The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-01-02

low earning so. 100000 in 1893. The system.
however, will not fall more than 100000 be-
low the earnings of 1872.
Retrenchment in expenses is the word
all along the line of the Old Colony sys-
tenn. Twenty-one fremen were discharged
yesterday. There are only six men in the
reduced and many of the freight trains
are running short of one OF their crew.
Many of the semaphores are now burning
one light where there was formerly two,
and orders have been sent out to save all
expense in the way of light.
The growth of the St Louis business of
the Big Four, since it put on a local sleep
ing coach between Cincinnati and st. Louis
and a local sleeper between indianapolis
and st. Louis, has been a surprise to the
passenger officials, demonstrating that 1T
was only a lack of good accommodations
which prevented the business heretofore be-
tween the points named developing as ex-
pected. In botn directions the business has
more than doubled in the last sixty days.
Charles F. Mayer, who has just been re-
elected president CT the Baltimore & Ohio
for the sixth consecutive term, is said to be
a great worker and but few Of the directors
care TO him on his inspection
trips, as he spends much time into looking
into detail matters and seeing If there Is any
extravaganza or Sinking going on In any
department. Mr.. Mayer is the ninth preSi-
dent the Baltimore q Ohio has had. Samuel
Spencer was his predecessor, but held the
position only one year.
The Chicago, Union City & Cincinnati, a
projected road, has gathered such financial
Roadway that it looks as if it would be
built. In fact, the contract TO build the road
from Union City to Huntington, a distance
of eighty miles, has been let TO McNair d
3arcey, they agreeing to have it completed
by Aug. l of this year. The road passes, as
surveyed, through the oil ana gas Deit,
striking the towns of Bluffton, Montpelier
and Portland, Ind. At Huntington the road
will connect with the Chicago a. Erie, which
will gladly, il is said, work with it. thus
doing away with the necessity TO extend 1T
west of that point to get a good Chicago
connection.
In the circular appointing Edward b. Wall
assistant TO General Manager Wood, OF
the Pennsylvania lines west Of Pittsburg,
First Vice President McCrea says: lie VIII
have supervision of all acquisitions for the
purchase of articles in general use in every
department of the company's service, and
will be specially charged with the purchase
of fuel, cross ties and new equipment. In
cases where, in his judgment, it would seem
wise to make a modification Of a requisition,
either as to its character, quantity or quail
ty, he shall communicate direct with the
officer in whose department the requiSition
originated, TO the end that the question
Guently visit the shops and other points on
the lines where material is consumed, and
all officers are directed to afford him full
nformatio in correction with the char
acter, quantity and quality of supplies re-
ceived.
An impression prevails that it will be diff.
fcult for President Mackey to carry the
Louisville, Evansville & st. Louis through
the present depression with the railroads
without a receiver. The Princeton Demo
crat says: The rolling stock of the line is
getting into a deplorable condition. An EN-
ploye of that road, in conversation with q
representative of the Democrat, said: There
are now nineteen engines OF the road to-
tally disabled and twelve more that ought
to be in the shops, and If all the disabled
freight cars of the company were put to-
gether they would make a string fifteer
miles long. Only the other day. continued
he, the company had to refuse a contract
for hauling seven hundred loads simply be-
cause they did not have the engines 70 han.
die the business Complaint is heard a:
To the facilities the company affords at mos
of the important points on it's lines. Those
who are acquainted with the location o.
the road from Louisville to St. Louis ex
press the opinion that after the road has
been through the scaling down process anC
the rOadbed and equipment place. il gocC
condition it will be a good property. but u
do this it will be necessary to cut down it:
fixed charges. SO far as cutting down eX
penSes goes the limit has been reached.