The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-07
Notes.

franc NOteS.
The Laks Erie & Western raade the most
bringing In 1913 and forwarding 27 loaded
cars.
The indianapolis lines handled at this
point in the week ending May 8 the same
number of empty cars as in the preceding
week, 4,006.
1t was an off week with the Cincinnati,
apolis seventy-two fewer loaded cars than
IN the week ending April Is and 263 less
than In the corresponding week 1893.
The Peoria & Eastern Is experiencing
quite q boom in business, last week hand
ling at this point 2,195 loaded cars, against
15s9 in the week ending April IS, and 1@4
loaded cars In the corresponding week of
1893.
The Pennsylvania lines last week re-
ceived and forwarded at indianapolis forty
three more loaded cars than in the week
corresponding week of 1888 a decrease of
eS7 loaded cars Is shown this year.
The Big Four lines proper make a more
the Vandalia excepted, receiving and for
watding at indianapolis last week 800 more
loaded cars than in the week preceding
week of 1893.
The loaded car movement of the Indian
apolis & Vincennes last week was the
lightest of any week in years. The road
brought in last week but three carloads
OF coal. In the week ending April 81 this
road brought in III and in the week ending
April Is 2S carloads of coal.
The Vandalia continues to keep up its
usual average in movement OF loaded cars,
last week handling at Indianapolis 1884
loaded cars. which was seventeen fewer
than in the week ending April 2S, but six
more than were received and forwarded in
the corresponding week Of 1893.
Personal, Local and General Notes.
w. H. McDoel, general manager of the
Louisville. New Albany & Chicago. is in
the city.
c. L. Walker. superintendent of motive
power of the Toledo, st. Louis & Kansas
City, was In the city yesterday.
Yesterday all the employees of the Penn
syfvania lines in the train service appeared
with their neat summer uniforms.
1t is stated that General Superintendent
Myers, or the Seaboard. Air Line, is to re-
sign and the office will be abolished.
agents at this point have received notice
that the Great Northern has begun moving
all trains on all divisions on schedule time.
Within the last thirty days the Canadian
Pacific. has dropped one thousand men from
its pay rolls on account of its falling off IN
business.
The Vandalia company is fitting up pleas
ant and convenient offices for +. I. Hatch,
superintendent Of the Michigan division,
at Logansport.
The Toledo & Ohio Central is building a
connecting track of its two divisions at
Columbus, o., and will build a large freight
depot in that city.
William r. McKeen, president of the
Terre Haute & indianapolis. has added
5000 TO his donation in aid OF Coates Col
lege, in Terre Haute.
Andy Miller. the veteran Panhandle en-
gineer. who has been off duty for over a
year, Is so much better that he has COM
menced running again.
A committee of the thirty-one passenger
conductors discharged a short time ago
on the Big Four have asked President In
gals when he would give the mi a
hearing.
William Green, general manager, and
A II. Mcleod. general freight agent of the
Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton, were in
the city yesterday en- route from Chicago
TO Cincinnati.
Assurance has been received that the
Wisconsin Central will inaugurate no de-
moralization in rates when its membership
in the Western Passenger Association
ceases. May II.
The Canadian Pacific is to remove it's
shops from Winnipeg TO Fort Williams.
and divert the main line via Selkirk, thus
cutting on two sides or a triangle now
covered by Winnipeg.
The owners of the Flint & Pere Marquette
say they Will have an independent line into
Toledo within six months. This is the old
est road in Michigan, and years ago should
have done what II now proposes to do.
1t Is said that with the taking effect of
the summer time table the Limited over
the Pennsylvania lines will leave New
York one hour later and reach western
terminals the same hour it now does.
President S. NJ. FELTON,. of the Queen &
Crescent, Is having rather an unenviable ex-
perience in Cincinnati in assuring his en-
ployes that he is not responsible for the
cut in wages which took effect May 1.
The annual meeting OF the railway ac-
counting officers will convene in Washing
ton. ID. c., May 80. II is stated that over
five hundred delegates, representing the
roads OF the country, will be in attendance.
The Erie people. IL is stated, are not
fully satisfied with the decision OF the
Trunk Line and Central Passenger Traffic
Association in but partially complying with
their request for an Increase in differentials.
James Hazard. general agent of the
Santa Fe, has been in the city for a couple
of days. He Is quite anxious that shippers
should know that the Santa he lis naming
rates 10 Pacific coast points as low as do
the part rail and part water routes.
The sanitary inspectors of the Panhandle
are now on a sanitary inspection trip over
the lines. The State Board of Health has
asked all roads TO make similar inspection
or tEeir lines. especially looking after the
surroundings OF stations, shops, etc.
+. q. Mccormick. passenger traffic mana
ger OF the Big -Four, Is very confident
that the Chicago & Ohio River Traffic
Association. as reOrganiZed. will be a sue
cess. No lines viii be more benefited than
those OF the Big Four by such a result.
The Big Four on Saturday inaugurated
the clerks Saturday afternoon 10 them
selves. the practice 10 be in vogue until