The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-07-13

would pay the largest got the business. I'M
til the sum paid in commissions by some
after the commission was paid, ana this
led the passenger officials TO take radical
action in the matter.
Personal, Local and General Notes.
Passenger rates from Northern TO Florida
points are to be advanced to regular tarif
on Aug. /.
General Agent St. John. of the Seaboard
a trip to Russia.
On Aug. 4 the Monon will run an excur-
sion from Indianapolis TO Cedar lake at 81
for the round trip.
preparations to handle the big travel looked
for TO the Atlanta exposition.
W.. e. Gregg. general manager of the
jamestown & Lake Erie. will retire from
that position on the 10th.
]. Q. Van Wrinkle. general superintendent
of the Big Four. who has been in Michigan
several days resting, VIII return tomorrow
The Pennsylvania will spend $4,000 in tit
ting up as a pleasure resort a grove near
Thompson Station. on the Monongahela
river.
The Wabash management expects this
year to get in forty miles OF heavier steel
rail on its main line between st. Louis and
Toledo.
The Chicago & Alton expects to COM
mence running its trains into Peoria Aug.
Is and will put on solid trains between
Peoria and Chicago.
William Lipsett, the oldest PASSENGER con-
ductor in time Of service on the Pittsburg.
Fort Wayne & Chicago, is dangerously i'll
at his home, Lima, o.
sued its first time schedule, which shows
three trains daily between Matthews and
Paramount, each way.
F. H.. Pyke, chief clerk in the Nickel
plate offices at Fort Wayne. has been APP
pointed cashier of. the company at that
point, vice 5. W. Stirk, deceased.
II. w. B. Glover. who has been appointed
traffic manager OF the Seaboard airline sys-
tenn, will take charge on the 18th. His head
quarters will be at Portsmouth, va.
The chiSago & Alton pays the Toledo,
Peoria & Western $4,000 a year for the use
e fab n,ae t msie e. q z a. l irsck into 5e PEORIA . 70 Is
E. c.. Murphy. who has been appointed
receiver OF the Rhinestone & Shenandoah
road. was formerly superintendent of the
Indianapolis, Peru & Chicago, now the Lake
Erie & Western.
The one-do1lar round-trip rate to Cincin-
natl on Sunday applies not only TO Indian
apolis, but TO all points between Indian
apolis and Oxford. on the Cincinnati, Ham
ilton & Dayton.
W. H. McDoel, vice president and general
manager of the Louisville. New Albany &
Chicago, will remain in New York but a
few days. He will go to Canada on his an
nual vacation for two weeks.
The stockholders of the indianapolis Lo-
gansport & Chicago will hold their annual
meeting at Logansport on the 23d. when it
is expected some definite action will be
taken regarding the enterprise.
The new station at Piqua, on the Panhan-
die. is well on toward completion, and it is
stated that when done it will be the hand
soonest building of that class in the West,
unless 1t be at the large terminals.
Frank Reed, general passenger agent of
the Monon lines, has gotten out a very neat
advertisement in pamphlet form, entitled
fractions Cedar lake offers for pleasure
seekers.
j. t. Brooks. vice president of the Penn
sylvania Company, l. l.. Gilbert, assistant
general attorney OF the company, and VI.
J. Becker, chief engineer. were IN the city
yesterday looking after tax matters of the
company.
Calls for cars to load with wheat for
Toledo and other LAKE points are becom-
ing more numerous and are taken by freight
men as evidence that, despite the talk of
a very light crop, there Will be considerable
wheat to ship.
Those well informed as regards the Atch-
ison, Topeka q Santa Fe say that after
the company is reorganiZed the road will
be extended to San Francisco unless more
favorable terms can be made with the
Southern Pacific.
The Philadelphia & Reading has opened
the Wadesville colliery after an idleness of
fifteen years. 1t is stated that General
department, has had $4,000 Appropriated
to do this work.
The secretaries of the various divisions of
the Order of Railway Conductors have re-
ceived official notice of the succeeding of
Grand Secretary and Treasurer w. p. Dan
iels by NJ. Clancy, elected at the recent
convention of the association.
w. 8. Anderson has been appointed gen.
eral agent of the Union line at Chicago,
vice Samuel Davis. resigned. TO engage
i'm commercial business. His Office will be
with the general Western freight agent of
the Pennsylvania lines, In Chicago.
The New York. New Haven & Hartford.
which operates the Boston & Providence
ana the old Colony. has under contempt
ton raising six miles of track in the city
limits of Boston above the grade of the
streets, at an estimated cost of 5000. 900.
18th The P PoaaDed and Is equipment mh,c Of the the n To,
owned Jointly by the Pennsylvania and the
c., B. & O., is being placed in condition
to compare favorably with the roadbeds
Or Monday the Union Pacific will make
a sharp reduction in west-bound rates on
all classes of freight from the Missouri
river to Montana and Idaho common points.
bringing that section of the country in clos
er touch with the Missouri river gateways.
The Panhandle company will increase its
yard capacity at P~ittsburg. by occupying
| with tracks a large piece OF ground which
has been occupied for years by coal yards.
| NJ. B. Cushing, engineer of maintenance of
way, has been placed in charge OF the
| work.
On July % the assembly will begin at
Bethany Park and extend over four weeks.
The Indianapolis & Fincennes will put on
an additional train each way daily, which,
With the regular trains, will make four
trains each way daily between indianapolis
and the park.
f. j. Miller has been appointed general
passenger agent of the Pullman Palace Car
| Company, vice Mr.. Gray, deceased. Mr..
Miller has been the assistant general pas
senger agent OF the company for the last
five years, and the appointment is in line
of promotion.
The Chicago. milwaukee, e. st. Paul,
which laid off 10 per cent? tits employees
in its operating department during the
panic. has ordered a large number of the
to improve will have its entire force at
work again within thirty days.
A steam handcar is being experimental
with on the Wisconsin Central. II is fitted
up with cushioned seats. and as IL runs
along bridges. culverts, switches and the
general condition Of the track can be in
spected: 1t is not so heavy that it cannot
be readily set off or on the track.
President Clark, of the New York, New
Haven & Hartford. says that next year the
express trains will make the run from New
York TO Boston in four and one-half hours.
To do this the trains need not be scheduled
Big Four, between indianapolis and Gin
cinnati.
Recent investigation shows that 20 per
lines west of Pittsburg and so per cent. of
those on the lines east Of Pittsburg are
members of the Voluntary Relief Depart
ments. The last eighteen months the men,
bership has increased much the fastest ON
the western lines.