The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-07-16

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flour movement shows net gain OF ABOUT
9.OOO.OOO bushels. This loss in grain wac par
TALLY made up bv an increase of 9OO.O9O bales
in the movement of cotton In the South. The
extended coke strike in the Connellsville re-
gion undoubtedly affected manufacturing
activity, and the only explanation for the
increased earnings. therefore, Is TO be found
in the higher rates that were obtained. 1t
was matter of notorIety that the granger
managers threw away all the benefits of the
very abundant harvest of 1889 by their un-
seemly contention and wrangling ABOUT
traffic, but this year complaints on this
score have been very few.
Personal, Local ana General Notes.
Oscar Murray. traffic manager of the Big
Four lines. mas gone TO New York.
V. T. Malott. who has been East several
days looking after matters In connection
with the Chicago & Western Indiana road.
will return to-day.
Col. ID. f. Whitcomb. superintendent of
the Union Railway Company. left. yester-
day. for New Hampshire, for ten days
visit with relatives.
The dining-car service of the Big Four
lines is TO toe increased and to be directly
operated by tho company, john Egan CIV
ing the business special attention.
The Ohio Falls car-works. at Jefferson
Vile. Ind, are building Six hundred grain
cars for the Pennsylvania Company. turn
the rate of ten day.
Competitors of the Baltimore & Ohio and
of the Chesapeake * Ohio allege that the
two roads are allowing stoD-overs on coll
tinuous through tickets. contrary to the
trunk-line agreement.
ID. w. Rider. who has just been appoint
ed superintendent OF the Jacksonville
Southeastern road. was private secretary of
Gen. John McNuita hen the latter was re-
ceiver of the Wabash.
The Nickel plate has FIVE construction
trains distri 5uting gravel on it's line cross
ing northern Indiana. Without question
the company is getting ready to enter the
field for through passenger business.
The passenger department of the Cincin-
natl. Wabash II Michigan has gotten out a
new map. which shows the Big Four To be
among it's connections. but in lines no more
prominent than those of other connections.
1t is settled that Harry Fuller. general
peake & Ohio. Will. on Sept. I. remove his
headquarters from Cincinnati to Washing
ton ID. G.. the Eastern terminus of the
road.
General Manager Earring. of the Chicago.
Milwaukee & ST. Paul. goes to the coast of
Maine for months rest his family accom-
panying him. Of late his health has not
been good. and q months rest, lie thinks.
will improve 1t
Joseph Ramsey, IT., general manager of
the Big Four lines, spent yesterday IN the
city, in conference with the engineering
department as To what improvements are
really necessary this year on the different
parts of the system.
John G. Williams. general manager. and
George :. Harrington. secretary of the Van
dalia, have gone to Berrlen Springs to
straighten out some legal matters. To
leach this county seat requires drive In q
carriage of eighteen miles.
Tha Cb;cogo IL poul xr Kapaoa C;fv boa
been designated as the line officially au-
thOriZed to handle the excursion to ST. Paul
on the occasion of the Hall-FitZslmmOns
athletic exhibition. July %. The rate will
be fare and one-third for the round trip.
Vice-president Gardiner Lane, of the
Union Pacific. has sent in his resi- gnation to
take effect August IL. The duties of his
position will be assumed by President
Dillon. Mr.. Lane has had .bis step in con-
temptation ever since the new management
came IN.
new class "Rn engine. one of the hea-
West ty pc in use on the Pennsylvania lines
was turned ont OF the shops of the Pennsyl-
vania Company at Fort Wayne on Monday
last, which is equal. il is stated, in every
respect. TO the best turned ont at Altoona
Tor Western lines.
ID. j. Mackey, accompanied by George
Saul. is this week going over his railw ay 8
in southern Indiana. 1t is possible that
some extensions may grow ont OF this In
spectIOn trip Not until President Mackey
has n line into Indianapolis will he be sat
isied say his friends.
In the last twelve months seven car
building works have gone into the hands
of receivers In each case it is said TO
have been the result of building cars at
less than cost. So sharp was the compe-
tition that contracts were taken low. and
the more cars built the poorer were the
works.
Some of the statements regarding the sale
of the Vandalia stock are con fuslnR. 1t is
not stock of the TerIe Haute ~ lndianapo-
lis road that IL selling 1t 10 cents on the
dollar but stock of the old Sc. Louis Van
dalia " Ierre Haute. L. III. ~ l. stock
proper is way above par. and never misses
paying sem-an1uai dividends.
William Gillett. a we'll known passenger
engineer. no tor years has been running
out of Fort Wayne. has become insane and
has been taken TO an asylum for treatment.
Mr. Gillett is prominent in tho Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers. He is fifty
years of age. and has been running on the
Nickel-plste road the last ten years.
The travelling freight agents are much
relieved that tine meeting. in New York. on
Tuesday. Looking to the Joint operation of
the leading roads of the country. was .
failure. AS il had been stated that among
the larger expenses which the roads were
subjected to which could be cut Oft were
those of the travelling freight agents.
JoDn ~. Fitzgerald, VINO Tor twenty years
was in the train-dispstcher's office of the
New York Central road. and the last few
years chief of the department.. was. eight
cen months ago. pensioped by the CON-
pany and permitted TO 60 to California,
there to remain until he regains his health.
News was received Monday of his death at
Los Angeles.
The Big Fonr the L.. n. A. & c., the c..
III. " ID. and the Pennsylvania lines q year
ago entered into an agreement to pool their
party and theatrical business. The Big
Four has not carried its per cent. aud the
other roads have consented To the Big Four
running an excursion from Chicago 10 Gin
cinnati on Saturday, making So the rate for
the round trip.
The delegates to the Young Peoples
Christian Endeavor Association conven-
ton are returning home. and report having
been treated finely by the roads over which
they were transported TO Minneapolis. Re-
turning, the Chicago Burlington * Quincy
made the run from Aurora to Chicago. with
a tram consisting of twelve Pullman cars,
IN Just one hour.
Prospects are excellent that an ugly
passenger rate war will be inaugurated
on Chicago business next month. The
Lake Erie & Western announces
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