The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-09

| ment is i'm such excellent condition that a
| volume OF business amounting to A,5oo.o0o
! could be moved.
A. Wright. roadmaster on the Monon. has
been appointed to look after the track. the
bridges, buildings. etc, of the Monon be-
tween indianapolis and Monon and Monon
and Lafayette.
of the Plant system of railways of Flori-
ia has reduced the rate on oranges to the
Northern markets one-half ON tire stock
which is not frozen.
AT meeting of the directors of the Gen.
tral Pennsylvania & Western Railroad Com
Pany + Mccab ABE h OF ID New
organized by re-electing the old directors.
The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy will
put on fast train between Savannah and
81. Joseph. Mo-, in order to compete with
the time made between St. Paul and ST.
Louis by the Minneapolis & st. Paul, which
is now twenty-one hours
The maintenance of way department of
the Cincinnati, Hamilton &, Dayton has pur-
chased in Kentucky 10000 ties. $1,000 of
which have been distributed on the Indian
apoliS division, and will be put in as soon
as the weather is suitable
The business of the Monon to West Baden
and French Lick Springs for. 1894 was so
per. cent. heavier than any former year.
and the springs bid fair to become popular
winter resorts. An unusually large number
of people having visited there in December
and this month
The Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern has
just completed extensive iron bridge.
resting on heavy stone abutments, crossing
Muddy creek, ten miles out from Cincin-
natl. a stream which. in years past. has
given the company much trouble. The i'm
provement cost $4,000
The inspection party of the Cincinnati,
Hamilton & Dayton awarded the first prize
FOR best piece of track to H. Ryan, fore
man of Brownsville section. Here there
is a grade of sixty feet to the mile and
several curves, but the track is said to be
the most perfect six miles in Indiana
The Knickerbocker express of the Big
Four Is scheduled at forty-two miles per
hour. st. Louis to Cleveland, stops included,
lance the, train must run ffty-five miles an
hour, and considerable of the distance it
runs at speed of seventy miles an hour.
The master bridge builder of the c.. H. &
u has on several of their long. bridges
placed every fifty feet a small side plat
form. protected by railing, on to which
any person who attempts to cross the bridge
and should see a train approaching can
step on and remain safely until the train
passes.
An official of prominence in the railway
orders says that the membership are paying
but but, little lit attention to the appeals Of Debs
carry the cases to the Supreme Court, he
saying that if he gets aid from any orders
it will be from labor unions outside of rail-
road circles.
The quarterly. meeting of the Central
Traffic Association began at ST. Louis yes
attendance. j. NJ. Chesbrough officiated as
chairman. The object of the meeting was
for the purpose of compiling and revising
| rates and to arrange for a number of dis
trict meetings.
In 1894 four roads which, in part of their
title, were named Midland, passed into the
| hands of receivers. 1t is stated that there
never has been a road in which Midland
was part of the title which did not, sooner
or later go into bankruptcy Near a. home
the Illinois Midland and the Indiana Mid
| land are such cases.
The Big Four is arranging to go into the
| hauling of dressed meats on larger scale,
and yesterday commenced building an
| eight-thousand-ton ice storage house east of
| the city, near the Belt road, and will build
sidetrack to back refrigerator cars to for
iceing Heretofore, the Big Four has given
| this feature of freight traffic but little at
tention.
| The inspection trip over the Wabash lines
| showed the section at Clymers to be in the
| best physical condition, and Edward White
What R non tb 6ns E5t sfon
| A. Murphy, foreman, took the second prize.
| The premium for the best kept yard went
| first to the Ashley, and second to the Mont
| pelier yards.
| Competing freight men say that when the
| rebate vouchers come in it will be shown
| that the Lackawanna and Traders Des-
| patch have carried three thousand carloads
| of grain from Illinois and Indiana to the
| ment was entered into to make rates on the
| basis of twenty-five cents per 100 pounds,
| Chicago to Seaboard
/
Railway Association which was held in Chi
| cago yesterday the following officers were
avfon aertaPy Ay BaDou Tfs
| association is a combination of the legal
department of the different Western roads
| which has under it's especial care the pro-
| lection of railroad patents.
| The annual report OF the Lehigh Valley
Railroad Company for the year ending Nov.
Gross earnings, 81, 4e7, 1880; operating ex-
penses, sls. s2o,s29 25; net earnings, a176;-
| ley Coal Company for the same period
| shows: Gross earnings, s666. 249: 20; expenses,
| $685., 1858; net surplus, S62274.07.
A Lake Erie & Western official thinks
| that the threatened litigation to prevent
| that company securing control of the In
| dianapolis. Decatur & Western will thwart
| the deal, as the Lake Erie & Western peo-
pie are not anxious to purchase the road
| under the most favorable circumstances,
and certainly will not want it If they have
| to fight for possession through the courts
| One who keeps well informed regards
| the affairs of the Cincinnati, Hamilton &
Dayton says he has good reason for stat
| troll of the Queen & Crescent, the two
companies possibly aided by two other Gin
| cinnau lines. will build Union Station
near the center of Cincinnati, using line
| located and for which an option was held
| by Fl. s. Ives. up George street to near
! 1t is stated that the property it would be
| necessary to purchase can be secured for
| less mOney than IL could when Ives con-
| templated such Improvement
| Tt is probable, it is stated, now that the
| Pennsylvania has gotten control OF the
| Vandalia, it will take some definite action
| looking to the removal of the present Van
1 dalia city freight depot, so that the tracks
| west from the Union train sheds may be
| extended. 1t is said that the circumstances
| under which this company abandoned and
| tore down the old Jeffersonville, Madison
| & Indianapolis depot, on South street, are
| much similar to the conditions by which
the Sheets heirs think they can hold the
ground the Nandalia freight depot occu
1 pies. Had not the parties claiming an In
| terest in the ground that the j., Nj. &.
| depot stood on accented reasonable sun
| for their interest, tie ground would havs
| been condemned, and it is likely the same
| course will ursued in the case of the
| Nandaia ground.
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