The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-04-14

Pullman company, leaves to-day on a
Southern trip. While absent he will go to
FL Paso. returning via Hot Springs, Ark.
E. A. Ford, general passenger agent Of
the Pennsylvania lines west OF Pittsburg
and OF the Vandalia, states that travel on
both lines is increasing in a gratifying man
ner.
The Wabash is endeavoring to build up a
good business between st. Louis and De-
troit, and will. with the taking effect OF
the summer time table. give faster train
service.
The employees Of the Pullman company
are organizing under the auspices of the
American Railway Union. The member
ship from these works now numbers over
five hundred.
With n. X. Elliott taking charge as gen.
eral superintendent Of the Vandalia lines.
next Monday the Office of the general SUI
perintendent will be removed from st. Louis
10 ferre Haute.
Fl. H. Buescher. who has. since 1880 been
chief rate clerk OF the Erie lines, died at
a resident OF Cincinnati. He leaves a wife
and three children.
The Cleveland Cincinnati, Chicago & ST.
Louis has this week listed on the New
York Stock Exchange an additional issue
of Cairo division first mortgage 4-per-cent
gold bonds for $4,000.
1t is stated that the Wabash, the Nickel
Plate and West Shore roads are carrying
passengers between st. Louis and New
York at rates the more direct and faster
lines are disturbed over.
w. r. Busenbark. formerly general man.
ager of the Chicago & Great Western, now
located in New York, IL Is stated, has been
offered a good position on a prominent
Western system of roads.
The Big Four turned over to the Lake
Shore road, in March, at Cleveland to go
east, 6,43S loaded cars. The Lake Shore.
I'm return, gave the Big Four, during the
month, but 1852 loaded cars.
The Toledo. St Louis & Kansas City,
earned, in March. s125, 775. a decrease; as
compared with March, 1893. of N2,226:
Since Jan. the road has dropped behind
last year in earnings $l32,79S.
Z. Dickinson, general manager of the
Union Pacific, il is stated, will within the
next few days announce a restoration or
salaries on that system A 10 per cent. re-
duction was made Sept. i, 1893.
On May / the transcontinental lines will
advance freight rates between Atlantic and
Pacific coast points to the figures in effect
two years ago. This advance marks the
collapse Of the traffic association OF Cali
fornia
S. II. H. Clarke. president and receiver
of the Union Pacific will to-day leave ST.
Louis for Cambridgeboro, a-,where he mas
friends with whom he will remain until
his health is so recovered that he can go
abroad
John Stevenson, who has been a conduc-
tor on the Pennsylvania lines for thirty
five years. now running on the Cleveland
division, on Monday last was caught
In the first railroad wreck In his time OF
service.
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the Queen & Crescent, has removed his
office to the Odd Fellows Temple, Cincin-
natl. and by next week all the general
offices of this company will be in that
building.
1t is stated that the dining cars on the
Big Four lines are now so operated that
table and the employees on the cars, so that
the loss to the company is only in mileage
and the wear and tear of the cars.
The Chicago & Eastern Illinois, operating
/ the (thipa q, Indiana Coal road has con-
tracted for q new bridge over the Wabash
river at Attica- The stone abutments are
| a combination iron and steel structure.
1t is claimed that the improvements made
| to the Richmond division of the Panhandle
| lines in the last eighteen months have
placed it in a physical condition on par
| with the Indianapolis and Louisville divi-
| sions of the Pennsylvania lines, which
means a good deal.
The business men of st. Louis and Kansas
| City are moving to have a fast afternoon
| train put on each way between the cities
named. The running IS now an agreed time
between the roads, eight hours and half
| The business men want the new trains
scheduled at six hours.
Passenger business for Chicago for the
last few days is getting back to It's old
| time volume For several nights past every
berth in the Monon and the Big Four local
sleeping cars run between indianapolis and
Chicago have been taken, and nearly all
those of the Panhandle line.
The receivers of the Louisville, Evans
vile & ST. Louis show a disposition 10
spend money lavishly while opportunity
offers. They have contracted for new twin
trestles across Golden Hollow. each trestle
to be 500 feet in length, the Improvement
to cost 100000. They also intend to greatly
improve the terminal facilities of the line
at East St. Louis, among other things
erecting a $4,000 freight depot.
Receiver Frank Trumbull has secured
control of the, Gulf road from Denver to
Julesberg, and this branch will now be
controlled by the Gulf system. The change
Is important in view OF the fact that
neither the Gulf line nor the branch is of
value without the operation of the other,
and also that the Union Pacific had con-
templated abandoning the branch, This ar
petftor for direct Eastern business. Ar
engagements have been made for joint sta
tions, switching and repair shops
1t is. stated that the Pennsylvania Com
its trains into Detroit The Pennsylvania
now rents terminal facilities in Toledo to
The arrangement is to run up the Ann
Arbor TO Milan, Mich, and from there over
the Wabash n into ito, DETROIT Io An "a. Of the eight
Detroit. some of them being through trains
team to and from Pittsburg 1t Is believed the
succeed in getting into the deal also.
c. z. Henderson. formerly general man.
ager of the Indiana, Bloomington Sz West
ern. now general manager of the coal and
iron interests of the Philadelphia & Read
ing. who was in the city for day or two,
has gone to Chicago and Minneapolis to
look after the company'S interests. Mr..
Henderson says gratifying thought to
him is that a number of men who were
clerks or agents under him on the l., b. G.
w, are now holding positions which pay
number are Edward Crosley, w. w. Lynn,
J. II. Sessions and j. Claggett.
A clause which appears in the annual re-
port of the Pennsylvania Company is cauS-
Ing some comment. 1t is follows: The
plan for joint control of the Toledo, Peoria
& Western with the Chicago, Burlington
az Quincy connects the Pennsylvania lines
with the Iowa Central, and the mileage of
the latter could be advantageously util-
Iowa Central may, at no distant day, fall
into the same hands which the T., +. x
w has. The Iowa Central would give the
Pennsylvania lines excellent connection
with the Chicago. Milwaukee & st. Paul, as
well the c., i. & q.
w. H. McDoei, who, April 10, 1885,
was appointed general manager OF the
Louisville. New Albany & Chicago. was on
Thursday elected vice president and gen
who convened in New York city. This is
a well-earned promotion. This road has
come nearer its average earnings during
the depressed times than has any road in
the Central Traffic Association territory
and. as the hard place is now passed, its
commenced railroad service in 1860
clerk at Danville ILL.,; in 1865 he was ap-
uointed agent of the Toledo, Wabash x
Western at State Line. Ind, and from that
time on his career has been marked with
promotions and his work has shown him to
ability.