The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-01-18
Personal, Local and General Notes.


j. a. Barnard. general manager of the
Peoria & Eastern, is expected home from
the East to-day.
The receivers OF the Peoria, Decatur &
Evansville have abolished the position "
general manager.
II reports are true. the Wheeling & Lake
Erie Will experience trouble TO steer clear
of receivership.
George Bradbury, general manager OF the
Lake Erie & Western, who has been in
Chicago for couple of days, is expected
home to-day
The New York Central this week put on
two new trains between Albany and Chi
cago. one west of Buffalo going the
Lake Shore, the other over the Michigan
Central.
Colonel Crawford, paymaster of the Van
dalia, has returned from his two weeks
hunting trip in Louisiana, and will to-
day start on his monthly rounds with the
pay car.
The first fifteen days of this month the
Big Four handled on its system 81, 725 load
ed cars. against 2,SSS In the corresponding
fifteen days of January, 1898; increase this
year. S,sS7 loaded cars.
Local Superintendent Legion, OF the Pull
man Palace Car Company, stated last
evening that indianapolis men had
chartered three Pullman sleeping cars for
next week To go to Florida to witness the
Corbett-Mitchell fight.
The transcontinental lines have agreed
that the Great Northern shall allow the
Canadian Pacific to use its branch connect
ing at New Whatcom, and all North Pacific
lines shall carry freight and passengers to
North Pacific coast points at even rates.
Gen. James Wilson. one of the receivers
of the Louisville Evansville u St. Louis,
has promised the citizens of New Albany
that as soon as the road bed and equip
ment is in good condition new pas
senger station shall be built at that city.
The gross earnings of the Atchison road
for November were S,415.690, a decrease OF
total net earnings were S1,246, l63 a decrease
of $4,000 from 1892. In the five months from
July 10 Nov. 80. the surplus has fallen off
$e53170.
James Hazard. general agent OF the At
Gibson. Topeka & Santa Fe for this terri
tory, was in the city yesterday. He seems
very confident. after having conversed with
some OF the Santa Fe officials, that the
road will not be long in the hands OF re-
ceivers.
Webb c. Ball. chief inspector of watches
of the Big Four system, is in the city. He
has twenty-five assistant watch inspectors,
who. at certain periods each year. examine
watches. His annual report will show that
about $500 watches OF employees are ex-
amined.
The New York news bureau officially an
nounces that Messrs. Barney and Bull have
sent I'm their designations as directors of
the Northern Pacific railroad assigning 3
a reason that they have become convinced
that they can be OF no further use 10 the
company.
Superintendent Mansfield. OF the Indian
apolis < Vincennes, says that the last few
days there has been a noticeable increase
IN passenger lTaIIiC OH the IHe- Tie states
that the commercial travellers are moving
about, also live stock and grain buyers.
and business generally is improving.
But few persons are aware OF the amount
of money railways disburse I'm paying flag
men yearly. on the Big Four system this
one item in 1893 cost the company 81. SD
and the expense of the hagmen on the
Peoria * Eastern is not included in this
statement. This service increases annually
rather than diminishes.
The Eastern committee OF the Western
Passenger Association. has decided that IL
could not make any change I'm the limit set
On tickets TO the convention OF the National
Educational Society. at Duluth. next July.