The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-01-20
Persoual Local and General Notes

The Vandalia brought into INDIANAPOLIS.
in 1892, 6,265 carloads of live stock, against
1907 carloads In 1891.
The Lehigh Valley road has become a
member of the Central States DISPATCH,
and is putting in Its quota Of care.
The c., e., G. IL st. l.. earned in the first
week in January Sz56.392 an increase over
the corresponding week of 1892 of Sl6,235.
The Big Four handled at its yards in
Columbus, o., in December g., $40 cars, On
increase over December. 1891. of 333 loaded
cars
Two new Glass rs" engines from the Al
toona shops were received for the Chicago
division of the Pennsylvania lines on
Wednesday.
Stock of the New York, New Haven g.
Hartford road sold this week at $3.50 per
share. the highest price ever paid Tor stock
of this road.
c. w. Fairbanks. general solicitor of the
Cincinnati Hamilton ~ Dayton, left last
night for New York on business connected
with the c.. II. IL ID.
Thomas Noonan. general manager of the
Central States Dispatch, who has been
quite all for some days. was able to sit up
for short time yesterday.
The Big Four is having two more dining
cars built, and will inaugurate dlning-car
service with the taxing effect of the spring
timetable, with seven cars.
@. w. KIttredge, chief engineer of the
Big Four line. Is in the city for q day or
two. preparing his annual report of the ex-
peDses of his department. for 1892.
VIM. Parks. passenger conductor on the
Pennsylvania lines, who q short time ago
suffered paralytic stroke, is improving,
aud it IS thought viii yet be able to resume
his usual duties.
ID. j. Mackey, president of the Louisville,
Evansville IL st; Louis. Is quoted as saying
that he expected TO eXpend $1,000, 900 in i'm
provement TO the property i'll the next
eighteen months.
The Chicago Il Rock Island has within
the last SIX months put 100000 into pas
senger equipment in the way of loco
motives and coaches, preparatory to hand
ling the worlds fair business.
In 1899 the VandalIa forwarded west
from indianapolis 1901 loaded ana 1855
empty cars. Brought into Indianapolis
6>.645 loaded and 8, ESQ empties. Total. 49,
ga. of which number So. 692 were loaded.
Tram Is. over the ST. Louis division of
the Big -Four. is credited with making the
best tImo record of any through train
which runs into the Union Station from
any direction since the severe weather set
In.
Tho passenger department. of the Big
-Four has gotten out In pamphlet form q
handsome work. entitled "Our Presidents"
On each page appears an excellent portrait
of each president and brief sketches of
their lives.
A special train of seven Southern Pacific
baggage cars. loaded with fine bred horses,
en- route from California TO New York.
passed over the Michigan Central road yes
terday. The train was run on passenger
train schedule.
During this severe weather the Big Four
makes IL u rule If its trains from the east
are late 60 make mp q special train for st.
Louis. and If too late from the north 70
make connection ut Cincinnati q special
train is made up for that point
Two hundred photographers who are ont
of work on account of the Chicago & Rock
Island strike are drawing $50 month un-
til they get jobs. Paying them for Deem
Der cut down the sum in the treasury OF
the order To less than S50.0C0. it is stated.
Among other improvements the Evans.
Vile * Terre Haute company cOmtem Ate
making at Terre Haute il the erection of q
ten-stall round-hOuse. to take the place OF
the old shed which hss been used for an
engine-house for twenty-five years or more.
The Evansville& Terre Haute. the Louis.
willie. Evansville * st. Louis. and the Chi
cago x Eastern Illinois are now handling
the largest coal tonnage In the history OF
the roads. Coal Is In demand. and more a T.
tentIon is now gwen TO this class of traffic
than any other.
Charles Hall. as commissioner of the In.
dianap0lis Freight Bureau, is doing some