The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-10

II. C. Wicker, Of New York. has been
elected president Of the Fit. Worth & Rio
Grande.
Paymaster Cannon. of the Union Railway
among the employees.
The gross earnings of the New York
Central for January were s46O,456 in ex-
cess Of those of January, 1888.
w. K. Richards. commercial agent of
the Nickle-plate at Pittsburg has resigned
and the office has been abolished.
Chairman Donald, of the Central Passeu-
ger Association, has issued a call for a
meeting In Chicago on Wednesday to con-
slider the question Of special rates.
Advanced rates. which are to become ef-
fective on April 1. on the soft coal traffic.
will swell the earnings of the coal-carrying
roads millions Of dollars within year.
Col. William Shaw. district passenger
agent of the Chicago. Burlington & Quin-
cy. is in the city. He says the new through
line from st. Louis to Portland is doing a
good business.
Rodney, agent of the Vandalia at this
point, who is In Florida for his health, is
discouraging to his friends and serious re-
suits are feared.
The Illinois Central is sending larger
quantities of grain for export via New Or
leans than ever before. and is getting new
cars. new engines and better terminal IA
cilities at New Orleans for largely increas-
ing its traffic.
The Southern Pacific and the Santa Fe
have abolished their commission agencies
at San Francisco. Los Angeles and all
other important California points, and the
north Pacific coast lines are expected to
take similar action.
The promoters of the Chicago. Indiana
& Eastern-Harry DrewS road-have pur-
chased the material to extend the line
from Matthews to Muncie. and have COM
menced securing the right of way from
Muncie to Richmond.
Alva NJ. Tucker. who for a number of
Railroad was buried in Cleveland yester-
day. he dying at a sanitarium in Flint.
Mich. Some years ago he represented the
Erie in this territory.
There were handled on the Big Four sys-
tenn I'm the first seven days Of February
80. 72S loaded cars. 702 more than In the cor
responding period of 1899 With this in
crease and rates maintained it is not sur
prising that gross earnings are large.
The Memphis division of the Brother
an earnest effort to secure the next BIZ
ennal convention of the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers In that city, and is
said to have received some encouragement.
local passenger official says there is
some talk of the payment of forbidden
commissions on passenger business here
and there, but no serious trouble is feared
on that account, as but few passenger men
wOulQ care unQer present cOnQltlOnS TO
break this agreement.
The sale of the Peoria, Decatur & Evans
Vile may not be final. The litigation of
the dissenting security holders looking 10
the setting aside Of the decree of sale not
yet having been determined Judge Baker
left the case open for further argument
before him during this term.
Prominent railway officials from every
State in the Union, Canada and Mexico
will meet in Chicago March IA and Is, at
the first annual meeting of the American
Railway Engineers and Maintenance OF
Way Association. The organization has 255
members, representing 40 different roads.
The Evansville & Terre Haute and the
Evansville & Indianapolis in the six months
ending Dec. 81 earned net si26,9SS, and at
the end of the six months had a surplus
of $l25, 745 after paying in dividends on pre-
ferred stock s64 10. There was a surplus
for common stock for the first six months
OF 81, 625.
Manager Nicholson of the Buffalo rail-
way clearing house. announces that on
Feb. / the Northern Pacific and the Oregon
Railway & Navigation Company became
members of the clearing house. The en-
trunk line west of Chicago into this rail-
way clearing house. and Manager Nichol-
son says its success is established.
George w. Graves. superintendent of the
Indiana, Decatur * Western, states that
| the earnings Of the road the last week in
| the roads history. He is OF opinion that
not more than 80 per cent. of last year s
crop of corn on their lines and immediate
connections has been shipped. and about IS
| per cent. OF last years crop of oats.
The general passenger agents are turning
their attention TO the boat lines on the
lakes which deal with ticket scalpers, and
they have asked the marine men TO cease
| dealing with brokers CT paying any sort
| of commission. and have intimated that II
the request is not complied with the rail-
roads Will refuse 10 further use the form
| OF tickets used by the boat companies.
There now i'm Pittsburg and its i'm
mediate vicinity forty-three grade cross
| ings. which are considered dangerous. and
| fifteen of these are TO be eliminated In ac-
cordance with the plans now prepared.
| IL is hoped that che city authorities, the
manufacturers and railroad companies may
| eventually formulate some mutual plan to
eliminate all the more dangerous crossings.
The first violation OF the new ironclad
| joint passenger agreement. which was put
| In operation on Jan. by the unanimous
! action lines their ~