The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-31

Jan. 81 1864. and entered railroad service on
the Scioto Valley road i'm 1873 Since 1873 he
has been train dispatcher on the division OF
which he is now made superintendent.
It is stated that w. II. Bancroft, vice
president and general manager of the ore
gon Short-line. will soon retire and will be
succeeded by l.. L. Calvin, general super
intendent.
The Railway Age places the new railroad
construction of 1898 at 3,01S miles. against
1.sS0 miles in 1897. and a greater mileage
than in any year since 1892, when 4,192 miles
were built.
Reports from ali local stations show that
the receipts from sales of tickets for the
holiday season this year are largely in ex-
cess of any former year, % per cent. larger
in many places.
Frederick p. Moore, vice president of the
New York, Susquehanna e. Western Rail-
road. has resigned his position: Mr.; Moore
has retired / from active railroad work to go
General Freight Agent Wood of the Union
Pacific, has in his possession the first
freight tariff issued by the Union Pacific. 1t
shows that the rate on carload OF live
stock from Ogden to Omaha was $455; at
present L is $l32.
The Wichita & Western Railroad was sold
yesterday to a representative of the Atchi-
son, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad Company
for $1,000 the buyer assuming the indebt-
edness of the road This road is eighty miles
long and runs from Wichita to Pratt
V. T. Malott, receiver of the Vandalia
lines, returned last evening from, Cincin-
natl. He was present at the banquet given
by NJ. L. ingalls,, president of the Big Four,
for number of prominent railroad ofnclals,
and says 1t was a very pleasant AFFAIR.
The officials of the freight traffic depart
ment of the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Day
ton lines had their annual banquet at the
Burnet House. Cincinnati. last evening. n.
G. Stiles. general agent of the freight de-
partment at this point and A. ID. Evans,
local freight agent, were in attendance
The railroad branch of the Young Mems
Christian Association, al Columbus o.,
will, Tomorrow open its new rooms w. Fl.
Scriven, superintendent of the Cleveland
and Pittsburg division of the Pennsylvania
nent railway officials will be present at an
informal reception in the evening.
George W. Parker, formerly president of
the Cairo ShOrt-line, now president of the
pany, announces that the new road from
Ottawa to Moria, n Y, fifty-two miles, is
completed with the exception of the bridge
across the st. Lawrence river, which will
be placed in position in the early spring.
The Ashland & Wooster Railroad will soon
be an important short road in Ohio, 1t pene-
trating Ashland, Wayne and Stark coun-
ties, opening an undeveloped wealth of coal
in the Massilon district the finest bitumin-
Gus coal in the State. The road will be fifty
two miles long and Will connect with both
the Pennsylvania and Vanderbilt systems.
Samuel Sloan, who was eighty-one years
old Christmas, has practically confirmed the
report that he will retire from the presi-
dency of the Delaware, Lackawanna d
Western al the annual meeting in February.
For thirty-tWo consecutive years he has
been president of the road and of his own
volition proposes to yield to a younger man.
In order to induce some of the smaller
lines in the Central Passenger Association
territory to join, instead of remaining out
side, on account of expense, 1t has been
alrranged to proportion the expenses SO that
Lake Erie & Western has become a MEM
Der it is expected that the other outside
lines will come in.
The lines in the Chicago and Ohio River
Traffic Association territory are again agi-
tating taking off some of the trains now
running between Cincinnati and Indianap-
oils and Cincinnati and Chicago. Without
including the Panhandle there are now
twelve trains each way between Cincinnati
and indianapolis and eight between Gin
cinnau and Chicago.
The Arkansas Central Railroad has, on
petition of the president of the company,
been placed in the hands of receiver.
Judge Rowe, of the Circuit Court at Fort
the American National Bank as receiver.
The road is in operation thirty miles and is
graded fifty miles. At the outset the COM
pany proposed to build from Fort Smith to
Memphis
Ever since the Vanderbilt lines began
figuring on their new fast trains between
New York city and Omaha the officials Of
the American Express Company have been
planning to take advantage of the new
service and reduce their time on express
shipments The new schedule has just been
completed. The present schedule Of forty
eight hours on shipments from Boston and
all New England points to Omaha will be
reduced to thirty-six hours, and the present
time of forty-three hours from New York
city to Omaha will be cut to thirty-six.
l. ]. Blake, general agent of the New
York Central consolidated fast freight lines
to shippers in this territory. A few days
ago he was at the Hoosier mills and on an
open closet door noticed a tariff sheet of the
White line issued Jan. l. 1868, thirty years
tariff of the present time, will send it to
shippers The rate on flour in 1868, Indian
it is Il cents; to New York sl.25 barrel,
now 81 cents. The first-class rate on mer-
chandse. Indianapolis to Boston. was $40,
now 76 CENTS to New York $1.60 now 691A
cents per one hundred pounds.
An important suit has been started in the
Circuit Court of Milwaukee, witch, if the
plaintiff is successful, will make very local
ticket agent the agent of every railroad in
some time ago purchased from the Chicago
q Northwestern Railroad Company, through
City Passenger Agent r. NJ. Snively, a
ticket emitting him to transportation over
the G. q N. W., and various railways to a
point in the South on the Savannah, Flori-
da q Western Railway. BrockWay sues for
the loss of a trunk, and inasmuch as the
ticket was purchased in Milwaukee, the ac-
tlon was commenced there. Judge Johnson
has lsSueu an Oruer on MI. BrOcKWay TO
show cause why service against Mr. Snively
should not be dismissed.
A railroad war is on at Wellston, between
the Columbus, Hooking Valley &, Toledo
and the Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern.
The Hooking Valley built switch on pri-
Vate property along the Southwestern
tracks and held it down with loaded cars.
Yesterday a gang of Southwestern track
men overpowered the Hooking employees and
tore up one railroad the switch and then "a
switch engine with a chain completed the
work: A cut of cars, loaded with pig iron,
Hooking people. but the cars were ditched
and smashed, blocking both roads A large
force of Hooking Valley men came in at
noon and regained possession of the dis
puted territory. The Southwestern officials
wired for additional men and more trouble
is expected.