The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-01-18

rs . LIZ a1s hho oNOI A4~N
of the interested lines and until a meeting
is held there is no likelihood of any prog
ress being made toward q restoration of
peace. The secret of the apparent indiffer-
ence on the part of the owners of the sew
eral roads engaged in the fight is that they
are all making money In spite OF the low
rates. The competition has stimulated
travel to a remarkable degree. and every
one of the Ohio river lines seem TO have as
much business as it can con veniently han
die. Just now the winter tourist business
is at its highest, and as long as the rush
continues to the Southern resorts the Ques-
tion of advancing rates VIII proDaD Oily not
be seriously considered.
Personal. Local and General Notes.
Thomas Noonan, general manager of the
Central States Dispatch. is so i'll as to con-
fine him at home.
Meridian w. c. I. U. will meet this aft
ernoon, az the residence of Mrs. Hawkins,
No. $40 North Tennessee street.
}. L. Rose. superintendent of transporua-
tion of the Big Four. will sever his connec-
tion with that com pany on Feb. J.
The indianapolis * ViDcennes Is bring
ing to this market some seventy carloads
of coal a day from mines on it's line.
Travelling Passenger Agents Hunt. of the
Chicago x Alton. and Beckiey. of the CHI
cago, St. Paul IL Kansas City. are In the
city.
S. II. Harrington, former mechanical en-
gIneer of the Big -Four. is low represent
ing the Hall Signal Company at Philadel-
pbia-
w. VI. Eggieston, chief train dispatcher
of the Louisville division of the Pennsyl-
vanIa lines, was IN the city yesterday on
official business.
III. T.. Dering. assistant general passenger
agent OF the Pennsylvania lines. accom-
panied by his wife, has gone to Florida for
o three weeks stay.
v. I. Malott, chairman of the executive
committee OF the Chicago &WesterD lndi-
ana. has gone to New York on business con-
nected with that road.
C.. f. Brotherton. late superintendent of
the Kansas City. Wyandotte IL Northern.
has been appointed superintendent of the
Marietta * Georgia road.
Charles Nelson, general superintendent
Of the Cincinnati. Hamilton Il Dayton. was
in Chicago yesterday. consulting with the
Monon about time schedules.
ID. s. Hill. superintendent of the Lake
Erie IL Western. was yesterday called to
Detroit, Mich, on account of the possible
fatal illness OF the father of Mrs. Hill.
The passenger earnings of the Big Four
lines for 1892 were SAG. $50 In excess of thoss
disnspolis was the largest at any point on
the system.
Ameeting of the May Musical Festival d.
rectors is called for this afternoon. at
o'clock. at the Denison Hotel for the cleo
lion of the officers and transaction of other
business.
The meeting of the presidents and gem
eral managers of the roads in the Chicago
and Ohio River Traffic Association. which
was called for yesterday at Cincinnati, has
been indefinitely postponed.
The Big Four engines $50 and
1S1 in December each ran 1904 miles. and
since the 1st of January, despite the in
clement weather. have kept mp the same
proportionately large daily mileage.
The Indiana Car-service Association will
hold no more meetings until the second
Wednesday In March. Under q vote taken
by the roads the executive committees,
however. will meet on the first Monday in
avery month.
ID. II. Marshall. attorney of the Cincin-
natl. Hamilton " Dayton. who was thrown
from q sleigh ten days ago and had two
ribs fractured. is rapidly recovering from
his injuries. 1t was first feared he was in
jured internally.
Charles Howard, formerly general man.
sger OF the Chicago * OHIO River road.
later general manager of the New York ~
New England, has retired from railroad
business and become connected with q
prominent coal firm at Chicago.
1t IS stated that the officials of the Santa
Fe have notified employees who are station
agents that they must withdraw from tho
brotherhood of StstiOnmen or retire from
the service of the company, and a large
per cent of the number have Withdrawn.
In the week ending Jan. IA but 10, 734 cars
were transferred over the Belt road, the
lightest movement in an Y week since 1t
was used by all lines centering here. The
livestock movement was at q low ebb, but
$50 carloads being handled by Belt-road
engines.
In 1892 the through cars run between
Cincinnati and st. Louis over the Cincin-
natl, Hamilton IL Dayton and the Van.
dalla showed an increase in earnings of
40 per cent. A gain the most sanguipo
friends of the line bad not looked for, so
sharp is the competition.
The Monon and the Cincinnati, Hamilton
q Dayton are figuring on the putting on of
q train to leave Chicago at 1880 p. NJ. reach
indianapolis at 7:l5 a: NJ. and Cincinnati at
1880 a. NJ. In case this Is put on the Monon
will then put on q morning train out of
Indianapolis for Chicago.
The Big Four is gradually lifting Its
blockade of loaded cars here and elsewhere.
Yesterday morning there were but $40 load
ed cars left over at the Indianapolis ter
minsl. and General Manager Ramsey says
il the present milder weather continues the
company will soon have all delayed
freIghts moved.
Two more heavy passenger engines were
received yesterday from the schenectady
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS by the Big Four. These
will be put IN service betw cen Indianapo-
lis ana Cincinnati, and two of the ten
wheelers on that end of the division be
transferred to run between indianapolis
and kankakee.
Among the higher railroad officials a be-
lief prevails that the agreement the West
ern lines are about entering into means q
strict maintenance OF rates. None seem
more eager TO get the agreement in force
and see that it is lived mp to than the
lines which. the last two yenrs, have been
looked upon as rate-demoralizers.
The Pennsylvanis road has arranged to
get its trains into Buffalo through a COM
promise with the New York Central, and In.
stead of building a new road, as contem-
plated. the trains of the Pennsylvania will
run over the Northern Central, use the
tracks of the CaIandaigua to Batavia, and
the New York Central main line Tito Buff
falo.
E.. o. Mccormick. general passenger agent
of the Cincinnati. Hamilton IL Day ton.
has. in O novel way. ad vertised the road on
one OF the most prominent streets of Gin
cinnati. At night. in front of the CON-
pany's ticket Office. Is seen the c.. III. N ID.
trade mark, 26S incandescent electric lights
bringing 1t out boldly as the worlds fair
route.
All Offices of the Big Four'at Cincinnati
were closed yesterday afternoon on ac-
count of the funeral of Mrs. j. A. Barnard.
wife of General Manager Barnard, of the
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