The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-28
pauIding succeeds sresSena.

PauIdinE Succeeds Messena.
George w. Paulding, of Indianapolis, will
succeed Matthew Messena as supervisor
of the state line division of the Panhandle
railroad. Mr.. Messena resigned on ac-
count OF Ill health after holding the posi-
ton quarter of century. He will spend
several months in an effort to regain his
health and then, 1t is said, will enter the
pennsylvania service in another capacity.
Personal, Local and General Notes.
Within the last week six firemen on the
Vandalia have been promoted to engineers.
The Wabash line earned in the third week
of February, s220, 467, increase over the
corresponding week of 1894 of $i6l9.
Simon 'Beymer, a director and one of
Southern, died in New York on Monday.
The executives of the Vandalia lines will
hold a meeting in New York to-day. NJ. E.
Ingalls,, president of the Big -Four, will be
present.
Samuel Cutshall, one of the older of the
passenger conductors on the Wabash road,
is lying dangerously i'll at the home of his
mother in Fort Wayne.
j. Q. Van Wrinkle general superintendent.
and William Garstang, superintendent of
motive power Of the Big -Four lines, are in
st. Louis on official business.
The Southern Express Company is having
plans prepared for the erection OF an
eisht-story. building at Memphis, Tenn,
expecting to erect it this season.
"A new switching engine, which is a
credit to the Vandalia shops at Terre Haute,
has Just been turned out and will be
placed in service on the Michigan division.
w. y. Rankin on March | becomes the
assistant attorney. of the Chicago & Rock
Island. Mr.. Rankin has been general solic-
itor of the Pullman company for several
years.
The Eastern and Western trunk lines
passenger departments will to-day hold a
meeting in Chicago to consider the excess
sive immigrant commissions the roads are
paying.
c. ID. Ward, who for some years has been
the general agent of the MoDhe &c Ohio at
Kansas City, on March l becomes the con-
tracing freight agent of the Nandalia at
st. Louis
A special meeting of the passenger de-
partment of the Central Traffic Association
has been called at Chicago. March 5, to
consider the revision of rules governing
the association.
The three Glass 'P' passenger engines
sent West by the PENNSYLVANIA to be run
on the fast trains of the Vandala will be
run by Frank Moore, p. Daily and J. Sachs.
They are practically new locomotives
No roads in the country show more con-
ings than do the Indianapolis lines. This
remark Will apply specially to the Monon,
Four.
1t is stated that the differences between
the engineers and the Southern Pacific
management have been satisfactorily adj
justed, and hereafter the engineers will
be paid on the mileage basis instead of by
the day or trip.
A. j. Smith, secretary of the American
Association of General Passenger Agents.
has called a meeting of the association in
New York city. March 10. One important
question to be discussed is the issuance of
through tickets by unreliable parties.
E. d. Sewall, commercial agent of the
Chicago Milwaukee & st. Paul at ST. Paul,
on March /. takes the position of assistant
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general traffic manager of the Wisconsin
& Michigan.
The Lake Erie & Western is doing large
interchange of traffic with the Nickel-plate
road working via Fort Wayne, Argos and
Fostoria, the three places where the lines
connect. In the last week the Nickel-plate
l.. L. & w. to load for the East.
The grievance committee of the Brother
hood of Railway Trainmen this week had
very satisfactory conference with General
Superintendent Moorhead of the n. Y, P.
& 0. divisions Of the Erie lines, the of
fetal granting them their request on. the
had been some trouble.
ID. p. Davis, on March l. becomes special
contracts. Mr.. Davis, until quite recently,
was superintendent of the fifth division
of the United States railway mail service.
President Ingalls, is quite determined that
the Big Four shall have it's rights in the
matter of carrying the mails.
Superintendent Zion. of the Union Rail-
way Company; is making an effort TO secure
Station. He hopes to get the offices of
the Cincinnati, Hamilton Dayton located
there-that is, the transportation department
Offices in the station. and also the Indian
apolis, Decatur Western general offices.
The Santa Fe reducing the one rate to the
Pacific coast 20 bids fair to open up an
war. The general passenger agents of both
the Chicago & Alton and the Chicago &
Rock Island deny that they have sold
tickets other than at the agreed rates. and
the Santa Fe had no reason for making
this break.
on its lines west of Plttsburg 1o04 locomo-
tives and 4S.0g freight cars; in service east
of Pittsburg, 2,2ss locomotives and 4s,oa2
cars. The Baltimore Ohio has in service
its Eastern lines. S34 locomotives. and
2s,lSs cars; on its Western lines. including
the Baltimore q 0hio southwestern ss6
The mana cement of the Indiana Car and
Foundry Company. of this city. are much
encouraged over the outlook. They have
now some good contracts. TO fill which will
keep them busy with good force for some
weeks. Yesterday they were awarded a
contract to build lis box cars for the VAN
dala They have already commenced on
the five hundred refrigerator cars they have
contracted TO build.
United States District Judge Rner. of
Topeka. has decided the suit brought by the
government against the Union Pacific Rail-
way Company for $4,000 and thirtythree
years interest, in favor of the railroad
company. The suit was brought to re-
cover the price of the right of way of the
railroad between. Kansas City and Law
built. the Indian reservation. The
case will be taken to the United States
Court of Appeals
The board of directors of the Norfolk &
Western railroad. which recently went into
the hands of receivers, held a meeting in
Philadelphia and authorized President and
Receiver Kinbali to furnish the share
holders with statement showing the exact
financial condition of the company for the
year 1894. The statement says the gross
earnings were Sl034o. s53 an increase as
compared with the previous year, of S307-
$50. The operating expenses and taxes were
81 1885,, an increase of s49i. 44o leaving as
net earnings s2,6i6,547, a decrease of 1885,
6l0.
The difference between the transatlantic
steamship lines and the railroads in the
Trunk-line Association caused by the al
legged discrimination of the latter against
the port of New York in favor of Canadian
ports. thus compelling emigration there,
looks now as If IL might be soon adjusted.
Commissioner Farmer, of the associa ion,
has answered the letter of the steamship
agents, wherein it was requested that the
trunk line refuse to route any emgrant
business 10y the Chicago e. Grand Trunk
until further notice Mr. Farmer said he
thought the trouble was one calling for the
direct attention OF the railroads interested.
The provision rates east bound have now
gone TO pieces, the reduction being from