The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-03-15

hilte " new TOau, Ot converter lnLO
q new line between Cincinnati and
Cleveland, but It would be seventeen
miles longer than the Big Four. The Cleve-
land, Lorain X Wheeling now gets into
Cleveland by using the Big Four old Bee
Linel track from Grafton to Cleveland,
twenty-five miles. An impression prevails
that the old management of the Cleveland.
Lorain IL Wheeling road were removed.
IL is due to the retiring directors and of
fcials TO state that the change took place
not only with their consent. but their
hearty cooperation. The sale took place
"a a necessary part of the settlement of the
Cham berlain estate. and the gentlemen
retired represented the interest of the fam
liz. and both Mr.. Perkins and Mr.. Town
send. the only two actively engaged in the
management. find only an enjoyable relief
and more time to attend to their personal
business. Mr.. Townsend presented Judge
Joel w. Tyler, VINO has been the counsel
of the company since it was organized. to
President Woodford. and asked that he
might be continued in such position under
the new order of things.
control of the Cleveland, Lorain IL Wheel.
ing railroad has passed from the estate of
the late Selah Chamberlin. of Cleveland,
to q sy indicate headed by Henry T. Shoe
make and Henry A. Taylor, of New York.
Messrs. Shoemaker and Taylor are now In
Cleveland for the purpose of kim posses
sion OF the property. The transfer in
cludes q majority OF the S4.6OO, 600 OF pre-
ferred stock and also of the $1,000. coo OF
common stock. The road run from
Lorain. o.. to Bridgeport. o.. and it's
principal business is the handling of coal.
Although Messrs. and TaylO
and their associates control the Cincinnati.
Hamilton 81 Dayton railroad 1T Is alleged
that the c.. l.. & W.. is not to be leased to
or consolidated with that road.
English Railway Exhibit.
Ats o'clock yesterday morning q most
uniq ne looking train pulled out of the New
York Central freight Yards at New York.
There were seven cars and an engine such
as are ordinarily seen on the Central. but
in addition to these were two odd looking
cars or coaches, as they are more properly
called, and an engine of decidedly foreign
make. A passenger car was also in the
make up. thus making the train. six
freight cars, one American passenger car
and extra engine and two cars unlike n
thing ever seen on an American railroad.
either freight or passenger. In the freight
cars were models of. engines and
railway cars used fifty years ago on
English railroads when steam as a
motor power was in it's infancy. These
models are sent by the London 81 North
western railway of Great Britain as ex-
hlbits at the worlds fair. They are vslua-
y lEOu tuc ldCb tudb bucy bIO mOutlo VI
mechanical appliances In the earlier steam
engines and cars. and can nowhere be du-
plicated. In the passenger car OF this par
tlcular tram were eighteen tralnmen from
the London x Northwestern railway. who
are In charge of the models, and who Will
also act as a train crew of the two cars and
engines also sent by the greatest railway
corporation In Great Britain.
Midway in the train was an odd-lookIng
engine. with two driving wheels of about
seven-foOt diameter. with two five-fOOt
wheels in front. This engine differs from
those of American make by being longer.
of lighter construction and setting lower
on the rails than do American en- gines.
Following this odd-looking engine were
two coaches or passenger cars. that are q
cross between an IL" ger car and an
ordinary car, with the entrance on the side
instead Of at the end The coaches are
painted a chocolate color to the tops of the
windows and from there to the top white.
The two coaches and engine which 60 as a
part of the exhibit of the London IL North.
western railway are in charge of engineer
Chestworth.
Mackey Receives a Back-Set.
In the United States Circuit Court at
Peoria Yesterday an order signed by Judge
Grosscup was filed restraining the officers
and directors of the Peoria. Decatur g.
Evansville Railroad Company from con-
solidating with the Chicago IL Ohio River
railroad. The bill. which Is flied by John
Zimmerman, of New York. sets forth that
he is the owner of 1,040 shares of the stock
of the Peoria. Decatur & Evansville rail
raid. valued by him at S104. 600: that the
Chicago x Ohio River road is only eighty
six miles long. and from 1888 to 1886
was in the hands of @ receiver. 1t
was then sold for Sl75,OOO. was poorly
built and never paid operating expenses.
1t was purchased in 1892 by d.. j. Mackey,
president of the Peoria. Decatur & Evans
Vile. and q. G. Baldwin, then a director.
for S160.000. The consolidation means q
profit to them of 5000. 900. and would place
the complalnant's stock. March "a Is fixed
"a the time of hearing. when Hon. John ;.
Stevens. the attorney for the company. will
make a motion for dismissal. alleging want
of equity. A special meeting of the stock
holders was held at Peoria yesterday. at
which two-thirds of the stock was repre-
sented by proxy. The consolidation would
have been made and bonds issued but for
the injunction which was served on the
officials.
Personal, Locnl and General Notes.
NJ. E. Ingalls,. president of the Big Four.
returned yesterday from New York.
7. b. Mitchell has been appointed agent
of the Big Four at Martinsville. Ind. vice
j. L. Burton, resigned. to take effect to-day.
The Pennsylvania system earned, in Jan
nary, gross, 1923. 246. q decrease. as COM
pared with tn same month of 1892, of SOC.
495.
The Lehigh Valley Transportation Com
pany has opened an Office in Kansas City
and appointed ID. II. Kresky Its representa-
tive.
The Chesapeake g. Ohio earned in the
fret week of March S177, 547. an increase
over the corresponding week of 1892 OF
Sl0,917.
George Farrin gton. treasurer of the Van
dalia, and John Chesborough. general pas
senger agent. were in the city, yesterday,
on official business.
The indianapolis Freight Bureau is now
credited with doing the most effective work
for local shippers and consignees at any
time since it was organized.
The stockholders of the Toledo, Column
bus 81 Cincinnati have voted to extend the
road TO Columbus. There will then be
three roads between Columbus and Toledo.
The Ohio Southern has won il right of
way condemnation suit through the town
of Wellston, o., and will now proceed to
build south from Wellston to the Ohio
river.
Five townships in Monroe county have
petitioned the County Commissioners to
order special elections to vote a 2 per cent
tax to the Indianapolis, Bloomington IL
Bedford road.
The Louisville, New Albany & Chicago
will build q number of new depots on It's
lines this season; one is 70 be erected al
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