The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-22

Colonel Lydeck, a government engineer, to
prepare an estimate of the cost Of dredging
out the ship canal and the Pawpaw river
so as to afford the Big Four several hundred
feet more of dock front at that place. If
the government will provide water of suffi-
marsh lands along the canal and river and
cover it with tracks, to facilitate the I'M
company expects to invest $oO,OuO IN this
work.
Personal, Local and General Notes.
ON the strength Of better earnings stock
of the Panhandle is steadily advancing.
E.. o. Mccormick, passenger traffic man
ager of the Big Four, returned from New
York yesterday.
The citizens of Rockford, H., are urging
E. w. Brown, agent of the Illinois Central
at that point, to run as candidate Tor Mayor
of that city.
NJ. E. ingalls,, president Of the Big Four,
and family. who have been in Chicago for
this morning.
p. Daily, who was running the fast ex-
press engine on the vandalia when it col
lided with a switching engine at Terre
Haute, is again at Eork.
The earnings of the Atchison system, all
lines. for the second week in March We're
1888, 1923, an increase of 81 1856; for the month
to date, 81, 491, 01O, an increase of $42,9ol.
John NJ. Knight has been appointed pas
senger and ticket agent of the Southern
railway piedmont Air-line) at New Or
leans, vice l.. A. Shipman, transferred to
Birmingham.
All a meeting of the directors of the Ohio
River RAILROAD Company, IN New YORK.
elected president and George A. Burt vice
president and general manager.
Through the contract to furnish the Ka-
nawha coal for the Indianapolis Gas Com
pany the Chesapeake & Ohio and the Big
-Four roads get about $50 carloads OF coal
to haul, 10000 pounds to the carload.
Passenger men say that the differential
question between the roads running be-
tween Chicago and Buffalo is no nearer
settled than before the arbitration, ana
the same remark will apply to the party
rate business.
Judge Bacon, Representing the passenger
department of the Chicago & Rock Island;
Clark, the Denver & Rio Grande, are in the
city looking after their respective COM
pany'S interests.
The Macon Atlantic railroad has been
purchased by the Macon, Southern & Sa-
vannah railroad for $50, 600. The road was
begun several years ago to connect Macon
with Savannah and part of the line was
graded and rails laid.
George Rockwell, who went to Pittsburg
for a conference with mis- superior ofncers.
competitors will experience trouble in prov
ing any crookedneSs on the part OF the
Pennsylvania lines in mileage matters.
The Wabash road is gradually r~einstat-
ing engineers who were relieved during the
Debs strike, and who are very glad to get
employed during the troublesome times have
proven competent men and will be retained
by the company.
The Toledo. st. Louis & Kansas City,
in the second week of March. earned $780,
week, 1894. of s4,e25; the Chesapeake & Ohio
of S. 4s; the Wabash. $23o,517, an in
crease this year of s11, 1873.
The editors of the Railroad Gazette have
asked Chief Engineer Kittredge, of the
Big -Four, to furnish cuts and a full de-
s~cription of the Big -Four freight depots at
Indianapolis. crediting the Big -Four with
having the best arranged and most COM
modiouS in-and-out-bound freight depQtS OF
any road in the country
John w. Carey. general counsel of the
Milwaukee & st. Paul, is dangerously i'll in
Chicago. Mr.. Carey went to the baths at
Mount Clemens. Mich, some time ago for
the treatment of rheumatic govt. He was
attacked with severe stomach troubles when
he reached Chicago on his way home. and
is now in a precariOuS condition.
William Dwight Wetherell, special passen-
ger agent of the Pennsylvania road. died in
st. Louis, "Wednesday night, after an illness
of special agent in st. Louis for the past
fifteen wears, and was we'll known TO MEM
bers of the theatricai, profession. He was
& Z prominent I. Elk and member OF the 9.
The work of rebuilding the passenger en-
gines of the Peoria & Eastern having, ak
the shops at Urbana. In the rebuilding they
will be provided with new boilers fifty-forlr
ing but forty-eight inches. When rebuilt
they will be heavy frst-class engines in
every respect.
N. X. Elliott. general superintendent, and
n. w. Taylor, general freight agent of the
Nandalia, are this week going over the
system, acquainting themselves with the
business. MIR. Taylor is taking hold with
the same vigor. which I'll. w. Hubbard
showed when living and general freight
agent of the road.
1t is stated that the Pittsburg. Fort
Wayne & Chicago is the best equipped with
territory. Most of the locomotives in use
on that road were built at Fort Wayne,
where some OF the best engines constructed
have been turned out in the last few years
engines which have made running records
with heavy trains which have never been
excelled.
Twenty-foar liens aggregatng over
10000 have been filed at San Bernardine,
way. These viii be followed by liens
amounting to 5000 more. or a total of over
sl00. 900. filed by mechanics and contractors
in the construction OF the road. From the
character of these claims they will take
precedence over other Indebtedness against
and the road sold.
The plans for the new freight depot
which the Big Four will build at Louis
termed after the outbound freight depot
of the Big -Four at indianapolis. IT will
be 800 feet in length by 100 feet in width,
which to handle the inbound business, and
one twenty feet wide TO handle the out
bound business. The driveway Will be forty
feet wide the entire length OF the building.
With the taking effect of the spring time
table, Train Is over the Big Four from St.
Louis to Indianapolis will be fast. hauling
the day coach between st. Louis and Gin
cinnati and the Chesapeake & Ohio sleep
ing car east OF here, over the Bee-l.ne di-
vision, Ii will be run as an accommodation.
lea wing Indianapolis about 4 p. m. ard on
arriving at Gallon will be overtaken by the
knickerbocker express, and any passenger
on Train is for the East win be trans
ferred IL desired.
The annual meeting OF the Cleveland,
Akron & Columbus Railway Company was
held in Cleveland yesterday. President Saul's
report showed the gross earnings for seven
months, commencing July l. 1891. TO be
$49s. 46S-4 "A. and the net earnings, Siel, IL. 80.
Decrease In gross earnings. $sa.s5c.1o; de-