The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-05-28
ing old claims, and will soon be out OF
debt. The business of the road this month
has been the heaviest in its history.

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debt. The business of the road this month
has been the heaviest in its history.
There will be a notable gathering at
A Aon;noent ;, o.; on Memorial day. sad when nf tb a
terrible disaster at the bridge, Dec. y, 1916,
will be unveiled. There will be addresses
and religious services after the unveillng
OF the monument.
Norman Beckley. formerly general man
ager of the Cincinnati, Wabash & Mich
igan. is now special agent of the Michigan
division of the Big Four, and Is really a
general utility man, looking after trans
portation matters as well as passenger
and freight traffic.
Col. William Shaw, representing the pas
senger department of the Chicago, Bur-
lington & Quincy, is in the city. He states
that the growth of the compaJiy'S business
at st. Louis is a surprise 10 the manage
ment and promises still better results as
the business of the country improves.
b. S. Sutton. formerly division superin-
tendent on the Big Four, was in the city
yesterday. He is now interested IN an
electric line projected from Versailles,
Ind, To- Brookville, Ind. thirty-eight miles.
and expresses great confidence that the
road will be constructed and running In a
few months
In the recent competition for prizes for
the best advertisement, invited by G. ;.
Fee, general passenger agent of the North
ern Pacific, g. u. Webb, <Eent of the Big
Four at Bloomington, ga j. j.. Deitz,
agent OF the same company at Grafton,
o.. were the successful competitors for
two of the prizes.
Train 20. over the Vandalia, 1t is stated,
is doing as much business as before the
moor train out OF st. Louis was put on.
Yesterday conductor Trindle's report
showed that the train, between St Louis
and indianapolis. handled 16S local passen-
gers and had on board twenty-siX pasSen-
gers for points east of Pittsburg.
Last week there were transferred over
the Belt road 16,338 cars, an increase of
6S over the week ending May Is. and 2.297
nonrA narl than uvaFn handled nn tho road
in the week ending May II. Belt road
engines last week handled 1,1i3 carloads
of live stock at the yards, against lob
cars in the week ending May is.
C. II. Phillips. general agent of the Mis-
souri, Pacific, is in the city. He says that
business with the Southwestern lines is
gradually improving. but he does not look
the crops begin 10 move in the autumn. He
is not disposed to take as gloomy a view
OF the crop prospects as some OF the freight
men do.
The unexpected adjournment Of the trans
continental lines, before their work was
half completed, has put a damper on the
lines of the Western lines passenger asso-
citation. They will do nothing in the way
of perfecting their agreement until they
know what the t-ranscOntinental lines will
do, and nobody on this green earth can fig
ure out that problem at the present time.
Owing to the order of General Superin-
ten6ent johnson. of the Nickel-plate, re-
garding employees visiting saloons, five
SdlOOH kcGDtIS dI olOIN lcldhuy WiClC AC
company's shops are located. nave been
compelled to close their saloons and the
rooms are for rent. The shop, yard and
section men are said TO have been large
sold.
Yesterday the large steam shovel of the
Panhandle was moved 10 the gravel bank
at Germantown, Ind, and to-day seven
work trains will m the distribution
of go carloads of gravel every twenty-four
hours between Richmond and indianapolis.
G. a,v- L. -. 49,
intention 10 distribute on this end of the
indianapolis division 5000 carloads of gravel
in the next two weeks.
An official of one of the northwestern
lines says there is no doubt as to the
Vanderbilts figuring to secure control Of
the Great Northern, and he thinks they
will accomplish such a result, which would
make their railroad interests in the North
Northwestern, which is now a Vanderbilt
interest, of as much Importance as are
their Eastern railroad interests.
The receipts OF grain at Chicago have
largely increased the last ten days. The
Illinois Central. the Wabash. the Chicago
& Alton and the Chicago & Eastern Illinois
one day last week delivered at Chicago 917
carloads of grain against $50 in the cor
responding week of 1894, and all the week
the deliveries Of these roads exceeded
those of the corresponding period last
year. This shows that the grain stored in
southern Indiana and southern Illinois is
fast being placed on the market.
Fort Wayne Gazette: Dwight p.
Nichols. who for several years has been
flagman at the Center-streeL crossing of
the Pittsburg railroad at Warsaw, has left
the services Of that company on account
of failing health and has been placed on
the retired salary list. Mr.. Nichols was
the first station agent of the Pennsylvania
Company at Pierceton and served in that
position for nearly twenty-five years. when
he retired and his son, l. d. Nichols, was
appointed in his place and is now serving
in that capacity. Eight years ago he was
efficiently in that position ever since. He
was known by every trainman on the road
and was loved by all for his uniform
courtesy and excellent social qualities"
ID. c.. Edwards, general passenger agent
of the Cincinnati, Hamilton q Dayton, and
Frank Reed, general passenger agent of
the Monon, have agreed on George Haylor
as the successor of /. d. Baldwin, late
district passenger agent Of the two roads
at this point. Mr.. Haylor has gone to
Portland, Ore, and will arrange to at
once remove with his family to Indian
apolis. Mr.. Haylor for some years was
with the Lake Erie & Western when
Wilbur Lee was its general passenger
agent, and Mr.. Lee, on taking a position
with the Northern Pacific ut Portland,
Ore. at once gave him a position on that
road. Circumstances are such with Mr..
Haylor's family that he thinks ii wise to
return TO this city. 1t is expected he will
take hold as early as the 10th of next
month.