The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-08
M'KEEN STILL STAYS
NO CHANGE OF ANY SORT IN THE
vANDALIA's. OFFICIAL ROSTER.
Complications in the Transfer of the
l., ID. & w. to the l.. r.. Il W.
General Railway News.

The stockholders of the roads composing
the Vandala system held their annual
meeting yesterday in Terre Haute. OF the
Pennsylvania Company James McCrea, first
vice president; J. II. Brooks. second vice
president; j. +. Davidson, third vice presi-
dent. and S. b, Lggett, secretary We're
present. For some time past a rumor has
been current that William r. McKeen
would retire from the presidency of the
Terre Haute & indianapolis Railroad Com
pany. operating the Vandalia lines, at this
meeting, but as he recently said to re-
porter of the Journal he had not reached
the point where he proposed to retire from
railroading." and that he has not is evil
denced by the following telegram received
from Terre Haute last evening:
The annual meeting of stockholders of
the Terre Haute & Indianapolis, the Terre
Haute Logansport and the Lake Michigan
railways. which are the Indiana portioAs of
to-day. Contrary to rumors. there was no
change in the directors of any. of the COM
panies nor in the personnel of any of the
The old board OF directors and officers
OF the Terre Haute e. Logansport and the
Indiana & Lake Michigan roads were re-
elected. The st. Louis, Vandala & Terre
Haute meeting will be held at Greenvile,
ILL.,, to-day. and the Terre Haute & Peoria
at Decatur. Jan. &c.
l., ID. & w. Complications.
Some days ago the Journal quoted an at
torney of some prominence in railroad
matters as saying that it need not be
surprise were there some litigation to arise
before the sale to the Lake Erie & West
ern of the Indianapolis, Decatur & West
ern was completed, the attorney remarking
that it would be unusual thing if the
interest which had been wiped out by the
Ill
should quietly let the deal be perfected
which would end all chance of other than
the first mortgage bondholders realizing
anything by the sale. That the attorney
had grounds for this remark is made. APP
parent by the moves of Harry Crawford,
sr who was in the city YESTERDAY to serve
b. A. Sands of New York, is one of the
trustees of the Indianapolis. Decatur &
Western. Mr. Peirce is also general man.
ager. Mr.. Peirce was in Chicago. 1t is
really fight of the second mortgage bond
W. to the he I. r. & ". pee people. Mr.. = craw-
ford was not in the city last evening but
is expeeted home from ehlcaso this orn
ing. better selection to fight the legal
battle of the second mortgage bondholders
than MIR. Crawford could not well be made,
as he is we'll informed as regards the facts
in the case. as any person they could find.
Hammond i'm the various phases the road
has passed through, and we'll knowing the
claimed that three MORTGAGES against the
road, recorded in Illinois, Jan. 2 1888, nam
ing the Farmers Loan and Trust Com
trustees were valid as recorded in Edgar,
Douglas. Piatt and Mocon counties. Mr..
the Lake Erie & Western INV will not get the the
road upless it pays off these mortgages.
4 New Fast Train.
The popularity of the Knickerbocker Ex-
press, put on by the Big Four and Wander
bilt lines, between st. Louis and New
York, has caused considerable worry on the
part of the passenger department of the
Vandalia and the Pennsylvania lines. and
the inroads it has made on their through
business are such as to force them to take
steps to meet this competition. As con-
sequence, the superintendent of the lines
between Indianapolis and Pittsburg and
Harry Miller. of the Vandalia, have been
ule for train to leave st Louis at i p.
m... daily. reach Indianapolis at 7:30 p. m,
and make the run from Indianapolis to
New York in twentyone hours This is
the schedule as outlined to a reporter of
the Journal, but it may be slightly changed.
day. or, at the furthest. one week from
next Sunday. The Pennsylvania passenger
OF the new train with a good deal Of en-
thusiasm, as it has been favorite idea
with George w. Boyd, general passenger
such a train. No. 20 will probably be put
back on it's old time, arriving from the
west at indianapolis at 2:45 p. m
officials of Northwestern Lines Hue.
Vice President Ripley. of the Chicago,
Milwaukee & ST. Paul, says: The large de-
crease in earnings Is simply owing to the
lack of business. There is now nothing in
sight to make traffic. / never in my ex-
perience saw as blue an outlook from a
railroad standpoint az now"
Chicago 4 Northwestern officials say:
Traffic Is unprecedentedly light Lines
earning their expenses There Vas never o a
time when rates east and west were as
wei, maintained as now, largely owing to
President Cable of the Rock Island road,
SAYS he can see no good business in sight
for Western railroads for six months to
come. The road that cuts expenses from
now on, except in consequence of rrain re-
ductcn, VIII have to pay for 1t with good
interest later on
Col. O'Day and the "Frisco."
A dispatch from Springfield, Mo-. says:
Quite a stir was occasioned in railroad cir
Giles here to-day over the rumor that Col
John O'Day. of this city, had come into
possession of controlling interest in the
st. Louis & San Francisco railroad now in
Is said to be well founded. is to the effect
that O'Day. through Eastern connections,
ia has tn money TO buy enough stock
Frisco portion OF the Santa Fe system.
IL is also stated O'Day has already ten
dered ID. III. Nichols his old position as gen.
eral superintendent, and the offer will be
accepted Col O'Day was seen last even
ing, but would neither deny or affirm the
rumorS. He is millionaire, and was
formerly vice president and general coun-
sci for the Frisco" under the Seligman-
Rogers regime.
Attempt to Bleed al Railway.
A novel suit has been decided by the Su-
preme Court of Mississippi. An old law al
lows damages of $50 per day against rail-
roads failing to place at all public cross
ings a sign of certain dimensions contain
Ing the words. Look out for the locomo-
tive, such fines to go to the State Board
of Education. At point the Mobile &
Ohio railroad IL failed to comply with this
requirement literally, and a suit was
brought in favor of the State Board of Ed
ucation to recover the damages, amounting
20 something like 100000 The road had a
sign up of much larger dimensions than re-
CURED, with the words. Railroad cross
ing, painted thereon. which the court de-
cided met the requirements.
Grain Rates May he Dccrcased.
A meeting of the executive committee of
the Central Traffic Association will be held
in Chicago. to-day. for the purpose of con-
sidering the advisability of making some
changes in freight schedule. Among the pos
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