The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-12


NJ T.. ingalls,, president of the Big Four
lines, returned yesterday from the East.
Tie Chlian government announces it's in
tention to purchase all the railways in
Chill.
The c., c., c. & St L. earned gross in
January s1,O41,3 $3.50. an increase over Janu-
airy, 1894, of $l01,178
A number of subordinate officials will go
to Cincinanti to-day to attend a Central
association meeting.
The stockholders of the Peoria & Eastern
road will hold their annual meeting in Dam
vile, ILL.,, tomorrow.
The Norfolk & Western. when it went
into the hands of a receiver, was behind
III its pay to employees $3500G
The new traffic agreement between the
Big Four and the Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy goes into effect March l.
r.. o. Hopkins, receiver of the Louisville
& Evansville Consolidated lines, was in the
city yesterday on official business.
The New York Central lines earned gross
in January $2,150, 700, a decrease as COM
pared with January, 1894, of So, 1857.
The resignation of Edward Jackson as
general manager of the Mexican Interna-
tioral read becomes effective May !.
The Illinois fast freight train between
Chicago and New Orleans is scheduled to
cover the distance in fifty-nine hours.
All telegraph operators on the Wabash
road will hereafter be required to give bond
of $500 for faithful and careful service.
The Chicago & Alton has declared a 2
per cent quarterly dividend. paye bic March
|, on both its preferred and common stock
Col. William III. Ross yesterday succeeded
n r. Harris as receiver OF the Macon &
Northern Mr.. Harris becoming vice presi-
dent and general counsel for the company
Barney & Smith have just delivered to the
Queen & Crescent eight passenger coaches
and a. new dining car, of the same pattern
Four.
p. a. Bonebrake, superintendent of the
Louisville division of tae PENNSYLVANIA
lines. was in the city yesterday. lie reports
the outlook for business as improving with
his line.
Tho Evansville & Terrc Haute earned in
January Si3,2iS. decrease as compared with
January. 1ssi. of $ll $50. The Evansville 4
Indianapolis earned $2l,S3z Il decrease this
year OF SGD.
The interior of one of the new dining cars
built recently by. Barney & Smith for the
Big Four, and hauled on Train Il, was
burned out on Sunday night just as it
reached st. Louis.
On the 18th il will be settled whether the
Chesapeake & Ohio southwestern is TO have
"A receiver or not the hearing coming up
before the United States Court in Cincin-
natl on that date.
The Illinois Central reports gross earnings
for January at si:57 1871, an increase over
gross earnings We're the largest for the
month of January ever realized
j. J. Turner. superintendent of the Pitts
will be in the city this evening, and to-
morrow sill go over the Indianapolis *
Vincennes with Superintendent Mansfield.
The Buffalo. Rochester & Pittsburg is
building at its shops large high-spee 1
passenger engine. The company has orderel
from the National Headlight Company one
of its electric headlights for use on this
locomotive.
1t is stated that the Missouri. Kansas &.
Texas viii this week let contract for 500
box cars 800 coal cars and 7oo furniture
cars. bids for which were asked some
weeks ago. but temporarily the awards
We're withheld.
a hornets nest by discussing the question
whether fuel clerks and travelling iirernen
are worth as much to the roads as their
wages represent. The discussion has led
the general managers 10 look into the mat