The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-10

SeY ana New YORK DIVISIONS OF the Erie
lines. vice II. f. Moody. resigned.
Net earnings for the Illinois Central for
the month OF January amounted to SI22 co..
against 1851 i69 for the corresponding
month last year, an increase of S9l.lSS
j. j. Eeefer formerly 2 conductor or the
Ohio &, Mississippi hut for nine years past
a conductor on the Houston East & West
Texas. has been appointed superintendent
Directors of the Chicago & Northwestern
road declared a quarterly dividend yester-
day OF IA per cent. on preferred stock;
payable April 6. Books close March IL and
reopen March 20.
The net earnings of the Texas Pacific
for January were sl91 30, an increase over
January. 1896. of s109.920. This remarkable
exhibit has been effected through econo-
mics and better paying rates.
George r. Loyal. recently given exclu-
sive jurisdiction over the line OF the South
ern Railway i'm Kentucky, is said 10 be the
youngest superintendent in the country
holding as important a position.
The Chicago & Eastern Illinois has made
an enviable record as a dividend payer
the thirty-fOurth consecutive dividend paid
at the rate of per cent. per annum.
Train 70, over the Pennsylvania lines. yes
terday hauled an extra sleeping car, car
rying number OF newspaper men from
New York and Philadelphia. who are re-
turning from extended Western trip
Charles MeCurdy. for seventeen years a
passenger conductor on the Chicago a
services were no longer needed. he being
the sixth conductor recently removed No
reasons are assigned for the dsmissals.
With the putting on of it's through sleep
ing-car service between St. Louis and
Washington the Pennsylvania Company
announces ii has been arranged for a ten
days stop-over at Washington on all tick
cts calling for transportation east OF that
city sold at Western and Southern points.
The recent floods have given the Big
Four an excellent opportunity to adver-
20 tfGNrfIl 10 lfNaA frat inc Nf rhA
Monon, the Baltimore & Ohio Southwest
ern and the Pennsylvania company have
all been running over IL from indianapolis
to reach Louisville for the last four days
Coke Alexander. who represents the Mis-
souri, Pacific lines i'm this territory, states
that there is remarkable immigration to
Texas. Yesterday he received an order
from q small town on the Big Four East for
fourteen fun tickets and fodr half tickets
for party which is to remove to that
State. and he says he Is daily receiving
inquiries as TO rates, etc.
The grain elevators at Philadelphia, for
the first time in five years, are being run
to their fullest capacity, and the same is
true of the elevators at Girard. O. over
100000 bushels of grain have been shipped
since the first of the year for export, and
so carloads were standing on sidetracks on
Monday to be empted into the elevators.
Bruce Oyler. who has been ticket agent
of the Penns yivania Company at Lima. o..
for several years, has resigned. as has w.
j. Rossington, who for twenty years has
been the ticket agent OF the company at
Fort Wayne. and it is said that others are
to take a similar step, not being pleased
with the system of espionage placed on
them by the company's detectives.
l.. A. Jewett. assistant general superin-
tendent of the Pullman Company has been
spending a couple of days at this point,
aiding local Superintendent Legion in
looking after the business of the company
on account of the returning Inauguration
travel and the floods. which have necessi-
tated a number of changes in running the
cars.
b. M. Austin. assistant general passenger
agent of the Northern Pacific, Is in the
city on official business. Mr.. Austin states
that at no time in the last five years has
the travel on their lines been as heavy as
at present. Pleasure travel to Yellowstone
Park Is large, immigration travel never
was heavier, and much interest Is taken IN
the new mines now opening in the Tar
Northwest
The c.. II. & ID. Ry. handled ninety-two
passenger trains on Saturday. March o. and
on Sunday handled twenty-five trains be-
of the c.. II. &c ID. Ry.. between Cincin-
natl and Hamilton presented a busy APP
pearance. ON account of the recent wash
outs the c., II. & D., which is high and dry.
come to the rescue of their neighboring
lines by handling their trains.
The board of managers of the Joint
Traffic Association has authorized until
June 80 rate of II cents per 100 pounds
on flour, corn meal. etc. in barrels and car
load lots SIR from trunk line DC western t sIi
phis. The rate made on the same COM
modities by carload of the minimum
weight of 10000 pounds is Is cents TO Men,
phis and 2512 cents 10 New Orleans.
When the high waters caused the breaks
| on the Monon main line there were nine
teen travelling statesmen on the road. The
lieve them and other bloodhound passen-
gers. and so grateful were they that the
travelling statesmen affixed their names to a
paper rendering a vote of thanks TO w. II.
McDoel. receiver and general manager, for
| the interest shown in their welfare. Mr..
McDoel gave the matter his personal at
tention.
In the case OF the State Trust Company
VS.. the Middle Tennessee q Alabama Rail
way Company. before United States Circuit
| Judge Lurton, at Nashville Tenn. "A de-
| been entered and the road ordered sold
| The upset bid is 100000, of which $1,000
| must be cash. while the remainder can be
| etteville. Tenn, to a point near Decatur
Ala, and Is unfinished.
An official of one of the. express compa.
| MES states that business has so improved
| that halt has been called in the cOnsol-
| idating of the office of the Adams and the
American Express Companies at severa
points contemplated Where IL has already
| been done a test will be made of its oper-
| atoms. 1t was taken as an economical
| step. as. for instance. at Greencastle wher
| each company operated separately, it cost
| $500 a month; since the consolidation II
costs but $3.50 a month TO handle the same
|
The mechanics and machinists employed
| at the shops of the Indiana. Decatur &
| Western in this city may think themselves
| fortunate that the Cincinnati. Hamilton &
| Daytoa came so far into control of thai
| road as TO give work TO them For eigh
| teen months these shops have heen running
with full force full time. where but fol
| this deal most of the 125 men would have
| been idle. The shops are now full of worl
| for the c., II. * d., In rebuilding engine:
| and repainting and repairing passenger
| equipment.
| A meeting of the Central Freight Asso
| citation convened at Chicago yesterday. II
| has two or three days work ahead of it
| mostly of a technical character. Yester
| day was spent in assigning the variou.
| subjects to committees to consider them
| presentation this morning and others may
! not be forthcoming till tomorrow. TIL,
| most important work the meeting vii
have To transact Is n proposed revision o
| rates to points in the interior so as I,
| equaliZe them through the various gate
| ways.
Vice Presidents w c. Bulltt OF tn,
| Norfolk * Western Railroad and s. Il
| Knott. of the Louisville IL Nashville Rail
| road, were in conference at New York yes
| terday with the board of managers of tn
| Joint Traffic Association. 1t is said tina
| through the efforts of the Joint Traffic As
! ISOLATION the cut in freight rates which wa
precipitated by the Norfolk & Western
| road will be ended and the old rates i'm eff
| feet prior To the cut will be restored OF
| March Is. The cut rates extended to Gin
| cinnati. Louisville, st. Louis Nashville an,
| other Western points.
Hon. j. @. Carlisle. acting as specia
| counsel of the Southern Railroad Company
arrived I'm Lynchburg. Va. Monday nigh