The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-07-25

Personal. Local and General Notes.
The Big Four last week took ont of Gin
einnati, west bound, over the Chicago di-
vision, 1893 loaded cars.
II. G. Townsend, general passenger agent
Of the Missouri Pacific road, who has been
quite III. Is said to be improving.
The Big Four line earned in the second
week of July 1903 009 increase over the
corresponding week of 1891. 81. 122.
Conductor Edward Crandall, of the
Louisville division of the Pennsy lvania
lines. Is very i'll with ~ phoid fever.
Tickets on all passenger trains gong
east or coming west over the Pennsyl-
vania lines are good TO stop Oft ut Cresson,
Pa.
Receiver Rice has appointed w. s. Park
hurst general passenger and freight agent
of the Chicago * Southeastern road undi-
ana Midland)
There will be another turn in the affairs
OF the Chicago n southeastern Indiana
Midland road) before the week closes which
will be q surprise.
The Chicago & Eastern Illinois earned in
the second week of July s79, 900. a decrease
of &, 100 as compared with the correspond
ing week last year.
The Toledo. Columbus & Cincinnati COM
pany has completed its survey for an extern
sion of its road from Kenton, on the Big
Four lines, to Columbus o.
w. H. Sanford, who has been cashier of
the Michigan Central road at Detroit for
gears, has resigned to become general man.
sger of the Alma Mining Company.
The Pennsylv ania Company has decided
to erect fine building at the new Ill
vision point, Walls, for the railroad
branch of the Young Mems Christian AS
ISOLATION.
Walter Nichols who has for six years
past been with the general freight agent of
the Cincinnati, Jackson Il Mackinaw road,
has resigned to accept position with the
Big Four at St Louis
Edward Lee. q well-known conductor on
the II. Lonis division of the Big Four, has
retired from railroading, and with his
family yesterday started for the Indian
Territory for permanent residence.
All the new engines of the Cincinnati
Hamilton X Dayton road are provided
with ventilator In the top of the cab,
which Is great relief to the men on the
footboard in this extreme hot Gather.
The directors of the Lake Erie IL West
ern road on Saturday declared n Il. per
cent. quarterly dividend pay able Aug. /.
This places the l.: T.. * w. among the per
cent per annum dividend pay ing roads.
The Ohio Falls car-works at Jefferson
vile are full of business, and are now
building six hundred cars for the Ohio
Southern road and twenty-five passenger
coaches for the Pittsburg. Cincinnati. Chi
csgo * ST. Louis.
cuperlntendenJs, almost without excep-
tlon. are complaining of q lack of power
TO move business. Superintendent Gal
loway. OF the Cincinnati. Hamilton &
Dayton. says he could use ten more en- gines
to good advantage.
II. NJ. Bronson, assistant general passen-
ger agent of the Big Four lines. is much en-
couraeed over the outlook of the Niagara
Falls excursions tomorrow. There will he
asufficirnt number of excursionists to fill
all the sleeping and reclining chair cars
which can be readily commanded.
DIR. ID. c. f. Huff. assistant medical ex-
aminer Of the Pennsy lvania lines west of
Pittsbnrg. has been promoted To assistant
medical examiner of the Pennsylvania
voluntary relief department., with head
quarters IN Trenton. n. J. He Is sue
ceeded on the Western lines by DR.. T.. +.
Mcbride.
IL has leaked out that when the Penn
syivania people, On July Is. gave notice
that they would continue the low east
bound rate To New York. intended TO con-
fine it 10 Cincinnati. their principal fight
being with the Baltimore & Ohio and the
Erie. L. o. Mccormick at once took in the
situation. and decided il would lie unjust
TO the travelling public in Indianapolis ter.
Satory TO be cut out Of the low rates which