The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-02-14

sions on California business The former
claims that the agreement or the assocla-
ton prohibits the payment OF such COM
missions.
William Green. general manager Of the
Cincinnati, Hamilton K Dayton, passed
through the city last night en- route TO- CHI
cago. He expects to return and be in In
dianapolis on Thursday.
The special vestIbuled train over the Mo-
non. which carried the Sinbad troupe on
Sunday last from Chicago to Louisville,
left at a. m and landed the troupe safely
IL Louisville at S:45 p. m.
William O. Dimick, agent OF the Merch-
ants Dispatch. shot and killed himself at
suffering from grip. He was well known in
business and railroad circles throughout
the United States.
The report that the Burlington employees
are In danger OF missing a pay day is pro-
nounced by the officials of that line TO be
absolutely false. It has been decided TO
but there is no lack of money.
The average cost of running a passenger
train Is % cents per mile. but on Monday
railroad man, IL cost 81 a mile so strong
was the wind and so troublesome the
snow in the northern part OF the State.
j. NJ. Shields has been appointed agent
of the Big Four at Morgantown. vice c. j.
Doll. resigned; w. Andrews, agent at Man
chester, vice r. ID. Kileen. resigned; j. r.
who has obtained a few weeks leave of
absence.
> A wealthy syndicate has, been formed to
develop the Jackson coal mines and to
largely Increase the railroad facilities for
moving and distributing the coal in the va
Tlous markets, the Cincinnati Hamilton 81
layton taxing an active part III us dis
tribution.
The Chicago & West Michigan, at its an
nual meeting, voted to pass the dividend
Last year, at the semi-annual meeting in
xl.0D
was declared. This is the first time in
fourteen years In which the stockholders
have failed to receive dividends.
The Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern has
placed contract with the Pullman car
works for 800 freight cars; The present
management is determined TO properly
equip its new acquisition, the Ohio & Missis-
sippl, which in years past has suffered in
AS the Southern Pacific has shown no
signs of Withdrawing its notice of boycott
ting the Santa Fe dating from Feb. o. the
silence is taken as an indication that it is
to be enforced. Those who understand
the situation are of opinion it will lead to
rate war winch will last for months.
The value Of large. powerful ten-wheel
the last few days on the Vandalia lines
Train -, one of the heaviest on the line,
and scheduled the fastest, on Monday and
yesterday arrived on time, the snow and
strong winds not preventing the making of
schedule time.
The Pennsylvania lines are still carry
bound business out of Chicago than usual
and with this competing lines are becOm-
ing uneasy. Last week the Fort Wayne
and the Panhandle carried over one-fourth
OF the business-13,916 tons. increase over
the preceding week OF 1.2H tons while the
tonnage OF all other lines, the Lake Shore
excepted, fell below that of the previous
week.
The conference of railroad men and the
interstate-commerce Commission at Wash
ington TO consider the general question of
a
railroads adjourned yesterday for thirty
days. There was a thorough exchange of
views between the railroad men and the
commission. and the representatives of the
freight departments of the roads repre-
sented at the conference, and to have an
other meeting in Washington in thirty
days
syndicate with ample capital has
cured control of the stone quarries about
one and half mile from Greensburg. Ind.
and have arranged with the Big Four to
build branch to these quarries. Some
years ago they were worked, but never
properly developed. although some fine
stone as there is in the State is found
there The new syndicate will place the
stone on the market in any desired quant-
~. The citizens of Greensburg are much
elated that parties with sufficient means
to build up. the industry have got hold of
these quarries.
From an inside source comes information
which makes it very evident that the Van
derbilts have secured control Of the Della
ware. Lackawanna Western, which is
| York. 1t is double track and in as good
| physical condition as any road in the coun-
try 1t viii doubtless be operated in con-
nection with the Nickel-plate. and in part
| with the Michigan Central. For many years
tins TINS road has been thorn in the side OF
| GERS to work independently, not showing
| respect to any proposition made by the
trunk lines unless confident that the Lack
| awanna had the best of the bargain.
Cfo ict{or of
1893 do not differ materially from those of
| 1892, so far as the number of accidents is
AGAINST 1907 In 1872 The record dyi o Ta5
| killed, however, is a bad one. the deaths
resulting from railway accidents during the
| than in 1892; of the killed 17S were passen-
| gers, 42i employees and ninety-one tres
was 1854. of whom LAO were passengers,
| LIS employees and lO1 other individuals.
The collisions o show "a, noticeable oo decrease
| The increased mortality in passengers is
due to the much larger number of passen-
| ger trains run to carry the worlds fair
business
One hundred and seventy pieces of prop
| erty owned by ID. J. Mackey, late preSi-
| dent of the Evansville & Terre Haute and
| other roads, in and near Evansville have
| been seized and advertised for sale by
the sheriff of Vanderburg county on Feb
cial condition. f.. o. Hopkins. now re-
/ ceiVer of several Mackey lines, who knows
| MIN We'll, says Mr.. Mackey holds large
| property interests, and when he is able to
| realize on them as investment he will
| pull through all right The only fault
| with Mr.. Mackey," said he. lis his dispo-
| sition to buy and hesitancy about selling
| He has purchased large amount of prop
| erty in the last few years, and when it
| became necessary for him to sell to realize
| on such investments the haru times have
| prevented him doing So
| Measures are being taken by the Voun-
| tary Relief Department of the Pennsylvania
| Company on the lines west of Pittsburg to
| prevent smallpox among the employees who
| are members of the association. DIR. w. r.
/ CiSna, the medical examiner, last week
| completed g tour over the Pittsburg, Fort
| Wayne * Chicago and is this week engaged
| in vacCinating the men on the Panhandle
| lines. On the Fort Wayne road he vac
| cinated LOO men last week with the aid of
his assistants. The expense is paid by the
| Relief Association. 1t is optional with the
| men whether they are vaccinated or not,
| but the surgeons say they find them to he
| willing. On the Fort Wayne road the party
| used engine and special The en-
| plOyeS were notified in advance, and when
| the surgeons arrived at depots found the
| men assembled ready for vaccination Be
| fore starting the road DR.. Clsna and his
| assistants vaccinated 700 men in Chicago,
! and in 80 per cent. of the cases it eff
| feCtive. 1t is the intention TO vaccinate ev-
| cry member of the Relief Association.