The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-07-16

ard roads Of Ohio and improving its
makes the capitalization in common stock
SIS, 90. 900.
on Sundays. during the time of the camp
meeting at Acton. the Big Four Will run
grounds and the same number from the
grounds at convenient hours for those that
may wish 10 attend.
The United States Express Company Is
securing the privilege of doing express
business on the projected electric lines in
the northern part OF the State. 1t will
operate over the electric line between An
derson and Marion when il is completed.
A company has been organized in Chicago
10 build a line OF railroad In Missouri from
Versailles TO Lebanon. a distance OF sixty
miles. The line will be called the Missouri
Central, and VIII. IL Is understood, be oper-
ated in connection with the new line now
building south from Lebanon 20 Mansfield
The Lake Erie & Western is doing much
this year In improving ITS waterways. re-
placing wooden openings with stone OF
large iron pipes. which will carry off sur
plus water quickly and greatly solidify the
roadbed. over many of the small streams
new iron structural work is being con-
structed.
General Manager Waldo, of the Cincin-
natl, Hamilton q Dayton, has given orders
that all the cars of the company not now
equipped with automatic couplers. be SO
equipped as fast as they can be put
III liz company > CnOIS. DOlAAt VI thC
cars Will be sent TO the shops of the In
diana, Decatur & Western. at Indianap-
oils. TO be provided witt this Improvement.
A meeting of the general passenger
agents OF the trunk lines was held i'm New
YORK yesterday Commissioner Farmer
said after the netting: w merely listened
10 the grievances of the Western Passenger
Association and Southern Pacific on the
question of immigrant traffic. We now
know what both want. a conclusion viii
perhaps be reached at the meeting next
month"
The Alton has given notice that it will
accept 3 cents as its proportion OF the lake
rate on corn from Missouri river points TO
points beyond Buffalo. This rate is figured
on 8 cents TO the Mississippi river and 3
cents from the river to Chicago, the latter
rate being the same as is applied by other
Western roads. This innocent rate, Mis-
souri, river to Chicago. supersedes an
eleven-cent rate, the lowest now in effect.
So well pleased is the management of the
Panhandle lines with running engine and
train crews on the fast trains through
from Indianapolis TO Columbus, 1SS miles,
that IL is propose to next Sunday COM
mence running engine and train crews
through between Columbus and PittSburg.
IL is stated that the engineers are not
pleased with the change, but will of course
submit TO the orders of the transportation
department.
Superintendent Mansfield. of the Indian
apolis q V~incennes. is confident that the
fall business OF the road will show so
much of an increase over last wear that
the deficit for 1896 in net earnings will not
be as much as In former years. There will
be an immense grain and live stock bust
ness this fall from points all along the
line, and the coal operators and miners
will probably soon adjust matters to re-
sumo operations.
Suit has been brought in the United
States Circuit Court, at New York. against
the Northern Pacific Railroad Company
and others by Sidney H.. Solomon and other
owners of common ana preferred stock of
the defendant corporation, in which the
plaintiffs ask the court to direct that the
holders Of preferred stock of the COM
pany be- declared the owners and to have
of the Missouri in Minnesota and North
Dakota and entitled to nave the proceeds
of said lands applied to the retirement and
cancellation of the preferred stock.
Frank Thompson. first vice president of
the Pennsylvania, and Jarnes McCrea, first
vice president of the Pennsylvania Com
pany. under date of July Is, have issued
the following notices of appointments
in connection with the Union line,
operated by the Pennsylvania people.
T. 4. Dawson is appointed manager
promoted. G.. W.. Forester Is appointed
Western superintendent Of Union line. vice
e. A: Dawson. promoted. Nj. NJ. Hurley is
appointed general Southern agent. with
Office at Louisville. in place of c. W.. For
roster, promoted.
James G.. Everest, general agent of the
passenger department of the Chicago. MIL
waukee & st. Paul, was in the city yester-
day. He has been travelling quite extern
sively of late and states that all over the
country travel is not up to expectations
and business is dull generally. He sees no
chance for Improvement until the money
question is settled. The Chicago. Mil
waukee Sc St. Paul people. however, he
said, had no reason to complain, as the
gross earnings of the system for the year
ending June 30, 1886, were $45, 90, 900. an in
crease over the preceding year of $1,000. Oe0.
Mr.. Everest has just completed his twenty
sixth year of service with the Chicago,
Milwaukee & st. Paul.
A dispatch from Tacoma. Wash. says:
The belief is growing stronger here that
the Vanderbilts will control the reorgan-
lied Northern Pacific railroad, and make
IL the final link of a Vanderbilt system to
extend from ocean TO ocean. a strong indi-
cation in this direction is the fact that Ed
win Winter. the new president. has been
one of the highest officials of the Omaha
road. a Vanderbilt line. and that he was
called 10 New York in consultation with
j. Pierpont Morgan and the Vanderbilts
before the announcement of his selection
as president. The Vanderbilts have in this
State property. including three six-story
buildings in Tacoma. owned by George
Vanderbilt. who also controls the stock of
the Metropolitan Sayings Bank, the largest
savings bank in the city.