The Indianapolis journal., 1895-08-10

train brought In from Cleveland eleven
On Thursday the Cincinnati. Hamilton &
Dayton carried from points on the Indian
apolis division so excursionists 10 the Day
ton Soldiers Home.
The earnings of the c.. NJ. & st: ?. for
decrease Of E,470 from the corresponding
week Of last year.
For several months past President Ingalls,
has given William Garstang. superintendent
OF motive power, $4,000 per month TO op-
crate the shops with.
Orders have been given that every loco
motive and car OF the Chicago and Alton
be put in perfect repair in anticipation OF
the heavy fall traffic.
The Indianapolis & yincennes is CARRYING
a third more people to the Bethany Park
Assembly this year than the first two weeks
of its last years assembly.
Thirty-one OF the platform men at the
panhandle freight depots yesterday made
applica at1on to become members OF the
Pennsylvania Voluntary Relief Department.
The Lake Shore has prepared plans for a
new bridge over the Calumet river at South
Chicago. II Is TO be a double track iron
bridge Of the most modern and substantial
bs.,d.
Tie quarterly announcement that the Chi
cago, Burlington & Quincy is surveying a
line to the Pacific coast is denied by Boston
papers, where much OF the stock Of the
"a" Is held.
James Millikin. assistant master mechan-
noted TO the position of assistant superin-
tendent of the Philadelphia, Wilmington &
Baltimore road.
Col. A. W. Dickson. ex-general superin-
quietly at his fine farm near Seymour, Ind,
and as result is recovering his old-time
health and vigor.
Charles o. Scull, general passenger agent,
agent of the Baltimore & Ohio. are on
trip visiting the various western offices on
the B. & o. system.
Interviews have been published in New
Northwestern lines, and all say the biggest
corn crop will be harvested ever grown on
their respective lines.
The Local Passenger Association met
the round trip to persons who wished to
come to Indianapolis Aug. H. to witness
the regatta at Broad Ripple.
An official of the Pennsylvania lines says
1t is now the fixed policy with their COM
pany to foster. industries on it's lines by
giving them the most important orders
for material Of all descriptions.
The Atlantic City excursion off OF the
success. West of PIttsburg s1s excursion
lists were gathered up. which, for so high
criced an excursion, was a surprise.
Pennsylvania. like Indiana. has one coun-
~ which has no railroad within its bor-
ders-Fulton county-which has a popula-
tion of 1o1S7. and in the last ten years the
population OF the county has decreased
twelve.
1t is understood that the lines in the Cen
trail Traffic Association will vote 10 allow
stopovers on the return from the G.. a. r.
encampment at Louisville and the dedica-
ton ceremonies OF the National Park at
Chickamauga.
William Winssett, former citizen of In
dianapolis, and who for many years has had
charge of the dining-car service on the Van
dalia and the Pennsylvania lines, is lying
at the point of death at st. Louis, with
Brights disease.
The Monon. the Cincinnati Hamilton &
DAYTON and the Queen Crescent have
Veterans. who, on Sept. 49, will assemble
at Knoxville, Tenn, from Chicago and sew
eral Indiana points.
w. ". Jennings, of the real-estate depart
ment OF the Pennsylvania company. started
yesterday on trip TO the Yosemite val
ley and Southern California. Mr.. Jennings
IS an expert photographer. and intends to
take number of photographs while alb
sent.
The new tower at Rochester. on the
Pittsburg, Fort Wayne & Chicago, is COM
pleted. The work of building the fourth
gheny and Rochester, is in progress, and at
many other points improvements of i'm
portance are being pushed.
General passenger agent Fee, of the
Northern Pacific. yesterday telegraphed dis
lowstone Park travel is now the heaviest
in the history of the road. On all regular
trains the company is hauling extra sleep
ing cars to accommodate the business.
The health of President Clark. Of the
New York. New Haven & Hartford. is so
consult specialist Two other presidents
have given up under the strain of develop
ing that system, President Bishop retiring
and President Watrous dying Of a disease
brought on by overwork.
1t is stated that the agreement between
the Baldwin locomotive works and the
Westinghouse Electric Company has been
,sI ratfied 10y. by both boards of directors 1t
they are. now ready to receive orders for
electric locomotives. The exact style of
locomotive they will make is still undeter-
mined.
Commissioner Goddard has issued a call
for a meeting OF the executive committee
OF the Trunk Line Association for Aug is, at
which have s,,a also been cen invited to be present
ing a through freight business between in
land points in this. country and Europe 1t
Grand Trunk Railway Company. who is now
on his way from Europe. will attend this
meeting.
c. III. wilkins assistant grand chief con-
ductor OF the Order of Railway Conductors,
Central States. He held large meeting in
Columbus, o., on Thursday. leaving for the
ization was never in better condition and
is increasing in membership rapidly The
grand chief is now in Michigan, introduc-
ing the new ritual among the conductors
running over Michigan roads
Officers of the Great Northern railway
have decided to split up their agencies in
the large Eastern cities into freight and
passenger departments Accordingly. F. w
Huntington, district passenger agent in
New York. has been transferred TO Phila-
delphia, where he will rdn the lines pas
senger agency. z. d. Spencer, now of the
Philadelphia Office, will go to New York as
passenger agent. L. w. Lake will continue
as the general freight agent in New York.
The more conservative passenger officials
are sorry that the running of homeseek-
er excursions Is TO be again inaugurated,
as the truth Is the western roads are fac
ing a delicate situation in the running of
such excursions. He says rates are none
too stable as matters now are. and the
selling of tickets without restrictions for
single individuals will be apt to knock the
last prop from under the rate situation 1t
so demoralized rates last winter and in
the spring. from which the roads have
hardly recovered.
w. III. McDoel. vice president and general
manager Of the Louisville, New Albany
He says that three thousand tons of new
| heavy steel rails have been distributed on
the Indianapolis division this week Four
thousand tons more will be received next
week. and all will be placed in the track at
once. This done, the track from Indian
apolis TO Chicago will be laid entire with
new steel rails weighing seventy pounds to
the yard. The company will purchase more
rails to place on the main line, where a