The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-10-15

as soon as he has cast his vote In Kansas
ne expects 10 return to Indianapolis for
permanent residence.
VIM F. Drummer. assistant general pas
sylvania lines, came over from St. Louis
family
Milton II. Smith has gone to New York,
for the purpose. 1t is believed. OF closing the
deal by which the South Carolina road VIII
come under control OF the Louisville &
Nashville.
There is said to be some ground for the
report that +. ST. John may leave the Chi
cage * Rock Island. The placing Of W.
is said. has caused some feeling On the part
OF Mr.. st. John.
The management OF the Gulf. Colorado
& santa Re have asked j. A. Cavanaugh,
superintendent Of car service OF the Big
-Four. TO send them the manifest system
on which the cars of the Big Four are
handled so promptly.
The Western Passenger Association has
voted to allow mileage tickets signed in
any office Of a road belonging TO that body,
instead of at the Office. where issued. This
change win be appreciated by purchasers
OF this class Of tickets.
On Saturday, by the breaking down of a
freight train on the Vandalia, near Effing-
ham, Train 20 was delayed tfty-eight
minutes and on its present fast time, with
nine cars, IL made up thirty-eight minutes
between Efingham n Indianapolis.
E.. O.. Mccormick, passenger traffic man
the city. He talks eSeerfpuily over the out-
look for the passenger business of the Big
Four. The new fast train is exceeding ex-
pectations in the business IL Is doing.
II. L. Morrill,, vice president and general
manager OF the st. Louis & San Francisco,
who came over from St. Louis to attend the
Loyal Legion meeting. returned yesterday.
having done much to make the gathering
OF the members of the legion a pleasant
one.
General Manager Barnard, of the Peoria
erintendent OF the Big -Four. and Superin-
tendent Graves, of the indianapolis, De-
catur g. Western, left yesterday for New
York to attend the superlntendents' meet
ing.
". III. Prouty, who for Some years was
with the passenger department of the In
eral passenger agent of the Chesapeake,
Ohio & Southwestern, is now on a large
ranch at San Jose. CAL, and highly pros
porous.
& Westerns future may soon be looked for.
Eastern capitalists interested in another
important Western road last week sent an
and it's equipment a careful inspection. The
expert returned Saturday. and he thinks
his report will be satisfactory.
D g. Edwards, general passenger agent
connection with Frank Reed, general pas
senger agent of the Monon, has arranged
on the line as far north as Dayton, the
fare for the round trip from Cincinnati or
other points to be IS. The excursion VIII
be run on Saturday, Oct. q, tickets being
good on either train going and good to re-
turn up to and including Train 80, which
leaves Chicago at $50 p. m, Monday, Oct.
%.
The Wabash earned in the first week of
October &SS.2S5. a decrease as compared
with the corresponding week of 1893 OF $751;
600. Since Jan. i the decrease reaches ST.
SS7 .916. The Toledo. st. Louis & Kansas
City earned in the first week <3, S33, an in
crease over the corresponding week of 1893
OF 1885, and over the corresponding week
of 1892 of SA. The Louisville, Evansville
q st. louis earned In the first week 81, 80,
a decrease from last year of 2,41S; COM
pared with the corresponding week of 1892
the decrease was $3.50.
The storage battery system of lighting
trains with electricity recently introduced
or the Chesapeake & Ohio is working ad-
mirably. G. B. Ryan, general Western pas
senger agent CT the c. & o., writes: THE
attention of both the 1aymen and the teach
ers in electricity in this country has been
especially called to this system by an in
quiry received very recently by Mr.. w. s..
Morris. our superintendent of motive power,
from electrical savantS In Germany, asking
for information on this very important in
vention- We are able to store gas in eco
nomical space at a far less cost than ever
before. and with the clearest results. that
will suffice for six days on diners, and all
our cars are charged to run to New York
and return. No other railroad in the United
States is so equipped and we confess to our
pride in the matter"