The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-08-16


Edward Wilcox, one Of the veteran engi-
neers on the Michigan Central (west end.
lies fatally i'll at his home, at Michigan
City.
York. is to be elected vice president and
treasurer OF the New York, Susquehanna &
Western.
The New York Central. as an economical
measure, has commenced consolidating its
freight Offices at important points wherever
practicable.
The stockholders of the Fort Wayne &
Jackson will on Sept. l receive semi-an--
nual dividend OF 23i per cent. as guaranteed
by the Lake Shore road.
The Philadelphia Car Service Association
in July handled 1Of.94 cars, with an average.
detention of 1.49 days or this number Il, 265
were cars of the Pennsylvania road.
Coal rates between Chicago and Omaha
are being slashed right and left. one road
carrying at $50 per ton, and il is believed
so cents per ton will be the rate within the
next ten days
The stockholders Of the Terre Haute,
Saylor Springs & Mt Vernon have re-elect-
ed the old board OF directors, with one
exception. Mr.. Rideway being succeeded by
II. c. Pugh, OF Terre Haute.
Second Vice President and Traffic Man.
ager William Duncan, of the Baltimore &c
Ohio southwestern, who has been East for
several days, is expected to return TO his
office in St. Louis very shortly.
Commencing with yesterday all roads rum
ming out of st. Paul began TO charge for
carrying bicycles. The demand TO carry
wneels became so ia, Iasse ina. 9I'e m, mere ne
gage cars.
II is understood that the new stock yards
company will arrange with the Indianapolis
dianapolis & w Vincennes s tracks being s but 5
one-fourth OF mile away from the grounds
purchased
A. ]. Hit. who is to be appointed general
superintendent of the Chicago & Rock
Igl NJ hlrf a
yardmaster at Minneapolis. and later was
appointed general agent of the Minneapolis
& st. Louis.
Boston capitalists are again purchasing
large blocks of the stock of the Chicago &
Eastern Illinois. The excellent business the
road has in prospect Is said to be the slim
illus which is creating a demand for the
company's securities.
Jospeh Wood, general manager of the
Pennsylvania lines west of Pittsburg, went
from here with number of other officials
OF the Pennsylvania lines TO Ashtabula TO
inspect the work now in progress there in
the way of improvements.
Contracts will be let soon for the construc-
ton Gf the Pitts5sTg ;S
traverse the largest undeveloped coal terri
tory in the United States. ard It's coal traf-
hc will be its chief means of support.
company has been organized. TO be
road Company, to build the Jackson extern
sion OF the Cincinnati. Jackson & Mackl-
nav The line has already been located 1t
Brice syndicate.
The Southern States Freight Association
Beach When see siu after f. tsa meetl
ing. MIR. St. John said: The Seabord Air
line will go into the new association If its
competitors 90 likewise"
master Of the western division of the Bal
timere K Ohio. but more recently general
manager of the Pittsburg; FsirpoEt e. North North
o., on Wednesday. AT the time OF his death
ne was Mayor of gainesville.
Frank Reed. general passenger agent of
the Louisville, New Albany & Chicago. was
In the city yesterday. He states that their
passenger business is excellent, still he is
pushing for still heavier business. Each
week shows increases in earnings over cor
responding weeks of last year
H. S. Hayward, superintendent Of motive
power of the Pennsylvania. with commit
tee of fifty car builders from the Master
Car Builders Association, Is visiting a
number of railroad centers, testing grab
irons and handholds to see If they comply
with the interstate-commerce law.
The Vanderbilt lines have issued cir
cular to the effect that all delegates to the
annual convention of the International AS
ISOLATION of Ticket Agents, which convenes
in Boston next month, will be furnished
transportation and sleeping-car accommoda-
tons without cost to the delegates.
Complaints are again becoming numerous
that Eastern roads are again holding and
using in their local business cars of West
without freight breaking bulk. One of the
car tracers OF an indianapolis line recently
found thirty of its cars in local service on
an Eastern road.
senger agent OF the Pennsylvania. says an
important sign of the times is the increased
passenger business throughout the country
There has never been a time in the history
OF the country, he says, when there has
been SO strong sentiment as now among
the people to visit interesting points in
America
An excellent feature Of the Grand Army
encampment at Louisville next month Is
that the Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern
and other prominent roads leading from
all points within 300 miles This arrange
ment. together with the one-cent-per-mile
rate TO Louisville, gives the old soldier just
about what he wants.
The Evansville & Terre Haute is said TO be
in the best physical condition at any time
since opened for business. Under the
had been allowed to deteriorate' a' and II
has required some time and a good deal OF
money to practically rebuild the road. There
equipment, especially its PASSENGER gg' rollins
stock.
The official figures show that the freight
business OF the Big Four system for the
or either OF the four years since the con-
solldation was effected. The following shows
the train mileage for the four years: 1892.
746 sis: 1898. 1886, FOG; 1894. 6,75sOO5; 1885,
7,0i9, 49, Loaded car mileage: 1892 3349-
10; 1885, 1872 4i6; 1884, 21,S676l6; 1895. 1884,
96S554.
The Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern Of
ficials are pleased with the success OF their
excursion OF July 8 to Atlantic City, and
have decided TO run another to that city
and also 10 Cape May on the Goth inst 1t
has been demonstrated that these cheap ex-
cursions create a sufficient amount of rev.
enue TO make them a paying venture and
that they do not demoralize the regular
business IL proper restrictions are placed on
tickets.
The Peoria division OF the vandalia sys-
tenn has been so improved as TO lead to
much favorable comment. Bridges have been
strengthened to admit OF the heavy Van
dalia locomotives running over the road,
several grades cut down and a number OF
curves straightcned. Ii Is now safe 10 run
passenger trains over il fifty miles an
hour, while, when the Vandalia took n.
tweny miles an hour considered reck-
less running.
The Niagara Falls excursion from Chi
cago and points on the line OF the Wabash
road was a decided success l. $50 excur-
sionists being carried Frank Palmer as
sistant general passenger agent. says the
excursion paid the roads $12.Sf0 IL cost to
run the several sections 5000. He esti-
mates that IL cut into the company's regu-
cost 500. and he In satisfied that the roads
made 5000 in clear money through running
the excursion.
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