The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-25
PERSONAL, Local ana General Notes.

Southern at La Porte and the Michigan Gen.
trail at New Buffalo.
II Personal, Local and General Notes.
III. Dawdy has been appointed agent of
the Big Four at Cedar Grove.
Panhandle conductor e. Pershing has re-
turned from his Western trip.
S. o. Bayliss, assistant general counsel of
the Big Four. has removed with his family
to Cincinnati.
The Vandalia at the present time is work
ing a larger force in its shops than at any
time in the last three years.
Paul Rainer, chief of the weighing and
to-day and will probably be at Indianapo-
lis Tomorrow.
The Toledo Southwestern has been reor-
ganized, sand it Is said will now complete
the road. The general offices will be To-
Gated at Toledo.
The Cleveland. Cincinnati, Chicago & st.
Louis earned the second week in April,
60. 1853, an increase this year of $295, Ole.
New England roads are showing in
creased freight earnings of 10 to 20 per
cent. over last year, while the passenger
earnings are but lttie in excess of last
year.
On the main line of the Monon last week
1886 loaded cars were handled. most OF it
iong-haul freight, and the passenger BUSH
ness is keeping pace with the freight
traffic.
the lake traffic. The Philadelphia & Erie
has 144,0M bushels of grain to move from
Erie to Philadelphia within the next twen-
ty days.
general passenger agent of the Missouri,
Kansas < Texas, and II. r. Bowsher, dis
trict passenger agent for this territory, are
in the city,
The Lake Erie & Western earned in the
third week Of April $66, 104.50, an increase
over the corresponding week of 1894 of So
8l9.05; increase the first three weeks of this
month, 21,57O.
President Thomas, of the Louisville, New
Albany e. Chicago, has just completed ar
rangement to adjust the floating debt so
that the preferred stock may be looked
upon with more favor.
j. Fl. Garaghty, formerly purchasing agent
of the Big -Four, has embarked in the coal
business at Danville, Ill, and has secured
W.. G. Halbert, a locking Valley operator,
to manage the Illinois mines.
Vice Presidents McCrea, Davidson and
terday We're inspecting the Cleveland &
Pittsburg division, on which extensive inn
provements are contemplated.
Assistant General Passenger Agent Aus
tin, of the Northern Pacific, who has been
by District Passenger Agent Turner. start
I'D on a Southern trip last night.
The Columbus & Hooking Valley is to
bridges with new iron structures. A new
bridge will be built across Hooking river,
and one across the Little Scioto.
Recent inquiry showed that rs per cent.
of the men now employed at the shops OF
the Pennsylvania Company ny at indianapolis oil
homes within a mile of the shops.
Col. Samuel Moody, of the Pennsylvania
lines, assistant general PASSENGER agent. is
again West looking after G.. A. r. business
for Louisville. and business for Baltimore
and Boston for coming national meetings.
O. p. McCarty general agent of the pas
senger department of the Southern Pacific,
and George T. Gunnip, general agent of the
passenger department of the Santa Fe,
were in the city yesterday on official bust
ness.
Train 6 on the vandalia and the Penn
sylvania line has become one of the heavi-
est run on the system. On Sunday from
ST. Louis it was run In two sections, and
when it reached Columbus hauled twenty
two cars.
There is a quiet movement In progress to
secure the headquarters of the Order of
Railway Conductors at indianapolis. The
Toledo Blade says the railroad men Of that
city are afraid that Toledo will be. just
slow enough for Indianapolis to get the
plum.
Frank Reed. general passenger agent of
the Monon lines; was in the city yester-
ings continue to increase $500 to $4,000
each week over those of corresponding
weeks of 1894, and the outlook is Tor even
better results.
On Tuesday night the Knickerbocker ex-
press over the Big Four left indianapolis
with 1T3 passengers on board, eighty of the
number ticketed to Cleveland or points
beyond. Both the ST. Louis and the In
dianapolis sleeping cars for New York
were well filled.
One of the most attractive places in the
city just now are the grounds surrounding
the shops OF the Pennsylvania Company
in the. eastern part of the city. Large
etc, and cleanliness about the buildings
make a good impression on a visitor.
Shipments of coal from Indiana and Illi-
nois mines have increased largely the last
few days. One reason is that a number
of manufactures which used oil for fuel
nave gone back to coal. and another is
@L-4 r,rxf mar on6 railway Rnmn2nfaC
are stocking up, fearing that there may
be asStrike next month.
Another attempt is to be made to form a
transcontinental passenger association. The
Southern Pacific has declared that 1t is
willing to attend any meeting for the pur-
pose OF reviving the OLD ASSOCIATION II the
desire. The meeting may be called for next
week or for the week after.
]. b. Cavanaugh.. general passenger and
freight agent of the Evansville & Terre
Haute, who has rendered his resignation,
will look after some business interests in
turns In railway circles it is thought that
Mr.. Griswold, of these departments. will be
promoted to fill Mr.. Cavanaugh's place
The addition the Indianapolis, Decatur
& Western will MAKE to its city freight
depot on West street will be one hundred
feet long by forty wide. A portion of the
new building will be occupied for offices.
When the improvements are completed the
l., p. 81 w. Will have a good depot Two
hundred feet in length by forty in width.
With pideloiHi VI ooai e
The stock of the Cincinnati, Hamilton &
Dayton is held at $175 per share, with but
very little on the market. This is within
twelve points of the highest price 1T every
brought. The company does not make pub
lie its earnings. but its net earnings are
said to show that the property is now
under excellent management, and, While
handled economically. is we'll maintained
physically.
The election of Mr.. e. St. John as vice
president and general manage of the Sea-
board Airline has brought the road to a
prominence 1t hardly would have reached
but for his taking charge and working. for
business. rrior to his election the Sea-
board Airline was seldom heard of, and
the boycott recently placed upon IL by
competitors is advertising and increasing
the business of the road far beyond the
most ~anguine expectations.
a New Woodruff Line.
The Citizens street railroad is preparing
to extend its Noble-street line out Michigan