The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-29

Personal, Local and General Notes.
j.. W. Barbee. general live stock agent of
the Gotten Belt road. is dead.
The mileage books of the Michigan Cen
tral are now accepted for passage on the
Cincinnati. Hamilton x Dayton.
J. NJ. Seymour will on Feb. 1 become con-
tracing agent Of the Baltimore * Ohio
at Columbus. o.. a newly created position
for the Baltimore & Ohio.
The passenger department of the VAN
d dali h is seeking i n to increase o its business
Cincinnati by its Indianapolis connections.
The Order of Railway Conductors in Kan
saS city has passed strong resolutions op-
posing the States of Kansas and Missouri
reducing passenger rates to 2 cents per
mile.
An official of the Pennsylvania road states
that President George II. Roberts is still a
very sick man and in a very critical con-
dition. the chances being against his re-
coVery.
The Board of Trade of Lima Is said to
be making good Roadway in securing the
$J5,OW the Cincinnati, Hamilton AZ Dayton
asks as n subsidy for rebuilding its shops
at that point.
Experts who have examined the device
inve; ted by A. II. Thorp, assistant general
signaling for railway trains. say it is SUI
perior to any device of that character yet
introduced.
Two years ago yesterday the Vandalia
litl0 II lOu1 NIG1h CT NOdAC6N liz lIC
cost of which to the company has been
reported at 500. 900, while ii has compro-
missed every claim and the sum does not
exceed sos, 900.
Notwithstanding the fact that the Lake
Erie * Western is known as the natural
gas route and passes through the best oil
regions of Ohio. IL requires $500 cords Of
wood annually to supply the full needs for
different purposes.
Plans and specifications have been pre-
pared for an interlocking plant at Lafay-
cite at the crossing OF the MOnon. the
Wabash and the Lake Erie d Western by
the Big Four The plant will be the largest
on the Big Four system.
The Chesapeake & Ohio earned in the
third week of January S215. GOA. a decrease
as compared with the corresponding week
of 1896 of &.565. Since July / the road has
earned 1896 6Ol. an increase over the cor
Si28,5 =
Traffic Association has declined to give the
Baltimore a. Ohio and the Baltimore d
0 oTeP the out chesapeake a 8 gr ohie and diff t6s Rir
Four or Baltimore, Washington and St.
Louis business.
George. a: Schmoll. a mechanic i'm the
shops of the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne q
Chicago at Fort Wayne, has been appointed
general foreman of the company's shops at
Crestline. o. Mr.. Schmoll entered the serv-
Ice OF the company at Fort Wayne in 1881
as an apprentice.
Local Agent Rodney, of the Vandalia.
stated yesterday that the road brought into
indianapolis on Wednesday two fun trains
of block coal from Brazil. 1t is the first
time such a thing has occurred since
natural gas was introduced at Indianap-
oils seven years ago.
j. /. Head. claim agent of the Wabash.
was in the city yesterday. He says that
in his long connection with the road he has
never known the claims against the COM
pany TO be so well cleared up as at pres
ent, there being but few important mat
terS awaiting adjustment.
With each week the new ive-thousand-
mile interchangeable ticket is increasing
in sale. The fact that IL is good over forty
three roads makes il a very convenient
book to a person who travels much, as
all important railroad centers in the CEN
trai States are reached by ii.
Colonel +. b. Maulton. whose death was
est civil engineer in the West. He at one
time was chief engineer of the western dt-
vision OF the Wabash and the Iron Noun
tain road. In 1886 he built the Lexington &
Frankfort road. of which Henry Clay was
at the time president.
William r. McKeen. jr. one of the off,
cials of the shops of the Vandalia Company
at Terre Haute, devised and put in opera
ton a swinging trolley system for the
shops which has proven a great success.
two men doing with it the work of fifteen
men. 1t is used 10 move heavy pieces
around 30 different parts of the shops and
is operated by compressed air.
General Manager Beach. OF the Pittsburg
RIs
tenn or 6g.25 per cent. OF the gross earn
ings. Mr.. Beach left the Big Four May 7.
1S9e. and has since held the position to
which he was reelected on Wednesday
last. The net earnings Of the road the last
year We're 81 .3S4. 0S1.05 an increase over the
net earnings OF the preceding year of
So, 1888.
y railway official high i'm authority said
yesterday. when speaking OF the present
management OF the Wabash, that Joseph
Ramsey. general manager. had dropped
into the right place. President Ashley and
others OF his superior officers are much
pleased with the manner in which he is
handling the property. and on the other
hand Mr.. Ramsey has made himself very
popular with the subordinate officials and
the employees generally.
Another fight is on between the shippers
OF Chicago and St. Louis. The Chicago
business men allege that St. Louis m+l-
chants can ship to any point in the North
west at an advance of > cents over the
Chicago rate. regardless of distance. while
the Chicago business man or shipper who
wishes to ship To Southwestern points must
pay 20 TO - cents per one hundred pounds
more than does the St. Louis merchant on
the same class OF freight.
The report Is revived that the Brice syn
dictate is In fair way TO secure control of
the Louisville. New Albany * Chicago
after H. is ~reorganiZed. There il no per
son at this point who gives the rumOr any
credit. but on Tuesday Vice President and
General Manager McDoel. who is also re-
ceiver OF the Monon. said that everything
WAS moving SmOQthlN in the rRnrea MA ton