The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-07-03
PERSONAL. Local and General Notes.

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ST Louis & Kansas City. has gone 10 the
Pacific coast on private business.
Owing to the Increased business over the
Belt road in June Ii cost $3.50 more TO
operate IL this year than in June. 1894.
j. ID. Brown, agent of the American Ex-
press Company at this point. accompanied
by his wife, to-day goes TO Turkey Lake,
TO be absent several weeks.
The earnings of the Chicago. Milwaukee &
1854. 453, decrease OF SEQ 652 from the cor
responding week Of last year.
The estimated gross earnings OF the Chi
Of June are $1,132,32i, decrease Of $90,S75
as compared with estimated gross earnings
of June. 1894
The Baltimore & Ohio and the Baltimore
* Ohio Southwestern have issued notices
that they will allow stop-overs at any point
in either direction within the transit lin
its on the tickets issued TO the Boston ex-
cursion.
r. B. Jones, general agent of the freight
department of the Chicago Rock Island,
is I'm the city. He has just returned from
a trip through Iowa, and says the pros
poets for an immense corn crop could hard
ly be more favorable
Milton Lining, who some years ago suf-
Tered injuries In a wreck on the Lake Erie
onusy rc has 6rorght suit IN the TIM Miami
1uries were received In the wreck at the
Wabash river bridge. near Peru.
There is such clamoring around the ears
Of the officials of the Big Four over the
taking off of Train is. between st. Louis
and indianapolis, which arrived here at 2:f5
p. m-, that probably the company will re-
store 1t and make some changes in the local
trains
The Wabash has detailed men to take
complete inventory of all stock in it's store
departments. from Toledo-to Kansas City.
from Chicago to st. Louis, and from Chi
cago to Detroit, in the same manner a
merchant takes account of stock.
At Toledo. yesterday, the Toledo, Ann
Arbor & North Michigan road was sold at
court 1t was purchased for s., 627. 900 by r.
&. Martin, representing the bondholders.
The company will at once be reorganized.
d. r. Crawford. who few months ago
position in the Westinghouse air-brake
works, has returned to the Pennsylvania
and has been appointed assistant superin-
tendent of motor power of the Northwest
ern system.
George A. Stink, on July 6. takes the po-
sition of superintendent OF the blacksmith
shops of the Pittsburg. Fort Wayne &
JUDY. who on the first Of the month went 10
Dayton TO take charge Of the Barney &
Smith car shops.
At special meeting of the board of d.
pany yesterday c. Stuart Patterson. of
Philadelphia, was chosen to fill the va
aenTy in the H Sosd eassd b. the death
prominent lawyer and financier.
The Louisville e Nashville people are not
we'll pleased that the Pennsylvania Com
vile. and is making an effort TO draw east
bound business via indianapolis instead OF
Cincinnati. thus taking some of the busi-
ness OF the L. d y. between Louisville and
Cincinnati.
The Pennsylvania and the Columbus &
Hooking Valley will erect at East Toledo
this season a large transfer house. The
business at this point reaches $50 to 200
carloads per day. which must be trans
ferred to other Toledo roads. The cost of
the building and other improvements will
be borne Jointly by the two companies.
The big electric motors which are to
haul the Baltimore & Ohio passenger trains
through the tunnel at Baltimore have
made several trips and performed satisfac-
but ii is believed that fifty miles an hour
can readily be attained. The motors are
guaranteed to make thirty miles an hour.
j. H. Sample. of Logansport. has been ap-
juries received on the Chicago the Brad
ford and the State line divisions Of the
Pennsylvania lines. Heretofore claims OF
agent located at indianapolis. whose dutHs
have become too large TO admit of his con-
tinuing in that capacity.
The Pennsylvania company has gotten
we'll settled in its remodeled station at
Logansport an Improvement which is a
great credit to superintendent Hatch,
REBUILDING rebuff of it, commo tnS pleasant
waiting rooms are now on the lower floor,
and the Offices Of the officials on that di-
vision the second floor.
The Peoria & Eastern earned a balance
of s4035 above charges for May, against a
deficit of 1892 in May, 1894. Since Jan. /
the balance above charges Is $3.50, against
which President Ingalls, is bringing this
property out OF its wrecked condition is
highly creditable, and General Manager
Barnard should come In for a share OF the
credit.
When the fast limited express from ST.
Louis to New York was put on, a few
weeks ago. it hauled but one sleeping car,
that from ST. Louis to New York. The
train now leaves here with three sleeping
cars we'll filed nightly, two being added
at this point. The hauling, of local sleep
ing car between Indianapolis and Pittsburg
on this train has greatly increased its
popularity.
The Kansas City passenger agent of the
Rock Island road yesterday received notice
rate between that city and Texas points
announced for July 8. The action of the
Rock Island is considered strange, in view
of the attitude taken by the Missouri. Kan
sas a Texas in cutting the rates so per cent.
as announced in St Louis yesterday. No
reason Is given for the withdrawal of the
reduced rate.
The Baltimore & Ohio and the Chesa-
peake & Ohio are making warm fight for
business out of Cincinnati for the East.
There Is but four minutes difference in the
running time between Cincinnati and WASH
ington, and that is in favor of the Balti-
more & Ohio but going east of that point
the time turns in favor OF the Chesapeake
a. Ohio. but only one minute. Both lines are
| running their trains at high speed and haul
ing the best passenger equipment built.
change in craftsmanship OF the local
Ticket Brokers Association is limited at.
Chairman Harter, ii is alleged, IS disposed
to make the members live strictly up to
the bylaws of the organization, and Ii
causes some feeling on the part of some
of the members, who are inclined 10 do
business in a manner which does not con-
form 10 the bylaws OF the local associa-
ton or with the bylaws of the American
Ticket Brokers Association, of which all
are members
A new railroad line which will open up
10000 acres of hardwood timber land in
northern Mississippi is about TO be con-
| structed by a company consisting of II. l..
| Underwood. of Birmingham. Ala, and
other capitalists. The total length of the
road will be about seventy-seven miles. and
II Is 10 run from Grenada 10 Nettleton,
| Miss. to connect with the Kansas City,
| Memphis q Birmingham. the Mobile &
Ohio and the Illinois Central railroads in
| tSat section OF Mississippi.
At Knoxville. Tenn, Special Master
| the Cincinnati. New Orleans e. Texas Pa
| cifc railway. which were given as collateral
| for the Cincinnati extension bonds. The Sc
| curities were bought by President Samuel
| Spencer, of the Southern Railway Company,
| for $l,5oo.0c0. This sale carries the con-
| trolling interest in both the Cincinnati
| Southern and the Alabama Great Southern
/ railways President Spencer says the
| Queen & Crescent system will not be
brought into the big Southern railway COM
bine. but will be operated separately.
| C.. Z. Schaff. assistant general manager