The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-06-05

he finds that lighting by electricity is Is
per cent. cheaper than gas and 10 per cent.
more than by kerosene.
II. NJ. Kennedy, a ~well-known excursion
agent. has been appointed general passen-
ger agent OF the South Jersey road. with
headquarters at Cape May.
Stewart Johnson, chief engineer of the
Grand Rapids & Indiana. has resigned to
accept the general management of the
street railways in Grand Rapids.
L.. K Jewett, the inventor of the Jewett
Der of other useful devices in railway APP
paratus, died in Boston last week.
The Pennsylvania management officially
announces that on account of the depres-
sion in business il has abandoned its pro-
posed extension through Johnstown, Pa
w. s. Bronson, son of H.. NJ. Bronson,
OF this city, has been promoted to be
of the Chesapeake & Ohio at Washington.
The gross earnings of the Chesapeake &
Ohio for April fell sl69, 42o below those of
April, 1893, but its net earnings for that
month were but $5O,s4s less than those of
April, 1888.
The Richmond & DanvilIe people have
paid OFF in the last few weeks $4,000 of
the floating debt on it's loan of "a ,282, 900.
Included in that sum Is the emergency loan
Oscar Murray, vice president of the Big
Four lines. went to ST. Louis yesterday,
and J. q. Van Wrinkle. general manager,
to Chicago. c. Z. Schaff, general utility
man. Is in the city.
Daniel Janowitz. formerly district pas
senger agent Of the Northern Pacific at
this point, writes a friend that he has been
appointed general agent of the Eureka Cash
and Credit Register Company, with head
quarters at Baltimore.
The transcontinental lines are experience
ing a heavy east-bound travel, but west
ward il is very light. There is little money
TO the roads In the east-bound business,
as the return tickets were sold on the ex-
ceedingly low rates TO Pacific coast points.
All the lines interested in the East-bound
Traffic Association were represented at a
meeting held in st. Louis yesterday. The
percentage OF business, as reported upon
by the joint agent who acted as arbitrator.
was adopted: This agreement will be in
effect until May /, 1895.
J. Fl. Barrett has been appointed general
superintendent of the Ohio Central. Mr..
Barrett formerly held a similar position
on the Cincinnati, Hamilton q Dayton, go
ing from that road to the Erie and from
the Erie TO the Buffalo, Rochester &
Pittsburg, which henow leaves.
The New Western trunk line committee
the lines after June 5 shall be billed at
the then current full rates. and that no
refund shall be made on the plea that it
was in transit before the agreement was
referred to the committee for determine
ton.
1t is stated that there is a well-deined
intention TO bitterly oppose the reported
decision of the labor unions in the West
TO boycott roads on which Pullman cars
are run. Such an attempt, IT is stated,
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the part of the railroads, with certain re-
course TO the courts.
Frank G.. Darlington, superintendent of
the Indianapolis division Of the Pennsyl-
vania lines now bears the military
title of Colonel Commanding the
Movement of Troops. He is be-
promptness with which he furnished the
trains on Saturday afternoon for the move
ment of troops. He was on duty twenty
four hours without sleep.
Tbo a0nIar 1r- C%OoUholJorcs paaa+ino
OF the St. Louis & Terre Haute railroad
Cairo short line) was held in st. Louis
yesterday. The annual report Of the presi-
dent for the past fiscal year showed net
earnings of 1858, 100. The following Eastern
directors were elected: W.. Bayard Cut
ting, George Foster Peabody, r.; Fulton
Reed, all Of New York. The old officers
were reelected.
E. B. Thomas. first vice president of the
Erie LINES Ines tS who sr, WAS IN IN t the nr Mesr last aa
his return to New York that the physical
condition of the Chicago & Erie, from Ma
In its high standard of excellence. He re-
turned from Chicago over the Chicago &
Erie on a special train, and at various
train ran at a speed Of seventy miles an
hour.
The Denver &c Rio Grande railroad was
opened for traffic in the Arkansas valley
above Pueblo yesterday. President Jeffery
and his subordinates received congratulate
tons on what is said to be the greatest
feat in railroad repairing accomplished in
Colorado. The Gulf main line is thus opened
and is running off TO a point near Boulder.
which was cut off from the outside world
by the hood four days. The South Park to
Leadville was opened last night. but the
Colorado Central is still blockaded.
The PENNSYLVANIA railroad department of
the Young Mems Christian Association will
to-day, at Pittsburg. commemorate the hf-
tieth anniversary of the general Y. NJ. c.
A, which was organized in London, June
s, 1874. The meeting will be conducted by
superintendent Pitcairn, of the Plttsburg
division. The railroad men at Pittsburg
have very attractive rooms on Twenty
eighth street, and the membership shows
a large list of employees on the Pennsyl-
vania lines. on both the eastern and west
ern divisions.