The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-12-10

In November the Panhandle took out of
the Indianapolis stock yards 574 cars Of live
stock for Eastern markets.
James McCrea, first vice president OF the
pennsylvania Company, who has been East
for several days. returned on Saturday
The Evansville & Terre Haute has just
completed a ffye-mile branch from Decker
Station, which brings 1T into an immense
lumber field.
The Columbus & Hooking Valley has de-
clared a 2a per cent. dividend on its pre-
ferred stock. Under the management OF G..
G. Waite this road is rapidly forging TO the
front.
w. Bruner, assistant general passenger
agent OF the Vandalia and the Pennsyl-
vania lines. with headquarters at S.. Louis,
spent Sunday with his family, who still re-
side here.
The Dominion Express Company will sue
coed the American Express Company at the
expiration OF the latter's lease on the 500
lines and on the Duluth. South Shore &
Atlantic roads.
The vandalia and Pennsylvania are pre-
pairing the schedule for a fast stock train
to make several hours quicker time than
has any former schedule.
All the passenger locomotives run on the
Big Four system which come to Indianap-
roundhouse, and the roundhouse at Bright
wood Is used only for freight engines.
Among the first improvements which Har-
ry Miller, superintendent of the Vandalia
line, wishes to Introduce is interlocking
switches and signals at the crossings of
other roads. In this respect the Vandalia
is behind the age.
George Sherman, general manager of the
Vanderbilt fast-freight lines. was in the
city Saturday. He says he has not known
rates 20 be as well maintained at any
time in the last ten years as at present,
which he thinks means better earnings.
On Wednesday of last week the Panhan-
die lines delivered to the Pennsylvania at
Pittsburg l52 emigrants en- route to their
day 125 more. A large per cent. of those
returning had been in this country but a
few months.
J.. M. King superintendent of the Phila-
delphia, Reading & New England, has re-
signed to become superintendent of the
Providence division OF the New York &
New ENGLAND. and III. D., Masters. chief
former road.
1t Is said that the reorganization OF the
Erie Railway Company will be deferred
until the earnings are better. The Erie
roads capabilities are now far In advance
OF it's business. and the directors hope that
before the end of another year the reverse
Will be the case.
al passenger agreement will become an as
sured fact, all the transcontinental lines
having agreed to become members of the
proposed association. These lines have a
hard fight to make both ends meet finan-
ciaily, and have little money TO throw away
on useless rate cutting.
NJ. L. ingalls,. president, has notified j.
A. Barnard, general manager OF the Peoria
a. Eastern, that on Thursday of this week
he will inspect the property. IL Is some
months since Mr.. ingalls, has gone over 1t,
and in the meantime extensive improve
ments have been completed.
ON Tuesday &. T.. Schaff, assistant gen.
eral manager. j. -. Van Wrinkle, general
superintendent. and William Garstang, SUI
perintendent of motive power. Will go 10
Wabash TO decide on the location OF the
new Big Four shops at that point and pre-
pare to let the contracts for the work.
General Passenger Agent Edwards. OF the
Cincinnati. Hamilton a. Dayton. has in
structed agents on the lines to sell tickets
for one and one-third rates one way for
the round trip for the holidays. not only
on their own lines but in connection with
the thirty-six roads on which the c., H. q
ID. mileage books are honored.
1t is now definitely settled that the I'LL
nois Central viii get control OF the Ches-
apeake * Ohio Southwestern as soon as
the reorganization Is effected. The ar
rangement with the Louisville & Nashville
| having fallen through. the Illinois Contra
n paying the interest on certain securities
IS 1t falls due. Some are OF opinion tina