The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-03-13

mile. "A statementO or the operations or the New
York & New England road for nine years
demonstrated that the increase In gross receipts
has been great and that the net earn
creased charges. The surplus earnings over
fixed charges for the past eight
years aggregate si.o6l .o3s. or Sss.93s more
seem able to earn fixed charges in almost the
poorest kind of a year. and the effect OF the coal.
irelsh pa and pas sss,s sr,6 business arsss0 over ha. TN, ys, h re Ss
tested. Mr.. McLeod's associates are confident
that his control of the New England will be of
the greatest benefit 10 the shareholders OF that
company, as we'll as to the Reading Company.
Gouids Leaving the Union Pacific.
A dispatch from Omaha, Neb., says: "The
name of Joseph H.. Willard, president of
the Omaha First National Bank. is under
consideration for the presidency of the
Union Pacific Railway Company, which
will undoubtedly be made vacant by
the election of President Clark to the
presidency of the Missouri Pacific next
Tuesday. Mr. Willard has heen an active
director of the Union Pacific for many
years and 10 c0nversant With the manage
ment of the great system. other railway
officials believe that a Boston or New York
maj will be elected president with Edward
Dickinson, who became general Dianager o
few weeks ago, the active head 3f the road
in the West. 1t is thought here that this
change means the concentration OF Gould
VnDAg0A III uilobUuAi \ ~ ohN VIZ u
drawal of is from the Union Pacific, as Mr..
Clark Is very close to the Goulds.
New Road To Manitoba
Prominent capitalists are at Winnipeg
e~ndeavorine to secure assistance from the
Manitoba government for a railway that
will give Winnipeg and northern Mime
sofa another through line to Lake Supe-
rior. The intention Is to run the
P0Qd nvar fha WrnnfnaO ~ Snnfh-
eastern survey to the Lake of the
Woods. near Northwest Angle. thence across
the boundary into northern Minnesota.
tapping the rich mineral lands. The road
then continues directly east. A junction
is formed with the Port Arthur. Duluth ~
Western road, giving connection directly
to Port Arthur. and also making q junction
with either the Duluth 81 Winnipeg or the
building of the line. the promoters claim,
would give Winnipeg a more direct line to
both Duluth and Port Arthur than the
Northern Pacific and Canadian Pacific.
Traffic notes
The Big Four lines handled at Indianap-
oils last week 9,647 loaded and ,gS1 empty
cars. or a total of 1l.57S.
The Lake Erie IL Western is steadily in
creeslng its business at this terminal. Last
week 333 loaded cars were forwarded and
3S7 received.
III xhODOu lhSb Wcth uduulcQ tIO l0Ekcbb
number of loaded cars at its Indianapolis
terminal since tho division was opened for
business, bringing in 2l6. aud forwarding
296 loaded cars.
The Cincinnati. Hamilton & Dayton's
Indianapolis division last week handled at
indianapolis over LOO loaded oars. In
years past 1000 cars per week has been in
the nature OF q surprise.
The eastern division of the Peoria &
Eastern last week handled more loaded
cars than did the western division. and it
seems to have been accomplished without
driving or the legitimate business of the
Big Four lines proper; 1.0O1 cars tor tbs
east-end division at this terminal IS q big
movement.
With the through lines, west-bound bust
ness exceeds that of east bound. The Penn
sylvania's Indianapolis division last week
brought in 9S9. against 759 forwarded; the
Vandalia 98S, against Lila forwarded, and
the other roads show q heavier west than
east-bound movement, SO far as through
business Is concerned.
The west end of the Chicago division of
the Big Four. last week, brought in and
forwarded 1853 more loaded cars than the
east end. The Cincinnati terminal is not
yet SO well cleared of delayed freights con-
signed TO points or connecting lines as is
the indianapolis terminal. which accounts
for the greater movement on the west end
Personal. Local and General Notes.
F. F. Sargent, grand chief of tho Brother
rood of Locomotive Firemen, spent yester-
day in Terre Haute and will to-day return
to Toledo.
The Toledo, ST. Louis g. Kansas City
earned in the first week of March Gil, 40,
an increase over the corresponding week of
1892 of 81, 425.
ID. S. Wilder, district passenger agent OF
the Big Four. with headquarters at Column
bus. o., was in the city Saturday on official
arn 49, hoDnA
President Rheinhart, of the Santa Fe,
has returned to Boston and placed every
thing under the supervision of Vice Presi-
dent Robinson except accounts n
finances.
j. N. Barr, superintendent of motive
power of the Chicago. Milwaukee Il st.
Paul. was ON Saturday appointed assistant
to General Manager BARKING, with head
quarters at Chicago.
General Manager Wood, of the Pennsyl-
vania lines, who attended the meeting last
week In Chicago. has returned to Pittsburg.
but had little to say regarding the confer.
ence of general managers.
M. ID. Woodford, president of the Cincin-
NATL. hamilton ~ Dayton. after being IN
his office four hours at Cincinnati, returned
to New York. where he has been most of
the time for some months.
j. L. Pratt has been appointed general
agent of the Chicago & Great Western.
Woo VI. Cs YOUTHFUL, VINO mas Deeu dp-
pointed land commissioner of the company.
with headquarters at st. Paul.
The Big Four has put a steam shovel at
work.. removing the dirt in the cut at East
street, which, when rer, owed. will enable
the com to straighten Its track at that
point. where q sharp curve is now made.
So friendly are the traffic relations be-
tween the Cincinnati, Hamilton Il Dayton
and the Baltimore X Ohio that the latter
will profit by the c., H.. & d.. securing con-
troll of the Cleveland. Lorain 81 Wheeling
road.
It is stated that H. c.. Ives. purchasing
agent of the Santa Fe. is to be promoted
TO an important position in the operating
department. Mr.. Ives was formerly super
intendenr Of the Chicago division, and Is an
all-round good railroad man.
The Evansville 81 Terre Haute Is receiv-
ing its new engines. and they are hauling.
with ease. thirty-five loaded cars from
Terro Haute to Evansville. These are
really the first heavy tirst-class freight en-
Rlnes this company has ever purchased.
A carload of oranges passed through here
yesterday. shipped from Riverside. Cal,
TO Liverpool. They were loaded in an
Erie refrigerator car. This is said to be
the first shipment of oranges to Europe
from CALIFORNIA;. Other fruits. however,
have been shipped. but with moderate sue
Cess.
The local switchmen incli ne to the belief
that there Will be no strike at Chicago. It
is apparent that there is a feeling among
the more conservative switchmen that the
roads now have the public on their side.
and are in other respects better prepared
TO resist su0Cesssully n strike on either or