The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-09-06
Personal, General and Local.

President Stuyvesant Fish, of the Illinois
Central, is inspecting the lines of that sys-
tenn.
Negotiations are on foot by which the
Lehigh Valley will enter Philadelphia over
the Pennsylvania tracks.
The eighth annual conference of the rail-
road BRANCHES OF the Y; M. C. A. will be
Mr.. w. f.. Hackedorn, general solicitor
of the Lake Erie & Western. has gone to
New York on business for his company.
According to the annual report of the
Wabash, the American Railway Union
strike OF July, 1894, cost that company
$350,00.
The Indianapolis division of the Central
Association of Railroad Officials will meet
at its room in the Union Station.
F. W.. whitridge. of New York. owner of
a majority of the bonds. purchased the
Knoxville. Cumberland Gap & Louisville
railroad. at the receivers sale. for $500, 600
the upset price.
President Jeffrey, of the Denver & Rio
Grande. says the presidency of the re-
organized Atchison has not been rendered
him. and that IL IL were he would not ac-
cept 1t under any conditions.
Judge Dallas. of the United States Cir
cult Court at Philadelphia, has extended to
Sept; 10 the time within WHICH the Phila-
the foreclosure proceedings Instituted by
the Olcott-Earle reorganization committee.
All things considered. the Standard Oil
IFeigQIS are QdultQ VIII Tess DTOlll 10 tie
railroads than any other class of business.
The oil being hauled in tank cars, the cars
must always be returned empty. Despite
this handicap the rates TO the Standard
are very low.
Passenger men report that the amount of
Grand Army business will this year be
rather smaller than usual. 1T is 4particu-
larly light through Chicago, as none OF
the business that can possibly be routed
in any other direction is being brought
thsf sn so sse dong as it t men r SaSs "a are tendency a.asiS
to unsettle the standard rates.
The Kentucky Legislature. at its last
session. passed a law requiring all railroad
frogs TO be blocked. This was done because
of the fact that many lives are lost an
nually by persons-mostly railway en-
~ployes-getting their feet caught in I'M
freight, cuts or switching engines. Such a
law should be upon the statute book of
every State.
d.. b. Robinson. vice president of the
elected TO the presidency of the road by
rumor. Receiver Walker enjoyed a large
was also said to hold the position in the
Chicago, yesterday. that he had not been
elected to the presidency as far as ne
before November. in any event, as the di-
~rectors. who are TO elect the president, have
not likely that any man will be settled
upon for the presidency until after the
sale Of the road and Its purchase by the
reorganization committee.
II was a fortunate thing for all the rail-
roads that the heavy rainfall of Tuesday
night came at the end OF a long-protracted
drought. when all the minor streams were
practically empty. Had the streams been
full, or even approximately. so, the dam
age to roadbed. culverts and small bridges
would have been immense. AS Ii was, the
streams, being nearly dry. were able TO
carry away the immense fall OF water very
rapidly, thus preventing washouts or other
damage. None of the Indianapolis. roads
suffered any Inconvenience or loss by the
flood beyond covering of short stretches OF
track for a brief period and the loosening or
a tie here and there-all of which was set
10 rights before noon Of Wednesday.
Vice President King. of the Baltimore &
Ohio. has recently been inspecting the Cape
Fear & Yadkin Valley railroad in North
Carolina. and also the Roanoke & South
ern. extending from Roanoke, Va, 10 Wins
ION n. G. IL is said. and not denied, that
the B. & o. is contemplating the purchase
o7these two properties with a view 10 d.
VIKING the patronage OF that section now
m knopolfzed by the Seaboard Airline x
sou bern railway. IL Is said 10 be the IN
tenk sn of the 3. & o. 10 build a line from
Isexkrton. Va. it's present Southern ter
minrA to Roanoke. This, with the. con-
temnl& ed purchase above noted. would al
low it< to Compete with all three of the
great systems now doing the business or
Virginia. Georgia and the two carohnas.