The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-21

y dividend. CT per cent has been de-
clared by the Lake Shore The report for
the year ending Dec. 81 shows a surplus
1Se2.
-. V. 8. Thorne has been appointed super
intendent of the Eastern railway of Min
nesota, and George Enge to a similar posi-
ton on the Sedalia, Warsaw * South
western.
Col viii Shaw, of the Chicago. Burling-
ton * Quincy passenger departments, are
ness, which continues heavy.
Charles Hansel who for some years was
secretary Of the Railroad Commission of
Illinois, has been appointed Western man
ager OF the National Switch and Signal
Company, with headquarters at Chicago.
There is more trouble on the Chicago e.
southeastern over wages. Should the Lake
Erie & Western get this road the employees
would be sure of getting their pay early in
each month for work OF the preceding
month.
W. W. Streight accompanied by his wife.
is in the city Mr.. Streight was for twelve
years passenger conductor on the Indiana.
in Caledonia, n. Y. He stIll owns prop
erty in this city.
NJ r. IngalIs. president of the Big -Four.
says that system is practically ten roads,
and neither Of the roads which are now
earn enough to pay It's fixed charges and
operating expenses.
Both Chairman Caldwell, of the Western
Passenger ASSOCIATION, and Passenger Traf-
&c Manager White OF the Atchtson road.
deny that either the Atchison or the Frisco
line has withdrawn or intends to withdraw
rom the association.
The winter travel on the Adirondack divis-
Ion Of the New York Central has in
creased so that the company has put on
night service with through sieeping,ear
service from New York to the Adirondack
mountains and Montreal.
The Peoria & Pelkin Union railway has a
blockade of business which il VIII require
nave been increasing in business to such an
extent as to overtax the facilities.
One of the cheering signs of the times is
has wiped out its floating debt In speak
ing of this railway official SAYS many
the managers VINO Will read this statement
with admiration not unm1ngled with envy.
In speaking of the low rates now pre-
vailing a freight official remarked yester-
day that but few even of the shippers are
aware that some of the trunk lines are
now hauling freight at rate which yields
but mills per ton per mile hauled, yet
such is the case.
The Big Four has been, of late. expanding
money quite literally at Kankakee. Two
miles of additional sidetrack have been put
in, giving the company seven miles of side
track at that point. and a new transfer
house has just been completed, 500 feet
long by 81 wide.
The annual report Of the Michigan Cen
trail and Canada Southern shows an in
crease or SZb,UUt IN net earnings ana an IN
crease OF the same amount IN the surplus.
\ regular dividend of ? per cent. and an
extra dividend Of ~ per cent. has been de-
clared, the same last year.
Engine 205 on the Big Four, a ten-wheel
machine, Tuesday night left Indianap-
oils for Chicago twenty-five minutes late
and run into Kankakee but twenty minutes
late. on the train were thirteen cars. in
Guiding four Wagner sleeping-cars and two
private cars As the time is fast. this is
spoken OF as a remarkable run, so heavy
was the train.
In the history of Southern roads there
has never been known as heavy shipments
of oranges northward as at the. present
time. The fruit is unusually luscious and
plenty, and the Southern roads are hand
ling tie business with great prOmptness. On
Saturday the Savannah. Florida & West
ern turned over to connections at Savan-
nah $4,000 boxes of oranges.
The Theatrical Managers Association.
formed i'm 1890 to fight the interstate COM
merce law, has disbanded. This action was
decided on at meeting at New York yes
terday. The object of the association was
accomplished. It having won test case
against the Baltimore & Ohio, establishing
the right for a railroad TO make a special
rate for a party travelling together.
The Toledo. st. Louis x Kansas City has
new superintendent OF motive power,
and the Frankfort papers say he is en-
plOying new men who come and offer to
work cheaper, and disch2rging old and
| faithful men az the rate or eight or ten
| a week. petition has been put in circu-
Iation asking the superior officers of the
| road TO stop this importation Of labor.
President Brice. of the Lake Erie &
Western. has Just published his statement
Of actual earnings for October, which
| shows the gross earnings to have been
| S2S6.02a y decrease as compared with Octo-
| Der. lS92. Of $3.50; operating expenses,
| S15ST07. a decrease Of 1854; net earnings,
| Si2TS22 q decrease of $50,0fl; interest, taxes
and rentals. $lSS5. an increase sc OF 1922; sur
| Ter ten months. S6so,53S, decrease OF Sil5,
l8.
| one Of the best-nformed railway officials
/ in the country saws it IS very common for
| persons not posted to remark that they can
| DUPLICATE such a road the Wabash at
| '.Sl0.te1 a mile. Let such person, said
| he undertake 10 get the right Of way for
| q new road from Danviile. III, To Fort
! Wayne. and see how much II would cost
| Then. after the road is built. run II TWEEN
| ~ Years make the improvements that
| have been made in that time oil the Wa
| hash and he viii find that the road stands
! the owners a cost of at least $4,000 PEI
| mile"
Ii is stated that the Llteroceanic railroad
| across the istamUs of Tehuantepec will be
| completed by April /. lSat Within the last
| few days contracts amounting To SlU00CV
/ or more have been let. the company now has
| the money 10 complete the road and II is
| ex0ected that trains VIII be running from
| the Gulf of Mexico 70 the Pacific within
four months. The tunnel is completed ane
| there are now oGlv forty miles OF straight
! track to be laid. The work was stopped foI
| p few months for lack cf funds. but Financ.
| Minister imantour of the Mexican gov
| ernulcnt. which Is backing the enterprise
has succeeded in borrowing money in Der
lin to cOmplete the line.
| ~ r. Spellnlan. who. for some years. Wa:
superintendent of the Indianapolis Decatur
| y Western. "a few years ago going to th'
| Illinois Central has. under the name of tn
| CompsuY's general utility man, accom- ishe
! = sOod deal for the Illinois Central company
| 1T New Orleans. the company having, il
| tho last two Years. expended S2O0).o9h il
improving that terminal. The Illinois Cen
tral now has nearly one mile OF water from
| on the river and number OF building
| edapted 10 the business done on those land
incs. MIR. SpellmGn purchased the ground
| md formulated the plans for locating tn
| bufl1ings At this terminal there is seldom
| a dav in which there are not from fifty 4
| seVentv-five cars loaded with bananas. pin
! apples oranges and other tropical fruits 70
| The Northern markets. one train is RI
/ through 20 Chicago hauling cars for tina
/ city and points north; a second train haul
/ avs for roads connecting with the Ilinoi
: central and often there are days that thi
one train cannot haul all the ears billed 70
the connections OF the road north OF tn
Ohio river.