The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-05-29

1873 South Meridian st.
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j. Hill. assistant general manager. ST Louis.
NO. and AL reports by agents heretofore made
To Mr. J. Fl. Sessions, division freight agent. will
be made 10 Mr.. III. w. Hibbard general freight
agent. ST Louis, Mo. The train master and all
conductors, baggagemen and brakeinen will re-
port 10 Mr.. N. X. Elliott. superintendent trans
portation, Terre Hautc, Ind. The train dis
patchers ana operators will report 10 Mr.. X. b.
WooIsey, superintendent telegraph, Terre Haute.
Ind.
April Business of he PonnsivanIa Lines
The statement of the Pennsylvania for
April Is much more favorable than had
been expected, as comparison Is made with
very large totals last year. The increase IN
net on the Western lines reflects the large
business incident to the worlds fair. The
gross earnings of the lines east of Pitts
burg and Erie for April were S5.S95. 492. an
increase of SIS, 162: expenses s4.l9s.Ssl, an
increase of $3.50. net earnings. 81. $780,
OIL. q decrease of S42.01L. The west
6rn lines report an increase of S1Si. 4S9
In gross and e2S6.653 In net. The
increase In net on both systems was s247.-
6i2. For the four months to April 30 the
gross of the eastern lines was 81. 041. Cos.
an increase of S6l8. 296, and net IS. 20f, S75. a
decrease of SS24.006. The western lines
show q decrease of Seas. 331 IN gross and
S168.172 in net. tire decrease in net on both
systems for the four months having been
S1.5g2 l7e. The increase in expenses was
81, 962 1iS, due largely to early spring re-
pairs and worlds fair improvements.
Personal, Local and General Notes.
w. II. McDoel, general manager of the Mo.
non, Is spending two or three days at French
Lick Springs. Ind.
A. l.. Mills on Saturday assumed the du.
ties OF general superintendent of the Tole-
do. ST. Louis q Kansas City road.
Indianapolis now has fifteen trains each
way daily between this city and Chicago
and Cincinnati eleven via Indianapolis
Railroad experts credit the Chicago g.
Erie with having one of the best roadbeds
and tracks now crossing northern Indiana.
Ground was broken for the new shops of
the Monon, at Lafayette. on Saturday. 10.
is expected the work will be completed by
Oct !.
X. B. F. PIERCE, trustee and general man.
ager of the Indianapolis. Decatur IL West
ern. VINO has been West several days, re-
turned on Saturday night.
The contract to build road from Benton
Hsrbor To kendallyilie has been awarded
to John n. Garfield. OF LaPorte. He will
commence the grading to-day.
f. A. Healy has been appointed general
passenger and freight agent OF the Santa
Fe. Prescott & Phenix road. MIR. Healy
was formerly with the Wabash.
The twelve passenger engines which were
built for the Big Four under plans and
specifications OF r.. +. Lord have been
transferred to the Chesapeake IL Ohio.
The Cincinnati Hamilton a. Day ton. in
connection with the Monon. has estab.
llshed new sleeping-car line between CHI
cago and Lima. o.. via Indianapolis and
Hamilton.
James Barker. general passen ger agent of
the Monon, says the earnings OF the L., N.
A. 81 G. from It's passenger business for
a m nf
those of May. 1892.
In the new deal II. b. Hammond, presi-
dent or the Indianapolis. Decatur * West
err. Is retained as one OF the directors. He
Will convert all OF his second mortgage
bonds into preferred stock.
The Monon people have decided to build
the new brick roundhouse In the northern
part OF this city. where the new yards are
being constructed. The contract for the
building was let on Saturday.
With the exception of three miles the
Illinois Central Is now double track from
Kankakee TO Chicago. laid with an eighty
eund-to-tne-yard rail, and within thirty
days this three-mile gap will be completed.
The Evansville ~ Terre Haure earned in
the third week Of May S24t4l, an increase
over the corresponding week of 1892 of g.
S5S. The Louisville, New ALBANY Sc chi.
cago earned $66l04 an increase over last
year of s. .005
In passenger circles it is thought the man.
agement of the Cleveland, Akron ~ Column
bus has done wisely in appointing W. G.
Rinearson general passenger agent of thai
road. his experience Will enable him TO
get friendly alliances with connecting
roads which will be valuable
The Pennsylvania lines handled at In.
dianapolis last week q total of 445O cars
1896 being loaded. The empty car move.
ment or the pennsylvania lines is unusu-
ally heavy for that system. Last week
$50 more loaded cars were handled by these
lines at Indianapolis than in the week end.
ing May ~.
The Big Four handled at Indianapolis
last week total OF lO,55S cars. I. 439 being
loaded. ali increase In movement OF loaded
cars of 323 and n decrease IN empty car
movement as compared with the week end
ing May 20. of SOP cars. Business with the
/ Big -Four Is Improving. and the empty car
movement. comparatively speaking, is
light.
The Cincinnati. Hamilton 81 Day ton peo-
| pie have postponed the time for taking
! control of the Indianapolis. Decatur Il
Western until Aug ]. The DostpOnement
Is made Oh account of the trouble to raise
money on the best of securities. Under the
arrangement the g.. II. q ID. must raise
! S2.5OO.OO0. 1t has the bonds ready to put on
tune time; consequently should the money
| strinaency continue il may be some mon tbs
| before the deal Is perfected.
E. A. Ford, general passenger agent OF
the Pennsylvanla lines. Is spending two or
| throe days in Chicago. He ex presses die
! appointment over the volume of business
| thus far to the worlds fair and saws the
Pennsylvania will put on trains as the
/ business increases. by running more Sec
tions on trains already scheduled. The
| tenor OF his conversation would indicate
that trouble is brewing again on business
between OHIO river points and Chiraro.
some of the lines working too freely through
scaiping offices.
| ii. r. Dcring. assistant general passen-
| ger agent of the Pennsylvania lines. with
headquarters at Chicago. has his upon a
| novel plan of reserving berths In Pullman
cars for parties who visit the worlds fair
and wish to return within two months. On
large blank book each page are the
| plans OF four Pullman cars which will be
run on each date up TO Aug. ]. and mere are
reserved berJhs for the date the party ex-
poets 20 return. The convenience of this
arrangement is illustrated in the fact that
| THE space of 167 Pullman cars has already
| been reserved.
| Their French Gave Ont.