The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-02-27


new management is not asking Tor such,
with which to construct the road.
Coal Road Into Michigan.
Negotiations were begun at Cleveland,
O.. yesterday. for the purchase of the Co
lumbus, Lima & Milwaukee railroad by
party OF capitalists represented by Marcus
Pollasky. of Chicago. The purpose is to
build a line from Columbus to Bay City.
Mich, via Adrian, with branch to De-
troit, and IL the negotiations are successful
work will begin in the spring. The Column
after forty-two miles of roadway had been
graded, from Lima to Defiance. The pro-
posed road will be used to haul coal from
the Ohio and West Virginia fields to Michi-
gan towns, and 1t will give the Pennsyl-
vania and Baltimore * Ohio entrance into
Detroit. Eventually branch may be run
which port Milwaukee will be reached by
steamer.
Personal, Local and General Notes.
The Lake Shore. for the last quarter of
1895. shows surplus, after paying all
charges, dividends, ETC., OF $oSo,oZ
handled 2,OlO.sSO tons of coal an Increase
over the corresponding period OF 1885 OF
9e.iH tons.
The uptown office of the American Express
Company has been very handsomely htted
up, and is now one of the most convenient
in the city.
VIM. X Bells, general manager OF the
Railway officials and Employees association,
accompanied by his wife; will this evening
leave for Hot Springs, Ark.
One OF the Panhandle trains yesterday
had on board from the Amish settlements
in eastern Ohio fifty people en- route TO
new settlement in eastern Illinois.
The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy has en-
route from the northern part OF It's system
10 Kansas City 400 carloads of grain, most
of 1t being shipped from Minneapolis.
An order has been issued extending. the
jurisdiction of General Freight Agent w. Ia.
Cronlich and General Passenger Agent G.
W. Bassett of the Pttsburg &c Western
railway, over the Valley railway.
The board of managers of the Joint Traf-
fic Association has reduced the grain rate
from Buffalo TO the Atlantic seaboard cities
1% cents on the basis of wheat. The re-
duction became effective yesterday.
The Toledo, Peoria g. Western now con-
trolled by the Pennsylvania Company, Is
doing handsomely in the matter OF earnings
Since Jan. ] IL has earned $lC',96l, an i'm
crease over the corresponding period OF 1895
OF NO.033.
The Missouri Kansas & Texas has decided
to build new shops at Sedalia, Mo-, 10 make
repairs TO locomotives. This will not affect
the shops atNParsons and Dennison, where
the repairs for the Northen lines of the com
pany are made.
The Toledo, ST. Louis & Kansas City is
again doing a good deal Of business al ST.
Louis On Monday the road took east
carloads OF packing house products and six
carloads of oranges.
earned in the third week OF Tebfuary $751;
$3.50, an increase over the corresponding
week of 1895 of $2.616.SS. making An increase
thus thus far this mo st SyeT ae corresponding
Ticket agents on the Wabash are annoyed
by the complaints which go up from the
penurous traveller because the odd cent is
purchased The company In this respect is
carrying out only the law OF Illinois,
Charles A, Chase. OF st. Joseph. No.. has
been appointed general master mechanic of
the Chicago. Burlington x Quincy. and !. ".
Wilbur master mechanic OF the shops OF the
st. Louis, Keokuk & Western division of the
Burlington, vice n. j. Paradise, deceased.
The c.. c.. c. & St. l.. earned in the sec
ond week of February s2i2.242 decrease
as compared with the corresponding week
of 1895 of Sli69i. Since July the lines have
earned sS,SS5.S.o an increase over the CORE
spending period or the previous year OF
$392.3i4
Chief Engineer Fenton, OF the Ohio South
ern, was I'm the city yesterday He thinks
that, should money become easier and the
country more prosperous, the Ohio Southern
will complete some contemplated extensions
which will greatly enhance the value of the
property
C. G. Waite. late president of the Colum-
bus a. Hooking Valley. used In mis- office
since the death of his father. Chief Justice
Waite. the latter's desk. 1t is looked upon
removed to the residence of Mrs. c. c.
Waite, in Columbus. O.
In addition to the Official changes on the
St. Louis & San Francisco announced in yes
terday's Journal. w. c. Melville has been APP
pointed travelling passenger agent of the road
In st. Louis territory, vice L. Rausch, who
remains with the Santa Fe. I. A. CHASER
travelling passenger agent of the road. is in
the city. -.
Rev. r. r. Garrett, Baptist minister at
Chattanooga, has issued a circular asking
the delegates TO the Southern Baptist Asso-
citation. the meeting of which Is 10 be held
way because ii does not give as low q
rate to the Baptists as it did to the Ep-
worth League of the Methodists.
One of the fastest runs ever made with
freight train in this country was made last
week from New orleans to New York. over
the Queen g. Crescent and the Baltimore &
Ohio lines. The run of LOGO miles was made
in sixty-six hours. including stops. The
train arrived in New York Monday night
and the average speed, was twenty-Seven
miles an hour; excluding stops. thirty-eight
miles IN hour.
The headquarters of the Atlantic & Pacific
is 10 be removed on March i from Albu-
auerque The object of the change is to re-
from the domineering, influence of other
roads. II is stated that W. f. Davenport,
now freight agent of the Union Pacific at
Los Angeles. is TO be appointed general pas
senger and freight agent of the Atlantic &
Pacific, placing both departments under one
man.
L. n Holden who represents the Railway
officials and Employees Association on the
Northern Pacific, and j. T. Weisman, who
represents the association on the Union Pa
cific, are to be in the city for conference
with the higher officials. Chalmers Brown
president, says that at no time In the history
of the organization have matters been NOV
ing more smoothly and the business been as
large.
Stationary fire and, burglar-proof safes.
built into express cars, are now run between
Indianapolis and New York by the Amer
lean Express Company, and between Gin
cinnati and Chicago. The messenger does not
know the combination. Between lndianapo-
lis and New York only at Cleveland and
Buffalo are the safes opened, and only al
indianapolis between Cincinnati and Chi
cago. Messengers are much relieved over
the protection these safes give them.
r. b. f. Peirce. receiver of the Toledo, st.
| Louis * Kansas City, went to New York on
the request of the trunk line presidents,
| who are very anxious that the road come
| into the Joint Traffic Association. 1t is I'M
| derstoods that Receiver Hopkins, OF the
Louisville, Evansville & st. Louis, has been
| asked 10 come TO New York on a similar
| errand. These roads being in the hands of
| receivers, 1t is questionable If either can
| take such steps as the presidents would like.
| Traffic officials OF the Chicago-St. Louis
| territory will meet March 10, 10 reorganiZe
| the freight department of the Central Traffic
| Associa ton. As the Central traffic agree
ment VIII expire by limitation on April /,
| IL is necessary 10 fix upon a plan to regulate
| business after that date. The Joint Traffic
| Association has taken some or the territory,
| but between Chicago and St Louis and the
| Eastern terminals OF the Western lines the
| Joint Traffic Association has no jurisdiction.
Train % on the Vandalia which haulc