The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-01-15
Personal. Local and General Notes.

Rumor has il that there are changes pend
ents
]. A. Barnard, general manager of the
Peoria & Eastern, goes to Richmond to-day
on official business.
Until further notice the shops of the Wa
bash at different points will shut down on
Saturdays as an economical measure.
Section men on the Panhandle lines to-day
commence working but eight hours. Nine
hours has been the rule for some weeks
past
The Chicago & Ohio River lines have adj
vanced rates on provisions and fertilizers
south-bound and pig iron north-bound to
the old tariff.
San Francisco are already taking steps TO
cut loose from the Atchison, Topeka &
Santa Fe system.
The receivers of the Louisville Evans
vile & st. Louis state that there will be no
change in the heads of the freight and pas
senger departments.
a Kaumpper. of Madison. has been ap-
pointed watch examiner OF the Panhandle
lines. He will inspect watches of employees
on the Louisville division.
The new terminals which the Philadelphia
& Reading uses at Philadelphia cost $S,000,
900 and belong to a separate company. the
Reading paying SoOOUO a month for their
use.
The Evansville & Terre Haute is reducing
each way. After to-day there will be no
1920 a m. train from Terre Haute to Evans
vile.
The Toledo & Ohio Central has put on a
fast train from 1oiedo to Charleston. w
Va, where IL connects with the II. Z. v
train of the Chesapeake & Ohio road for the
East.
Receivers are not helping the Northern
Pacific in the matter of earnings They
are now 40 To 90 per cent. per day below
those of December and January or the
years 1892 and 1895.
Yesterday there were handled on the Big
-Four system SiXteen diIerent theatTical
troupes Passenger Traffic Manager Nc
Cornick of the Big Four has a great hold
this class OF business.
p. Shea, formerly a passenger conductor
on the Louisville division OF the PennsyI-
wanna lines. is lying critically i'll the result
of being thrown from a buggy in which he
was riding at New Albany.
Gilbert II. Wright. of New York. to-day
takes charge as treasurer OF the Evansville
& Terre Haute. vice W. J. Lewis. The lat
ter Will continue as treasurer or the other
rosnis known as the Mackey lines.
The passenger officials of the Pennsyva-
noticeably in travel TO the Pacific coast.
II Is believed that the midwinter fair at san
Francisco Will prove drawing card.
The valuable terminal property of the
New Port News Mississippi alley at
Evansville has been transferred 70 the
turn viii transfer il 20 the Illinois Central.
There Is a growing belief that J. w
Greenen, train master OF the Pennsylvania,
viii be selected Tor superintendent OF the
Union Railway and Belt road. He is looked
upon by disinterested parties as the right
man for the place.
The New York. New Haven & Hartford
IS doing all 10 can TO cripple the New York
K New England. IL now requires the pre-
payment Of all freights from New England
points turned over TO the New Haven road
for points on its line.
The payment on private car mileage has
now reached S0000.00O "A year. and is be-
coming 50 burdensome To the railroad COM
panies that the higher officials are seeking
methods 10 reduce It's cost 20 the roads by
using. 10 the greatest extent possible, their
cars
George III. Ball has been elected president
OF the Norwich & Worcester. Mr. Bau has
for years been a director OF the Chicago &
Eastern Illinois, and with Horace Stevens.
OF Boston. held the controlling stock OF the
c. a +. Illinois. dispOsing Of Il at a hand
some advance on its cost.
The original issue OF first mortgage bonds
OF the Louisville, Evansville * ST. Louis
are held largely in New England, and the
persons holding them, IL is stated. viii
soon institute proceedings for foreclosure
sale ia the States OF Indiana and Illinois