The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-09-19

g.. ISL 64. a decrease of s2g5. $50. and other
income. 1852. 9O4, an increase OF 1855: Alter
deducting interest. rentals. dividends, etc..
there was q deficit of 1862. O03, against o
surplus OF $50. 742 the preceding year.
The Financial Chronicle of Sept. 10 COM
putes the gross earnings of l34 roads for
the month OF August, 1888. at Sl2.2I4.5N. q
decrease of 81, 344, 3iS. and those of 1872 roads,
from Jan. l TO Aug. 81. at $40, 1872. 662. an in
crease of &. 606. 100. The gross earnings of
fifty roads for first week IN September
reached S5.917, 633, a decrease Of s9Si.536.
During the fourth week in August seventy
tiye roads earned. gross. S9.SS9. III. q de-
crease of 81, 926. 115.
Business Improving at Chicago.
Freight traffic on the roads both east
and west OF Chicago Is picking mp consid-
erably. 1t is improving In both directions.
A great deal of general merchandise is
moving westward. Country merchants who
allowed their stocks To become depleted
while the money stringency was at it's
height now find themselves compelled to
reDIenish them from sheer necessity. and
the filing of their orders is giving the
roads additional busisess. East bound the
movement of the crops has begun. and the
roads look for en- improving business in
this direction from now on. East-bound
shipments from Chicago last week amount
GU ~ O-s7g OLOh5s akGAlAoO 1880 tOho - .ho
previous week, and Us. I5l tons for the cor
responding week last year. Lake ship
ments for the week amounted to l23.o9l
tons, against 65.2fS tons for the previous
week. Through shipments of grain. flour
and provisions carried by all-rail routes
amounted TO %, 100 TONS, against 24.976 tons
for the previous week, and 23,2S4 tons for
the corresponding week last year.. The
proportion of the through traffic carried by
each OF the competing roads last week was
ms follows: Baltimore & Ohio "a per cent.
Big Four So. Chicago " Erie 81. Lake
Shore 20.6, Michigan Central TO-. Nickel
plate 1912, Panhandle 81, Fort Wayne 1O.6,
and Wabash 9 Der cent.
Personal. Local ana General Notes.
George D~isfenbach, general agent of the
Big -Four at Dayton. o.. Is In the city.
In the week ending Sept. 16 there were
transferred over the Belt road 13. 6S5 cars.
The Cincinnati. Hamilton ~ Dayton has
secured a contract TO haul /. 100 carloads of
barley from Iowa to Aurora. Ind.
The Southwestern Traffic Association is
In session at ST. LOuis, trying to whip the
Missouri. Kansas X Texas into the traces.
There were handled at the indianapolis
stock yards by Belt road engines. last week,
$40 carloads of live stock. and from this on
a marked increase IN this class of traffic is
looked for.
Grading IS being pushed on the new road
from irmou 10 Muncio, and it is stated
that construction work VIII be COM
menced between Muncio and Peru, Ind. in
@ few days.
All EN- ployes of the Pennsylvania lines.
when visiting the worlds fair. are expect
ed TO wear. q badge which the company
provides. bearing the trade mark of the
company. a Keystone.
s. M. Shettuc. who has represented the
Ohio Il Mississippi in Colorado, yesterday
succeeded G.. +. Fearl as passenger agent at
st. Louis. Nr. Fearl will go into mercan-
tile business ct Seattle.
L. O. Mccormick, passenger traffic man
eger. has introduced on the Big Four the
time table of the several divisions after
the style used when on the Cincinnati,
Hamilton ~ D~ayton-a very convenient
form.
Charles Nelson. late general superIn.
tendeut of the Cincinnati, Hamilton &
Dayton. has been appointed assistant to
the general superintendent of the railway
mail service. with headquarters at Wash
ingIon, ID. T..
A. u. Wells. formerly connected with the
AtchIson road. has been appointed assistant
to the tirst vice president, Robinson. TO fill
the vacancy caused by tho death OF II. G.
Ives IN the recent wreck on the Boston *
Albany road.
The Southern Pacific has made n cut of
is per cent. in both One-wsy and round-trlp
tickets from southern California TO Mis-
souri, river points via FL Psso and Fort
'OAh1s khbCo Wcub luLO Oh
feet yesterday.
The required number of stockholders of
the Chicago ~ Alton have voted for the
proposed new issue of common stock. which
Is on the basis OF one new share OF common
stock for each eight shares OF common and
preferred stock.
The Western Passenger Association has
boycOtted the Sioux City y Northern and
the Jacksonville southeastern for cutting
rates. Tickets on the first road will not Do
honored after to-day. and those of the lat
ter not later than W ednesday.
At the roadmasters' convention. held in
Chicago last week. W.. w. sharpe. Way
cross. Ga. and O.. W. Merrill. of Savannah.
Ga. won prizes for having the best papers
read before the body on How To Maintain
she Best Track at the Least COST
Il. :. sutton. superintendent of the CAIRO
division of the Big Four. spent Sunday
with his family In Shelby Vile. returning
yesterday To his headquarters. He reports
that In y quiet way a good many improve
ments are In progress on the Cairo divi-
sion.
k. b. Jones, representing the Chicago &,
Rock Island. isin the city. He states that
freight business is light. but passenger
business very heavy. Coaches. baggage
cars. cabooses. coal and stock ears are be.
ing pressed into use TO handl the immense
travel.
j. j. McLaughlin, superintendent Of
terminals of the Chicago * Great Western
at 81. Paul. has been appointed superin-
tendent of the main line between Minne-
sDolIs and Olewsin. 1872 miles. aud of the
branches. giving him Sc5 miles of road to
look after.
On the Big Four lines, last month. over
twenty engineers on the system tall beInc
paid on tue mileage basis drew more
money for August service than did the
division super;ntendants. Some of the en-
gineers made the largest mileage ever
made on the Big % lines.
Central Traffic Association roads will
make a oDe-faro rate for the round trip
from all points in their territory TO Cincin-
natl. Oct. 10 and IL. for the national en-
campment OF the Union Veteran Legion OF
the United States. To be held there Oct
Ills. The return limits of the tickets will
be Oct. ii.
The Island City Coal Company held il
annual meeting yesterday and reelected
port showed that IN the year ending Aug
u. this company shipped over the Indian
apolis ~ Vincsnnes read 2l0.O00 tons Of
coal. and lt expects TO ship double that
quantity the present year.
A week after the wreck and explosion n
Wann. on the -. Louis division of the Ri,
Four. attorneys succeeded in getting Tn irty
OF the victims who were injured In the ex
DloslOn TO bring suit for damages. III,
cases have never come TO trial. but the at
torneys have offered To cOm promise witt
the company IL IL will pay $50 in each case
After duly considering the matter, Genera
Solicitor Dye has decided TO accept the prOp