The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-10-18

S. r. Cruger. e. II. Hartman AMI c.. y.
Peabody. jr. The management was highly
complimented on the exceedingly satisfac-
tory statement of the years operations IL
was able to present. The number OF miles
of railway operated was 2,SSS. Comparison
with the previous year showed an Increase
OF 5000 IN gross receipts OF a and or
increased sS5,4S1.5S. or 6 per cent Net re-
ceipts from traffic increased 416.Isl.5l. or
81 per cent. Total net receipts Increased
s1.O5e. 745.17. or 1881 per cent. The sum
available for fixed charges and dividends
increased 1910 per cent.
Personal. Local and General Notes.
The smoke consumer and fuel saver in
vented by HarZ Delaney. master mecnanlc
of the Monon, is proving a decided success
A petition has been filed in the federal
court at Louisville fOreclosing the mort
gage on the Kentucky and Indiana bridge
terminals.
II is stated that Willard Thompson is to
be appointed general manager, OF the CON
sohdated Baltimore, Chesapeake & Alldh-
tic transportation Company.
Vice President King. OF the Baltimore
G Ohio. is back from Europe, and on
"Wednesday left Baltimore to inspect a por-
ton OF the system, in company with other
officials.
Steps are soon to be taken looking to the
extending of the operations or the Penn
sylvania Voluntary Relief Department over
the Vandalia, which now has one or TWO
limited relief associations.
The Union Pacific. the first eight months
of this year. was S,S6S,G56 behind IN It's
eight months of 1898. but it cut down its
operating expenses s., 1923.
There will be a meeting here to-day of
the representatives of some twenty-five
roads in this section to check up class
rates, indianapolis lines and many of their
connecting lines being interested.
The board Of directors of the Atchison
railroad has accepted the resignation as a
director of Alden Speare. 1t is said that
Mr.. Duvall will tax his place on the d.
~rectors' ticket at the approaching election.
West-bound business from the seaboard is
now so much heavier than east bound that
there is some trouble East in furnishing
cars. and there is quite a movement OF
empty cars eastward, which is very un-
usual.
The weak lines in the association OF the
Chicago east-bound lines. the Wabash. the
Erie. the Grand Trunk. the Baltimore &
Ohio and the Big Four, are now carrying
over half the tonnage out Of Chicago to
the seaboard.
Train Z over the Pennsylvania lines, which
hauls only mail and express, is now almost
daily run in two sections west OF
Pittsburg. as there are from five to ten
cars loaded with oysters in addition to the
regular mail and express cars.
f. b. Taylor. general superintendent of
transportation of the Pennsylvania lines
west of Pittsburg, and Charles Watts, gen.
eral superintendent Of the
or two, Mr.. Taylor going from here to st.
Louis and Mr.. Watts to Chicago.
Ford Wood, general freight agent of the
Peoria & Eastern, has just returned from
Peoria, and states that not in years have
shipments of grain and whisky been lighter
than at present. He thinks that next
month both grain and whisky will begin to
come out of Peoria in large tonnage.
Grand Master Sargent, Of the Brother
hood OF Locomotive Firemen. has gone
East on official business in connection with
the insurance department. He says that
at no time IN years have the relations be-
tween railway officials and employees, es-
pecially trainmen. been more pleasant.
Between six and twelve o'clock Tuesday
night nine full freight trains were sent out
of Chicago eastward over the Pittsburg,
Fort Wayne Sc Chicago. Business all over
the Pennsylvania system is now so heavy
that there is a shortage in power and a
good deal of transferring of engines to pre-
vent blockadeS.
The Western Passenger Association has
unanimously voted TO meet the rate the
Canadian Pacific makes to Cnina the
| Southern Pacific joining with the Western
Passenger Association in making the rate.
Pacific is s25S25, New York to. China.
Should it make a lower rate it will be met
promptly by the American lines.
w. H.. McDoel, who now has the title of
vice, president as we'll as general manager
yesterday appointed II. p. Radley general
agent at Bedford. vice Mr.. w. NJ. deuel.:
assigned to other duties. Mr.. Radley viii
the commercial and operating departments,
Bedford to Swift City, inclusive.
The Big Four lines earned in the first
week Of this month s26S sS1; in the CORE
responding week OF 1892, S311, 3SS. This year
the earnings of the first week of October
spending week last year, which is the more
remarkable from the fact that the Big
-Four, in 1893. did its heaviest worlds fair
business in early October.
Regarding the statement by the Boston
News Bureau that the Atchison protective
committee had secured proxies enough TO
insure the success OF their ticket at the
approaching election Henry Clews said yes
| terday: IF the Atchison board has 100000
shares in proxies. as they claim, it evil
IDENTIFY means that there has been an over
| issue of 5000 900 shares. 1t is not true that
the other side has the Amsterdam proxy"
| A little study of the results likely TO fol-
low the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton
| securing control OF the Cincinnati, New
Orleans * Texas Will convince one that
eventually Cincinnati will be benefited. Up
to this time the trafi has been divided at
Meridian. Birmingham, Chattanooga and
Hartman. This condition of things VIAL
now probably cease and the parent line
will reap the benefit by r. Capitalization OF
the business at Cincinnati.
Singular as it may seem, the train officials
state that Train %, from st. Louis TO Jer-
sey City, since its time was shortened one
hour ana a half, has reached Jersey City
on time, with one exception. Prior TO the
shortening of the time three out of seven
days IL was late in arriving at Jersey City.
f. r. Laying, who represents the Peoria
& Eastern in Pittsburg. is in the city. He
states that there has been q marked i'm
provement in business with Plttsburg iron
works. and that the roads are beginning to
feel the benefits of the Improvement.
AT the regular monthly meeting of the
directors of the Baltimore & Ohio Rail-
road Company, yesterday, a dividend of 2
per cent. for the six months from Jan. l
10 July l. 1894, was declared. payable on
and after Nov. Is. Heavy losses of revenue
were incurred by the protracted strike of
about six weeks on coal and over two
months on coke, resulting in heavy losses
4 nOf only m ira ffC IN these articles but on
the industries connected with them. The
net earnings during the period named. not
withstanding this, were sufficient for a div
idend OF 2 per cent, leaving a balance to
the credit of profit and loss.
1t is reported that G.. w. Luse. local gen.
| eral freight agent OF the Union Pacific. will,
on Nov. L. succeed A. ID. Shepard. assist
ant general freight agent of the Southern
Pacific. Rumors of other changes in the
Southern Pacific officers are current. 1t is
stated that since the policy of retrench-
ment went into effect four hundred clerks
have been dismissed and that more dismiss
ais are TO follow. One of the rumors is
| that the land 1auarfmaot of tho Coutb-