The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-03-07

has sold his stock and will soon retire from
the MANAGEMENT Of the property.
John Chesborough, assistant general pas
senger agent of the Nandalia, was in the
city last evening on official business.
W. Il. ijams, president of the indianapolis
StOckyards and Belt Road Company, has
returned from his trip To Florida and Cuba
Business has improved to such an eX-
tent with the Chicago < Erie that on Mon
day, at Huntington, Ind, six train crews
discharged a few weeks ago were re-enl-
ployed.
Grand Master Sargent, Of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Firemen, left yester-
day for ST Paul for a conference with the
officials Of the Great Northern on the wage
question.
T. J. Mclaughlin. general manager Of
the Continental fast freight line. spent yes
terday in the city. closing up the affairs
of the line, and at midnight went on u
st. Louis.
James Harrington who has been chief
engineer of the Cleveland Akron * Column
bus since 1881, yesterday rendered his resig-
nation. much TO the surprise OF his su-
perior officers.
Col. William Shaw. who represents the
passenger Department OF the Chicago Bur
lington & Quincy in this territory, returned
yesterday from a three weeks rest at Hot
Springs, Ark.
Union Station at Boston will be completed,
and il IS claimed, when the roads which
are TO use IL occupy il over 500 trains Will
arrive and depart daily.
though Cincinnati about a month ago en-
route TO Mexico returned on Monday over
the Wabash, having occupied the entire
special train on the trip.
The Toledo, st. Louis e. Kansas City is
still reducing it's number of employees. On
one of the offices at Frankfort, Ind, APP
pears placard bearing the words, CLOSED
on account of the Wilson bill"
c. w. Fairbanks, general solicitor of the
Cincinnati, Hamilton < Dayton, left yes
terday afternoon for New York on a tele-
from BROS
III. & D., who is now in that city.
Freight men say that without question
east-bOund rates on grain are being nrmly
that on provisions and some other classes
of freight some shading is being done.
The Louisville. New albany . & so0 Chicago
crease of $47S26 as compared with February,
1893 The Wabash earned, gross. in k,ebrli-
airy, $S62,9l5, decrease this year OF Sl5I, SS9.
G.. T.. Schaff secretary of NJ. r. ingalls,,
president of the Big Four lines, is in the
city, and will to-day go TO Cairo to make
a trip over the Cairo division, in company
with w. G.. Bailey. the new superintendent.
The Wabash will this year expend con-
siderable money In replacing OLD bridges
with new iron structures. The contract
has already been let for a new iron bridge
over Eel river, TO take the place of the
wooden bridge, which has stood there since
H. w. B. Glover has been appointed gen
eral freight agent and l. j. Johnson, gen
eraI passenger agent of the Seaboard Air
line, with headquarters at Portsmouth Va,
and w. l.. O'Dwyer division freight and
passenger agent, with headquarters at At
ianta-
The Encouragement of New York has
advised the secretary Of the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers, insurance depart
ment TO make annual statements, conform
ing to the laws of that State, and thus Sc
cure the protection which SO doing re-
suits in.
The Chicago. Burlington G. Quincy pro-
poses to build up a good suburban business
G G09 OF track s r6ad front ST. ah to on
twenty-six miles. and will put or on five local
the run in forty minutes.
The higher powers of the Pennsylvania
lines have given notice to agents in the
various departments TO the effect that
freight business is noticeable and a further
reduction in wages Is not contemplated or
believed will be necessary.
George Gould and party who went West
some ten days ago over the Pennsylvania
and Vandalia lines, returned East on Mon
day via the Wabash and Lake Shore to
Inspecting the St Louis & Iron Mountain
and the Texas Pacific roads.
W. H McDoel, general manager of the
Monon lines. is expected IN lafayette TINS
week TO adjust the questions with the Star
City authorities which are delaying build
ing of new shops at that point, OF which
the company is greatly In need, and for
which money has been provided.
c. r. Wilbur, Western general passenger
agent of the Lake Shore road, for many
years located at Chicago has obtained
three months leave OF absence and will
visit California. <He travels in the private
car of George Daniels, general passenger
agent of the New York Central
T. b. Wall, assistant to Vice President
McCrea, of the Pennsylvania lines, and
Purchasing Agent Hughill. who have been
in the city for two three days returned
to Pittsburg last night. Frank G.. Darling
ton superintendent of the Indianapolis d.
vision, accompanied them as far as Column
bus, O.
The officials of the Southern Pacific and
of the Santa Fe lines have each expressed
desire To end the rate war, which is
proving a bad thing for both roads, and an
attempt is being made to have both inter-
ests arbitrate the questions in dispute. The
rate war has not perceptibly increased Pa
cific coast travel.
George E. Peck general solicitor Of the
| Santa Fe is failing in health, and the re-
ceivers have instructed him to lay aside
all business and go at once TO Florida for
q stay of two months or more. n portion
| of the time he will spend in North Caro-
| lima His physicians say ii is clear case
| of overwOrk that has brought on his illness.
| The Chesapeake & Ohio is using its diff
| ferential on both east and west-bOund BUSH
ness in this territory and In the North
| west to great advantage, and the feeling
| is growing that it's differential is larger
than ii should be, as 1t cuts into the BUSH
| ness at Baltimore and Philadelphia well
| as New York to an extent which these ex-
| port points feel.
| John c. Williams, general manager Of
4 the NanGdlia IQeS, mas issued q CIRCULAR
| announcing that the Vandala management
| is extended TO the East st. Louis & Carcn-
| delet road. which has been operated -, as
| a separate line by the Pennsylvania. The
| Jurisdiction of J. G. Creveling agent for
the Nandalia at St Louis, will include the
| East st. Louis station and yard
w. c. Bailey last evening retired from
| the Michigan division of the Big -Four to
| take the SUPPLEMENTARY of the Cairo di-
| vision. Just as he was about to leave Wa
| bash S. T. Blizzard, superintendent of the
/ Michigan. division, handed him, in quiet
| manner, an elegant diamond ring, which
| had been purchased by the employees on
| that division, who have been associated
| with him for some time.
| The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy lines
| were operated in January, this year. on sc
| per cent. of the gross earnings: in January.
| $685. IL took 724 per cent. To show the
| economies practced. the following figures
| are given officially: Gross earnings fell $4l5.-
| 3l2 below those of January, 1898, while op-
| Grating expenses were decreased $i64.7S2,
| making the net earnings of the month S49,-
| $40 in excess of those Of January, 1898.
| The elegant car which the Pullman COM
| pany built and presented 10 j. w Rein
| hart. president of the Santa Fe. being the
| finest private car in the world, came in
| over the Monon yesterday, and went south
| over the Cincinnati, Hamilton u Dayton.
! The car bears the name Bay State, and
| during the half hour il stood in the Union
| train sheds attracted a good deal of atten-
| ton. on the car was the family of one of
| the Santa Fe officials, Ell route TO Florida.
| Engineer of Maintenance of Wav Raylev