The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-06

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w. T.. Hackedorn. general attorney of
the Lake Erie N Western. Is in Augusta.
Ca. looking after some legal matters.
The receipts of the city tick ct Offices OF
the Big -Four az Indianapolis for March
were %. 94S.6 2 In excess OF those or March.
1893.
Dating from April 10, the Southern Pa
cific lines will add So to the nine months
excursion tickets TO Portland. Ore, and re-
turn.
1t is stated that the Lake Erie q West
ern takes more loaded cars at the pres emit
time out OF Peoria than does any other
Eastern line.
Daniel MulIaney. formerly with the
Queen q Crescent. now with the Nashville.
Chattanooga * St Louis. is in the city on
Official business.
The Wabash has advanced the pa of its
section men between Chicago and Decatur
and between Decatur and Tilton from sl.15
per day to s1.25 per day.
j.. j. Frey on Tuesday took charge as gen-
eral manager ST the Santa Fe system, and
A. A. Robinson. who has held official POSI-
ton on the Santa Fe since 1919, retired.
4. A. White. formerly with the Wabash.
on Monday assumed the duties of general
passenger agent OF the Mexican Central.
with headquarters at the City of Mexico.
c. h. Smith. who formerly represented
the Union Pacific in this territory, has
been appointed general agent of the CALI
fornia Fruit Express, with headquarters in
Chicago.
The citizens of Carlyle. Ill. are trying to
raise S25. ZOO. the Santa Fee having agreed to
buiid q branch of its J Jacksonville 81 South
eastern division to that point If such sum
Is raised.
The two-story portion of the Big Four's
new freight depot, on the north end of the
shipping depot, is to be occupied by VIM.
Sullivan. local freight agent. and his cleri-
cal force.
The division superintendents of the Big
Four will meet General Superintendent
Van Wrinkle in this city. to arrange the
spring time sched ule, which 10 to take Of
feet April 10.
The Lake Erie u Western is practically
rebuilding the old l., p. 81 c. betw cen La
porte and Michigan City. putting in new
steel rail. thousands of new ties. and Civ
ing it q general reballasting.
Frank 2. Sargent. grand chief of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, Is
spending the week at Cedar Rapids. Mich.
officers of other railway brotherhood.
S. NJ. Drake. who has been appointed
trainmsster OF the Chicago IL Alton. with
headquarters at Bloomington. Ill, had
been q passenger conductor on the road
twenty years on the day OF his promotion.
The passenger business of the Lake Erie
q Western out Of Fort Wayne Is steadily
increasing. The first three months of this
year the receipts averaged $3.50 per month
larger than in the corresponding three
months of 1892.
j. Q. Hicks. president of the Yardmaster's
letter from Portland, Ore, stating that q
division was being organized at that point,
some of the members of the original organ
ization leading in Its organization.
Wabash. Ind, is q good passenger busi-
ness point for the roads running through
tbere- March wQa a had month fnr travail
but the receipts from sales of tickets at the
Wabash Office were 81. 4l6. Is. those of the
Michigan division of the Big Four being
81, 1O05Q.
Judge Woods is hearing argumen at
Chicago on petition filed by John thinner
man In the United States Circuit Court to
restrain the Peoria. Decatur 81 Evansville
Railway Company from consolidating it's
capital stock with that of the Chicago 81
Ohio River railway.
N. z. Ingalls,. president of the Big Four
lines. will come West next week. and VIM.
X. McKeen. president of the Union Railway
Company, has written him O letter urging
that he some here next week and hold q
| Union railway meeting. Some important
business Ia to be considered.
| To-day the old Indiana, Bloomington &
Western freight depot on South Ten
nessee street will be abandoned. and ell
the business of the st. Louis division of the
Big Four and of the Peoria & Eastern will
Nao " AOAsAV ooRoko VA WV
Big Four on South Delaware street.
During 1862 the Vanderbilt fast freight
llnes. under the MANAGEMENT of q. b. Sher-
man. of Buffalo. N. Y. earned 81, 725. Cog as
follows: The red line. 81 1857. 22s; the White
line. e, S34. lV1; the Midland line, S534. 239;
making q total increase for 1892 of $50. 1S9
for the three lines over that of 1891.
In March twenty-four employees on the
| indianapolis division of the Pennsylvania
lines were examined by Medical Examiner
T. - 5000 e. 4 -
Voluntary Relief Association of the Penn
sylvania lines west of Pittsburg, making
liz new members this year off the Indian
apolis division.
Mention was made O few days ago that
A. +. Boone and c. L. Duncan were the of
fcials at the head Of en- enterprise to build
a belt road around Dayton. o.. and that
they had secured most Of the right of way.
The same parties are now proposing to
build a belt road around Columbus. o.. 10
aid the roads TO get their business through
that city more expeditiously.
The Columbus & Sandusky short line
will begin to run passen ger trains between
Columbus and Sandusky. o., April IL, aud
on May l expects to put on O fast through
train bel those points, which will
leave and arrive at Columbus. o., to con.
meet closely with trains of the Baltimore
Il Ohio South " estern. and In time may be.
come q sharp competitor of the Big Four
between Cincinnati and Sandusky.
= uuip VI phpcEs u6fo puOllSQeu LQo
statement that q receiver had been ap.
pointed for the New York, Pennsylvania &
Ohio road, now @ part of the Erie system.
The statement Is not correct. A receiver
has been appointed for the Western New
York & Pennsylvanis road, in which she
Erie has no interest. and which 10 likely "a
come under control of the Pennsylyania
when through with it's receivership.
A curious feature of the railroad exhibit
at the Chicago far Will be q neatly ar
ranged collection of railroad and steam.
boat annual passes once owned by Jaw
Gould. Nearly the entire set of passe.
issued TO Mr.. Gould for the year 1851 has
been sent to Mr.. De Haven, who will have
charge of q special department of the rail.
road exhibit at the fair. There are about
lilo separate bits of pasteboard in the Gould
collection, and. with the exception of 9
dozen or SO, they are all railroad passes.
The opponents OF the scheme Of d. j.
Maekey TO consolidate the Chicago Il Ohio
River road with the Peoria. Decatur g.
Evansville have, for the time being, gained
their point. A director Of the Peoria, De
catur & Evansville railroad admits, In re
latlon to the opposition manifested agsins,
the consolidation with the Chicago & Ohio
River railroad. that $50. Geo to SEQ. 600 more
was paid for the Ohio hIver road than i
was worth. IL could be obtained upon NJ
other terms. The road, which now end.
nowhere. is to be made q link in Q through
line 90 Chicago by a ten-year traffic con.
trsct with the Chicago Il Eastern Illinois