The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-07-31
Personal. Local and General Notes.


Personal. Local and General Notes.
John Long, commercial agent OF the Big
Fo1r In Springfield. O.. Is In the city.
The Toledo & Ohio Central has placed
an order for several parlor cars with the
Pullman works.
General Southeastern Passenger Agent
Mcleod, OF the Chicago & Rock Island, has
removed his headquarters TO Pittsburg.
On Sunday. Aug, IL. the Cincinnati. Hamil-
ton Dayton will run a one-dollar. round
trip excursion from Cincinnati 10 Indian
apolis.
Negotiations are now pending for a con-
solidation OF the five largest locomotive
steel tire manufactures in the United
States
A. e. schrader. who for years was traffic
manager OF the Illinois Midland now the
Peoria division OF the Yandalia, Is in the
city, visiting his son.
IL Is stated that the Wheeling & Lake
Erie is seeking TO tap the coal fields Of
Pennsylvania, and has secured the right or
way for quite distance.
]. r. cavanaugh. car service superin-
tendent. OF the Big Four, has gone 10
Marshaiitown, Ia, his wife. accompanying
him. TO attend the funeral OF her father.
The electric headlights used on the chesa-
peake a. Ohio have given that line wide
notice. and those who ride over the road
are surprised that more roads do not adopt
them
The Brice syndicate is reported to have
secured the controlling stock OF the Cleve-
land, Akron & Columbus. paying IA cents on
the dollar for the stock required to control
the property.
The stone traffic OF the Louisville, New
Albany & Chicago is so heavy that the COM
pany will probably contract for two hun
dred more cars. although now having a
large stone car equipment.
The indianapolis, Decatur & Western has
recently completed five new dspots at points
on its lines, which a credit TO the COM
pany. and will be appreciated by the patrons
OF the road at such points.
Albert p. Lewis. auditor of the Indianapo-
lis. Decatur q Western. has just completed
his twenty-sizth year in railroad service at
this point. He entered the service OF the
Indiana. Bloomington Western Aug. J.,
The engineers and firemen on Ohio roads
have oil passed the annual examination on
colors required by the laws Of Ohio, and
bat few failed Each year lessons the num-
sight. "'''''' "'' nave ''s
George w Kittredge. chief engineer of
the Big Four. was in the city yesterday,
having recovered from ms recent illness.
He Is much relieved, having at last sue
ceeded I'm getting the shops at Wabash
under way.
The Big Four has got out a new map.
which shows that the system has ten ter
minals. not including short-branch ter
minals. with Indianapolis in the center as
the grand terminal and the place where the
general officers should be located.
JCuO hOdcnt WHO nau Dceu rOdQmdSter on
the Chicago e. Erie for five years and who,
on the LIST OF the month. went to the Cleve-
land. Akron e. Columbus has been present
ed with a observation-disclosures diamond
stud by his old associates, committee
going TO Akron TO make the presentation.
The Carnegie Steel Company has under
contemplation the buitcing OF a belt road To
connect their plants at Homestead Du-
auesne and Braddock. and thus do their own
switching These companies had contract
with the Pennsylvania To do all their
switching for fifteen years. and the time
will soon expire.
The Pennsylvania lines have made a new
departure and announce an excursion from
indianapolis to Atlantic City Aug. s. the
round-trip rate being $40. This Is the first
time the Pennsylvania lines have come
west OF Pittsburg unless In case of a con-
vention or large meeting In the East with
this class or excursions.
Western and Eastern roads are preparing
for big Knights Templar business next
month TO the twenty-sixth triennial con-
clave at Boston From this section the
knights Templars will leave on Aug. D.
The TerTe Haute Commandery has arranged
70 20 over the Big Four. as have several
<ther Indiana communicates. ~
The St. Louis the Madison. the St. Charles
and the Mount Vernon car works have con-
tracts to keep them busy several months.
There Is a good demand for fruit. beer,
furniture, coal. stone. stock. tank, dump
classes OF cars named is much more no.
ticeable than for ordinary box cars.
The Lake Shore road has contracted for
five hundred box cars: the Cleveland, Lo-
1000 coal cars. and the Philadelphia &
Reading Is negotiating for 1000 cars OF diff
ferent kinds. part OF them TO be put in the
central States Dispatch fast freight line,
which is becoming one OF the leading lines
OF the country.
Trans-Missouri passenger officials will
meet tomorrow In St. Louis. TO further dis
cuss rate troubles. and IL is intimated that
some OF the higher officials OF the Missouri,
Kansas & Texas have been told by capital
lists interested In that and number of
Passenger Agent Barker in his recklessness
as regards rate-cutting.
Sir Charles Rivers Wilson, president of
the Trunk Line Railway. is said TO hold
the key to the rate situation, as Eastern
railway officials declare that they cannot
operate their roads properly<unless the Ca
madam lines are placed under the same re-
strictions which the agreement Will place
the American roads under. The presidents
OF the trunk lines and Central Traffic Asso-
citation hope for an answer before the meet
ing called for August 10.
While President Ingalls,, of the Big Four
Is intent In impressing on the minds OF the
company's freight and passenger repre-
sentatives that the cutting or manipulate
unless grossly lied about the representa-
tives OF one of the Big Fours chief COM
petitors In both the freight and passenger
departments are gwen looser rein in
rate matters than at any former period
In the history OF the roaa
The wreck train service on the Pennsyl-
aria lines has been greatly improved and
simplified In Its workings. Regular wreck
ing crews OF twelve have been or
ganized and trained In the service. They
live near the shops. and can be called on
short notice. Combination cars have been
fitted up. in which the men can ride and
carry their tools. and Ii Is arranged so that
the derrick which lifts deraied equipment
ON the track can be more readily operated
by the engine.
The higher officials of the Schenectady
works claim that engines 200 and col, just
delivered to the Big Four. are the most
powerful eight-wheel passenger engines In
the world. These engines are now hauling
from Gallon 10 Cleveland, most of the
way being up grade at .--e schedule time
forty-two miles an hour. which was all
that the works promised they would do,
but the engineers say that either of them
Will haul twelve ears up the grades at
the schedule time
An express official yesterday, speaking
OF the low price at which the stock OF the
United States Express company is quoted
said he thought this company had sur
mounted it's difficulties. and that IL would
soon become dividend payer and then its
stock would advance. IL Is now quoted at
SIS per share. while the American Ex-
press Is quoted at xlH per share and the
Adams at <1is per share. When the
United States Express entered into the
contract TO operate over the baltimore &
Ohio lines IL overestimated the business OF
such lines at that zine and paid much
larger sum for the privilege than II should,
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