The Indianapolis journal., 1894-03-19

works. who has been III for some time, has
taken more serious turn OF n paralyltic
nature.
The Cleveland, Cincinnati. Chicago & St.
Louis earned in the first week OF March
SZ369yS; decrease, Sl7,771. Since jan i, g.
Oo4,SUl; decrease, Sl6S622.
George Brecount, formerly OF this city
now commercial agent at Cincinnati for
the Monon, is again confined at home by
severe attack Of inflammatOry rheumatism
]. NJ. McCracken. general manager, and
+. 5. O'Rourke, general superintendent OF
the Louisville. St Louis & Texas, was IN
part of Indiana.
o. b. Skinner, who for many years was
freight traffic manager of the Bee Line,
is living quietly in Cleveland. He has
enough money TO make him comfortable,
and is said to have lost all interest in
railroad matters since j. II. Deveraux,
who was for SO long Identified with the
Bee Line, died
The Vandalia is spending money freely
In improving the roadbed and track OF
ties were placed under the track; already
1000 have been distributed, and as many
more will be within a few days, to be put
in this spring, and a good deal OF work
is being done on the bridges.
kilograms were received here on Satur-
day afternoon stating that all the roads
doing business east-bound out of Chicago
would, on April ., restore rates to tariff.
The restoration. however, will not change
the rate on corn and corn products from
pounds from Chicago to New York.
The New York Central railroads direc-
tors met Saturday and declared the usual
dividend OF IA per cent, payable April 10.
The estimated statement for the quarter
ended March 81 shows: Gross, $1O,o5O0O;
decrease, $70l,s59; net. S3.433000; increase,
S51,5oo; charges. S2,5O6,000; decrease, $50 0ll5;
s235. 500 against s292, 46S Since July /: Gross,
$34 05, 900; decrease, 1927 740; net, 81, 155O0O;
increase, 1923, 694.
A number of changes are now in prospect
on April on the Pennsylvania lines. The
retirement Of W. Is. Leeds as superinten-
dent of the Richmond division of the Pan
handle lines creates a vacancy which may
lead 10 number or changes. Ii is believed
that the general superintendent of the
Vandalia lines is to come from the Penn
sylvania lines, probably by the extending
or the authority of John +. Miller, gem
eral superintendent of the Southwestern
system, over the Vandalia lines.
On April I Col. Joseph Hill will retire
as general superintendent of the Vandalia,
after having been in railroad service since
May, 1880, and on the 18th of November.
1884, he will be seventy years of age. The
excellent record he made on the Pennsyl-
vania lines, and since 1881 on the Vandalia
lines the last few years as its assistant
general manager, places him at the head
OF the list as a railway official. Under his
supervision the road has been brought to
the highest standard of Western lines.
For some months past Harry Miller, su-
perintendent Of the Louisville division Of
statistics of fast runs in this country TO
compare them with the run made Aug. %.
1893. by Engine 12O, the result of which at
the time was given in the Journal, and he
has blue print diagram made of the run
and put in fine frame. The statistics he
has gathered show that the 10 miles from
Indianapolis to Louisville was made one
minute quicker than any like distance has
been covered by an engine hauling four or
five cars in this case five cars were hauled.
Yesterday morning an elegant special
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and their wives, under the auspices of
W. G. RinearsOn, general passenger agent
of the Queen Crescent. left for Lake
Of the general passenger agents will be
held. At this meeting many interesting
questions will come up for consideration
the prevailing hard times with the rail-
roads. Most of the important roads of the
country will be represented, and the higher
officials will be disappointed If there is
not something done 10 create more har-
mony among the roads and lead to a bet
ter maintenance of rates.
Mention was made q few days ago that
as an economical measure the management
OF the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne & Chicago
road had taken off what were known as
the Chicago and Plymouth accommodation
trains, which had been running over thirty
years. Under the head Of Death on the
Rail- Gen. Reuben Williams. editor of the
Warsaw Times, announces the fact in the
following manner in his paper: The Chi
Chicago and Plymouth accommodation
trains died at the home OF their parents. the
PittSburg, Fort WAYNE x CHICAGO Railway
Company. They We're born in lS- and en-
joyed unceasinS prosperity and health until
the second reign OF His Royal Highness,
Grover Cleveland. when they were taken Ill
with the grippe n la financial, and sue
cumbed to the inevitable on the 4th day of
the twelfth month of the paramount adj
ministratiOn. Funeral services at Calamity
Chapel on 13 Change street. conducted by
the Rev. Hardtimes. All employees of these
trains are requested To eat soup until res
direction morning. Nov. 4, 1896. when Ga
brer Mckinley will blow the horn and all
the pople of the Nation will rejoice"