The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-07-22
Per.onaI. Locai and Generai Note..

PersonaIs Local anu General Notes.
Benjamin sipp leaves to-day for Conners-
VILE TO assume the ties of superin tend
ent of tie Whitewater road.
WIN. jackson. secretary of the Union
Railway Company. was so i'll yesterday
that he could not come TO his Office.
X. NJ. Fraser, general freight agent of the
Baltimore x Ohio South western. was in
the city yesterday en- route TO the worlds
fair.
Harry Miller. superintendent of the
Louisville division of the Psnnsy lvania
lines, was in the city yesterday. en- route
for Chicago.
G. A. Vinnedge. auditor of the Union
Railway Company. accompanied by his
family. has gone TO Chicago to be absent
several days.
Oscar Murray, vice president of the Big
Four. writes that his health has greatly
improved. He expects TO be home Aug. 10,
ready for business.
The Monon is trying to punish the Big
Four for going into Louisville for business
by selling tickets. Lafayette to Indian
apolis. at 80 cents via MOnOn.
General Passenger Agent Martin. of the
Big Four. Is arranging TO run some cheap
excursions from points on the Big Four
sy stem to Gin cinDeti to witness the Com-
mune of Paris"
Il. o. Mccormick. general passenger
agent of the Cincinnati. Hamilton ~ Day
ton. who spent couple of days in New
York comforting with Presid emit W0odford,
returned yesterday.
G. E. Schaff secretary of President In
gals. was In the city yesterday. He says
the trainmaster of the west end of the Chi.
cagO division OF the Big Four will not be
appointed until next Monday.
The mechanical department of the Ohio
Falls car works will close down to-day,
causing the dismissal OF 80 men. Con.
tracts on hand will keep the passenger car
building department busy some SIX weeks.
The preliminary statement of the Illinois
Central 1or tho year ending June 30 shows
gross earnings of S20.073. $40. an increase
over the preceding year of $751;. 4S0; net
earnings. IS. 7S2. 594. an increase OF $500. 854.
The first telegraph instrument put in
operation at Frankfort was by tho Van
dalia road. twenty one years ago. Fl.
Beaver was then appointed operator of the
Vandalia at that point. and still holds the
position.
o. p. McCarty. general passenger agent
of the Ohio & Mississippi, is taking hold in
ger agent of the Big Four. in his efforts to
build up O business out of Louisville for
Northern points.
The Pennsylvania Company is by no
means having smooth sailing out of Pitts
burg as regards rates. Some of the indi-
cago down to $3.50 the lowest agreed rate
being sl2 ror the round trip
The Hoosao Tunnel fast freight line is
now the only line working out OF here which
runs over the West shore road. William
Parmalee still represents this line at this
point, he having been joint agent Of the
West Shore and HoOsac Tunnel line.
The stone business at bedford il the dull
est it has been in the last fifteen years. An
official of the Monon says that In July last
year that road was taking from these quar-
RES 40 TO l5O carloads OF stone day; the
/ 6liDmouts now range from thirty IN tiftv
carloads day.
The Wabash earned in the second week
| of July. $3.50. $50, decrease over the corre-
| spending week of 1852 of 81. 400. The Lake
Ere d Western earned 300. 066. decrease
this year of $500. The Chicago 81 East
ern Illinois earned SS6.6O0. an increase this
year of $500
j. A. Barnard, general manager of the
Peoria ~ Eastern. on Thursday night had
an attack of cholera morbus which un-
lifted him for business that he abandoned
| his inspection trip and returned to his
| hotel as early as possible. Last evening he
| was feeling more comfortable.
| 1t is said that j. j. Turner will soon be
called TO higher position in the Official
roster of the Pennsy lvania Company. Mr..
Turner 10 an excellent example of what q
messenger boy on railroad can become.
| he commenced as q MESSENGER boy for
John +. Miller, general superintendent Of
the southwestern system.
| William X. Mckeen, president of the
Terre Haute 81 Indianapolis railroad
| tVandalia). was in the city yesterday on
| private business. n. K. Elliott, suDerin-
tendent of transportation. was also here on
| railroad business. He states that the date
| of opening the new station at Terre
Hsute has been postponed from the 5th
to the 18th of August. that everything
| may be completed.
1t is stated that the opposition of Eugene
| ZimmermaD vice president of the Cincin-
| natl, Hamilton ~ Dayton company, to the
| appointment of William Green Is general
| manager OF the c., II. 81 D.. hos developed
such strength that it Is questionable as to
| Mr.. Green assuming the general man ger
| ship. as has been expected, on Aug. /. At
| any rate. says the informant. there Is q
hitch as to his taking charge on the date
1 named.
| g. j. Grammar has returned from New
York and confirms the report that the
| Maokey syndicate has again secured con-
| troll of the Evansville * Terre Haute. The
| citizens of Evansville are con siderably ex-
| ercised over the rumor that the general of
/ fices of the Z. ~ It. II. will DO removed from
| Evansville to Terre Hauts. They may,
| should the Mackey syndicate get hold of
| the Chicago * Eastern Illinois, be removed
| from Evansville TO Chicago.