The Indianapolis journal., 1894-04-25
Personal. LocaI and General Notes.

tickets at summer excursion rates to
Lake Maxinkuckee will be put on sale
May 1.
George Lowell general superintendent of
the Monon, was in the city yesterday, going
from here to Louisville
1t is stated that some of the trunk lines
are cutting passenger rates on west-bound
business out OF New York.
Harry Matz, representing the passenger
department of the Chicago & Rock Island,
Is In the city on official business.
John Chesborough. general passenger
agent of the Vandalia line, spent yester-
day in the city on official business
In England "A per cent of the revenue of
its roads is derived from passenger bust
ness; in this country. but SO per cent.
The Cincinnati. Hamilton & Dayton has
commenced the erection OF a three-span iron
water.
H. F. Bowser, who represents the pas
senger department of the Missouri Kansas
a Texas. is spending couple of days in
the city.
Train 20 of the vandalia yesterday ran
into the train sheds at the Union Station
with 256 passengers, thirty to go through
TO the seaboard.
Gross earnings of the Milwaukee & St
Paul for the third week of April were $514,-
912, a decrease of $110,S45 from the same
week OF last year.
Three of the Belt road engines have been
sent TO the Panhandle shops to be rebuilt.
They have been in service twelve years.
with but light repairs.
carry the Young Peoples Christian En-
deavor to the annual gathering in Cleve-
land. o., from points in Indiana and Illi-
nois.
McNair & Barcoy, railroad builders com
menced work yesterday on the c., u. c. e.
{. railroad, at Balbec, Jay county. Thirty
teams and large number of men are at
work
The Vandalia is having a noticeable in
crease in Interchange of psssenger bust,
ness ness with the Monon at Greencastle June
Haute at Terre Haute. M =
Vice President George B. Harris, well
known in railroad circles, whose death was
announced in Mondays Journal. was con-
nected with the Northern Pacific instead of
the C.. B. q O., as stated.
The annual meeting of the Association
OF railway Surgeons will be held in Gal
weston. Tex, May s. 9, 10 and IL. A num-
Der OF surgeons in this section are ar
ranging to attend the convention.
Some of the Eastern roads are refusing
TO pro rate with the West lines on grain
and grain products carried at less than
sixth class rates, which are based on 25
cents per 100 pounds, Chicago to New York
The Burlington & Missouri River Rail-
grading of the extension of the line from
Sheridan to Great Falls Mont, 125 miles.
by October.
Of Harry a5r s general man
city Both are boastful as to the future
of the road after the extension is com
pleted to Muncie.
General Manager Barnard, of the Peoria
& Eastern, will send five more of the heavy
consolidated engines to Eastern locomotive
works to be rebuilt He has asked three
different works to name the price at which
they Will rebuild them.
Engine 232. built for the Big Four five
years ago by the Brooks locomotive works
came out of the. Brightwood shops Mon
engine, and will be put in service on the
Chicago division of the Big Four, hauling
the fast express trains.
The stockholders of the Pennsylvania sys-
tenn now number 27.665. At the present time
46 per cent. of its stock is held abroad
whereas five years ago so per cent. was
held in London and on the continent The
stock is now more widely scattered than
at any time in its history.
The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy has
seekers excursions. at one fare for the
round trip, from all points its line L
points in Kansas. Nebraska, South Dakota.
Wyoming and eastern Colorado. Tickets
will be on sale May and 20.
call has been issued for meeting o.
the Eastern passenger committee of the
Western Passenger Association for May !
1t will consider the orders for tickets which
some of the Western lines have placed ir
Central Traffic Association territory. and
to which lines in the latter organization
are fercely objecting.
James Barker formerly general passen-
ger agent of the MonOn. now holding the
same position on the Missouri Kansas &
Texas, is spending a month In Texas visit
ing all the important points which would
naturally give business to the NJ. K. &
4. He is said to be doing the best work
now at any time in his long railroad ca
reer
The official report shows that in 1893 there
were killed railways in Illinois twenty
three passengers, 246 employees and 533 other
persons or a total of 800 persons: injured
399 passengers, 1854 employees and 2SS other
persons total of BIOL. The number in each
IL 4 4
the large increase was due to the increase
i'm business on account of the worlds fair
The officials of the Monon say that should
ht HS5ess 9namge dvet tb ana also
ury show increased revenue, they will
gradually restore any reduction made in
they can much better afford to pay the bet
ter wages with the ordinary volume of
business than the reduced wages on the
present volume of traffic
The famous $4,000 damage suit Of the Lo-
gansport Manufacturing Company against
the Wabash Railway Company will no.
come to a second trial. the company having
manufactory people and the costs of the
first trial. when the jury disagreed. The
manufacturing company alleged that their
buildings were set on fire by a spark of one
of the Wabash locomotives.
The Vandalia. in connection with the
Chicago & West Michigan. has arranged to
with the taking effect of the summer time
| table between St. Louis and Bay View
| Mich, running via Terre Haute, Logans-
| port and ST Joseph. The distance will
| be covered in twenty-five hours, the car
| leaving ST. Louis at $40 a. m. on train %
and reaching Bay View early the next
morning.
At the last meeting of the board of di-
rectors OF the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany General Assistant Richard ID. Bar
| clay presented his resignation, to take eff
| feet May l. His long and efficient service
1 Is widely known He held the important
position of private secretary TO Col Thomas
Scott during his administration as vice
| president. and later as president of the
Pennsylvania lines. On the death of Colone
Scott he accepted his present position He
says he Graves relief from responsibility
ment he has earned. Mr.. Barclay has con-
sented to remain of the directors
and the company's advisers.
The actual decrease on gross earnings of
the New York Central for March was S417-
| 69I. and during the quarter ending March
| 81 only one-half the dividend declared was
actually earned. Presumably, the other
| trunk lines are suffering fully as much, If
| not more, than the New York Central
land IL Is not surprise" said railway
| official yesterday, that the average rail-
| cut his expenses fast enough TO keep pace
with the diminished earnings 1t is very
| evident that little Will be done by the Van
derblt the Pennsylvania or any other
| lines in the way of making permanent i'm
provements until the outlook for railways
| Is much brighter"
Frey Comes To-day.
The committee on Arrangement for enter