The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-30

ct agents OF the pennsylvania system nave
now been instructed to refuse to handle any
tickets over the steamship line, this move
growing out of the sympathy of the Penn
it's fight with the Plant concern The point
has been raised by the lant sympathizers
that the boycott is violation of the inter-
state-commerce law and movement will
probably be made TO have the Pennsylvania
Company withdraw the boycott on this
ground.
The b. e. o. Changes Its Mind Again.
The Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern has
again changed its mind about Withdrawing
from the presidents agreement. 1t orig
inally gave notice of withdrawal on March
3, later suspended it., gave notice again
and has now suspended the notice second
time. 1t is understood that the suspension
holds good pendinga meeting of the pres
idents, which is to be called in the near
future. The Baltimore & Ohio Southwest
ern has been given to understand that
when such a meeting is held il will be
granted such relief against what it claims
petitors that there will be no cause for its
withdrawal from the agreement
Personal. Local and General Notes.
The Panhandle Employees Temperance AS
ISOLATION now has membership of over two
hundred
j. b. Oliver has been appointed agent of
the Chicago & Erie at Hoover, vice A. Cook
sic, resigned.
General Superintendent Watts. of the
Pittsburg, Fort Wayne q Chicago, has re-
Master Mechanic Pennock, of the Pan
handle shops at Logansport, is expected
home from his foreign trip April 10.
The Wabash in February earned, net,
So, 1893 than in February, 1891, and the
increase for the eight months is s03,54f
1t is claimed that freight rates at Chi
cago and Kansas City, both east and west
bound, are better maintained than at any
time in years.
Boston papers reiterate the statement that
5. II. HI. Clark is to leave the Union Pa
cife soon he can close up matters
and return to the Missouri Pacific.
The management of the Peoria & Pekin
Union have under contemplation putting
on a passenger train to run once an hour
to carry passengers between Peoria and
Pekin.
d. G. Edwards, general passenger agent
of the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton, has
arranged to carry the Toledo veterans of
the battle of Shiloh to Cincinnati, where
they will take a boat for the battle-ground
On April Col. b. w, Wren, passenger
aso beeome e rac W
the Florida Southern, which that date
will come under control of the Plant man
agement.
On April p H. Monks. who for years
has been agent of the Blue line at Toledo,
goes to Chicago to succeed George Mckay,
who has been appointed general Western
travelling agent of the Blue and the Canada
Southern lines.
The Pittsburg, Fort Wayne & Chicago
for cutting down some of of the ~ grades. one
being at Rochester, and other changes in
alignment are to be made between Roches-
ter and Beaver.
H. A. Fisher, for several years assistant
passenger agent of the Wabash, has taken
the management of the. Hotel Victor, at
Columbus, O. He is a brother of w. III.
Fisher, general passenger agent of the Co
lumbus & Hooking Valley.
e. O.. Mccormick. passenger traffic man
hours in the city yesterday. He seems con-
ndent that the passenger business of all
roads, With the coming of good weather,
will be a gratifying surprise.
C. r. Schaff, assistant general manager
of the Big Four lines and the Peoria q
Eastern, is in the city for a couple of days
comforting with General Manager Barnard
regarding some contemplated changes and
improvements in the train service.
The Louisville, New Albany 4 Chicago
earned in the third. week of March s54,G42,
an increase over the corresponding week
of 1894 of s4,923. The Toledo st. Louis &
Kansas City earned in the third week 49,
S37, an increase this year of S6s35.
The wife of ]. w. Beckwith. chief train
dispatcher of the Big Four, died yesterday
at the DR.: Eastman Sanitarium. The re
mains will be buried at GreencastIe to-
morrow The Big -Four will furnish a spe-
cial from indianapolis to Greencastle.
John w Carey. general counsel for the
Chicago. Milwaukee & ST Paul Railway
morning, at the Victoria Hotel Chicago,
where he has been lying i'll for some time.
Mr.. Carey has been connected with the St
Paul company for many years.
The Monon yesterday reached Swiss City
with its standard-guage track, giving that
road connection with the Indianapolis &
Vincennes and with the Indiana & Illinois
Southern. The narrow-guage track still re-
mains, and will be used more less until
the narroW-guage equipment is out.
The New York Central contenplates great
ly enlargino its Grand Central Station m
New York. The company is now negotiating
ty-second and Forty-third streets and Madi
son and Vanderbilt avenues. To acquire
the land the company will have to pay
G. Nj. Beach. general superintendent of
the Pittsburg & Lake Erie. gives notice of
the appointment of j. b. Yohe as superin-
The position of tranmaster on that road
has been abolished and the duties of the
office will be divided between superintend-
ent Yohe and the chief train dispatcher
j. r. Cavanaugh, superintendent of car
service of the Big Four, says the results
of this week have convinced him that bus
Tor over one hundred furniture cars to be
loaded for different States from points ON
shippers felt the depression before the iron
industries, and the Improvement with such
manufacturers is very convincing proof
that the worst is past.
dispatch from Miles, ATich saws: From
authentic sources comes the news that the
Michigan Central Railroad Company is maxi
ing preparations to move its headquarters,
roundhouse and shops of the Western di-
vision, now located at Michigan CITY, to
this city within few months. This change
is made necessary on account of the recent
connection of the Michigan Central at South
Bend, and the proposed Michigan Central
branch from Buchanan to st. Joseph. All
the trains will center here and together
with the Airline and Big Four roads, make
Niles the greatest railroad center in south
western Michigan
The compound Richmond engine came up
from Cincinnati yesterday at noon and
took Train is back to Cincinnati. To-day it
will return and go to the Brightwood shops
to be equipped with electric headlight
and then be tested in hauling the big trains
between Gallon and Cleveland. A large
number of master mechanics, railway Off
cials and persons interested in seeing fine
machinery yesterday examined this engine,
and all admired the monster, which is 5000
pounds heavier than the ten-wheel Pitts
burg engine run on the Nandalfa which
has up to this time ranked as one of the
largest locomotives hauling passenger
trains.
That Logansport is one of the chief rail-
road centers in Indiana is evidenced by the
fact that sixty-four passenger trains arrive
and depart daily at the various sta tons
The Panhandle heads the list with thirty
eight; the Wabash tmain 1ine) has sfxteer
the Eel River division four and the Van
dalia eight. OF the thfrty-eight Panhandle
trains twelve are on the north end of the
Chicago division, eight on the east end
eight on the Richmond division. four on the
Indianapolis division and six between here
and Effner. This does not include freight