The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-10
Personal, Local and General Notes.

Dewey Drake, city passenger agent OF
the Big -Four, is quite Ill.
The Pennsylvania Company has opened
for business Its new passenger station at
Madison, Ind.
n. E. Ingalls,, president Of the Big Four;
will leave for New York to-day to attend
the presidents meeting.
The Indiana, Decatur g. Western earned
in November 1920, an increase over
November. 1884, of Sl,1F.
Col S. F. Gray. general Western freight
agent of the, PENNSYLVANIA lines, has re-
turned from his Southern trip.
The Big Four will this morning run a
special fast train from Indianapolis to
Cleveland TO carry the Melba troupe.
In November the Indiana Car Service AS
ISOLATION handled 20,691 loaded cars, an in
crease over November, 1894. of 1850 cars.
The reorganized Erie Company had to
turn over to the State of New York GER
titled check Of $4,000 as reorganization
tax.
The Toledo. st. Louis e Kansas City
earned in November $17S,539.Sl. Since July
the road shows an increase Of earnings OF
$50 03O.29.
Fifty refrigerator cars for brewing
company Of Cincinnati have just been COM
pleted at the shops OF the Lake Erie &
Western at Peru. Ind.
The management of the Choctaw railroad
expects on Jan. to open the road for
passenger traffic. Heretofore 1t has been
operated only as a coal road.
The New York Central and the Lake
spring time table, extend the fast service
of the Empire State express from Buffalo
to Chicago.
Harry Miller, superintendent of the Van
dalia main line, is in the city on official
business. He says the road Is crowded
with business and has all OF Its available
power In use.
The new grain elevator Of the Indiana.
Decatur & Western at Decatur will be
completed. this week. and W; H. Gunderr;
take charge OF IL.
The Keokuk & Western railroad has ac-
quired the DesMoines & Kansas City road.
extending from DesMoines. Ia. to Kanes-
vile, No. liz miles. II will take possess
sion before Jan. J.
William Apps, master mechanic Of the
Illinois Central, has resigned, to be effec-
tive IAN l. when ne HGes TO the
tendent of motive power
The FL Paso Northern has been reor-
ganized. with l.. s. Thorne, late general
h head' Vice as president and B. f. Darby DARBY
shire. secretary and treasurer.
As Ii has been determined TO advance
rates on anthracite coal TO Western points
on Jan. 6, for that reason q heavy coal
traffic is looked for the next few days
over the west-bound coal-carrying roads.
The New York Central earned in Novem-
Der 81 POI .746, an increase over November,
1891 of sS6i.743. Since July / the road
shows an increase in earnings over the
corresponding period last year of 81. SCI.
II. McClaren, agent OF the Lake Erie &
Western at Frankfort, Ind, recently in
vented a car seal of real merit. and after
examination the Chicago Car Seal Com
pany is negotiating for the control Of the
device.
A r. Farnsworth took charge yesterday
as general Eastern passenger agent OF the
Seaboard Air line, in charge of the East
ern and Middle States. Mr.. Farnsworth
was twelve years with the Chicago & Rock
| Island road.
The Chicago & Southeastern. i'm Novem-
! Der made the largest earnings In its his
| tory, exceeding all former records nearly
81, 200. The company has received four new
! engines. and so far power is concerned
is in good shape.
This week twenty-five miles of new steel
| rail. weighing eighty-five pounds TO the
| yard. Is being distributed on the Vandalia
| main line. When these rails are laid forty
| five miles OF new steel of this weight will
| have been laid this year.
| Southwestern passenger affairs have been
! further complicated by demand of the
| st. Louis Southwestern (cottonbelD for
| additional compensation on tickets for
! Texas via Cairo. Chairman Kent yester-
/ day received a communication from the
| Cottonbelt people asking for second class