The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-02-20
and received an answer that the company
wants the franchise repealed.


Monday was a field day with the Cincia-
at the IndisnanaIis ticka; ofiees sixfS-Twa
mileage books.
c.. X. Lord, third vice president of the
b. & o., has been elected president of the
Consolidated Coal Company, to succeed
Charles f. Mayer.
j. o. Bradun, master mechanic Of the
Lake Shore road at its Elkhart shops. has
been called TO Saco. Me-, by the probably
fatal illness of his mother.
The Live Poultry Transportation Com
pany, which commenced business six years
ago with six cars, now has over two hun
dred cars in active service.
j. p. Christie. formerly with the Toledo.
St Louis x Kansas City, has been appoint
ed chief train dispatcher Of the Lima North
ern, with Lima ais headquarters.
The officials and employees of the L, y.
A. * c. have presented r. VI. Arnold.
recently married, with a handsome silver
service.
w. T.. Fisher. for twelve years agent of
the Lake Shore road at Norwalk, o., has
Erie. one of the company's most important
stations.
c. f. DAILY, general passenger agent Of
the Lake Erie & Western. has gone TO Can
ton, Ill, 10 bury his mother. The funeral
services will be held this afternoon at her
late residence.
The Cincinnati. Hamilton & Dayton will
next. week carry. on a special train, the
LllA44 i(Ao tAOblt VI ~ people. lIOIl DdNlOu
TO Indianapolis, and on March 1 will carry
the same troupe to Cincinnati.
1t is stated officially that five of the new
Class l. engines now building at the shops
OF the Pennsylvania line east Will be sent
TO the Panhandle TO haul the trains which
are now hauled BY doubIe-headers.
Andy Walker, one of the oldest engineers
in time OF service on the Vandalia, has
obtained a coupse Of weeks vacation. and
will spend the time at Martinsville trying
to rid himself Of rheumatic Affections.
In the line OF retrenchment the Big Four
mas dropped a number of men at its diff
ferent shops. At Brigntwood forty have
been relieved. Repairs are well in hand and
traffic is light, is given as the reason.
The board of managers of the Joint Traf-
fc Association are exercising a close watch
on the Toledo, st. Louis & Kansas City,
with a view, it is stated, of proceeding
against the road unless it changes its meth
DDS.
William MacMillen has been appointed
general Eastern agent of the Michigan
Central, with headquarters at Buffalo, and
his brother, John MacMillen, will succeed
him at Detroit as local agent of the COM
pany.
E. N. Hodges, agent of the Lake Shore at
Buffalo, has resigned. and john f. Lane,
freight agent, has been promoted to the po-
sition,. he to have the entire freight inter-
ests OF the road at Buffalo under his super
vision.
II. il. TOWNSEND. general solicitor of the
Lima Northern, is now securing the right
OF way through Michigan to Detroit. 1t is
said TO be the Intention OF the Brice people
TO push this road 10 Detroit the coming
summer
One of the best advertisements yet got
ten out by the advertising department of
the Big Four is a little booklet which con-
tains rhymes for the nursery, which is to
be distributed free among children in kin
dergarten schools.
With the retirement of c.. A. Barnard as
assistant general freight agent of the
Cleveland, Akron & Columbus. the position
has been abolished. II. c. Parker, traffic
manager Of the road, and his subordinate
officials will look after the business.
Between Saturday noon ana Monday
morning the Panhandle delivered at Pitts
burg 16 carloads of dressed meats, lard
and PROVISIONS. and the Pittsburg. Fort
Wayne & Chicago also made a large deliy-
cry, during the same thirty-Six hours, to
the Pennsylvania.
Roads. members of the central passenger
committee. have notified their connections
in Texas and Arkansas to discontinue at
once the sale of tickets at short line rates
to or through Pittsburg and other gate
ways OF the territory of the committee
south thereof via Chicago.
James Fargo. president of the Wells-Fargo
Express Company. VINO, for years, has de-
clined TO enter the directory of any rail-
read, il 10 stated has consented to election
as a director of the Chicago & Northwest
ern and the Iowa Central. Russell Sage is
president of the latter road.
General Manager Hays has ordered all
the private cars OH the Gfdn1 trunk road,
OF which there were eight. into the shops.
TO be converted into passenger cars, and
hereafter the subordinate officials will be
obliged to ride on regular trains, but Will
be given free transportation.
rransmissouri roads nave reached an
agreement TO use only continuous trip
tickets over their lines. No stop overs will
hereafter be granted. The transmissouri
lines want their connections east of the
river to join them in this movement. They
are now taking a vote on the subject.
The Peru Journal ~revives the rumor that
the Wabash people have DECIDED to again
make Peru. instead of Andrews, a division
point. Such a rutnor Is put in circulation
every time the officials of the road go over
1t, get out of their special. train at Peru
and look the ground over for a few min
utes.
a joint meeting of the trunk line and cen
trail passenger committees has been called
for Feb. -, in New York. A large number
Of subjects, in which both sets of roads are
interested and on which the board of man.
ayers Of the Joint Traffic Association has
called for recommendations, will be consid-
cred.
1t is stated that the Brice syndicate has
designs on the iowa Central. In the first
five months of its fiscal year it earned =
per cent. on its preferred stock. and will
pay a dividend this year. Tine road has no
floating debt and the condition of it's road
bed and equipment is said to be up TO the
standard.
Richard Head. formerly chief clerk for
superintendent Black wnen on the Jeffer-
s~onville. Madison & indianapolis. who is
now chief clerk TO General Manager Pre-
voste of the Pennsylvania, has fallen neir
10 a very handsome sum of money through
the death of his brother, w. 5. Head, a
banker at Gettysburg.
The Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern has
received several of its new passenger loco
motives, and they are making excellent
records. General Passenger Agent Chesbor-
ough says. The fast heavy trains are ar
irving at terminals on time, the track and
bridges are in good shape. and the r.. K
o. =. W. is becoming a soeed-record
breaker.
Investigations made regarding the matter
show that a majority of the board Of di-
is i'm favor OF the board. at it's meeting
next month. declaring a dividend of 2 per
cent. on the common stock for the half
year ending Dee. 81 last. The earnings
would Justify the payment of 21a per cent.
on the common for the half year, but the
directors mean 10 be conservative and TO
maintain a good surplus against future
contingencies.
W. c. Arp. the new superintendent of
motive power OF the Vandalia. has under
at the company's shops As usual, there
II they will inquire at the Panhandle shops
in this city as to how it works. says a
master mechanic. they will favor such a
change. as the skilled mechanic or machin-
list makes more than when working by the
day, and the unskilled man strikes his
level as "A workman.
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