The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-07


quarters at Washington. Ind.
T. n. Ely chief of motive power of the
Pennsylvania lines has been elected a
member of the executive board of the
American Railway Association.
Fifteen miles of new steel rail, weighing
eighty pounds to the yard has been dis
Springfield on the Big -Four line.
The Cincinnati, Hamilton g. Dayton will
spend quite a sum Of money in bringing
the roadbed of the division between Celina
and Delphos to a higher standard.
Receivers Cowan and Murray and General
Manager Green, Of the Baltimore & Ohio,
will to-day start from Baltimore for a
general inspection of the Western 3. & o.
lines.
Lewis Nelson, for fourteen years an as
Slstant TO Vice president Green, of the
Pennsylvania, has been promoted to be
chief clerk of the secretary of the Pennsyl-
vania.
General Manager Loree, of the Pennsyl-
vania lines West, is this week inspecting
some of the Northern divisions of the sys-
tenn, yesterday going over the Cleveland 81
Pittsburg line.
The Pennsylvania Company has cut the
working hours of the two hundred men in
the motive power department of the shops
at Fort Wayne to five hours day until
further orders.
The auditors Of ten Of the roads centering
here yesterday dropped in on Daniel
Donough general ticket agent at the Union
Station, and inspected his accounts, which
were found correct.
",
eral manager of the Lake Erie & Western
lines, has postponed his European trip until
July He will probably spend most of next
week at Indianapolis.
The Monon has issued an attractive folder
setting forth it's advantages as a route to
Milwaukee, Wis, for the delegates and their
friends who attend the National Educa-
tional Association meeting.
f. A. Houston, formerly superintendent
of the Indianapolis division of the Clncin-
natl, Hamilton d Dayton, Is now superin-
RaltimOFq
tween Cumberland and Baltimore
The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the indianapolis & Vincennes will be
held on Thursday and at the same time
will be held a meeting of the stockholders
of the State Line and Indiana City Railway
Company.
William Garstang, superintendent of motive
power of the Big Four who a week ago
was married to Miss Lizzie Greylock, of
Cleveland yesterday returned from his
bridal trip.
President Kapp, of the Young Peoples
Christian Endeavor Association for Indiana,
states that he expects five thousand will go
to San Francisco from Indiana alone to
the coming annual meeting of that or
ganiZatiOn.
Albert Cloak yesterday completed his
many years he has been baggagemaster
on the Peoria & Eastern. He is having
trouble with rheumatism, and to-day goes
to Hot Springs for few weeks stay.
The Chicago & Northern Pacific plan OF
reorganization has been prepared. 1t con-
templates the formation of the Chicago
Terminal Transfer Railroad Company, to
acquire the property of the old company
and the Chicago & Calumet Railway Com
pany.
J. w. Barrickson, travelling freight agent
of the Louisville 81 Nashville and S. G.
Nefler of the Southern Railway, are in the
city looking after the interests of their re-
spective lines. They report business i'm
proving perceptibly with roads south of the
Ohio river.
A special train on the Big Four on
Wednesday carried theatrical troupe from
Columbus to Cleveland 1873 miles, in 155
minutes, stop for water and ten minutes
delay at Gallon to be deducted. Much of
the distance was covered at a speed of sew
enty miles an hour.
D. B. Martin manager of passenger traffic
of the Baltimore q Ohio lines, is quoted as
saying that he proposes to outline his policy
to the representatives of the company at
different points and if they are energetic
and carry out his plans he has no intention
Of making the numerous changes rumored.
Charles Nelson, formerly general superin-
tendent of the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Day
ton, but for the last four years assistant
postmaster general, has located in Wash
ington and has been selected by number
OF railroads to look after their business in
the matter of rebates from the government.
The free special train which the Penn
SylVania furnishes to the conductors to go
to Los Angeles to attend the annual con-
Vention of the Order of Railway Conduc-
tors will pass through Indianapolis on Sat |
urday. Free special trains will also be run
other "A
over Southern roads.
1t is said that the earnings of the Chicago
& Northwestern road for the first ten
months of the present year were sufficient
charges of the road for the year. provide
for the payment of the regular dividends
on preferred stock and leave enough money
stock.
The Freight Claim Association yesterday
closed close Its session $50 "a, at Nashville
meeting. The following officers were
elected: John Nichol, PRESIDENT w, II.
Hanc9ck first vice president; J; G. Bruyn,
rotary and treasurer: G. c. Arnold w, c.
Winner, r. l.. Russell, arbitrators
The fremen on the Vandalia are disturbed
the Michigan division will hereafter be re-
qured to clean the locomotives on which
Logansport ten locomotives are housed and
two whipers employed, and the wpers are
being dispensed with: Firemen on other
divisions are worried lest the order may ex-
tend to them
Notice has been given by the Rock Island
that 1t will make rate Of one fare for
the round trip for schoolteacheers err; from Utah
time in June. Last year there was all
sorts of trouble over this proposition, and
this year the Rock Island has simply gone
ahead and done what it and other roads
desired to do last year, and the chances
are that there will be no trouble about it
in any way.
The National Association of Railway
Surgeons in session at Chicago, out of com
pliment to the membership in Canada and
Mexico, has changed it's name to the Inter
national Association of Railway Surgeons
The next meeting will be held in May,
1898, in Toronto. DR.. George Ross, of Vir-
gina was elected president; DR. Hutchin-
son, of Montreal, first vice president and
DR. Rordan, of Toronto, chairman of the
committee on arrangements.
The annual meeting of the Michigan
Central stockholders was held yesterday at
Detroit and the old board of directors and
show net earnings of $3.50 264 AGAINST az ipst
So 1S9 the previous year. The capital
stock remains unchanged at SIS, 73S 000 In
terest and rentals bring the earnings down
to $l,094.699 and after paying the Canada
Southern its proportion of net income
S73S,225 is left net revenue from traffic to
which is added $396S income from invest
ments. Two dividends of per cent each
were paid during the year