The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-05-21

General Freight Agent Taylor. of the
Nandalia. yesterday went to New York on
official business.
W p. Elliott. agent of the sleeping-car
companies at the Union Station, is so Ill
as to confine him to his bed.
The old story that the Wagner and the
Pullman companies are to consolidate their
interests has been revived by the Eastern
press.
\. NJ. Schmidt for twelve years past
general yardmaster of the Wabash at Fort
WAYNE, has resigned, and is succeeded by
ID. 7. Hays.
The Louisville, Evansville & ST. Louis
earned in the second week of May SIS $50,
an increase over the corresponding week
of 1894 of $163.
G.. W. Fairbanks has gone to New York
TO look after matters in connection with
the reorganization of the Cleveland Can
ton & Southern.
NJ. Stafford, agent. of the Wabash at
Worth, ILL.,, has resigned and will enter
the service of the Chicago & Eastern Ili-
nois. his home being in Attica, Ind.
Under the new schedule. Train s, over
the Pennsylvania line. makes the run from
indianapolis TO Dayton ffty-five minutes
quicker than under the old schedule.
+. Pinney. for many years passenger
conductor on the Michigan Central west
ern division), has gone into business at
Maxville. Kan, with a brother as partner.
The actual earnings of the Chesapeake
& Ohio for March were. gross, SSO9,l53; net,
&Il,18. an increase in gross this year
so5. S''''''' anu 90 ''~ " me- S''
John Lazarus. traffic manager of the In
dianapoiis Decatur western. accom-
New York and on Saturday will sail for
England.
During the past week 1868 cars were
transferred over the Belt road. an increase
over the week ending May IL of 1873 cars.
Belt road engines handled 1913 carloads Of
live stock.
The Great Northern has located an ex-
cursion bureau at Boston and placed \. G.
Harvey in charge OF il. He will also have
charge OF the affairs of the Northern
steamship Company.
Work was yesterday resumed at several
of the coal mines on the Indianapolis &
Nincennes Superintendent Mansfield thinks
they will be loading ninety 10 one hundred
cars per day by Thursday.
Three years ago j. T.. Edgeworth agent
transferred from that point 10 Logansport.
and since taking charge there he has more
than doubled the business of that station.
On Sunday next the Vandalia will intro
on it's lines. Every Indianapolis road will
then have introduced this practice. which
the Lake Erie * Western was first to
adopt
The Richmond compound engine recently
tested on the Big Four is i'm freight
service the Pennsylvania. running be-
tween Harrisburg and Tyrone. and hauling
sixty-fve loaded ears between those points
eastward
DIR. Talbot, medical examiner OF the
Indianapolis division of the Pennsylvania
Voluntary Relief Department. last evening
went To Cleveland to attend conference
Of the medical examiners OF the lines
west of Pittsburg.
William Il. Coburn. travelling engineer
on the MOn0n lines, yesterday took the pO-
sition of assistant master mechanic. He
VIII have charge of the old shops New
Albany when the new ones at Lafayette
are ready for occupancy.
The New York. New Haven & Hartford
contemplateS expendlng Sl2,Oo0VO IN i'm
proving the property. and to-day the Leg
islature of Connecticut Will vote on the
question of the companys raising that sum
by issuing debenture bonds 10 that amount
One of the passenger conductors the
Wabash. who commenced as brakeman. is
son OF \. A. Talmage, who was for sew
eral years general manager of the Wabash
road. The sons ambition is To reach the
eminence as railroad man that his father
did.
1t Is stated that Vice President Baker.
OF the New Jersey Central. is TO be made
chairman OF the directors. which would
admit OF President Maxwell giving his