The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-26

OIttEu 4scbdtco ticIk anu QudIicu. ne
bond fixed at $4,000, was signed, and Mr..
PIERCE thereupon took the oath of office.
He then made visit to the various local
offices Of the company and was introduced
to the chief officials The new receiver
is a fine looking gentleman and comes TO
Toledo with reputation a. railroad man nan
second to none in the country. There Will
be no immediate changes in the staff of OIL
Gals, though Il is currently reported that
Mr.. Davis will resign from the auditor
ship. Mr.. Peirce viii make his home and
headquarters In Toledo and will continue
to keep the Clover Leaf in its course up
Mr., relrce is expected home from To-
ledo this morning.
Persc nal, Local and General Notes.
The indianapolis. Decatur e. Western
earned in December $44,296. an increase
over December, 1885, of $3.50.
The Louisville & Nashville is said to be
negotiating for control of the Lexington
& Eastern, formerly the Kentucky Cen
trail.
The Indiana, Illinois G. Iowa is to have
a general passenger agent, and J. f. Han
negan, of Chicago, has been appointed to
the position
The Wabash is rebuilding its bridge over
Eel river, near gettysburg, with a sub
stantial structure. This was one of the old
est bridges the system.
The Big Four will tonight carry the
on a special train, and proposes to cover
the 54S miles in twelve hours.
A. Harrity, master mechanic of the
Northern Pacific, and William Waugh. land
ignations, to take effect Feb. 1.
The third week in January the freight
earnings OF the Monon lines shoW , an an in, in,
Of $685.. p'''-0 s - ~ 49,
A. S; Lippert, roadmaster of the New
of $50 for having the most perfect di-
vision, physically, on the New York Cen
trail system.
j. ". Goode has been appointed general
superintendent of the Fort Worth & Dem
yer City. with headquarters at Fort
Worth. He was promoted from a division
superintendent.
Superintendent Loree. of the Cleveland
e. Pittsburg accompanied by his family,
has gone to Florida to spend several weeks,
hoping that sojourn there will benefit
Mrs. Loree's health.
Twenty-six lines have signed the agree
ment for a new. Western passenger assoc
citation. The selection of b. d. Caldwell
as chairman is looked upon in passenger
circles as wise one.
The Pennsylvania, the Baltimore & Ohio
and the Pittsburg & Lake Erie have re-
cents per ton, basing all rates on 81 per
tor Pittsburg to Chicago.
The effect of the failure OF the orange
crop is seen in the earnings of the Louis
vile & Nashville, which in the second week
of January this year were $43,515 less than
in the corresponding week of 1894.
henry M. waite, DIVISION engineer ana
superintendent of bridges and buildings
the Queen & Crescent from Cincinnati to
Somerset, KY, is making a record for eff
ficiency and economy which is attracting
attention.
A. M. Stewart, who was for twenty-five
years general live stock agent of the Bee
Erie road. is in the city arranging for the
Erie to carry some of the live stock traffic,
using the Panhandle as far Urbana, o.
Indianapolis, for 1894 shows a proper
tiOnatp1v hpaviar i'm thap
any point on the Pennsylvania lines west;
that is, tonnage originating locally. On
the Big Four Indianapolis stands second
in amount of tonnage originating at any
one station.
The management of the Chicago & South
eastern has notified the United States Elk
into Brazil, Ind, on Feb 5. This road is
10 miles in length, touches Indianas gas
on its western end.
On Feb. l the wages of all EMPLOYEES on
the Florida Peninsula system will be re-
the reduction is the falling off in earnings
que to the destruction Of the orange crop
stated. threaten to strike.
George Daniels. general passenger agent
of the New York Central. has about COM
pleted, an extended Western trip, having
visited representatives of the Vanderbilt
lines at most of the prominent railway
centers, incidentally taking notes of the
condition of business generally
United States District Judge Bellinger,
at Portland, Ore, yesterday rendered
decision in the Oregon Railway and Nav
igation Company wage schedule case, de-
nying the application of tho employees for
an injunction restraining the receiver from
putting into effect reduction of wages.
o; D. Ashley: president of the Wabash
system, tells the friends of the property
that the net earnings of December will be
$40, 900 ahead of December, 1893. the increase
and at the same time on account of some
improvements in business in the Southwest
A good deal of mystery still surrounds
the the s ehfnpe Ct E sa aepG ae
the railroad company lost 5000 and the
American Express Company $500 The ORR
gin of the fire is still undiscovered Pend
ing the investigation the agent at that
time has been laid off.
Since the first of the month DIR. Talbert
medical examiner of the Pennsylvania Vol
untary Relief Department Indianapolis di-
vlsion) has taken in thirty new members
He states that there is a good deal of feel
ing among the membership, which COM
prises IS per cent of the employees over the
threat to interfere with the Organization by
legislative bodies.
1t is claimed that one of the Garstang
engines on the Big -Four made the most re.
markable run on record Wednesday night
between Grafton and Bellefontaine, hauling
six cars, weighing 274 tons, up a thirty
seven-f oot-to -the-mile grade at a speed of
ffty-fiye miles an hour, covering the nine
miles between the two points in ten min
utes and few seconds.
Deadheads cannot ride on the St Louis
and New York limited over the Vandalia
and the Pennsylvania lines, conductors hay-
ing instructions not to honor passes ON
train No. 70, which is just SIS good a train
TOR indianapolis, they are honored and on
train No. 20, hereafter second class tickets
VIII be IGNORED, which was not the case be-
lore the fast limited was put on.
ii. b. Plant president of the Plant sys-
tenn TEL or roads In Florida left New York
w ednesday night, to go over the Plant sys-
tenn, accompanied by others Interested in
the property. to see what could be done to
offset the losses of the citizens of Florida
as a result of the freezing of the orange
crop. large per cent of the orange
orchards are located these lines
committee consisting of General Pas
senger Agent Heaford, of the Milwaukee
q st. Paul, as chairman, and Messrs
White. of the Atchison, Sebastian. of the
Rock Island. and Caldwell, of the trunk
line committee yesterday began the work
of forming local passenger associations for
Los Angeles and San Francisco The work
viii not be completed for several days
f.. c.. Gray. heretofore general freight
agent of the Atchison. Topeka & Santa Fe
has been appointed general freight agent
of the California Southern. H. c. Bush
has been appointed general freight agent
of the Atlantic & Pacific. with headquar-
ters in San Francisco. Assistant Freight
Traffic Manager Bissell, of the Atchison
system. will hereafter be general freight
agent, vice Gray.
The advisory board of the clearing house
of the Western trunk-line passenger COM