The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-25
,I.. X. 6 n. Openn the Fight.

In commenting on the controversy that
has been going on between the Missouri,
Kansas & Texas on the one hand and the
other Texas lines Oh the other, James
Barker, general passenger agent, says the
NJ. X g. T. takes the position that Texas
should not be Disseminated against. The
gentlemen representing the other lines APP
was too late and he says ne solved the
problem by issuing the following notice:
cts from Snns ST. enls company a5 C w ff tSk
and Junction City to all points the NJ i,
X. & t. system in Texas at one-half the
transit limit Of five days and permit stop
over in the State of Texas within that
limit. l am advised by the general pas
or Texas that on June % the NJ. X. * T.
of Texas will name similar rate Of one
pants the eEas to e a bus nameS ga
ways, the tickets to bear the same transit
limit and permit the same stopover in the
State of Texas
Personal. Local and General Notes.
- c. 81 Fellows. formerly car superintend-
ent OF the Big -Four, Is In the city.
The Chicago & Eastern Illinois is having
plans prepared for new and large shops.
H. c. Parker was called yesterday TO Nor
walk, o., by the seriors illness of his
father.
lodge OF the American Railway Union.
numbering fifty-three. has been organized
at Michigan City.
J. c. Lorton has been appointed super
htendent Of telegraph of the Findlay, Fort
Wayne & Western
F. G.. Darlington, superintendent of the
indianapolis division OF the Pennsylvania
lines, has gone to Pittsburg.
c. V. Mcclure, formerly contracting agent
Of the Big Four, has been appointed agent
OF the West Shore road at ST. Louis.
F. A. King has been appointed agent of
the Vansialia at Hibbard Ind, and w L.
Smith n ITnfQn at To-
catur. ILL.,
]. A Barnard. general manager of the
Peoria & Eastern, goes TO New York to-
morrow to see President Ingalls, and wife
of for Europe.
on the LIST of June the Adams Express
company VIII commence to operate over
ing the United States express.
p. NJ. Seymour, late contract agent of
the Columbus, Shawnee & Hooking. has
been appointed commercial agent of the
Chicago Great Western at st. Paul.
s. S. Mckinney. a carpenter living at To-
gansport, has invented automatic de-
vice for coupling cars, air brakes and
steam pipes which 1t is said has real merit
Herbert Scobie. department clerk in the
Office OF j. @. Van Wrinkle, general super
fntendent of the Big -Four, left for New
York yesterday 10 take position with the
Standard Oil Company.
Local merchants and manufacturers are
now, pushing shipments to Missouri river
points, as on next Tuesday rates will be
restored. which will considerably increase
freight rates to such points.
Trains OF the Chicago & Southeastern are
again running smoothly. General Manager
Crawford appeared before the treasurer al
Anderson and paid the taxes for which the
rolling stock of the road was seized.
The Chicago. Burlington & Quincy has
over three thousand men at work on its
extension which is to connect with the
Northern Pacific in Montana 1t Is expect
ed the HE will be completed by Oct. 10.
Commissioner Goddard. of the Trunk
Line Association, denies the statement that
all the roads in the Trunk Line Associa-
ton had signed the $4,000 penalty clause
IN the new agreement. A draft has been
submitted to them, but no signatures have
been affixed. although there was q unani-
mons dfcrs.sitfo1 An sign II He nop1-