The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-06-27

10 Thortown. will be laid with new steel
weIghin sixty-seven pounds TO the yard.
aud from Thorntown to kankakee with
rails weighing eighty pounds TO the yard.
The Panhandle company 10 pushing con-
strucrion work on it's New umberland, w.
Va. extension. The fine steel bridge over
Tomlinsop's run was completed last Sat-
urday. and lt Is expected to open this ex-
tension as far as Keniiworth by July 4.
A locomotive has just been completed at
the Schenectady works for DIR. w. Seward
Webb. lt Is on eight-wheei passen ger en-
CINE. with lsx24 inoh cylinders and six-feet
driving wheels. liz Is very handsomely i'm
ished, and he has named it the Ne-ha-se-ne-
The Norfolk Il Western Is doing q good
Business into and out of Columbus. q. The
ObloTiver extension putin In stone ballast
and other improvements. The Ohio river
extension will be ballasted its entire length
with broken stone.
Samuel FELTON,. receiver OF the Queen 81
Crescent, has filed a statement with the
the assets OF the company to be ESQ. S15 ~.
with liabilities of el.210.37IlS. In these
liabilities the capital stock. amounting TO
S3.OOO.OOO. Is not included.
The contract for building the Chicago.
Indiana d Eastern from Paramount to
Co.,. of Louisville. Ky. The maximum
grade 10 teen feet to the mile. But one
important bridge Is TO be built, that over
White river, near Muncie.
The net earnings of the Baltimore & Ohio
10 the eleven months ending May 81 were
preceding year. of s515, 342. This state
mont does not include the income from
other sources. which. it is stated, will make
the statement more favorable.
Chances are that there will be no harvest
excursions to Kansas this year on account
M vvA lad tn In and ha a "a
fair; but lines situated like the y. IL NJ,
the L., Il. d st. l.. and the l.. .. 81 w. are
anxious to run Kansas excursions, as they
are not In the worlds fair business.
The Vandslis, the Wabash and the Chi
cago & Alton are all giving their employees
passes to Chicago. but require them TO ride
on local trains. conductors on the limited
trains being instructed not to honor such
transportation. This action was n necessary.
so heavy Is travel with the limited trains.
John Whitmore. general traffic manager
Of the Fltchburg road. died last week in
Boston. Mr.. WhltmOre was well known in
the West, he having been first connected
with the Blue line at Kansas City, and
later general manager of the Commercial
Express fast freight line. with heade1ar-
ters at Chicago
President s. II. Ii. Clark, of the Union
Pacific. is i'll. He left Omaha yesterday for
the East. possibly for Cressen Springs Pa.
where he hopes, by the invigoratlng OIL
mate. 30 be nursed back to health. Mr..
Clark has nos been feeling well for some
time. His old throat affection has given
him more or less trouble. the climate of
Omaha seemingly a2gravating his atfec-
ti0n.
In passenger circles it is thought that
one OF the shrewdest moves to get business
which M. 4. ingalls,. president of the Big
Four. has made, was the putting on of two
fast trains each way between Cincinnati
and Chicago to be run regardless of con-
Dections. These trains are the best patron
lied Of either of the five trains each way.
T They are run close to the time schedule:
This demonstrates that the running Of
trains on scheduled time is appreciated by
the travelling public moro than any reduc-
tiOn in rates.
Charles Potter, super sisor of the Chicago
division of she Ri. Four, was offered and
accepted the position of engineer OF main
tenence OF way OF the 81. Louis division of
the st. Louis s. Iron Mountain. OF which
T.. A. Peck. formerly general superintend-
ent of the Big Four. is now general super
intendent. Mr.. Potter. on the LIST of this
month. had been with the Bee-lne, now
part of the Big Four. and the latter, for
thirty-three years and seven months and
during that time has never lost days pay.
The division of the Iron Mountain he Is to
have charge of is ISL miles in length.
One who Is well informed as regards the
affairs of the Cincinnati. Hamilton * Day
ton says there is good deal of uncertainty
as regards Charles Nelson being ousted
from the position of general superintend-
ent and William Green being appoin. ted
general manager. abolishing the position
of general superintendent. Considerable
feeling Is manifesting itself over the mat
ter To appoint MIR. Green general mana
ger was President WoodfOrd's programme.
while Eugene Zimmerman, vice president,
who really has more TO do with naming she
officers. favors. 1t is stated. the retention
of Mr.. Nelson in his present position For
some months past Mr.. WoodfOrd has looked
after the financial affairs of the c.. II. u
d., while Mr.. Zimmerman has looked after
the MANAGEMENT of the road.