The Indianapolis journal., 1893-06-13
Personal. Local and General Notes.


General Western Agent Kipp. of the EN-.
pire fsst-freight line. has gone TO Chicago
for q weeks look at the worlds falr.
T. III. Thomas has been appointed gen.
eraI Isuperintendent su of the Buffalo Central
road. vice Thomas A. Shoemaker resigned.
J. A. Barnard. general manager of the
Peoria Il Eastern, has gone TO Cinnipnati
and will be absent until Thursday morn
ing.
Ex-Genersl Manager Burgoon. of the
Terre Haute * Peoria is in the city. He
Ia winding mp the affairs OF the old COM
psny.
In the week ending June 1 rhere were
transferred over the Belt road 1853 cars.
an increase over the preceding week of
b7S cars
President Ingalls, says no moro shops will
be built on any part of the Big Four system
until the central shops at Indianapolis are
built and occupied.
J. C. Clark. president and general man
ager of the Mobile IL ONO River road. is
in New York raising funds to extend the
road 20 Montgomery, Ala.
William Hale. who was the moving spirit
in the building of railroads In New Hamp-
shire IN early days. died In Dover. n. d..
last week, aged eighty.four.
Alex. Mcdonald. prominent railroad
man of the South. and one of the Big Four
directors. was IN the olty yesterday en-
route home from the worlds fair.
5. X. Tuggle last week assumed the
duties of superintendent of motive power
of the Newport News ~ Mississippi Valley
road, vice William Hasman resigned.
w. II. Boyd. the new general agent of
the Lake shore X Lehigh Valley Dispatch.
will have bis office in the new binding of
the Big -Four. on South Delaware street.
The belief prevails in railroad circles
that the Peoria division of the Vandalia
will prove q more valuable acquisition for
he N
Logansport division.
Last week there were handled at the In
disnapolis Livestock Yards by Belt road
engines sos carloads of live stock. against
65o In the week ending june g. An increase
last week of 253 cars.
The Big -Four lines have earned since
Jan. s. 126. s24. This sum is Sl7I,527 less
taan the rood earned in the corresponding
five mon tbs of 1892. The officials are max
ing strong effort TO overcome this deficit
this month.
George O. Clinton. who retired last week
- general superptendent of the Elgin,
Joliet ~ Eastern, had held that position
Binee the road was opened for business,
live years ago. T.. ii. Ackert. general man.
ager formerly with the Iowa Central. will
perform the duties OF general superintend-
ent
The Lake Erie S Westerns Saturday
night excursion to the worlds fair was
quite a success. The offoial figurss show
that 245 persons boarded the train at the
Union Station. hfty-iye more joined the
party ut the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS sta
tion and 40 were gathered M at local
points Tor the trip. making total of CO.
Frank Reed who has been appoin ted
general passenger agent of the Monon, was.
nine years ago. taken out of an office In
Lafayette, Ind. aud placed at Chicago as
city ticket agent by l.. o. Mccormick. and
was educated under Mr. Mccormack. whic b
means that he Is an al-ronnd good passen-
ger man and fully competent for the POSI-
tion.
NJ. X. Maxwell OF the L. E. & W.. II. G..
Stiles of the c., Ii. * d.. w. A. Sullivan of
she Big Four. G. A. Rodney of the Vandalia,
III. Plu,nmer and j. B. Eckman of the In
epection Bureau Association have gons TO
Milwaukee 10 attend the seventh annual
meeting of the National Association OF
Local Freight Agents. 10 be held that
city to-day and tomorrow.
In the last few months the L., n. A. & G..
has been spending large sum of money on
its main line between Charlottesville and
Louisville. and by reducing curvatures.
filling low places. renewing bridges and
laying heavier rail-. has now very
smooth. solid track between these points.
and in such ply sical condition as To admit
of running at high speed.
Freight men say the increased movement
of grain 10 due 10 the conrse the Chicago
banks have pursued. they having decided
to advance money on grain only when it il
TO be moved from the producer To the con-
sumner. No adv snces will be made when the
grain Is to be stored In elevators at Chi
cago. This is increasing foreign buying
and export traffic with the roads lead u <
90 the seaboard.
The American Railway Association has
published q large map showing the terri
tory covered by the car-service associations
and the points where agencies are located
A statement accompanies the map. show.
ing the operations OF the associations IN
the several States. and an examination
shows that the Indiana Car-service Asso-