The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-06-14
PersonaI, LocaI and GenernI Notes.

Personal, Local and Genera Notes.
Eugene Debs. president of the American
Railway Union, claims that the membership
is increasing at the rate of 1900 a week.
Tt is stated that fully 40 per cent. fewer
men are now employed in the railroad shops
OF the country than eighteen months ago.
In May the Indiana Car Service Associa-
ton handled 1858 cars, against 28,971 in
May, 1888, a decrease this year of II, 293 cars.
The earnings OF the Erie for the last
seven months fall $780, coo below those of
the corresponding months ending with May
1, 1893.
The directors of the Chicago & Eastern
Illinois have declared a quarterly dividend
on the preferred stock of Ia per cent, pay
able July 2
w. III. McDoel, general manager of the
louisville. New Albany & Chicago, has
been granted a five weeks leave of absence
and will go to Europe for rest.
Train 40 on the Panhandle yesterday left
knightstown twenty minutes late and ar
rived at Indianapolis on time. For several
miles the speed reached that of a mile
every forty-five seconds.
The shopmen of the Pittsburg, Fort
June q. 1t Is expected that three thousand
excursionists will be in the party, as the
railroad men Will take their families.
Yesterday the employees OH the ST. Louis
division of the Big Four, in all departments,
were given a free train to Forest Park
for a picnic, and it required eighteen coaches
TO carry the employees and their families.
INC ShAIdSO party JcSlcTQdy contracted
with the Big Four to haul another thou
sand carloads of coal from the river to
Chicago. and 1t is expected that to-day an
other large Chicago dealer will close a sim
tlar deal.
on the n. V, p. & o. division of the Erie
lines anthracite coal is being used, and also
on the Philadelphia * Reading lines. The
cleanliness and general comfort thus af-
forded to passengers is the subject of ia
vorable
A change in running time will be made
an ~ 1AA.eo p -
Train 8, which now arrives at Indianapolis
from the west at s p. M, will arrive at
s1s p. m, connecting with all the evening
trains for the East
The L. A. Thomas Division of the Broth
erhood of Locomotive Engineers. Indianap-
oils. has arranged for a picnic at Blue River
Park, on the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Day
ton. June "A. and arrangements have been
made for a large crowd.
General Passenger Agent Atmore, of the
Louisville & Nashville, is in New York, do
ing his best TO prevent the rate troubles of
ger business, which thus far has not been
affected TO any great extent.
The Tropical Fruit express over the Gulf,
Colorado x Santa Fe last week made the
run from Galveston to Kansas City in thir-
ty-eight hours, which Is four hours quicker
than the passenger trains make the run and
the fastest freight run on record in this
country.
The recent rush of coal from the river at
Cincinnati to Chicago has demonstrated that
tNCnls uOuio 10 diiDtC bilIit lOT Il IItlknI
train to make the run, and If necessary
e could be made three hours quicker. Five
years ago thirty-six hours was looked upon
as good time for freight.
The strawberry season at New Albany
has about closed, and since its commence
ment the express companies have forward
ed north from there 24,347 cases, containing
lac, 3S2 gallons of berries, and yielding a rev
enue TO the shippers of $4,000. The crop OF
1894 exceeded that of 1888 by $4,000 gallons.
Indications now are thar the general pas
senger agents of the roads in this section
will harmonic matters 10 such an extent
that they will derive some revenue from
the carrying of the CT. A. II. people 10 Pitts
burg for the Grand Encampment. a division
OF the business which will be satisfactory
TO all lines will. IL is thought. be effected.
1t is said that there is a movement on
foot TO have the Southern lines, which are
INDUCING in such a bitter rate war. do as
the Northern lines have done-adopt an
agreement which will make the executive
head of each ompany responsible for the
away with the possibility of rate wars
growing out or differences between traffic
managers OF competing and rival lines.
The Yardmasters Mutual Benefit Asso-
citation will convene to-day at Peoria, Ill.
j. q. Hicks. general yardmaster of the
4. E. Doyle. general yardmas -er OF the Big
Four at Cincinnati; a. ID. Shaw, general
yardmaster or the Peoria * Eastern, and
II. Marshall, general yardmaster of the
Baltimore * Ohio lines at Cincinnati, yes
terday left for Peoria to attend the meet
ing
1t is apparent that the railway manage
ments are this month curtailing expenses
10 the lowest possible point. il being the
last month OF the fiscal year with fully
this yesterday. a high official said: After