The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-08
A Road with n Future.

Until H. 8. Ives secured temporary control
OF the Cincinnati. Hamilton & Dayton it
was looked upon as the Boston & Albany
road Of the West. being a big and sure div
idend payer. and the present management
is fast bringing the property back into its
former crsditable position. so much so that
Eastern financial papers are commenting
favorably or it's future. One of these pa
pers says: Sine the practical absorption
OF the Erlanger roads the Cincinnati, Ham
nton 4 Dayton railroad has been brought
more prominently into public notice than
ever as one OF the great railway systems
or the country. With its new connections
II reaches from the great lakes to the gulf
and touches all the great business c~enters
Cleveland on the north to New Orleans and
Shreveport on the south. IL traverses a rich
and fertile section OF the country, and one
whose best development, especially In the
southern part. Is yet to come. The c., H. q
ID. is prosperous beyond the majority of it's
rivals already. but when this development
OF the Mississippi valley comes-as IL is
sure to come In the immediate future-the
earning power OF the system will increase
in a manner which will make 1t one of the
most valuable properties In the country"
East-Bound Shipments.
CHICAGO. May 7.-East-bound shipments
from Chicago during the last week amount
ed TO S,779 tons, against 81. esq for the pre-
ceding week. and 52.5s6 for the correspond
ing week of last year. The roads carried
tonnage as follows: Michigan Central, A.
sz2; Wabash, 5,s2S; Lake Shore. 6.6O5; Fort
Wayne. 1880; Panhandle. 1904: Baltimore &
Ohio. 2.322; Grand Trunk, 1881; Nickel
Plate. 6.a6; Erie, 1870; Big Four, 1,730.
Shipments were made up of the following
articles: Flour, 3.01f; grain and mill stuffs,
1911; dressed beef. 1866; provisions. lard.
etc, 1906; butter. 1.151: hides, 1.46S: lumber,
for the week were iO1, sSs tons, against !. o5i
for the week preceding.
Personal. Local and General Notes.
The Iowa Central last week paid off It's
entire floating debt
j. s. Kicker has been elected president
or the r-eorganized ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Short Line.
ter mechanic of the Illinois Central at the
companys shops. In Clinton, Ill.
Col. Waldo Pearce has been appointed
Eastern agent OF the Piedmont Airline rail-
way. with headquarters In Boston.
H. +. Parker has taken the position of
superintendent of terminals OF the Chesa-
peake & Ohio. at Newport News. Va.
1t Is stated that two more lines will fol-
low the Wisconsin Central and withdraw
from the Western Passenger Association.
r. b. f. Peirce, trustee and general man
sger or the indianapolis, Decatur q West
ern. returned yesterday from California.
The Pullman company gets the contract
TO build one thousand cars of various pat
terms for the Baltimore & Ohio uthwe
arm
E A Lamont, jr.. has been appointed
travelling freight agent Of the Wisconsin
Central, with headquarters at New York
city.
The Chicago & Alton has declared a quar-
terly dividend OF ? per cent on both its
oommon and preferred stock, payable
May 10.
The official report shows that the actual
expenditures on the Pennsylvania lines,
west of Ptttsburg, last year. amounted to
$.523.04T.9l.
W. NJ. Root, OF Madison, Ia, Insurance
COMMISSIONS OF that State. Is I'm the city,
TO examine the books OF the Railway OFF,
Gals and Employees Association.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company is
making extensive improvements at Eliza
beth. ". j., among other things erecting a
new passenger station TO cost $4,000.
The Cincinnati, Hamilton a Dayton peo-
pie are expanding considerable money In
rehtting Blue River Park. Buildings are
being put up and a new daT"ing floor.
The indianapolis. DecatL- & Western
shops are busy rebuilding on hundred re-
frigerator cars for kingan q Co. Last
month they turned out twenty-five rebuilt
The Santa Fe has carried is Point in one
particular, succeeding I'm getting the Chi
cago association 10 authorize the insertion
OF the Santa Fe rates in the Chicago rate
sheet
The meeting OF the indianapolis Railway
been held usually on the first Tuesday Of
each month. under the new order OF things
comes on Saturday. May L. The meetins