The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-09-02
Personal. Local and General Notes.

The fruit shipments from California this
season, it is stated, will reach three hum
dred carloads.
j. b. Scott. for ten years past cashier of
the Big Four. at this point, to-day ~retires
from the service of the company.
ID. B. OiConnor, late with the Big Four
road. has been appointed contracting agent
of the Continental lin at this point.
NJ. s. Conner, superintendent of transpor-
tatiOn of the Cincinnati, Hamilton Il In
dianapolis road, has gone East on a two
weeks pleasure trip.
President ingalls, has applied to the New
York Stock Exchange to list 5 1,577,00O addi-
tional first mortgage bonds, bearing 5 per
cent. per annum interest.
The Lake Erie & Western has issued a
circular for the benefit of its patrons, show
ing where fairs will be held on its line.
The circular also contains other valuable
information.
The Haskell-Barker Car Company, Michi-
gan City, will, this morning, commence on
O contract to build 100 stock, 100 platform.
and 100 box cars for the Sioux City 81
Northern road.
tons of general freight and passenger agent
of the Kansas City. Wyandotte & Western
road, aud is succeeded by e.. w. Cook, FORM
erly with the Milwaukee & Northern road.
The monthly statement of the Railroad
Gazette shows that in the month of July
thcIo OCCuIItu III Ills COuuJTN 40 dcCl-
dents, In which 50 persons were killed and
lat injured. Seventy of these accidents were
due To collisions.
The extension of the Vandalia from South
Bend to st. Joe will be forty miles in
length, and twenty-eight miles of the dis
lance the grading has already been placed
under contract. The other twelve miles
will be let this week.
To-day the equipments of the Wagner
farior-car Company go on to the Big Four
system between Cincinnati and Chicago.
1t is stated that the coaches to be put in
service are among the finest ever built by
the wagner car company.
1t IS expected that the deal between the
Big Four and the Ohio. Indiana & Western
will be so far advanced by Sept. IL. the day
OF the annual meeting of the O.. /. & w.
stockholders. that the question of leasing
the property will be voted on.
The new superintendent of the Wabash
road has issued an order prohibiting yard
masters, conductors, brakemen OF switch
men jumping upon approaching trains or
from jumping on the pilots or switch beams
of q locomotive.
Every day makes more evident that the
American Midland road is so deep in the
mire financially that il must be sold at fore
closure sale. Creditors are very uneasy,
and the extension on several large claims
expired yesterday. The holders of these
liens say that they will wait no longer,
G. C.. Waite's stepping into the presiden-
cy of the Columbus x Hooking Valley road
has already set rumors afioat as to who he
wants to take from the Cincinnati. Hamil-
ton a. Dayton road to help lift that road
out Of the mire. On the c., III. q d.. Mr..
waite was very fortunate in his selections
or subordinate officials, which had much to
90 with his great success on the road prior
TO the lves-Staynor deal.
The Cincinnati. Hamilton & Dayton, in
connection with the Louisville. New Albany
az CnIcago road. a day or two ago announced
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS from Cincinnati TO
can francisco. The Big -Four and the Penn
sylvanla lines made a similar announce
ment,the pennsylvania including all points
west OF ~Pittsburg. From this il will be
seen that the war is increasing i'm its bitter
ness. and reaching into new territory.
In the rate war between the Big Four,
the Monon and the Pennsylvania lines on
Cincinnati. and indianapolis business, the
Big Four is the greatest sufferer. for the
reason that between Cincinnati and Chi
cago, when rates are maintained the Big