The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-08-17
Personal, Local and General Notes

+. c. Collins has been appointed agent
Of the Pennsylvania Company at Phlladel-
phia. Ind. vice A. c. Haskett, resigned.
Ten miles more of steel rails, sixty-seven
pounds to the yard, have been contracted
for. to be laid on the west end OF the Peoria
e. Western road.
The Pennsylvania Company on Monday
hook back o number of men who. thirty
days ago. were laid off at the company's
shops at Fort Wayne.
earned in the first week of August S88.g74,
decrease as compared with the CORE
spending week of 1891 of 81, 443
By the Lehlgh Valley using It's own
tracks into Buffalo after Sept. ], the Erie
road, oyer which 1t has heretofore reached
Buffalo. loses a rental of 81. 100000 year.
NJ. Stillwell. superintendent of transpor-
tatlon of the Chicago q Eastern Illinois
road. has resigned. his resignation to be
effective as soon as his place can be filled.
An effort TO reorganize the passenger de-
partment of the Chicago and Ohio River
Traffic Association Is to be renewed. CON-
missioner Fulton is doing his best to heal
over the differences,
The United States Circuit Court at Rioh-
mond, Va. has appointed Messrs. Reu ben,
Foster and Hhidekoper the present receiv-
srs permanent receivers of the Richmond
s. Danville railroad.
David Reynolds. who for sixteen years
Was passenger conductor on the Wabash
road. running between ST Louis and La
fayette, died Thursday at the Illinois In
sane Asylum ut kankakee.
The Big Pour has borrowed from the
Chesapeake IL Ohio fifteen freight engines,
to help move the rush of business, there
not being q division of the Big Four
which has power TO move the business of
fered.
Seventeen sleeping coaches have already
been chartered at Indianapolis proper for
tha Rfn
the Chesapeake & Ohio roads by Grand
Army of the Republic men and their
friends
The directors of the Toledo, Columbus &
Cincinnati road have decided to extend
nus is Ridgeway, O. To reach Columbus
will require the building of forty six miles
of track.
T.. p. Lord. superintendent of motive
power of the Big Four lines. is in the city.
he this week closed contract with Bar
Dey. Smith * Co. for one Thousand freight
cars, sixty thousand pounds capacity, pro-
vided with air-brakes and an tomato coup
lers.
The Wabash Mutual Benefit A association,
confined TO workmen on the Wabash road,
IL now three years old and has become
quite help TO the membership when sick
death invades their ranks The
last year $1,000 was distributed among the
membership.
frelgntmen. said o trafi1c manager,
yesterday. ARE inclined to be dependent
that the earnings this month are not run
ming ahead of those of August. 1891. This
should not be ex pected, a. August, 1891. " as
the phenomenal month of the year, as re-
CARDS large earningsn
A special train on Tire New York Central
ran on Saturday last from Rochester TO
Syracuse, eiRhty-one miles, in seventy-two
minutes, lowering all former records two
minutes between those poInts. The train
consisted of o day coach and the private
car of Vice. president Webb.
The Louisville Evansville & ST. Louis,
IN connection with the Evansville e. Terro
Haute and the Chicago * Eastern Illinois
IL carrying good many passengers be-
tween Louisville and Chicago. Surprise in
expressed that the Chicago ~ Eastern
Illinois prorates with the two Mackey
lines.
The Wabash shows the largest decrease
IN earnings since Jan. ]. 1892. of any road
crossing Indiana. or. in fact I'm the conn
try, Of the same mileage. it heIng for the
seven months ending July 81, sl7G54g An
Official of the road says the deficit Is
partially chargeable 10 falling of in the