The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-13

connected with the Indianapolis pool.
The Rock Island and the Alton roads
have given notice that they will make a
rate OF one fare for the round trip from
points in Illinois to Detroit for the meet
ing of the National Republican League, to
be held there in July.
Iiajor James Harrington has. been APP
pointed superintendent of the Memphis q
Little Rock, vice Gordon Jones, resigned.
Mr.. Jones goes to the Southern Railway as
division superintendent. j.. d. Grogan has
been appointed chief train dispatcher of the
Memphis q Little Rock.
All lines now announce that they are
selling tickets from Chicago to the Nash
vile centennial at Sl0.S0, round trip, copy
ing after the Chicago q Eastern Illinois.
It was at nrst proposed to sell tickets at
that rate only two days of each week. but
the Chicago & Eastern Illinois objected.
The tonnage TO be moved by the recently
formed Minneapolis, Cincinnati and New
port News and Europe freight line will
consist largely of flour. al steamers are
to deliver to the Big Four $4,000 tons Of
freight per week, and dock facilities to han
Vie such a volume OF business have been
secured.
Colonel c. p. Rector. commercial agent of
the freight and passenger departments of
the Cotton Belt Railroad, died at Memphis,
Tenn, yesterday, aged ffty-one. Colonel
Rector prior 10 his four years service in
Memphis, was general passenger agent for
the Missouri, Kansas q Texas Railroad at
Parsons, Kan.
c. w. Pitts, general agent of the Great
Northern, is in the city. He says the COM
pany is running its elegant Pullman trains,
which are much the same type as those
over the Cincinnati, Hamilton d Dayton
and the Monon. The Great Northern trains
run through solid from st. Paul to Port
land, ore.
The Illinois Central has negotiated a sale
Of $30,0JO,0 900 of 312 per cent. gold bonds, Sc
cured on the former Chesapeake, Ohio &
southwestern and the st: Louis. Alton q
Terre Haute; also 81, $4,000 Chicago, st.
Louis q New Orleans first mortgage SO per
cent, bonds, to retire maturing divisional
bonds and 50, 900, 600 of maturing Springfield
division bonds to be renewed at 3H2 per
cent.
A meeting of the executive committee
of the Western Passenger Association was
held Yesterday for the purpose of stirring
up the roads that have been slow in joining
the reOrganiZed association and for the pur-
pose of appOrtioning expenses among the
roads already members. The m is
DESTROYS to have the question of member
ship settled at once that a permanent APP
portionment of expenses may be made.
The Joint Traffic Association having sus-
pended it's order in the matter of requirlng
roads running fast trains to increase the
fares on such trains, it is believed the pro-
posed fast service between New York and
Denver over the Pennsylvania, the Van
dalia and the Missouri Pacific will go into
effect as soon as the time schedules can
be agreed on. 1t is proposed to make the
run five hours quicker than any present
schedule.
The passenger men of the Western roads
are highly pleased with the settlement of
the rates and arrangements to the Chris
tidn EndeaVOr convention. They nave
been fearful that there would be all sorts
of Generalization coming from the buSl-
ness, as there has been in the past. How
ever, all the roads in the West that are
likely to have any considerable portion OF
the business have agreed to the rates ana
arrangements, and there is very small
chance for any trouble.
At Nashville yesterday afternoon there
was unveiled in the Terminal Railroad
building at the exposition a bust OF PreSl-
ident John w. Thomas. of the Nashville,
Chattanooga & st. Louis Railroad. John
c. Kennedy made a brief speech and then
President Thomas, most Visibly affected,
responded briefly. The Dust is an excel
lent one and was presented by the officials
of the road longest in it's service. Railroad
men from Atlanta. Chattanooga and all
points ON the line attended.
The Chicago 81 Eastern Illinois has placed
a large surveying corps in the field to To-
cate a line from a point near its present
southern terminus to a point on the Missis-
sippi river between Cairo and Cap Girar-
deau, and it is stated that the road VIII
cross the river at Thebes, a short distance
below Cape Girardeau, and continue on the
Missouri side to Delta, where it will con-
meet with the Cotton Belt. The projected
line will be easy of construction, and IT is
expected to have the road completed to the
river by Oct. l.
The plans and specifications for the new
shops of the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Day
ton at Lima are practically completed, and
General Manage waldo says tney VIII De
as complete in every respect as any rail-
road shops in the country. The b%est-ar-
ranged shops have been visited and ideas
regarding their construction and equipment
gathered to enable the c., II. & d. people
to take advantage of the improvements, not
only in the erection of shops, but the
%equipping Of them to be operated on the
most economical methods.
Mrs. Hackett, wife of Conductor Hackett,
of the Monon, died on Tuesday night as a
result of the injuries she received. Mrs.
l. % Tho +fnan- Of tho faro I WA =
at Howard Park, five miles from New AL
bany, where she had gone to purchase some
plants at a greenhouse. She stepped from
one track of the Monon to another TO get
out Of the way OF a freight train, and was
struck by a train going IN an opposite dl-
~rection. She died in an hour after recely-
ing the injuries. She was born IN Bedford,
Ind, and leaves eight children.
The announcement that George F. Nc
Kay, division freight agent of the Lake
Shore road, had been appointed general
manager OF the Erie fast freight lines, sue
ceeding Albert S. White, who Will retire ON
May 10, was a surprise 1t was generally
thought the place might be lilled by one or
the Fries men. Mr.. Mckay began his rail
road career on the Lake Shore in 1879, and
after ten years of clerical service, was ap-
pointed July l, 1889, division freight agent,
which position he now VacateS to become
the general manager OF the ERIE 1ast
freight lines. 1t is understood he will have
his headquarters in Cleveland.
The stockholders of the Chicago, Burling-
ton & Quincy road held their annual meet
ing in Chicago yesterday. The old board
of directors was reelected and the end or
the fiscal year was changed, making 1t end
June 80 instead of Dec. u as formerly.
The date of the annual meeting was
changed TO the first Wednesday in NoVem-
Der instead of the second Wednesday in
May. The net earnings of the road for the
last year were SO, $50, Ill, an increase or
1888. 375 over the preceding year. The direc-
tors will meet in Boston IN two or three
weeks for the purpose of electing the Off
GERS. No change is anticipated among the
officers.
Supe gintendents of Motive Power G. l.,
Potter. of the Pittsburg. Fort Waye q Chi
cago; w. LaVery, of the Erie John Mac
kenZie. of the Nickel-plate; William Gar
stang. of the Big -Four, and M. n. tofney,
mechanical engineer, spent the greater part
Swing hangers, preparatory to making a
report for the coming convention of master
mechanics of what seems to be needed IN
adjustment of springs or hangers Whlch
will allow the truck to move laterally IN re-
lation to the engine as far as is practicable
without bringing the front driving wheel
hange in contact with the rail. what the
committee desires to know is how much
lateral pressure a truck must exert on the
front end of an engine to do this. The
superintendents got the matter so we'll IN
hand that they will put their views III
writing and send them to q, Il. Potter,
chairman of the committee. to make his
report on. Most of the gentlemen lett last
night for their respective headquarters.
Pensions for Veterans.
Car+ifcat ee have been issued to the fol-