The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1890-09-01
Handsome Exhibit of Earnings.

The Big Four and the Pennsylvania Com
pany make very handsome exhibits of
earnings for July as given officially. The
Big Four earnings. gross, were 81 .036 1884, in
crease this year over July. 1889. S92.9s1
The road earned, net. 3355, 597; increase this
year, S37. 427. The above statement does
not include the earnings of the Peoria di-
vision. the accounts OF that road being
kept separate.
The lines of the Pennsylvania Company,
west of Pittsburg, for July. show an in
crease this year In gross earnings of S427,-
2s7; in net earnings an increase of S94 S13
For the seven months OF the present year
the pennsylvania lines, west of Pittsburg,
show an increase in gross earnings of
S3,32s. 15S: in net earnings an increase of
s.. l02. 59l. AS the operating expenses dur
ing the seven months were increased this
year s.. 225.567. it is evident that the prop
erty has not, III making the handsome in
crease in net earnings, been allowed to de-
teriorate physically.
Personal. Local and General Notes.
p. L. Inglis will to-day succeed w. r.
Patterson as general agent of the Hoosac
Tunnel line at Chicago.
j.. A. Barnard, assistant general manager
Of the Big Four lines who has been East
for two weeks. will return to-day.
Ticket-sealper E. A. Milford lost his
suit against the American Ticket-brokers'
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against him on every point raised.
G.. III. Ross late assistant general freight
agent of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
road, will to-day take the superintendent
of the car AID special freight service for the
entire 20" system.
L. s. Babcock. formerly general manager
of the Evansville & Terre Haute road, now
president of the Coronda Beach company.
San Diego, Cal. is visiting friends in the
western part of the State for few days.
+. p. Sargent. grand master: Z. V. Debs.
grand secretary, and Frank Duiell, assist
ant secretary Of the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Firemen. left Saturday for San
Francisco. tn attend the biennial conven-
tion of the brotherhood.
The Continental fast-freight line has
apolis TO seaboard points Until recently,
since the line reopened for business here,
the freight was billed local 20 Cincinnati.
and then billed through over the Balti-
more N Ohio.
Charles +. Mayer, president of the Balti-
more & Ohio road, Is expected home from
Europe this week. 1t is said that he went
abroad to prepare the way for placing the
new issue of $4,000. 600 of stock with Euro
pean capitalists who are large holders of
the old stock of the company.
Z. {. Waite to-day begins his second year
as president and general manager of the
Columbus IL Hooking Valley road. He has
eucceeded IN making the road earn it's
operating expenses and fixed charges. and
surplus, something which the road had
not done IN the five years preceding.
The Western Passenger Association meets
ut 81. Louis tomorrow and n lively time is
looked for. Chairman Goddard has given
the roads running between Chicago and st.
Paul to understand that If they do not stop
shading rates to get business he will be
compelled 10 order a stralg ht reduction.
liz seems settled that the Big Four will
bnild line into Richmond. Ind. from it's
Whitewater division. As q competitor of
tbs Pennsylvania Company it is steadily
encroaching on the territory of the latter.
both interests competing at a large number
of the most important shipping points in
the General Traffic Association territory.
A. ID. Mcleod, general freight agent of
the Cincinnati, Sandusky n Cleveland
road, was in the city yesterday. spending
Sunday with friends. He states that the
freight traffic of this road has been very
satisfactory. although he says he hears but
little of a consolidation of the road with
the Big Four, and most of that is built on
newspaper rumors.
ID. Il. Martin. general passenger agent of
the Big Four lines, is not worrying over the
outcome of the suit brought against him
before the Interstate Commission. He
says that while he Is not seeking that kind
of notoriety. he has done nothing which
has not been sanctioned by general custom.
The real question involved is the ri ght of
q railroad company to pay commissions for
securing business.
General Passenger Agent Charlton, of
Ne Chicago * Alton road. as soon as he re-
ssived q copy OF the call for . meeting oS