The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-04-11

between Cincinnati and ST. Louis to please
It's competitors. This Is said 10 be the
chief irritant.
The stockholders of the Belt road of La
fayette Will meet on Friday 10 raIify their
part of the contract by which that company
becomes surety for a portion .pf the 100000
which the Monon peorle are to receive TO
aid in the building Of the shops at that
point
c. f. Rodenberg, for many years a pas
senger conductor on the Indianapolis diviS-
ion of the Cincinnati, Hamilton * Dayton,
railroad contractor in Mississippi. died on
Saturday. and his remains were brought TO
Richmond, Ind, for burial.
John G. Williams, general manager Of the
Vandalia, has ISSUED an official circular an
nouncing the resignation of Col. Joseph
Hill as general superintendent and the APP
pointment Of y. X. Elliott TO the position;
also, the appointment of Harry Miller as
superintendent OF the main line, taking
effect April ID.
f. p. Wilson, commissioner of the Gin
cinnati Freight Bureau, who has made
quite a reputation as the head of that in
stitution, has been asked to visit a number
or points in the East and address the bus
mess men, giving information regarding the
operations and results of the Cincinnati
n. Y.
j. j. Frey, general manager Of the Santa
Fe lines, passed through the city at an
early hour yesterday en- route East over the
pennsylvania. He was accompanied by
Adam Reelbeck ard ]. c. Loman, of Am
sterdam, who represent the Holland stock
holders, and who for two weeks past have
been making a careful inspection of the
property.
The National Association of Railway Air
Brakemen, composed of railway employees,
met at Columbus. o., yesterday, and will
spend the week reading papers and dis
cussinS afr-brake methods and principles
and Improvement of brakes. The paper read
yesterday was by Robert Burgess, of Louis
vile. on the care of the brake cylinder and
the triple valve.
Forty per cent. Of the business of the
railways of France is passenger traffic. The
six great railroad companies of that coun-
try were operated in 1898 on 53.14 per cent
OF the gross earnings. In this country the
average Is GA per cent. The roads earned
an average, gross, of $l0,693 and $3.50 net
per mile operated for the year 1893. The six
roads own 9.01 locomotives, p, 565 passen-
ger cars and 2H,S92 freight cars.
The first report of the business handled
by the Western immigrant clearing house
has been issued. 1t shows a heavy falling
off In the number of emigrants arriving
compared with last year. In February, the
arrivals at Ellis island were 7,517. against
$3.50 for the same month in 1893, and Janu-
airy had but 1884 arrivals. against 11.7S2
for the same month of 1893. In carrying the
and the Union Pacific did most of the busl-
ness.
Charges were recently preferred against
the Chicago q Great Western of extending
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Paul. The Great Western claimed that it
had extended the time on one ticket only.
and on that because the holder was ill and
was compelled to stop over in Chicago.
When the case came to a trial at Chicago
yesterday it produced q doctors certificate
and was promptly cleared of the charge of
manipulating tickets. The other lines were
half satisfied only, but were compelled to
give in.
G.. w. Kittredge, chief engineer of the
Big Four, was in the city yesterday. lie
G nxrC the NnrnnnnW has already nDrpha sod
co., 600 ties, and will purchase 100000 more.
This week the first new steel was received.
There are eight miles of il, and 1t weighs
eighty pounds 70 the yard. These rails will
at once be put in the track on the st. Louis
division, between Paris and Charleston. The
Chicago division is now practically laid
with steel rail weighing eighty pounds TO
the yard, and the ST. Louis division will be
so improved.
The Baldwin locomotive works have re-
Gently shipped six locomotives to Brazil,
equipped with the locomotive electric head
light built in this city. The Chicago ~
Eastern Illinois now has nineteen loco
motives equipped with this electric head
light, the Vandalia eighteen, the Cincin-
natl, Hamilton q Dayton twelve, the
Queen e. Crescent eight, the Evansville &
Terre Haute six, the indianapolis, Decatur
& Western six, the Monon two, and recent
ly sixteen of these lights have been shipped
to Southern roads which are adopting them.
s.. r. Galloway, president and receiver of
the Toledo, st. Louis * Kansas City, has
filed his report for March with the court,
as follows: Cash transferred TO receiver on
May p, 1895, as per report filed, $~1,S63.S9; re-
ceipts from that date to March 81. 1894, on
accounts prior to May %, 1883, $lb,S76.06; re-
ceipt5 from May y. 1893. to March 81, 1894,
on current accounts, PISS. 995.6 go; disburse-
ments from May 20, 1893, TO March 81, 1894,
on accounts prior to May p. 1893, $i72. 53S.2 6;
disbursements from May 80, 1898. to March
81, 1894, on current accounts, $1.S25. 1881;
cash on hand, March 81, 1881, S~14,559.Ol.
Just at the time when other railroad CEN
tiers are establishing freight bureaus the
Indianapolis Board of Trade has allowed
the Indianapolis freight bureau TO pass out
of existence. Cincinnati has a bureau
which is probably the most useful one i'm
the country. It's cardinal principle is no
hostility between carriers and shippers.
their interests being mutual. Whenever the
interests or Cincinnati are menaCed bg dis
elimination, however, the bureau comes to
the front for active work. All fair claims
secure instant attention, and the Bureau
finds that railroads invariably settle legit-
innate claims.
The annual meeting of the Pittsburg, Gin
cinnati. Chicago * St. Louis was held in
Pittsburg yesterday. The report of the
board Of directors for 1893 shows; Gross
earnings, main line. $15. 80. sag; expenses.
$i2, ia ,631; other items, $l40i6, a decrease,
as compared with 1892. Of SIS2. $50; net profit,
$l,0S7.6l2 The net earnings Of the Pittsburg,
Wheeling x Kentucky railroad were $63,1S1,
a decrease of $jt,43); net loss on the Little
Miami for 1898. $2G4.S1. Passenger traffic
shows n gain of %4l.414, as compared with
1892. Three directors were elected. They
were James McCrea, Of Pittsburg; w. II.
Barnes, of Philadelphia Samuel 5. Dennis,
of Newark, ~. j.