The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-08-23

this number seventy-sevsn belong to tho
Switchmen's Aid Association.
George NJ. Bradbury. general manager of
the Lake Erie 81 Western. has gone to New
York TO be absent ten days.
w. II. Tennis. general Western agent of
the Erie lines. was yesterday notified by
telegraph that the Erie was ready to handle
all business forwarded
The Lake Erie & Western carried on Its
annual excursion to Chicago via Michigan
City. on Saturday night. 1.5I2 people. Last
year the road carried but l.OS2 excursion
lists.
Alonzo Robbins. superintendent of the
Columbus Il Hooking Valley road, was in
the CITY yesterday. He states that busI-
ness is improving with the coal roads of
Ohio.
The Lake Erie x Western. IN connection
with the Cincinnati. Hamilton d Day ton.
will run its annual excnrsrons this week
from points on It's line to Dayton Soldiers
Home.
j. ID. Brown to-day takes the agency of
the Peoria q Eastern at lakewood. vice G.
+. Stewart, resigned, and Charles Stidham
takes the agency at Rising. vice w. J. Me-
ConnelI, resigned.
Superintendent Whitcomb, of the Belt
road and Union tracks, Is having all the
Belt road engines thoroughly repaired in
auttclpatlOu OF q very neavy 1all business
over the Belt and at the stJckyards.
E. o. Mccormick. general passenger
agentof the CINCINNATI. Hamilton * Day.
ton. and David Edwards, general passen-
ger agent of the Qusen * Ores cent, will be
In the city to-day on official business.
l.. A. Boyd. general superintendent of
the Indianapolis Decatur ~ Western, who
was laid up for several months with
rheumatic troubles, has far recovered
that he is bic to resume his official duties.
After Sept. l vestibuled trains similar to
those run on the Chicago division of the
Big Four are TO be run between Cincinnati
and st. Louis over the Big Four. The
coaches for the train are now being fitted
mp.
The present week will be busy one with
the Cincinnati. Hamilton IL Ind ianapolis
road. which announces excursions to Day
ton, Cincinnati. Detroit, Niagara Falls and
Montreal. and five picnics to Blue River
Park.
Prof. Arthur T. Woods a we'll known pro-
lessor of mechanical engineering, has been
added to the editorial staff of the Railroad
Gazette. He was formerly professor at the
University of Illinois, and more recently
at Washington University, at ST. Louis.
One of the com animation girders for the
new iron bridge of the Belt road over
Pogue's run was placed In position yester.
day, and trains will begin to run over IL
Thursday. On Monday the other girder
for the second track will be placed In POSI-
tion.
The low rates to Chicago which the
Monon gives next Saturday will also ap.
ply TO Nashville and Counersville, on the
Cincinnati. Hamilton ~ Dayton road.
The round-trip rate from indianapolis to
Chicago. with ten days limit, 10 So from
Nashville. and from ConnersvIile $3.50,
General Manager Ramsey of the Big Four.
y. y. higgins superintendent and Auditor
Hewitt will to-day resume the investisa-
ton of Z. +. Evans. local agent of the Big
Four at Columbus o. Mr.. Ramsey says
thus far in the examination nothing has
been proven discreditable to Mr.. Evans
On SundayslasT the Big Four hauled to
the Scbeutzen Park $3.50 people. netting
to the company 10 cents per head. This
was much more profitable business to
the road than hauling passengers from
indianapolis to Kansas City and return at
50. taxing their proportion OF the low rates.
The address of E. b. Wall before the
Alumni Association of Stevens Institute Is
being spoken of by the press in very CON-
plimentary terms. He takes strong posi-
tion in favor of teaching in technical
schools something about the organization
of railroads and other great industries of
this country.
The oldest passenger men say that there
has never been year In which tho passen-
ger men nave done so much real solid work
As in the year 1892 thus far Low-rate ex-
curslons have been so numerous that, with
looking alter regular business. it has re-
CURED that all be on the alert to avoid
falling behind their business.
The earnings of the Mackey lines, the
second week in August, were: Evansville
" Indianapolis, Sl0.390, an increase over
the corresponding week of 1851 of 1915;
Evansville IL Terre Haute, $50, S97 an in
crease this year of $2,00l; Louisville.
Evansville & st. Louis sS:s. 924. a decrease
this year of S17ls; Peoria, Decatur 81
Evansville, Sr7.S60. an increase of s5l.
The new steamship Chicora. which is TO
do the business of the Big Four between
Benton Harbor and Chicago and for the
Fandslia between 50. Joseph and Chicago,
cost SIS, 600, and is an exact mate to the
Chicago. put on the line a few weeks ago.
The boat Is PIT feet long, and is guarante
TO make eighteen miles an hour. She
has fifty state-rooms and an excursion
license to carry 1880 passengers.
Traffic Manager White. of the passenger
department. of the Atkinson, Topeka ~
Santa he road. Is very indignant over
stories of hisroad's dealing with scalpers.
and Will court an investigation of the sit
nation by the 1nterstate-commerce Com
mission. He saysthe Santa Fe has strong
line to theWest, which is finely equipped,
| and he knows that under fair competition
the Santa Fe will secure its full share of
business.
| F. B. Todd. general livestock agent of
| the Toledo Peoria X Western road. was in
| she city yesterday, and spent most of the
| day at the stock-y ards His visit has more
| than ordinary significance. and 1t will
| likely lead to the shipment of hogs and
| cattle of of this line on more extensive
scale. 1t was Mr.. Todd's first visit to the
| yards, and he was surprised at their mag
| nitude and the comfort and convenience
| they afford for sheltering, watering and
| feeding cattle.
Frank Thomson, first vice. president of
| the Pennsy lvsnin railroad. in answer to
| inquiries made by q reporter, stated that
| published reports of q probable change in
| the presidency of the Pennsylvania rail
| road were without foundation, and that
| President Roberts had gone to Europe for
| complete and needed rest, after thirteen
| years of incessant work. Mr.. Thomson
! further stated that he had reason to know
| that the important foreign shareholders
were satisfied with the. present manage
| ment of the Pennsylvania railroad.
| No road in the country uses its freight
| equipment TO better advantage than does
| the Indianapolis Decatur * Western. 1t
is INDEPENDENT of all alliances, and the
road which will take the grain it brings In
| through the elevators most promptly gets
the business east of here In this manner
| the L.. ID. 81 w. keeps it's own equipment
| on It's own road. and in busy times like
| this 1t is never idle. Cars brought in TO-
| day will be sent back for reioading to-mor-
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