The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-07-11

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ago. owing to the slow work of reorganizing
a few great companies that furnish the
bulk of the aggregates"
PERSONAL, Local and General Notes.
Frank Reed. general passenger agent OF
the Monon. is expected In the city to-day.
p. A. Hewitt, chief auditor of the Big
Four lines, Is in the city on official business.
Robert II. Ingram, assistant to the presi-
dent of the Louisville & Nashville, has re-
signed. 81
The Indiana Car-service Association ham
died in June 20.225 cars, as shown by the
official report.
Traffic. Manager Van Denberg, of the
Louisville * Nashville, is confined to his
bed with rheumatism.
The passenger earnings Of the Indianap-
oils, Decatur & Western for June were $43,-
561. 40 in excess of those of June. 1894.
The work Of tearing down the old Pan
handle freight depot in Richmond IS In
progress and a new one will be built.
The Cincinnati. Hamilton & Dayton an
nounces an excursion on Sunday. july Il,
Indianapolis TO Cincinnati, at 81 for the
round trip.
The Brice syndicate is advancing money
literally TO purchase rails and ties and
renew bridges of the Pittsburs, Akron q
Western in their efforts TO make it a good
railroad.
C. c. Waite. president OF the Columbus
& Hooking Valley. who has been spending a
couple of weeks with his family at Lake
wood. n. Y, returned TO his headquarters
yesterday.
The Northern routes got the bulk of the
Christian Endeavor business for Boston, but
on returning the Pennsylvania ana the
Chesapeake x Ohio will carry a larger per
cent. Of the travellers.
Edward Dissler, one Of the veteran bag
gagemen at the Union Station, has re-
signed, making the fourth who has retired
from this service IN the last month on &C
count of the low wages.
~ ID ord fhfrJ VIA nraciHant nf fha
Baltimore & Ohio. who has been critically
i'll at Deer Park, Md, with typhoid fever.
is much better and his recovery, 1t Is
thought, will now be rapid.
H.. VI. Bronson, assistant general passen-
ger agent of the Big Four. went to Cincin-
natl yesterday for a conference with Pas
senger Traffic Manager Mccormick regard
ing the opening up of the line into Louis
vile for business.
NJ. w. Mansfield. when on his northern
trip, met III. b. Potter, superintendent OF
the Toledo division of the Pennsylvania
lines, and was gratified to learn that he had
about recovered his usual health after a
very severe illness.
William Southern on Monday completed
his thirtieth year as an engineer on the
two weeks vacation, and, with his family.
visiting his son, w. Southern, who is an
engineer on the Big Four lines.
j. Robinson. superintendent of the Norfolk
& Western, made himself popular with
the auditors of counties on the line of
that road by taking the auditors and their
families to Old Point Comfort TO spend
a week at that popular pleasure resort. :
Receiver Peirce, of the Toledo, St Louis
& Kansas City. will probably order an in
creased allowance for the shops at Frank
fort, Ind. for August, as crippled rolling
stock is accommodating. while the shops are
run on SO limited a scale as at present.
w. F.. Wilson, general manager of the
West Shore fast freight line, will next
month go to Europe for a rest of two
months. 1t is stated that under his super
vision the West Shore has become one OF
the best paying fast freight lines now
operated.
Manager John F. Finn. of Elwood. sends
the following: The Elwood Baseball Club
(amateur State champions Of '9D would like
to arrange games with amateur clubs on
Enclosed grounds throughout the State for
the next consecutive five weeks. Sundays
excepted"
George Rockwell. district passenger agent
of the Pennsylvania lines, states that their
new line OF sleeping cars between Louisville
and Macklnac. via Indianapolis, is doing
senger officials had expected from Louisville
and from Indianapolis.
ME Big Four people carry BICYCLES free
on their passenger trains, and find that
they Ia undertaken no small task. VIII
liam Garstang, superintendent of motive
power and rolling stock, is trying to solve
the problem how to arrange a baggage car
to carry bicycles more conveniently.
1t is stated that the Wabash people will
commence work on their new hospital at
Peru the LIST of August. The cost
employees are wondering what has become
of the hospital scheme that company sprung
on the employees a few months ago.
Horace Pugh. general manager of the
projected Terre Haute, Saylor Springs &
Olney road. has just returned from a trip
over the line as laid out. He says the peo-
pie along the line have never before shown
the interest in the enterprise that they now
do and exhibit a readiness to help 1t finan-
clally.
The Illinois Central earned in the year
ending June 80 81, 710.0SS. which was a
year ending June 80. 1894. The exhibit for
the last year is certainly very creditable,
as a large portion of the worlds fair bus
mess of 1893 comes into the earnings of
the year ending June 30, 1894.
In The United States Court at Springfield,
ILL.,, yesterday, was entered a decree order
ing the sale of the Chicago. Peoria & ST.
of publication. The sale is made under
foreclosure of mortgages held by the Mer-
itan Trust companies, of New York.
George Sebastian. one of the Oldest and
best known Panhandle passenger engineers,
being suddenly. overcome with illness on
10 the floor of the cab and the train was
taken from Frazeysburg to Columbus. o..
by the fireman. Sebastian died yesterday.
He is said TO have been overheated by
the sun and boiler head.
For some years past So per cent. of the
gross earnings of the New York. New
Haven & Hartford have come from its
passenger business, but so large of late
has its freight business become through
establishing more friendly relations with
Western roads that the percentage in the
future is likely TO be quite equal between
the passenger and the freight traffic.
A few weeks ago the hour from 6 to Z p.
m. at the Union Station was one OF the
most quiet of the twenty-four. but with the
putting on OF the Knickerbocker and the
trains running to connect with 1t, and the
putting on OF the fast limited over the Van
dalia and the Pennsylvania lines, and the
trains running 10 connect with Ii, from 6 to
u. m. is now one of the busiest hours, es-
pecially in the baggage department.
Some surprise is expressed that the Gin
clude the Cleveland. Lorain & Wheeling
in its recent consolidation. as 1T Is owned
by the same parties which own the c.,
II. & ID. A gentleman who is ACQUAINTED
with the affairs of the C.. II. & ID. ex-
presses the opinion that the c., l.. & w.
will never become part of the C., II. K d..
as il is entirely a separate road. AS it
now stands Ii runs from Wheeling to Ely
ria. where IL branches. one branch termin-
ating at Lorain the other at Cleveland.
The local railway officials who went TO
st. Clair. Mich, TO attend the meeting of
the Central Association of Railway OFF,
Gals, returned yesterday and report having
had a very pleasant time. The association
selected as officers for the ensuing year: G:
A. Davie, superintendent of the Cincinnati
division of the Louisville & Nashville, pres
ident: c. A. Wilson. superintendent of the
Wheeling q Lake Erie. as first vice preS;-.