The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-09-06

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out cars at the rate of thirty-nve a day.
II. d.. Bennett, private secretary to John F.
Miller, spent Sunday with friends in the city.
p. ]. Mullaney. general agent OF the Western
Atlantic road. has been spending a couple or
days with friends in the city.
W. II. Graham, general ticket and passenger
agent OF the Missouri, Kansas 81 Texas, will re-
tire from that position Sept. ID.
The directors OF the Chicago & Eastern Illinois
road have declared q quarterly dividend OF Zig
per cent. on its preferred stock, payable Oct. 1.
The Lake Erie & Western earned in the month
Of August 1914. GAP %, being the largest earn
lngs in any one month in the history of the road.
An official Of the Big Four says that the mani
fest system now'in use on the road Ia worth
l.oOo cars to the company SO much more
promptly are frelghts moved.
George NJ. Bradbury, general manager OF the
Lake Erie & Western, left for the East yesterday
afternoon, and II. L. Parker, traffic manager,
Tor Chicago. to attend a freight meeting to-day.
The indianapolis. Decatur & western earned
I'm August $50, 762.45, an increase over August,
1891, OF $7,7l2.75. Seldom do the earnings OF
this 1913 miles of road reach the figures of last
month.
CD. Crane. ticket receiver of the Pennsylvania
lines at this point. returned yesterday from his
two weeks vacation, and Z. I. fireman., assist
ant ticket receiver. left for his vacation last
evening.
The receipts from the sale of tickets at the
two Big -Four city Offices for the month of Au-
ttn uIIS { = q q "S Ths tScpeess over amy nay
1891. was S9,642.20 [.
A. w. 8. Irvine has been appointed agent of
the Cincinnati, Hamilton d Dayton road at To
ledO. succeeding j. L. Y0use, who goes with the
Ohio Southern. Mr.. Irvine was formerly cashier
or the company at Toledo.
The new sunday train placed on the Indiauap-
oils a Vincennes road is proving remunerativc.
On Sunday last it handled 457 passengers, and
each sunday 1t has heen run has shown an In
crease i'll number OF passengers.
The monthly statement of George Bender, SUI
perintendento OF The Chicago division of the Big
-Four, shows that in August 26,467 loaded cars
were handled on the division, an increase OF l.
559 loaded cars over August, 1891.
An official of the Pennsylvania road says a
wrong impression Is prevalent as regards the or
der of President Roberts TO reduce eN penses. 1t
u no, proposed; ne says. 10 reduce wages, but no
means TO curtail the expenses in the way of i'm
provefnents.
By a misplacing of figures In the weekly sta
1stical table published on Monday morning the
with handling only els loaded cars. when IL
shonld have been 1888. The Lake Erie & West
Urn handled els.
A. q. Wells suuerintendent of the Indianapo-
il terminals OF the Big Four, has decided TO ap-
point a man whOse duties shall ne 70 see that
matters move smoothly about the Union station.
iaily, and an official with authority is needed
about the station.
The contract for the foundation of the Penn
ylyania BrOad-street station. nc Philadelphia,
has been let. ana IL alone will cost $780, 600 A
aigh clock tower. weighing loo tons. will be
'ae of the features of the magnificent structure,
NAtlNu IL W w II VI II uuCSl StullUuS III oN0Iv
respect IN the world
The revenue from passenger service OF the
Lake Erie X Western for the month OF August
was -. 2l2 I'm excess OF that of August. 1891.
Every month this year this departinent has
shown an increase OF from $1,000 TO SS,0 q over
corresponding months or 1891. which is very
ereditabie 10 General Passenger Agent DAILY.
One OF the rules of the Western Freight Asso-
station Is that II person III charge OF shipment OF
livestock IL entitled TO free transportation only
one way. Some OF the roads have been ignor-
Ing this order. consequently the Wabash and
several other roads are giving return passes TO
ehirpers. IL is believed that the arrangement
will be a temporary one.
The troubles at Buffalo turned n large per cent.
OF the shipments of dressed meats eastward to
the Pennsylvania lines, and this line seems to
hold them. Train SO, known as the dressed
meat train. Is now run daily In three to five sec
lions. Yesterday the run between Bradford and
Columbus, eighty-twO miles. was made in three
hours by three sections or 80.
The Pennsylvania, the Chesapeake & Ohio
ana the Baltimore X Ohio have notified Western
connections that they will not accept excursion
tickets sold for tho reunion of the Grand Army
ofstho Republic that are not limited for going
passage To Sept. 20, and good 10 return up TO and
including Oct 10. Ii was learned that sOne OF
The Western lines were giving alonger returning
limit
The Chicago & Rock Island has its gulf extern
sion complete To within three miles OF Rcd river.
on the north border OF Texas, and its trains are
Et0ps until tho Red river bridge Is completed.
When completed the bridge will be -four thou
tduu Iect iu length. III Is constructed III eight
spans. and Is built entirely of iron. resting on
massive stone abutnents.
The indianapolis car and foundry-works have
occurred n contract to build one hundred ex-
cnrsion cars for the Illinois Central road, so con-
structed that after being in passenger service
through the time of the worlds fair they can be
converted. at small expense, int refrigerator
cars. The same works have secured a contract
TO build one hundred Hickss patent stock cars.
and the outlook for the works is frightening.
VI. r. Dering, assistant general passenger
nOan II Tha Panna ~ lima afarfAl ~ a
lew days trip yesterday. Ho states that at In
Annapolis. Cincinnati. Louisville. Richmond. In
Tact at every prominent station on the Pennsyi-
trease In passenger revenue IL shown for Au-
lust. which was something OF a surprise. so low
lave rates been 10 many points, in which the
pennsylvania was obliged To share In the redGc-
ion.
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