The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-08

corroborated the statement that Thomas
F. Ryan has purchased majority eff the
stock of the Seaboard & Roanoke Rail-
road Company
The higher officials of the Pennsylvania
lines will, the last week in this month,
start on the annual inspection of the, lines
west of Pittsburg. President Roberts hopes
by that time to be able 10 accompany the
Inspection party.
A NJ Schroyer, superintendent of tele-
graph. and Signal Engineer Grafton, OF the
Pennsylvania lines west of Pittsburg, are
in the city. They are now going over the
Southwestern system on special train in
speeding wires, telegraph offices and slgnai
stations.
The Railroad Mems Club of Terre Haute
will on Oct Il bring with them to the
grand Republican rally in this city the big
locomotive which was exhibited in the pro-
cession recently at Terre Haute, ana billy
Baugh, the veteran engineer, Will be at
the throttle.
Commissioner Blanchard, of the Joint
Traffic Association, announces that the
recommendation of the Trunk-line Passen-
ger Committee for a basing rate of liz cent
per mile per capita for the transportation
of United States troops from New YORK
to New Orleans is disapproved.
John King has been appointed. general
read master of the Peoria and Rushville oil
visions of the Chicago Burlington q Quiz
cy, and James Langton road master of the
Hannibal division. Mr.. Cuyier, who is sue
cceded by Mr.. King, has been road master
on the Peoria division fer thirty-fve years
The Lake Shore this week placed an
order with the Schenectady locomotive
works for ten ten-wheel locomotives of. the
simple type. This is heavier locomotive
than the company has been in the habit
of purchasing, but its trains are getting
heavier and saving is effected in running
fewer trains whenever possible.
F. G. Fargo, superintendent of the Amer
lean Express Company has completed his
thirty-thir year of service with that COM
pany. Captain Raschig, his chief clerk,
has been with the company thirty years in
his present position, commencing under Il.
w. Sloane when that gentleman was super
iptendent of the Indiana division
The Wheeling & Lake Erie will build 1000
feet of additional dock at Toledo, which,
with other improvements, will double its
capacity at that point: Despite the de-
preston in business this road handled at
Toledo the first nine months of this year
100. 0S5 more tons of coal than in the CORE
spending period of 1885, and 50632 more tons
of ore.
The Missouri Pacific has decided to re-
duce the rates on grain from Kansas points
to Kansas City and the Missouri river, so
that the sum of the local rates shall not be
more than l cent per 100 pounds above the
through rates to Chicago. At present 1t
costs Kansas shippers almost as much to
send their grain to Kansas City as to Chi
cage and ST. Louis.
The Freight Claim Association convention
is in session at Richmond. One hundred and
proceedings consisted of receiving reports.
The claims of loss and dam
age and overcharge committees reported.
There was spirited discussion over the
Graham plan 1t finally decided to
leave it optional with agents whether or
not they adopted the plan.
An expert in railway matters VINO travels
considerably a few days ago came from
Cincinnati to Indianapolis over the Cincin-
natl, Hamilton & Dayton, and expressed
recently ridden over the Lake Shore and
the New York, New Haven & Hartford,
where it is claimed is found the smooth
est track in the country, and he said it
was no smoother than the track of the
c., H. & D. He found the c., Fl. d.
train as fast as any in the country.
indianapolis is becoming a favorite in
transit shipping point, so readily is grain
distributed to the market it is fitted for
after being graded. One day this week sew
enty-four carloads of grain arrived here in
transit, billed to go forward by the White
line to New York. After being graded it
pass the close grade of the New York mar
ket and it was sent to four other points
where its grade would answer, so that only
as the grade varied was 1t a loss to the
shipper; in fact. a differential helped 10
make up the loss in grading.
1t is said to be possible that Albert S.
eral manager of the Vanderbilt fast freight
lir es. which We're under the supervision Of
the late George B. Sherman. Mr.. Quacken-
DuSh, whom Mr. White took from the Big
Four when appointed general manager of
the Erie lines, has resigned. 1t is said his
services were not satisfactory to the OFF,
cials of the Erie road in New York, and
this has created some friction between the
Erie Despatch and Erie road officials. if
Whites rendering his resignation
The annual meeting of the Louisville &
Nashville stockholders was held at Louis
vile yesterday, and the reports of officers
submitted Gross earnings for the year
were sci, 390, 711.47, and operating expenses
66 20 per cent. or SO, sos, %, leaving the
net earnings from traffic 33.r per cent, or
81, 1885, sos. 25. Added to this is the income
from investments and other sources, maxi
rents, taxes and losses on minor roads re-
duced the net income Tor the. year to ST.
3I7, SOB. As. The report was received and APP
proved and President NJ. H. Smith and
the old board of directors were reelected.
An Eastern paper publishes the state
ment that A. J. Smith, general passenger
agent of the Lake Shore, is TO retire, and
that E. o., Mccormick, passenger traffic
manager of the Big Four, will be his sue
cessor A friend of Mr.. Mccormick says:
I'm the first place, Mr. Smith is not to
retire, and should he retire Mr. Mccormick
would stay where he is, as he has higher
title, which carries with it larger salary.
Mr.. Mccormick is under contract to stay
a certain time on the Big Four, is more
than satisfied with his present position and
the relations between Mr. Mccormick,
President Ingalls, and General Manager
Schaff of the most pleasant character"
The Kansas City Journal says that two
of the principal packing houses in Kansas
City m trouble with the Western Rail-
way Weighing and Inspecting Bureau, and
Chicago has filed formal complaint against
them before the 1nterstate-commerce Com
mission, charging them with having de-
frauded the railroad companies by I'M
derbilling in classification and weight The
charges were accompanied by the docu-
mentary proof in a number of cases. The
commission has referred the matter to the
Attorney general, who will instruct Dis
the charge and have the matter inveSti-
gated by the federal grand jury.