The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-01

by the Mackey system before it went to
pieces, and will form part of the projected
road from Indianapolis to Chattanooga, via
Hockport, when built.
The depot which is to replace the one
burned at Anderson, on the Big Four lines.
will be ready for occupancy April /. The
new structure will be as handsome a build
o aos as was the one burned Wnich COST w.
j. H. Kitchener, Pullman conductor, who
has been running through Indianapolis be-
tween st. Louis and New York for twelve
company twenty years. died yesterday at
Philadelphia.
Louis w Landman, Southern passenger
agent of the Columbus & Hooking Valley,
Is In the city. He says the mileage books
OF the c; II; Y. are now good on forty
two roads, and it keeps the passenger de-
partment busy to keep track of the mileage.
II. F. Bowsher, district passenger agent
of the Missouri, Kansas & Texas, is in the
city. He looks for large increase in busi-
ness on this road as soon as its trains get
into the Union Station, st. Louis, and are
thus rid of the disadvantage the road now
labOrs under.
Trains IL and is, running on the Big Four
between Cincinnati and Chicago. are again
the best paying trains run on the system.
north-and-south business having greatly
improved of late. For some time past these
trains have been earning from Sz.25 to -. 40
per mile run.
interests of the Vandalia and the Big Four
between St Joseph, Benton Harbor and
Chicago, will not interfere with their
freight lines, as arrangements have already
been made for other boats to ply between
the points named.
Yesterday George Mudd left Fort Wayne
ic Of the nv wabash comp pa as shops at
Springfield, Ill. On Tuesday night he was
the recipient Of number of presents from m
Fort Wayne with him, and his wife was re-
membered by silver tea set.
The gross earnings OF the Chicago, Mil
x Pan In Ian
less than in January, 1894, while the net
earnings show an increase for the month of
$33,003. The net increase is encouraging to
the stockholders. but the heavy falling off in
gross earnings shows that the employees have
suffered through the light traffic.
The net earnings of the Fitchburg road, Of
ent. for 1894 were 81, $685. $50, which is within
g few dollars of paying a 4-per-cent divi-
in the company's net earnings justifies the
belief that 1t will again become one of New
Englands best roads as an investment
Engine 1886, Class p, sent west by the
Pennsylvania to on the Vandalia, yes
terday, with Train 20, consisting of seven
and, when eleven miles out, had made up
the time and arrived at the Union Station
two minutes ahead of time. The engineer
expressed surprise over the ease with which
the engine handled the train. and thinks
it will haul it from Terre Haute to Indi-
annapolis at a speed of one mile minute
without trouble.
The prospects brighten for the building
of the Terre Haute, Saylor Springs & Mount
and one Of the directors passed through
here yesterday their return from New
York, where they found some warm friends
to employ an expert engineer to come
West and examine the line thoroughly and
investing by New York capitalists of money
in the road. Everything points to Terre
Haute getting new road.
The Southern Railway Company had pre-
rod Ma r1c for lar nxfa hing re-
at Atlanta, but on learning that a number
Of damage suits were pending against the
running up to the company's shops, which
were closed when the shops were built, the
ana sas fa 4 the S1 rs
pressed the shops entire will be removed
from Atlanta. Railway employees who live
such streets are moving out of them.
F. G. Darlington, superintendent OF the
Indianapolis division of the Panhandle
miles of new steel rails. weighing eighty
five pounds to the yard, had been assigned
more rails would be furnished to this d.
vision in future months of the spring and
summer If the business of the company
this side Of Richmond Superintendent
Darlington is instructed to get out during
March $500 carloads of gravel and dis
tribute it on the line.
The death was announced yesterday of
Paul Mondeau, aged seventy-eight years He
was the nrSC passenger agent Oh the CnlCd-
go, Milwaukee & st. Paul, which was then
known as the Milwaukee & Prairie Du
Chen. About six years ago he was retired
from service and placed on the companys
pension list, with two-thirds pay. Charles
Mordough, who represents the c., NJ. & st.
p. in this territory, said yesterday that in
his day he was the shrewdest and most sue
cessful man in securing business in the
country, and often resorted to novel meth
DDS During the war he discharged bag
gageman on hearing that he had said he
was "Glad Lincoln was shot.
1t is stated that the Chicago & Northwest
ern has come nearer maintaining to high
standard it's roadbed and equipment through
the depressed times than has many other
of the Western roads, the company being
in such a shape financially that 1T was not
Obliged to reduce It's expenses. In this sec
ton the Big Four stands in the front in
this respect. William sGarstang, superfn-
tendent of rolling stock says he questions
if there is another road in this country on
which the power and equipment generally
are so near up to the standard as on this
system. Seventy-fve per cent. of the power
is either new in the last two years or has
been thoroughly rebuilt, and its passenger
equipment ranks the finest now running
in the country. Much of it is new, and but
a very small per cent of its freight equip
ment is out of repair. The shops have been
run steadily and full handed for the last
three years.
SITUATION OF THE BREAD WAR.