The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-01-12

Eastern road For many years he was gen.
eral superintendent of the Ohio Missis-
sippi.
Wallace MCGOWAN, contracting agent of
the Lake Erie & Western, was in the city
yesterday for conference with Traffic
Manager Parker.
The Wabash and the Missouri Pacific an
nounce that they will meet the one-fare
and land-seekers' rates of the Kansas City,
Fort Scott * Memphis.
1. NJ. Fleming has been appointed d.
vision passenger and freight agent Of the
Florida Central Peninsular road, with
headquarters at Savannah.
The Big -Four handled on it's system on
Wednesday LOO more loaded cars than on
the corresponding date of 1893 All along the
St Louis. the Chicago and Indianapolis d.
visions freight trains are thick
The Eastern capitalists interested in the
asked that it be divorced from the Peoria,
Decatur Evansville, or at least that the
accounts and moneys be kept separate.
The famous Krupp exhibit at the worlds
fair is now on its way over the Pennsyl-
vanla lines to Baltimore. The exhibit IS
carried on two trains, seventeen cars TO
each train, and the trains are run only by
day.
The Official Western black list of persons
and firms who have misused free transpor-
tation. which has heretofore been published
by j. L. flanagan, viii hereafter be in
charge of the Western Passenger Assocla-
ton.
the Monon, was in the city yesterday. he
states that matters are moving very
smoothly with the Monon, and an ASSIST stsd
ant superintendent Will not De appoAhleu
at least for the present.
The New York Central, in December,
earned $S.5S0.1S7 a decrease as coInpa 1vsi
with the same month of 1892 OF Hz6o, I'll; Inc
Illinois Central, in December. earned a.
7O2. SCI, a. decrease as compared with the
same month of 1892 of slOl,Oz2
A railway superintendent yesterday re
cd fbat he
of few years. possibly months, when
there will be none except passenger trains
run on Sunday, and very few OF those.
strong sentiment in that direction is grow
ing UP, he said.
s. F. B. Morse whom Passenger Traffic
Manager Mccormick placed at Buffalo as
Eastern passenger agent, is making line
record. 1t is stated that the Big -Four mas
gotten more passengers out or BuHa1o anu
that immediate territory in the last thirty
days than 1t ordinarily has in any SIX
months.
George Smith, formerly with the Chicago
S Rock Island, who was selected, a Few
months ago, by u. Edwards. general ticket
and passenger agent of the Cincinnati, HAM
ilton & Dayton, is proving a valuable man
for Mr.. Edwards, being well informed as re-
CARDS railroad matters more especially the
passenger business.
The employees on the Pittsburg & West
ern, who have experienced good deal of
trouble as regards getting their wages,
have appointed committees to see that the
Legislatures of the States through which
road companies to pay their employees at
least once month.
The mild weather, coupled with the dull
ness with manufactures. Is seriously Grip
indianapolis at the Clay county mines. In
January last year ten crews and switch
but four and they are not busy The Chi
cago & Eastern Illinois is also feeling
seriously the depression in the coal trade
In preparing the time tables of the Gin
linn q, no "a
Railway Guide, General Passenger Agent
Edwards has displayed the same common
sense he did in getting out the folder show
ing the time of trains and giving valuable
information to connections in a plain,
simple manner. The arrangement he makes
of the time tables in the Official Guide is
eicting favorable criticism from many who
are veterans in the passenger service.
Several times during the last few years
some sum for the controlling stock in the
TeTTe Haute & Indianapolis, which con-
trolled the yandalia lines In 1886 the s, Penn
share for every share of stock he had; in
1887 President Ingalls, made him even
carried through Mr. McKeen would have
realized 1900 600 for his interest in the road.
Those who understand the situation state
Keen has profited handsomely through the
six years delay in disposing of q portion
of his stock to the Pennsylvania Company.
The advisory committee of the i'm
migrant clearing house will hold
important meeting to-day with Peter
Mcdonald. the New York emigrant
agent. The Union Pacific has of
late been negotiating with Mcdonald in an
endeavor to get all the San Francisco
business routed over that line. AS the
Union Pacific is not member of the West
ern Passenger Association, the committee
to-day will give Mcdonald the choice of
doing his San Francisco business with
road or with the association. No attempt
will be made TO deprive the Union Pacific
of it's proportion of the business. but the
association lines will not, without strug-
gle, allow the entire San Francisco emf
grant business of Mcdonald to go by one
line only.
General Manager Williams, Of the Van
dalia, yesterday got out his official circular
of the official roster in which Col.
Joseph Hill is placed at Terre Haute in
stead of St. Louis Colonel Hill will not
remain with the road as it's general super
intendent. He is quite advanced in years.
has not the best of health, and. having
been prosperous, prefers, it is stated. to re-
in 1850 as a road man; in 1862 he had
reached the position Of resident engineer
of the Atlantic az Great Western; in 1866
he was appointed chief engineer of the
Indiana Central: from 1863 to 1881 he was
superintendent of the Pittsburg. Cincinnati
& st. Louis; going to the Vandalia gen
eral Superintendent of the lines when John
c. Williams was appointed general man.
ager he appointed assistant general
manager. The latter title is by the circu-
lar letter of General Manager Williams
abolished