The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-03-28

under the head of detects of road" We cannot
say that the weather has not had its influence.
But each observer can decide for himself whether
20 compare the record with 1892 ana say that
the accidents have been much worse this year,
means of stronger cars and better care on the
part of officers and trainmen wehave weathered
Iuuch harder winter with no marked increase
in the injuries.
Personal. Local and General Notes
There were transferred over the Belt
road III the week ending March % total of
IA. e25 cars.
Charles Nelson. general superintendent
of the Cincinnati. Hamilton 81 Day ton. will
be in the city to-day.
The Column bus & Hooking Valley earned
net in January S115. $50, an increase over
January. 1892, OF SASH.
The Western roads have decided to charge
81 for meals on dining-cars after April ],
instead Of 80 cents as heretofore.
The Missouri Pacific last week placed an
order with the Baldwin locomotive works
for thirty ten W heel locomotives nt
John g. Taylor, for some years general
live stock agent of the Santa Fe road, has
resigned. and is succeeded by Eli Titus
The Michigan Peninsular Car Company.
Detroit, has Just commenced the building
of 1,500 cars for the Columbus IL Hooking
Valley.
Stuyvesant Fish. president of the Illinois
Central. was last week elected first vice
president of the National Park Bank, New
l ok city.
&c. DAVE. secretary of President In
gals. of the Big Four, who spent Sunday
with friends here. returned to Cincinnati
yesterday.
The Wabash and the Big Four will TO-
day put in oueration their new interlook-
ing signal plant at Windsor, where the
roads GROSS each other.
&. w. Fairbanks. general solicitor of the
Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton is srrang-
ing his business TO leave this week for the
Pacific coast to join his family. Ln@
There were handled by Belt road engines
at the yards last week. S72 carloads of live
stock. against 466 In the week ending
March ls. An increase In this class of
traffic Is now looked for.
w. X. Bells. secretary and general man.
ager of the Railway Officials and En-
ployes' Association, returned from Hot
Springs on Friday last, aud yesterday left
for Indiana Mineral Springs.
new organization. made up largely of
railroad men, has been organized. to be
known as the United States Savings. Loan
and Investment Company. It's headquar-
tiers will be In the Lombard Block.
The Pennsylvania Company is building
at Its shops, in Fort Wayne. dairy product
car for exhibition at the worlds fair,
which will cost $1,000. 1t Is to be very su-
perior and complete in its construction.
j. A. Barnard. general manager of the
Peoria " Eastern. yesterday started on an
other weeks inspection trip. He travels
in his private car. but attaches 1t to freight
trains that he may move over the road
more leisureIy.
ID. b. Martin. general passenger agent of
the Big Four lines. Is the only man in
official capacity on the Big -Four who has
not been subjected to o change In title
through the consolidation of the Big Four
and the Decline.
The directors of the Evansville & Terre
Haute have declared q Ola per cent.
quarterly dividend, yable April %. This
is the only railway company in the State
which is paying 10 per cent. annual
dividend to it's stockholders.
This morning the Vandalia will put in
operation two steam shovels at points on
the Terre Haute d Logansport division,
and several construction trains. The man.
agement will do q good deal on this diyis-
ion this year IN the way of ballasting.
Advance figures of the report of tho Lake
Shore show a surplus after paying per
cent. dividend, of SECS, S37, against sur
plus of SAT- 40 In 1891. The Michigan Gen.
trail shows a surplus of sos. $50, after paying
it's dividends, against q surplus in 1891 of
Sl79.355.
The officials of the PIttsburg, Fort Wayne
& Chicago announce that the yards ct d.
vision points are now practically cleared,
and the danger OF blockade on the road
is passed. The Panhandle lines. however,
are still struggling with the flag end of q
big gorge.
Rates over the new bridge across tho
Mississippi at Memphis are go high that
the Little Rock d Memphis continues TO
use trans fer boats. and the ST. Lonis u
Iron Mountain management is contemplate
ing establishing boat freight transfer at
that point.
The following changes in agencies on the
Big Four take place to-day: c. b. Brown
is appointed at Falkland, Ind. vice j. w.
Powers. resigned: l.. Woke is appointed
transferred to Riverside. where be succeeds
j. A. Guyman, who has been transferred to
Augusta, Ind.
The management of the Big Four yester-
day notified agents by wire that. on ac-
count OF the blockade of the Illinois Cen.
than carload lots OF freight for Chicago
and points beyond wonld be shipped via
St Anne. and thence over the Chicago IL
Eastern Illinois.
Some months ago Superintendent Mans
field, of the Indianapolis * Vincennes de-
termiped TO break up the practice of men
and boys jumping on moving trains at the
way stations and arrested a few under the
laws of Indiana forbdding such trespass
As result he has practically broken up
the reckless practice.
Joseph Ramsey. jr.. will sever his con-
WIN tuo DIX IOur US It's general
manager on Friday next. and will, on sun
day night. go TO st. Louis TO take the gen.
eral managership of the st. Louis Terminal
Company's interests. Capt T.. T. Clamp,
Who has been the expert statistician on the
Big Four. will accompany him to st. Louis.
ID. 4. Whitcomb. general superintendent
of the Union Railway Company. returned
from Columbus. o.. yesterday. where ne
went TO see his brother. =. Is. Whltcomb,
who was injured in an accident on the Co.
lumbus ~ Hooking Valley road, on which
he is q conductor. He was not so seriously
injured as was at first supposed, the most
serious injury being broken breast bone.
Train 83. going east. yesterday morning
Cincinnati. Hamilton 81 Dayton. destroy
ing the structure. It was the only covered
bridge on tho c.. HI. 81 |. division. and con-
sisted Of two spans, each l2S feet in length.
A TEMPORARY atructure il being put in its