The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-08

way business because, while the report says
business s to Portland this only &c covers T the
whole question of intermediate gateways.
as one depends upon the other and every
man conversant with the situation knows
that II covers all business north and North
west of Ogden on which the Union Pacific
nections to compete with 1t for the haul
upon this business from the Missouri river
to Ogden, which is a much longer haul for
Ogden"
East-Bound Shipments.
East-bound shipments at Chicago last
week amounted to S2,s2s tons, against 3d.
1877 for the preceding and 105790 for the
corresponding week of last year. The roads
carried tonnage follows: Michigan Cen
trail, 27o6; Wabash, 1888; Lake Shore, 4,7S2;
Fort Wayne, 2.796; Panhandle, 4,456; Balti-
mere Ohio .S sisi r Grand Ir4n INK o%p
1917. The tonnage was made up of The
following articles in tons: Flour. 1913;
etc, 7447; dressed beef. 825s; faxseed, 800
butter, LII: hides, 1,096; lumber a,i39 mis-
celaneous, 692.
Personal, Local and General Notes.
H. c, Parker traffic manager of the
last night to attend the freight mems
meeting.
VIM. K. Bells. general manager of the
ton, went yesterday to West Baden springs
to rest for a week
The gross earnings of the Atchison sys-
$1.0O1, 1888, decrease of $4,000 for the CORE
spending week of last year.
f. Fl. r. Green, son of Hetty Green. and
president OF the Texas Midland, is reviv-
ing and proposes to build the Southeastern
Texas road, portion of which is now
graded.
Last week q shipment of three hundred
bales of cotton was made from point on
the Mobile & Ohio to Kobe, Japan, TO so
via ST. Louis and Tacoma, thence by vessel
to destination.
The Pennsylvania this year pays but $22
per ton for its new steel rails. which is
81 per ton less than it paid last year, when
the lowest figure in the history of. rail
making was touched.
F. E. Draper, assistant auditor of the
Great Northern, has been appointed auditor
of freight receipts, vice r. l.. Gibbs, de-
ceased. Mr.. Draper was formerly in the
general freight offices of the Wabash.
Col. e. b. Wheelock, general agent of the
Texas Pacific at New Orleans. whose death
was announced on sunday had held that
position since the road opened for business
in New Orleans. and was highly esteemed
by the Gould family
E. X. Bixby, chief clerk in the office
the Pennsylyania and Vandalia lines has
obtained months leave of absence and
will spend the time in Florida, leaving
for the South to-day
l.. F. Loree. superintendent of the Cleve-
land & Pittsburg spent Sunday in the city,
the. guest of w. c. Loree. engineer of
maintenance Of way of the indianapolis
division of the Panhandle lines returned to
his headquarters yesterday.
Engine S7s, Of the Big Four, has been re-
of improvements put upon it. The engine
is expected to be very fast as now con-
trains on the st. Louis division.
I: d. Stokes, who was train dispatcher
under 4: G. Wells, when. superintendent
has gone out of the railway service and
taken employment with an insurance COM
pany to work among railway employees.
the city yesterday: the guest Of General
Manager Bacon. Of the Indiana Car serv;,
ice a 9 ps M ar s
one of the best managed in the country.
M. T.. ingalls,, president, and Oscar Muir
ray vice president pres Of the Big Four passed
to Chicago. The meeting Of presidents and
general mana a ,..i in that city To-Day
good deal of Importance.
j.. r: Maxwell. who is reported to be
probably fatally H. is president Of the
Indsnapo ohso'f sIoomins5en western Mr. NJ
owned a controlling stock
The Illinois Central. in connection with
the Chesapeake & Ohio Southwestern, yes
Louisville and New Orleans. Everything
indicates that the Illinois Central intends
to make its ACQUISITION of the Chesapeake
& Ohio Southwestern a profitable invest
ment for the company.
j. H. Klein. chief train dispatcher of the
Chicago & Erie railroad, has been ap-
vision, made vacant by the death OF Train
master Q. f. Gross two weeks ago Mr.
Klein's position chief dispatcher is filled
by the promotion of d. l. Jones. The head
quarters of both are al Huntington.
which form the Southern railway the
reorganzed the bonded debt is but $40 900
per mile. The first four months that this
company controlled this mileage an increase
of S4S6,000 is shown over the net earnings
of the corresponding four months in 1893.
The Northern Pacific for the first time
has appointed a general agent to look after
quarters at Boston Frank A. Gross has
been appointed to the newly created po-
s.tion. For number of years Mr.. Gross
has been travelling ticket agent of the New
York Central, and is we'll informed on rail
road matters.
The Indianapolis division Of the Central
its next meeting, on Saturday, at which
time Peoria Will probably be voted in
as MEMBER 1 OF the central organsai,lom
centers in the association INDIANAPOLIS.
Columbus Col O.: Cincinnati Louisville,
General Manager Barnard of the Peoria
& Eastern. yesterday instructed the sup
erintendent of rolling stock of the road
from now on in building twenty-five side
dump cars When these are built the COM
pany will have sixty-five of this class of
cars. This is done in contemplate of do
ing good deal OF balasting ext summer.
An important move is making on a num-
Der of Northwestern roads TO further urtail
expenses. On the Chicago Milwaukee &
St. Paul and the Northern Pacific, ac
commolation trains and all trains of
branches. it is proposed to have one man
act as baggage man and express messenger.
the railroad company appointing one-half
the number and the express companies the
other half The order will not affect the
heavy through trains. where it would be
impracticable for one man TO handle both
branches of the business.
Ford Wood. general freight agent of the
Peoria & Eastern. does not take gloomy
view of the railroad situa ton do some
of the freight men. He says that while
the tonnage is lighter than at the cor
responding period last year, the freight
weather has been such for some weeks
business on exceedingly low average
He thinks that within the next two weeks
Improvement VIII be shown in freight
business generally.
j. r. Cavanaugh. superintendent of car
service on the Big Four who for many
years was on the Northwestern lines and
who has Just returned from Northwest
ern trip. says IL is depressing to the
light freight traffic most of the North