The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-11-10

@Att0ttoPoiAS vi d SLJU IOulu-lElp rate.
say she withdrawal Of the Minneapofis &
st. Louis from the Western Passenger As
ISOLATION Is not regarded as a serious mat
ter.
The Peoria & Eastern has this week dis
tributed five miles of new steel rail. 81
pounds to the yard. to be laid on the west
ern division, between Covington and Dan
vile.
The St. Louis lines will make a low rate
to Hot Springs. Ark, and return. going
Nov. 1870. and good to return up to Nov.
80. on account OF the meeting of the Mis-
sissippi Valley Medical Association.
A circular announces that the office of
coal coal trafie manager Of the Wheeling & Lake
has been appointed general coal freight
agent, with headquarters at Toledo.
Receiver and General Manager Hopkins,
OF the Peoria. Decatur & Evansville, and
w. j. Lewis. secretary and treasurer Of the
company, are in New York for a confer
ence with the owners of the property.
Col. f. L. Patterson is the veteran trav-
ellng passenger agent on the. Big Four
lines. He accepted that position with the
Bee-line after returning from the war,
and has filled 1t Will marked ability since.
The Big Four people contemplate expend-
ing a considerable sum OF money in build
ing and repairing docks, warehouses, etc,
at Benton Harbor, and increasing the side
track room for the prospective increase in
business.
Freight men are not confident that the
order to advance east-bound rates Mon
..d - 10 tDt n
lines are still in the market for business and
show no inclination to advance the part
water and rail rates.
General Manager Drake. of the Cincin-
natl, Jackson & Mackinaw, is in jackson,
| Mich, trying to induce the citizens of that
place 70 give a. bonus which will make
1t an object for the company to enter that
city.
| c.. w. Bucholz, who resigned two years
ago as chief engineer Of the Erie lines, has
returned TO the road and accepted his old
Il position. with hea6QuarfQrS at New York
A. Mordecai comes to Cleveland with the
title Of assistant chief engineer Of the Erie
lines.
Engine 26, on the Indianapolis division
OF the Panhandle lines, is credited with
being the fastest locomotive with a train
of seven or eight cars now running on the
20 and q.
w. L. Ryan. of the Ni~ckel-plate freight
secure for that line some of the live stock
shipments for the East in connection with
the Lake Erie & Western. AS regards the
time he says these lines are equal to their
competitors.
TIL order of Judge jenkins ~discharging
the receivers of the twenty branches of
branches under receivers of the main line
will decrease the expenses 100000. the sal
aries of the several receivers aggregating
that sum per annum.
The rumor is revived that A. A. Mcleod,
ex-president of the Philadelphia & Reading
and of the New York & New England. is
ley road, with the belief hat he will re-
cover some of the coal traffic to the road,
which has drifted to other lines.
George Warfel, assistant general passen-
ger agent OF the Baltimore & Ohio South
western, was in the city yesterday. accom-
panied by j. b. Scott. the newly appointed
e eesdinss W. man p. TOW sens 's Mho Was ne trans sne
ferred to st. Louis as ticket agent.
Cyrus T. Dixon. who for years was ticket
asent took 81 t SERVICES s,s with tS0t the at G ieaaan Nopth.
ern two years ago. was this week appointed
general agent Of the freight and passenger
kane. Since his employment by that road
his promotions have been numerous
On account of i'll health Arthur G. Wells
has resigned as private secretary OF Vice
and is succeeded by w. G.. Nevin. Mr..
Wells was formerly superintendent of the
a brother-in-law of J.. A. Barnard. general
manager of the Peoria & Eastern. Mr..
Wells will travel in Colorado for a few
months.
Expert Little's report on the financial con-
dition of the Atchison Railroad Company
will be given to the public on Monday next
having been sent forward to the two last
named cities by mail so as to be issued
port is current that Mr.. Littie's statement
wipes out the profit and loss account and
will make other unexpected disclosures.
Nathan BLUR, or New YORK, representing
Isaac l.. Rice, appeared before Judge Dali
las, in the United States Circuit Court at
Philadelphia. yesterday. to make a motion
receivers application concerning the Oh
cott-Earle plan OF reorganization of the
Reading railroad. The motion was prac-
tically for a rehearing in the reorganization
matter. but Judge Dallas refused TO grant ii.
The Baltimore & Ohio road has made a
claim for differentials of $50 for first class
and 81 for second class on business from
Chicago to Cleveland. The claim is made
on the ground that the same differentials
are allowed TO the Erie, and the Baltimore
equalized with that road. The claim will be
taken under consideration. by the board OF
arbitration of the Central Traffic Associa-
ton, which meets next week.
Roads in all directions are showing the
York & New Haven cut down its operating
compared with the corresponding period of
1893, $3.50. 36S. General Manage Frey, of the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe. tells Boston
people interested in the property that In
road have been reduced 50. 500. 900 as com
pared with the preceding year. yet the prop
ton.
A gentleman who keeps we'll informed as
EI e nnf : sa aayn " s tSs cbies ST. states 8 a fha, s shers
on the market, and those who are holders
of it will not part with any of their hold.
roads in the country in like position witt
the Chicago & Ion in this respect. A
railway officer. in commenting on the faci
yesterday. said the fatal mistake with the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe was wher
they decided not to take the stock of the
Chicago & Alton when offered them at 500
per share, as through such purchase they
would have secured not only control bul
the business which the Chicago & Altor
carried and its good will, and paid out NJ
more money than they did to build theil
own line from Kansas City to Chicago.
The friends of the old Terre Haute & In
dianapolis road who reside In Terre Haut'
are said to be depressed over the rapidit,
with which the Vandalia is becoming
Pennsylvania institution. Pennsylvani;
men are beginning to fill the various Off
cial positions. PENNSYLVANIA methods OF do
ing things are daily being introduced, AM
now. TO add to their discomfort. one of tn
Pennsylvania standard locomotives, let
tered Pennsylvania Company" has beer
placed on the main line to test 1t in haul
ing the fast trains. The Pennsylvania Off
Gals express the opinion that this class o
engines. eight-wheelers, will handle tn,
through express trains as well and NOR
economically than the engines
which have been the pride OF people alont
the Vardalia line and of the men on tn
footboard.
FIRST L~UTHERAN'S NEW PASTOR.