The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-06-21

Personal, Local and General Notes.
IL is stated that A. \. Mcleod was Of
fered the presidency OF the Susquehanna
* western, and declined.
j. Q. Van Wrinkle. general superintendent
or the Big Four lines. yesterday left for a
two days inspection OF the Cairo division
On Sunday next the yandalia will inau-
gurate excursions from Logansport to
Lake Maxinkuckee at 81 for the round trip.
Joseph Ramsey. jr., general manager of
the St Louis terminal lines, and family
are spending several days at Asbury Park,
y. j.
syndicate, owning the Lake Erie & West
ern. have plans on foot for further en-
charging of that system.
Every line between the Missouri river
and Colorado and Utah, including the
Cni.n Pacific, is party to the new freight
tariff to go into effect July 1.
East-bound freight traffic is so heavy on
M he sidnRs aae full OF ears
waiting for power 10 move them.
Robert Lea. veteran engine builder. died
at Allegheny, Pa, on Wednesday night.
after few hours illness. He was eighty
years of age, and retired from business
about six years ago.
The Pintsch Gas Company is laying four
lines of pipe through the Union Station
trains on either of the eight tracks can be
supplied with gas on short notice.
On July the pay of section men on the
Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore will
TIE wages of the Iaborers at the Illinois
steel rail- mills will be advanced 10 per cent.
Since rebuilt. Engine 20. of the Cincinnati.
Hamilton Dayton, is making some fast
runs with express trains over the Indianap-
oils division, often reaching a speed of
lance.
The new switching engine of the Indian
apolis, Decatur & Western. just received
from the Baldwin locomotive works is in
service, and good judges say ii is one of
she best engines running over the Union
tracks.
The Wabash earned i'm the second week
or June s223.5O5, an increase over the corr
responding week of 1894 of 1891. The Bal
timore a. Ohio Southwestern, I'm the second
week, earned $l10,7S3. an increase this year
of sl0,136.
G: e: Waite; president of the Columbus &
erection OF a machine at the company's
Toledo docks which will transfer three hum
dred tons OF coal an hour from the cars
TO lake vessels.
Yesterday in Chicago they, with other
officials of the Pennsylvania lines, going
West over the Panhandle. They will to-
day return East over the Pittsburg, Fort
Wayne & Chicago.
Four Presbyterian churches in the Char
tiers valley have passed resolutions con-
demning the Panhandle for running Sun
day trains on the Washington branch and
the resolutions have been sent TO the Off
Gals Of the lines.
The Waba sh-Alton dispute concerning the
tied. The Wabash has named General
Passenger Agent Nicholson. of the Santa
Fe. as its arbitrator. but the Alton has
not yet announced its selection.
Fourth of July travel this year bids fair
to be the largest ever known. All the
roads in the Central Traffic Association
territory will sell tickets July and at
one fare between all stations for the
round trip, good TO return on the 5th
Commencing Sunday night sthe train for
the east over the Pennsylvania lines 1eav-
ing at 80 p. m. will haul only express and
car now hauled on that train will be
hauled on the fast limited. leaving at 7:O5
p. m.
ranged for a through line between Mem
phis and Chicago by operating over the
Wabash. from Altamont to Chicago. and
over the Cairo Short-line and the Paducah,
Tennessee & Alabama between Marion, H.,
and Memphis.
The Vandalia and the Big Four people
have much to say about still further short
ening the running time between St. Louis
and Indianapolis, but IL is noticeable that
unless the wind and everything is in favor
of high speed neither the Knickerbocker
nor the fast limited the Nandalia can
make the present time.
The officials of the roads centering at
Pittsburg on Wednesday had conference
in relation to building a new union sta
meeting is said to have been in favor Of
such an Improvement; The Pennsylvania
lines of course. would have to bear a large
per cent. of the cost.
L. G. Matthews formerly resident of
this city. general agent of the Duluth
Manufacturing Company, was in the city
proving with these works. They
building several hundred cars for the Min
neapolis & st. Louis. and several hundred
for the Duluth & Iron Range.
duced an innovation at its coal and ore
docks at Ashtabula, where large electric
light plant has teen put in operation. The
new system of lighting will greatly facili-
tate the work of handling ore and coal at
night and will make Ii safer to move the
heavy vessels from one point to another.
The board of directors of the Louisville
4 Nashville road has decided carry the
Chesapeake. Ohio & Southwestern litigation
to the Supreme Court Of the United States.
peals of Kentucky affirmed the decision of
the lower court i'm favor of the common
wealth of Kentucky. The Illinois railroad
is not a party in the litigation.
The resignation of c. III. Koenig as dis
trict passenger agent of the Baltimore &
Ohio Southwestern. at Cincinnati, will take
effect July and the position will be
has represented the Erie at Cincinnati
as passenger agent, succeeds c. III. Wise
man. resigned, AS city ticket agent of the
Baltimore & Ohio southwestern. Other
changes are limited at.
The Missouri Pacific and the St. Louis &
Iron Mountain lines have given notice to
their agents and connections TO the effect
that no more shipments will be received
at less than tariff rates. This independent
action of these two important Southwest
ern lines is much OF surprise and IL is
stated means that these roads are TO take
care of their, local business and If they
handle any through business get something
above actual cost for handling it.
Edward II. Bulon. president of the Balti-
more & Ohio Southwestern. reports gross
earnings for April of scoops. an increase
of $685.. compared with the same
month of last year, and net, Sll6,fSS, an
increase of $15.414 For the ten months
ending April 20 the gross earnings were
So 351 600, an increase of Sl,191 as compared
with the corresponding period Of last year.
and net. s2.0O4.9i2 an increase of $l5,012
A company has been organized to build
a road at Buffalo to connect the Lake
shore, Nickel-plate. the Erie. the Lacka-
wanna, the Lehigh Valley, the Pennsyl-
vania and the Buffalo. Rochester & Pitts
burg in order that freight cars may be
transferred from one OF these roads TO
the other without bringing the freight into
Buffalo. While not belt road 1t will con-
meet the several roads in a very convenient
manner.
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