The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-04

1t will be gratifying TO the many friends
OF D; r. Whitcomb, late superintendent Of
soon revisit the city.
The Chicago. Milwaukee & st. Paul earn
i ing j. for the fourth week Of March We're
same week in 1894 of $130.s9
Philip Vincell. who had been in the en-
ploy of the Panhandle at Pittsburg for for
ty-tnree years, died on Sunday, He worked
L.. S. McClelland, formerly Southeastern
passenger agent of the Wabash, has been
appointed district passenger agent of the
road, with headquarters at New York
The Western New York & Pennsylvania
road on April l passed out of the hands Of
a receiver. No change is made in the title
of the road az a result of the reorganza-
ton.
Arrangements were made on Monday for
the annual gathering of the Railway Vet
Grams Association of the Pennsylvania
lines, at the Monongahela House, Pttsburg,
April %.
j. s.. Matson has been appointed chief
train dispatcher of the first and second di-
James Corbet trainmaster of the first divi-
sion and the Franklin branch.
Charles Swift, ticket agent of the Wabash
at Springfield, ILL.,, died suddenly on Mon
day. of pneumonia. He was a son of Ed
ward Swift, Southern passenger and ticket
agent Of the Wabash at Cincinnati
Mr.. K. o.. Mccormick, passenger traffic
manager of the Big Four system, says:
There is not word of truth in the state
ment that We are cutting rates to the
Young Peoples convention
Local passenger agents of the Pennsyl-
vania lines have been notified that the de-
York has been changed from 5 %. M to $50
p. m, and after June II there will be
double daily service between New York and
Boston.
1t is officially announced that the Atchi-
son reorganization plan. which was sent
10 LONDON, was signed yesterday by ma
was also signed by Hope & Co., of Ans
terdam, which completes the necessary
signatures
w. G. White, for number of years as
burg, Fort Wayne & Chicago road, has
been appointed engineer of maintenance of
sylvana lines, the place made vacant by
the. promotion of III. w. Byers to the SUI
perintendency.
The annual report of the Canadian Pa
cifc railroad shows that after lne payment
of all interest, rental and other mandatory
charges due up to this time, and the diyi-
company has cash in bank amounting to
$2lsS,oo0, and is entirely free from floating
debt of any kind.
d The Guyandotte & Atlantic Railway Com
pany has been Incorporated in West Vir-
ginia. 1t proposes to build line of road
beginning near Huntington, w Va, to
stone river to New river, and up New river
to a point in Mercer county, near the line
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Virginia
The Chicago Cold Storage and Refrigera-
tor Company and commission and
produce dealers have organized for self
protection, and propose In the future to
divert business from all railroads discrimi-
mating against Chicago on Eastern ship
ments This action was taken on account
of alleged heavy rebates given to seaboard
business from the West and Southwest,
sending freight around Chicago at a cut
rate of % to 30 per cent.
Armour & Co., the Chicago packers, have
begun their new refrigerator car service
in California, which will be known as the
fruit growers express. They have issued
a schedule showing cut in prices for re-
frigerator cars from California to Eastern
points CT from $35 to $50 under the rates of
the old companies, being a. cut of from 30
to 80 per cent. The new company starts
with four hundred and Armour
promises as many more as the business may
require
The Georgia Southern & Florida road was
sold on Monday, by order of court. 1t was
purchased by SEipworth Gilmer, attorney
for the bondholders' committee on his bid
of So, 900. AS the first mortgage bonds of
the road amount to $3 100000, doubt is ex-
pressed of the confirmation of the sale
by the court. Judge Griggs having ex-.
pressed the opinion that the property should
bring good price. 1t was offered once
before at All upset price of $3.750,O0O, but
there we're then no bids. The property is
said to be worth $1,000, 900.