The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-07
Personal. Local and General Not

Ohio has been bringing into Cincinnati 400
to $50 carloads of coal per day.
III. b. Wood has been appointed division
passenger agent OF the Cleveland Akron &
Columbus, to success Mr.. Siken, resigned.
The new auditor of the Erie lines has re-
appointed i. p. Campbell auditor of traffic
and n. 5. Rutter auditor Of disbursements.
Local ticket agents have been authorized
to continue the sale OF tickets on account OF
the Cotton States exposition, until Dec. Is.
The promotion of E. F. Cost to be general
freight agent OF the Big Four lines meets
with the general approval Of the shippers
OF indianapolis.
The advent of winter has thrown fully one
thousand men out of employment on In
diana lines, section and bridge forces being
the most affected.
Belt road 80 carloads of live stock. the
heaviest movement In any one day in the
history of the road.
H f. Ellis. who for thirty years has been
resigned and is succeeded by j. Z. Nc
Grath. transferred from Ripley.
William Bells, general manager of the
ton, has returned from his Southern trip
in the interests OF the association.
The Ohio Coal Traffic Association held a
meeting in Cleveland yesterday and took
pooling district from the mines to the
lakes
The Big Four now has in service sixteen
thousand cars, and all are to be renum-
bered according TO their length, width and
capacity, the larger cars taking the higher
numbers.
The Chicago & Northwestern has again
taken It's place as a per. cent. per annum
dividend paying road, having for four con-
secutive quarters declared a IA per cent
dividend.
The Detroit Chamber OF Commerce and
the Detroit Manufacturers Club will, on the
9Th, go to Atlanta over the Cincinnati.
Hamilton & Dayton and the Queen & Cres-
cent roads.
An official of the Big Four states that
freight lines operate on that system, and
four OF the lines reach every point the
twenty-five do.
The Atlanta express over the Panhandle
lines between Chicago and Louisville has
been on nearly two months, and but once
has the train been turned over to the Louis
vile q Nashville late.
1t is stated by the passenger men that
largely in excess of any November of some
years, and transcontinental line business
this month bids fair to be very heavy.
Frank r. Hale, who has been city ticket
and passenger agent OF the Vandalia at
Terre Haute, goes TO st: Joseph as freight
and passenger agent of the Vandalia, which
is promotion, as st. Joseph is becoming
an important station on the Vandalia.
The Big Four and Chesapeake & Ohio
will, on Jan. l, begin operations in the
new freight station at Louisville, which Is
arranged in the country. The Big Four has
expended Sl,5OO,0O at Louisville, and is not
yet through
Yesterday ten auditors OF the fifteen roads
running In here examined the books Of D.
Union Railway Company. and found every
thing correct; The auditors credit the In
dianapolis ticket Office with being ono of the
best managed In the country.
George Daniels, general passenger agent
OF the New York Central, is an enthusiast
over the scenery on the lines of the New
York Central, and has suggested that the
company put an observation car on one
Of the fast morning trains each way be-
tween New York and Buffalo.
1t is stated that arrangements are pend
Ing which will likely result in the Peoria &
Eastern being more closely identified with
the Big Four system. AS matters now stand
II Is practically operated separately. which
than were the interests.worked more close
y.
The Monon has large force at work
tearing down the Splegel & Thoms build
depot, which will have its frontage on
South New Jersey street A large force of
laborers and mechanics Is employed on Mo-
ci}y. improvements IN the north part OF the
The Louisville. Evansville & st. Louis
earned in November $139, 459. against Sill 632
in 1894, and against $l2l,9S6 in 1893. The
Chicago 4 Eastern Illinois earned in No
vember ss69, s2s, against Ss4e,ss2 in 1894 and
against $342,6 in 1890. In both cases the
gross earnings are in excess OF either 1894
or 1893
In their early railroad careers E. p. Rip
ley was general freight agent of the Chi
cago Burlington & Quincy and Paul Nor
ton. at the same time, the first assistant
comes tho president of the Santa Fe and
Mr.. Morton vice president. in charge of
traffic.
T. A. Lawes, mechanical engineer of the
Big Four. and T. NJ. Lawler, master me-
chanic. returned. yesterday. from Fitch
burg, Mass. where they went to inspect a
works have been building for the Big Four.
to be placed In the company's new shops at
Wabash.
The gross receipts from traffic Of the ILL.,
nois Central for the four months ended
Oct. 81 were s., $3.50, an increase of $S92 III
over the same months last year. The gross
receipts from traffic for the month of No
vember are estimated at $1,972.2i3, an esti-
mated increase of $50, 312 over the month of
November last year.
The advisory committee OF the emigrant
clearing house has almost completed its
report on the amount Of emgrant business
to be allowed to the Southern Pacific road,
in case that road decides to become a MEM
Der of the emigrant clearing house. The
report will be finished to-day and the COM
mittee will be In New York on Monday.
Edwin Gould. president OF the Gould
Southwestern lines, asserts that the reason
for their lines Withdrawing from the South
western Passenger Association was that
they did not get the share of business the
Gould lines were entitled to. He says,
however. that their companies are ready
to make concessions rather than have
rate war develop.
The roads OF the Central Traffic Associa-
ton have asked those of the Western Pas
senger Association to join them in the run
ming or two home-seekers' excursions to
Central Traffic Association territory in De-
cember, the fare for which will be one fare
for the round trip, plus g. The formal
proposition was submitted to the vote of
the Western roads yesterday.
p. S. Eustis, at the head of the passenger
department OF the Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy, always had great faith in the fu-
ture Of Nebraska. and years ago invested
considerable money In land i'm that State
and was the instigator OF the building of
several branch lines of the Burlington,
which have been valuable feeders. A town
has now been named after Mr.. Eustis in
Frontier county.
Alonzo Bush, an old-time passenger con-
ductor on the Evansville & Terre Haute
was without transportation from Evansville
to Terre Haute, and was put off at Prince
ton. His friends. hearing OF 1t. made up q
purse and presented to him and he pre-
ceeded on his journey by the next train.
Mr.. Bush was at one time q very popular
conductor on the L. & T. H., but Is now an
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