The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-06-18

the alrDrake too fOrc1Dly the front cars,
breaking the train in two.
The association managers of the general
freight agents have called special meet
ing for to-day at the Bates House. The
purpose is TO regulate rates between GER
tain points not included in the, regular
schedule.
The question seems to be settled that the
Chicago q Erie, which now has its prin-
will make Marion the division point and
construct yards which will accommodate
the growing business OF this road.
The citizens OF Brazil, Ind, are pressing
their demand for a new depot at that point,
claiming as they probably have a right to
do. that Brazil furnishes more business to
the Nandalia than any station, lest II De
indianapolis, Terre Haute and st. Louis.
The Vandalia is putting in several miles OF
new sidings, the most important OF which
is between Greencastle and Greencastle
double track between those points, ana
very great convenience in the moving OF
trains.
B. F. sipp. superintendent of the White
water division Of the Big Four was in the
city yesterday. He states that Whitewater
Park has become popular picnic grounds.
On Sunday. June 9, there were 1,460 pic
nickers from Cincinnati on the ground, and
last Sunday l.710
Coal traffic with the Ohio roads Is i'm
proving. Roads which usually handle, In
busy times, five hundred carloads of coal
a day are now hauling from 200 TO go day;
and within a few days will be doing good
deal more, as orders from northern mar
kets beginning TO come in.
With the completion of the Kansas City,
Pittsburg &c Gulf road to Shreveport. La.
a new source of revenue will be opened 10
the Texas Pacific, as ARRANGEMENTS have
all of the first-named roads traffic be-
tween Shreveport and New Orleans.
Harry Crawford. ex-president Of the Chi
cagO 4 southeastern, Will be west again
next week, and it is understood will, on this
visit, clean up most of the old indebted
ness of the company and begin the the autumn INN
former period in the history of the road.
The Pennsylvania people will, next Sun
day, put on sleeping cars between 1ndlana-
polls. and Macknac island, via Rlcnmono
and the Grand Rapids & Indiana; The car
will leave Indianapolis at z 90 O'Clock p. M,
reach Petoskey at LEO o'clock p: m. next
day, and Mackinac island at o'clock p. m.
Master Car Builder McKeen, of the Van
dalia: SON of w; r. McKeen. is making an
excellent record in the position he fills.
Under his supervision very handsome
train was turned out of the Terre Haute
shops last week to be run as the lake spe-
cial over the Logansport division OF the
Vandalia.
w NJ. Avery, conductor on the Belt road,
died quite suddenly yesterday morning,
probably the result of being overheated on
Sunday, as he was at work until noon or that
day. superintendent Zion says ne was one
Of his most faithful men. and had been on
the road eight years. He leaves vile ana
four children.
Five miles of new steel rails have been
laid on the Indianapolis, Decatur * West
ern i'm the last thirty days and five miles
more will be laid before the season closes.
A steam shovel is at work at Raccoon load
ing dirt to fill trestles, and II Is the inten.
ton to reballast with gravel fifty miles OF
the road before the season closes.
The Columbus & Hooking Valley is receiv-
ing its gondola cars, OF which IL . mas con,
day. When the order is hlled the Coium-
bus & Hooking Valley WILL with its other
ner mile than any other Ohio road The
company operates 326 miles of road, and has
500 cars, or an average or tWenty-seVen
cars to the mile.
+ II. Tyler. of New York, has bought the
Union Belt railway of Chattanooga, which
was sold at public auction under ue-
cree of the federal court. 1t is under S
holders of the road, and there being no
other bidders it is reported that arrange
ments have been made by which the
Southern road will acquire TINS property.
All parties yet noncommital.
The general managers of the roads COM
posing the Union Railway Company will
hold their monthly meeting to-day, and If
there is quorum the question OF re-
storing the 10 per cent. reduction IN WaSes
of Union railway employees will be brought
at Cincinnati ST. Louis. Cleveland, Column
bus and Pittsburg the employees In the dif-
ferent departments get from $40 to $40 more
a month than do men employed mere, ana
have not as much work 10 do
The Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton peo-
pie are looking about TO see what can be
done to increase the business or the Indian
apolis division with western connections.
and probably an arrangement will be made
by which the Indianapolis. Decatur q
Western, through its connection with the
Toledo st. Louis & Kansas City at Met
calf, and its connection with the wabash
az Decatur, will furnish more business for
the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton TO off,
set its loss through the Pennsylvania secur-
ing control of the Vandalia.
The Huntington Herald says: The cit
liens of Wabash and the Big Four Railroad
Company have struck good-sized snag
In the matter of the site for the new shops.
Under the contract the township in which
the city of Wabash is located must furnish
the grounds for the shops, and have Sc
lected a site satisfactory. to the railroad
company The owners of the plat. how
ever. want fancy price. for II, which the
township is not willing to pay, hence the
advancement The citizens have offered
about two-thirds of what the owners of the
property ask, and threaten to institute
Condemnation proceedings unless the own
ers will come off their high horse; the dif-
ferences will probably be adjusted amicably
without resorting to extreme measures.