The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-03-25
Persons'. Local and General Notes.

Personal. Local and General Notes.
The Pennsylvania Company is building at its
shops In Indianapolis, Columbus and Fort Wayne
twenty new baggage cars.
W. FL. Common. commercial agent OF the South
ern Pacific and the Mexican International, is IN
the city on official business.
The Big Four earned in the second week in
March S29s.S6l. an increase this Year over the
corresponding week OF 1892 OF S8.s4O.
j. @. Van Wrinkle. general superintendent OF
the Big Four lines. has gone to ST Louis to ar
range to remove his family to this city.
The Lake Erie & Western earned in the third
week of March 81 .691.92. an increase over the
corresponding week of 1892 of. ,ls9.sS.
FL. F. Hawley. who. on April 1. retires as
eistant general superintendent of the Chicago IL
Alton, has held that position eleven years
8. G. Stothard has resigned as chief car ac-
countant OF the Pittsburg " Western road. and
John Neesner has been appointed his successor.
Santa Fe, says there is no truth in the rumor
that he is to succeed g. III. h Clark president
OF the Union Pacific.
Fl. s. Mitchell, division superintendent of the
striken with paralysis while standing in the
depot ut Joplin. Mo-, yesterday
H. g. Chapel. recently general yardmaster OF
the Cincinnati Hamilton 4 Dayton at this point
has been appointed to a similar position with the
Lake Erie Il Western at Muncie
Roger Powers has taken the premium for five
successive years as section foreman on the Lake
Erie & Western for the best section on the Mich
igan City and indianapolis division.
The MOhon people are pushing the building of
their new passenger equipment in order that
their new trains may be put In service with the
taking effect of the spring time table. April 10.
General passenger agents f. o. Mccormick. of
the Cincinnati Hamilton & Dayton. and James
Barker. of the MOnon, arrived in Cincinnati last
night on their return from q three weeks' South
ern TIP
George w. Stimson, the new purchasing agent
OF the Big Four, takes charge to-day. 1t under
stood that he will retain as his chief clerk
IlOmaS Johnson.
fifteen years.
w. B. Throop has been appointed superintend-
ent of the Galesburg division of the Chicago.
Burlington d Quincy, vice John Last resigned,
and w. G. Besier succeeds Mr. Throop on the St.
Louis division OF the so"
The indications are that there will be more
railroad constructed In Ohio in 1898 than either
OF the last five years. Four lines pro-
jected, two of them paraeling existing roads,
and good deal Is TO be done in the way of eX-
tensions
On April / C. G. Elwell. engineer of main
tenance of way on the Pittsburg division of the
Baltimore IL Ohio. will retire to accept similar
position on the New York New Haven & Hart
ford. He is to have the New York division, the
best on that system.
The Pittsburg & Lake Erie in connection with
the Lake shore. Will put on its fast trains be-
tween Pittsburg and Chicago with the taking
effect of the spring time table. This il entirely
new feature with these roads, and Is likely to be-
come permanent arrangement.
Milford Lining, the express messenger who
was injured in the midnight wreck at the Wa
bash bridge of the Lake Erie & Western. some
weeks ago. and who has been in the hospital at
Peru since, yesterday was able to go to his home
at Hamilton, o. but is not yet well.
The Pennsylvania Company has established
day and night telegraph offices Mt Onward and
Loree Ind. This additional service is for the
safer movement OF the additional trains which
are TO be put on, and for the operating Of the
new automatic switches. which have just been
completed at these points.
The earnings of the Pennsylvania system for
the month OF February show decrease OF net
earnings on the lines east Of Pittsburg of $685.
571 and on the lines west or Pittsburg OF "a 49,.
796. total net decrease the entire system of
$755.367. The loss Ia directly attributed 10 the
freight blockade in Chicago.
The Chesapeake 81 Ohio has its arrangements
about perfected for making IL much more prom
inent as expert line than heretofore, and will
handle export business for London. Liverpool
and Glasgow with promptness which means
success. The stock OF the steamship lines is
largely In the hands of the owners of the stock
of the Chesapeake IL Ohio road. and is really an
American steamship line.
J. A. Barnard, general manager Of tho Peoria
d Eastern, has let the contract for steel
bridge over the Wabash river at CovtngtOn, Ind.
The bridge will consist OF six spans, five being
steel trusses $50 feet long and the sixth steel
girder sixty feet in length. The long trestle
works approaching the bridge proper are to be
this point will cost $50, 1886.
Citizens of Lafayette were somewhat disturbed
lest the effort making to get a receiver for the
with its new shops at that point General Man
ager McDoel spent Thursday in that city and
said to a reporter of one of the Lafayette papers
that the suit was trifling matter, and work
would be pushed on the shops soon a few
minor details with the City Council of Lafayette
were arranged.
The indianapolis Stockyards Company is suf-
fering seriously in it's business through the
ner some of the Western lines are treating ship
pers In the matter of moving stock promptly.
The cases of late have been numerous where
stock shipped from points west Of here. which
should be delivered at the yards in eight to
twelve hours, does not arrive under twenty four
to thirty six hours, and there seems to be no good
reason for the delay.
The important announcement is made that
Drexel " Co., the well-kuown bankers, have re-
sumed their former intimate relations with the
management of the Reading Railroad Company,
which were disrupted some months ago by the
action of President Mcleod in endeavoring to
make the Reading a competitor for traffic 10 and
from the New England States, thus directly an
tagoniztng the interests of Mr.. J. PIerpont Nor
gan. the head of the New York house of Drexel.
Morgan d Co.
There is some complaint among the members
of the railway organizations OF the expense at
tached 10 the visits to general officers to adjust
grievances there being no effort 10 economic in
the matter IL an official chances TO he away
when they call at his Office they will wait stop
ping at the best hotel until the official returns.
In one case n committee waited eleven days, the
general manager of the system telling them
that he would be busy for two weeks, but would
meet them as soon as he returned.
Very enthusiastic meetings are being held on
the line of the projected Chicago. Indiana &
Eastern road, and ut towns all along the line
men of means and influence are taking hold with
good deal of vim. IL Is believed that should
the road be built from Muncie TO Peru, the line
from Peru TO Chicago would soon find friends TO
build IL. From Peru no definite line has been
selected. The road. talked OF, would strike
the Chicago Il Erie at De Long. ten miles west OF
Rochester which would furnish q very direct
| of opinion as TO extending the road east from
| Muncie, some favoring going TO Columbus, o.,
and others 10 Cincinnati