandalla & Terre Haute
road the western end of the Vandalia linel,
as shown By the report of Thomas ID. Mess
Ter, In 1892 carried 30.092 passengers,
against 1913. $50 IN 1881, aud 1.519,004 tons of
freight. against LASS, 194 tons in 1881. The
passenger earnings for the year were SASH.
ga; freight earnings, 81. l65. l24. There were
1855 more local and Ii. 5S4 more through
passengers carried than in 1891.
The new trains. which are to be run as
Il Traina On and 81 haruaan Naw HnrE md
81. Louis, are out OF the shops. the first
train coming west yesterday. Others will
follow. day by day. until the five trains are
in service. They are vestIbuled and uni
formly painted and lettered. The Penn
sy1vania and Nandalia have under consid-
eration the shortening of the time of these
trains between New York and st. Louis one
or two hours.
The committee to lock after the passen-
ger business between st. LOUIS and Cincin-
natl, according to the agreement made at
last Saturdays meeting. Is composed of
President Tracy. OF the Ohio ~ Mississippi;
Vice President Murray. of the Big Four;
Manager Williams. of the Vandalia, and
President Woodford. of the Cincinnati.
Hamilton * Dayton. Gen. w. b. Shattuc
Is mentioned as the man likely to be chosen
as commissioner OF the association.
In securing the Ipdianar oils, Decatur &
Western. the Cincinnati. hamilton ~ Day.
ton. besides securing first-class shops.
which the company greatly needs, gets
some good equipment. as the locomotives.
coaches and cars of this company bave al
ways been kept in good order, and IN the
beginning were first-class equipment.
Most of the locomotives are Of the Grant
build, and the best work the shops had
turned out up TO the time they were built.
j. Q. Van Wrinkle. general superintend-
ent of the Big Four lines, yesterday went
to Springfield. whore the strike was re-
newed on Monday. He was quite de-
termined that this strike. which has
broken out every few weeks. should come
to an end. and at l p. NJ. yesterday he
telegraphed that the strike had been de-
olared OFT Internationally. and that every
switching engine. with competent ere VS.,
was at work and every thing moving with
ont friction.
The Walhondmg Valley road, which
was opened for business on Monday. IS
forty-six miles long. leaving the Pittsburg.
Fort Wayne II Chicago at West LoudOn-
vile. and leading through one of the
richest coal sections of Ohio. 1t opens q
lire from the leading coal mines of Ohio to
Toledo. $50 miles In length. against $50 by
the Columbus ~ Hooking Valley. 1t is
stated that the Pennsylvania Company
will spend 81. 900. 00) at Toledo III dock and
yard improvements.
A passenger Official of the Pennsylvania
says that the management are not much in
favor of the vestibule trains, and for
trains that make frequent stops and handle
N good MANY paasen gers they are using fha