The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-07-21

Personal, Local and General Notes.
Superintendent Galloway. OF the c., II. &
l., Is in Cincinnati.
The east-and-west coal roads are doing
an immense volume OF traffic.
The striking Wabash engineers have all
been supplanted by men from the Pan
handle and Reading.
Hereafter, General Superintendent Clark,
Of the Missouri Pacific, will serve also, as
general superintendent of the Kansas City
Northwestern.
A. Pope has been appointed general
freight and passenger agent of the Savan-
nah. Americas & Georgia, vice e. w.
Chears, resigned.
w. I. Laird, travelling freight agent of
the Chicago Great Western, was in the
city on business connected with his de-
partment yesterday.
The Choctaw Coal railway will be sold
at auction on the Sth Of September. Sc
curity holders are expected TO pay off the
Indebtedness and extend the line to Okla
homa City before Jan. L.
Freight traffic on all roads is rapidly
assuming normal conditions and proper
tions and there is nothing 20 prevent IL
regaining the volume of two years ago
save the general depression in trade and
manufacturing.
Receiver McNeal, OF the Oregon Railway
and Navigation Company, has issued a cir
eular consolidating the Washington and
oregon divisions and appointing A. ].
Borie superintendent Of the railroad lines
OF the company.
The Cincinnati members of the Switch
mems Mutual Aid Association say their
order is practically dead. While some at
tribute it's fate TO the defalcation of Grand
Treasurer Simsrott others say the birth
Of the A. r. u. sounded its death knell.
The Atchison announces that to meet
competition IL will make one-fare rates for
the round trip to the Washington conclave
Of the Knights Of Pythias. Selling dates
will be Aug. q and a. and return limit
Sept. 15 IL tickets are deposited with the
joint agent In Washington
There are reports of liberal rainfalls
along the lines OF a number of the Indian
apolis roads, and officials express great
satisfaction thereat. The continued dry
weather among other evils, was source of
great danger from fires along the right
| of way.
| Denver was a practical failure, so far as
| the lines out of Indianapolis were con-
cerned. The business was divided up
| pretty well. and in this way made scarcely
an impression upon the ordinary volume
of traffic.
For their meet at Denver on August
| 1918, the League of American Wheelmen
| has selected the Chicago & Alton and
Union Pacific as their route of travel from
| Chicago. Bloomington and st. Louis west.
| The transportation committee of the In
| diana division will have a through sleeper
| from Indianapolis to Denver provided the
| patronage will justify the management in
putting IL on.
The Canadian Parliament has passed a
| bill granting a bonus of $500 per mile to
/ the Port Arthur, Duluth & Western rail-
| road for a distance of 80 miles The On
I tario provincial Legislature has already
/ given a bonus of 5000 per mile for the
/ same distance. This will finish the line
| from its present terminus TO the interna-
4 tional boundary line at the eastern end of
| Rainy lake, where recent discoveries of
| gold have been made, and where there is
| an abundance of valuable agricultural
| lands.
Judge sanborn. in the United States Cir
| cult Court, at ST. Paul, has ordered that
] the Denver. Leadville & Gunnison road be
/ divorced from the Union Pacific. and that
| a further hearing should be had as to the
| other roads which the Unisn Pacific desires
| 10 drop on Nov. 15 testimony in the mean
| time being taken before a master in
| chancery, except as to the Carbon cutoff
| road. which is to be operated as a part of
/ the Union Pacific system. The Washington
/ & Idaho road and the Oregon railway ex-
/ tensions are out of the case on account of
| receivers appointed in the Ninth judicial
i circuit.
| Following previous railway strikes there
| has been complaint that men who came
| forward to the assistance of the companies
| in their difficulties and encountered not only
| much opprobrium but great risk OF person
| al injury, were, soon after matters Quieted
| down, discharged TO give place to the
| strikers, many Of whom had forfeited all
claim TO consideration by acts of violence
| There seems TO be different feeling among
| made by them are TO be relied upon those
| who stood by the roads, as we'll as all COM
| petent men who took the places OF strikers
| are assured of life positions.