The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-10-12

fair. The matter may not be brought up at
the present meeting but If it is not IL will
be made the subject of a special meeting
shortly afterward.
The contract for building the much
talked railroad from Haifa, In Syria. TO
Damascus has been awarded to Chicago
firm.
George w. Stevens, general manager Of
spending a few days at Chicago. is ex-
pected in the city to-day en- route to his
headquarters at Richmond. Va
w. c. Loree engineer Of maintenance of
way of the Chicago division Of the Panhan-
die lines, was called to Newark. N j.,
yesterday, in response 10 a telegram an
nouncing the death of his mother
The Indianapolis division of the railway
this evening, and for the first time inaug-
urate secret work. All roads but the Pan
handle are represented in the local organi-
zation.
The Chesapeake & Ohio freight traffic
manager does not deny that the line is
shading export rates, but claims that the
facilities which the c. & o. has for hand
ling export business entitle 1t to a good
differential.
The Chicago & Northwestern claims to
have done the largest business Of all dur
ing the time Chicago day worlds fair tick
cts We're on sale It is asserted that the
road took TO Chicago during Oct z, and
10000 passengers.
The grand master of the Switchmen's
the Evansville & Terre Haute to take no
part in the strike of the switchmen on the
Ohio Valley road, but TO handle its bust
ness as in the past
In making up the winter schedule the
Vandalia can shorten its time between In
dianapolis and st. Louis ten or fifteen min
utes now that it is using it's new station at
Terre Haute, and there is no backing in Of
trains under the old order of things.
George Shirley the locomotive engineer
on the Louisville division of the Pennsyl-
vania lines who was badly crippled in
collision near Henryville July b. has
brought suit against the company for So
900. At the time he was discharged by the
company as being in fault for the acct
dent.
o. P. McCarty, general passenger agent
OF the Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern
lines, General Passenger Agent Martin, of
the Big Four, and III. M. Bronson, assist
ant general passenger agent OF the latter,
have gone to Chicago TO attend the Cen
trail Traffic meeting and visit the worlds
fair.
The Cincinnati. Hamilton & Dayton is
now running all its fast through heavy pas
senger trains with two engines. Had the
company inaugurated this plan four months
not have suffered, and the Monon would
have gotten 25 per cent. more business out
of Indianapolis.
George w. Stevens, general superintend-
ent of the Chesapeake & Ohio railroad,
formerly of Fort Wayne, but now of Rich
mond. Va. is on his way home from the
WoIlu > ldlT III d SpeCldl Car, Will hIS ldin-
lily. He stopped last night at Fort Wayne.
and was rendered reception at the home
of George A. Ralens.
The Lake Erie & Western part rail and
part water route for Chicago is now tied up,
the big boat which had been running in
connection with the trains having gotten
out of repair. Unless the weather becomes
rough IL will resume it's trips In a few days.
The all-rail line in connection with the
Nickel-plate road for Chicago did not prove
the success expected.
On the 18th inst. the Big Four will run
excursions from different parts of the Sys-
TEN to Chicago, charging a minimum rate,
and the tickets will admit the purchaser
to parlor and sleeping cars without extra
charge This is an innovation, but is only
an evidence of the liberal policy that the
new passenger traffic manager. Il. O. Nc
Cormick, always gives the public advan-
tage Of