The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-10

G. l.. Potter. of the Pennsylvania w.
Lavery. of the Erie, William Garstang, of
she York bg P3ur John ad Mckenzls ro OF the New New
chanical engineer of prominence, are to
meet in this city next week TO test and
hangers to a locomotive, a rigid or swing
ing truck. The test will probably be made
on the Belt ROAD. This committee was ap,,
meeting. and will report at the next
nual meeting in June.
copyrighted dispatch to the Buffalo
Evening News from its New York CORE
spondent authoritatively contradicts a
statement that the West Shore and New
York Central roads were to be consolidated
May 1 under the management of ]. Pierpont
Morgan and that Mr.. Morgan had sought
to have President Chauncey M. Depew APP
pointed to the British mission In order TO
weaken the Vanderbits' influence. he hav-
ing. was stated. secured majority con-
troll of the Vanderbilt system.
The locomotive works at Manchester, N
H., which have been doing but little the
last ten years, have resumed operation on
an extensive scale. They are building ten
the Kansas City, Pittsburg & Gulf Twen-
ty-tive years ago these works were credited
with building the best locomotives con-
structed. The Bee-line purchased a num-
Der from these works thirty-five years ago.
and they. are still in service. Being too
light to haul the passenger train of the
present day. they are In switching service.
Judgment for s5,523. 9S3 has been ordered
by Judge Sanborn in the United States
Circuit Court at St. Paul against the de-
fendant in the case of the Central Trust
Company of New York vs. the st. Joseph
d Grand Island Railroad. and execution is
to issue on the Judgment at once, The com
plainant has the Judgment as the trustee
for the holders of the first mortgage bonds
of the road The suit was brought for
denciency which existed after foreclosure
by the same company. Under the foreclos-
ure the road was sold In November for
So. 100000 TO committee of the stockholders.
The Illinois Central has purchased in
n 1t.
the company TO increase its yard room at
that point. 1t is understood that the Louis
vile. Evansville & st. Louis will. when
the Illinois Central completes its improve
ments at Louisville. use the latter's ter
minals. Everything indicates that at no
distant day the Louisville. Evansville & st.
Louis will be under control of the Illinois
Central. The Illinois Central proposes to
have the best terminals at Louisville of
any road entering there. which means
good deal, as the Big Four has very valu-
able and convenient yards and buildings.
A dispatch from Richmond says: George
w. Davis, division freight agent of the
Richmond division of the Pennsylvania. to-
day received official notification of his pro-
motion TO the same position on the Gin
| retired from the service. The resignation
of the latter takes effect on May l, and
he will go to Morrow, O.. to spend his re,
be succeeded here by A. Q. Tallant, chief
clerk of the general freight agent at Co,
lumbus, O. Mr.. Davis began his railroad
service clerk in the Cincinnati office
of the Little Miami but since 1864 he has
been continuously in the employ of the
Pennsylvania. He became division freight
agent here in 1855.
The Chesapeake & Ohio has already
commenced on the extensive improvements
contemplated at Newport News. There is
a growing belief in certain railway circles
that the Chesapeake & Ohio will at no dis
tant date secure an all-rail entrance into
Norfolk, Va. Ii is said that President In
gals has had the matter under considera-
ton for some time. and that move is
soon to be made in that direction. The
claim is made that the idea of making
Norfolk the Chesapeake & Ohio's deep
water terminus is not based on any inten-
tion OF abandoning Newport News, but the
growing Importance of Norfolk and it's de-
sirable location have. 1t is stated. prompted
the executives of that company to seriously
consider the matter. In order to effect an
all-rail entrance into Norfolk. the Chesa-