The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-06-28

His patents were granted on June II. and
practical experiments witt the invention
will soon be made.
The Frankfort News is authority for the
statement ST ,hn To,t that Z Ioui I. PeiTee, rece GT,S
has called John Lazarus home from Europe
and will make him general manager of
the road. Mr.. Peirce was not in the city
yesterday to confirm or deny this. but il
was suggested by his chief clerk that the
rumor probably originated with the dis
charged conductors, who do not entertain
the best of feeling toward the present gen
eral manager, a. l.. Mills.
While the Big Four will practically begin
doing business at Louisville on July /. IL will
moving smoothly. On July 10 Superintend-
ent Blizssrd. of the Michigan division. and
General Superintendent Van Wrinkle, will be
at LouisN lie. Mr.. Blizzard will remain
some days to aid in getting things in good
running order. The authorities of Louisville
have granted the Big Four all favor asked
already been let for a new depot, to be 500
feet in length, and ample side-track room
will be laid.
General Passenger Agent DAILY. of the
pany's Niagara Falls excursion in August
will be the largest the company has ever
handled, and that IT Will require three or
four sections to carry the excursionists.
Rumors have been current that the Lake
Erie * Western would resume it's low-rate
excursions to Chicago, but it is hardly prob
dDle. Last year the excursion BUSINESS 10
Chicago was ~inaugurated in retaliation for
dishonorable competition which one of the
roads exercised toward the Lake Erie &
Western, as the latter thought.
VIM. Garstang, superintendent of motive
power of the Big Four, says he knows of
no department in railway operations where
there has been a marked Improvement in
the character of the men as with the To-
ccmotive fremen: that they have come TO
be a splendid class of men as a whole.
There is more soberness and reliability
a nannn n a~1 NA0rr -.n IAatA.
fitted for promotion. The good example set
by the Brotherhood of Engineers has done
much to bring about such a reform in
fremen and the grand chief of the fremen's
much credit.
Frankfort News: THE Midland railroad
Chicago & southeastern receivership case
occupied the time OF the court from yes
terday up TO noon to-day, when the evidence
was all in. This case comes from Hamilton
HSnn'y Ke s n the s. a nnioI s is Pbo9 as by e MI
senting claims against the road for amounts
aggregating about $4,000. The debts were
contracted by the road several years ago
when owned by Henry Crawford and the
petitioners are asking for a receivership for
the road. The defense is that the company
at present in control of the road Is not
responsible for debts contracted by the
OLD company. Judge Doyal will not decide
the case until later on"
1t is stated that travel eastward was
never before known to be as heavy as at
present, unless low rates were in vogue.
The increased number of trains has not
been such as TO meet the increased travel
so far as sleeping car accommodations are
concerned. AT noon yesterday there was
not a berth to be had on either of the Penn
sylvania trains or on the Knickerbocker. all
being taken or reserved for parties at points
just east of here, such as Richmond Mum
Gle and Union. and every lower berth on the
hnlckeroocker express up TO July 8 is al
ready engaged. 1t is daily becoming more
apparent that the Big Four made a mistake
in taking off train Is from st. Louis, which
could have hauled at least a sleeping car
for Cleveland and somewhat relieved the
pressure for space.