The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-19

lOltlO QlNlSlJI OF the pennsylvania lines
for the past twenty years, died yesterday,
aged sixty-six. at his residence, in Toledo.
Mr.. Morris was one of the best known rail-
readers in the United States. His funeral,
which takes place Wednesday, will be at
tended by the general officers of the Penn
sylvania lines.
Personal, Local and General Notes.
A. S. Knapp, trainmaster of the Peoria &
Eastern. is SO Ill as to contine him at
home.
The Lake Erie & Western, in the second
week of February, earned s57, $50. 81. an in
of 49, S1.51.
The Chicago & Southeastern will this week
receive three of the six engines the company
purchased from the Pennsylvania which
have been rebuilt at Altoona.
w. f. Bruner, assistant general passenger
agent of the PENNSYLVANIA lines at st. Louis
who spent Sunday in the city, returned
to his headquarters yesterday.
In 1871 the rate on flour per barrel, In
dianapolis to New York, was 81; yesterday
it is stated that some was contracted at SO
cents. The agreed rate is but 81 cents.
The monthly report of Agent Rice. at Leb-
anon, on the Big Four, shows that the reve-
hue OF that station for January, this year.
of s2.2 H. a'' ii'e case 0'el ' -'''
w. w. Anstey, who died in New York
city on Friday, had been in the auditor s
ty-eight years. and was one of the auditors
at the time of his death.
There were transferred over the Belt road
in the week ending Feb 16 1886 cars and
Belt road engines handled 1.09S carloads of
live stock, being considerable increase
over the week ending Feb. 3.
In 1894 the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
used on it's system 925, 270 tons of COAL cost
more coal than does Chicago, with all her
industries and private consumption.
1t was openly charged that, certain In
dianapolis shippers We're yesterday getting a
cut Of cents on grain and grain products,
which would make the rate. Indianapolis to
New York, 1912 cents per 100 pounds.
The Haskell & Barker car works yester-
day commenced the building of cars on an
Illinois Central contract, 1000 of which are
to be regular box cars and 300 refrigerator
cars for hauling fruits from the South to
Northern markets.
The Peoria, Decatur & Evansville earned
in the second week Of February, $17,02543
1894 of $902.A. Since July 1 the road shows
an increase of SAB, 66S.54 over the correspond
ing period ending with Feb. IA, 1894.
General Freight Agent Taylor, of the
Vandalia, is expected here to-day. He will
this week visit the more important points
on the Vandalia system and acquaint him
self with those in charge more fully than
he could before his late promotion.
H. A. White whose death was announced
last week, had been with the Chicago &
Rock Island since 1877, commencing as a
passenger conductor, and by promotions
reaching the position of superintendent. His
early railroading was done on the Erie.
d. r. Hurst. general yardmaster of the
Lake Erie & Western at Upton, Ind, now
a division point, was in the city yesterday
He says Upton is steadily increasing i'll inn
portance and now requires three switch
ing engines and crews to do the work.
The large increase in traffic handled over
the Bee-line division of the Big -Four sys-
tenn is attracting attention, and it IS said is
result of a desire of the Vanderbilt lines
to keep the business of the Lake Shore and
New York Central up as near as possible to
it's ordinary volume.
H. Laying commercial agent of the Pc
oria 81 Eastern at Pittsburg was in the
city yesterday. He states thai each week
shows an Improvement in Business, and
there is perceptible improvement over
February a year ago in shipments of iron,
steel glass and other products of the Pitts
burg district.
left the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton
when in charge of the companys yards at
indianapolis, going to the Lake Erie &
Western. having charge of that company $
yards at Muncie has returned to the Gin
cinnati, Hamilton & Dayton, and been APP
pointed general yardmaster at Toledo.
The Alabama House has sustained the
by a vote Of So to 81 This bill sought
to prevent foreign stockholders from voting
The Governor has nominated Captain Har-
vey K. Jones, of Mobile. the present private
secretary to the Governor, as railroad COM
missioner.
The Erie which recently appointed man
to look after it's livestock interests at In
dianapolis. is. making much more aggres-
sive competitor than competitors for this
business had looked for. 1t reaches Indian
apolis from I7rbana, o.. over the Panhandle.
and is making a special effort to secure
Buffalo and New England business, claim
ing to make six hours the best time to Buff
falo and twelve hours the best time to New
England points.
The prospects of establishing branches of
the Young Mems Christian Association at
Indianapolis are improving. President In
gals has instructed Master Mechanic Law
Ter, in charge of the shops of Brightwood
to have the old Employees Home at Bright
wood remodeled and made attractive, and
that Ii be furnished to the Young Men >
Christian Association for its uses. F; G.
Darlington, superintendent of the Panhan-
building. the second story of which will be
given to the Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation to establish another railroad branch
r. r. Smith, superintendent of the PENN
sylvania Voluntary Relief Department. has
issued his monthly bulletin for January;
which shows that last month there was paid
out IN death cath claims cddsnt u n
$7,25l6o making the total disbursements Of
the month, to 800 members $50 1888 10 In the
sixty-seven months the department has been
organized sl2S, 1866. So has been paid in death
claims from accident, 1863, 69i: rs on deaths
from NATURAL sssa saas sne on panes
disbursements having been made to ISIS OF
the .membership or their legal heirs in case
of death. The entire disbursements of the
sixty-seven months were $l,22I ,aaS.4o-
While in passenger circles the shrewdness
of President ingalls, in meeting the demand
of ST. Louis by putting on a train leaving
at noon and reaching New York the next
evening at o'clock is not questioned, the
Knickerbocker express is getting unexpect-
ed business from other points, Terra Haute
patronzing the train literally from Indian
apolis ii is doing more than any other train
the Big Four has run, and from the Peoria
81 Eastern and the Chicago division OF the
Big -Four, as far north Lafayette, the
train is receiving patronage. The two sleep
ing cars now run. one from st. Louis and
another from Indianapolis. are becoming in
adequate TO accommodate the business. and
the Big Four people have under eonsidera-
ton the putting of another sleeping car
to run between Indianapolis and Buffalo
Said a railway official yesterday: THE
question is often asked, What good would
the Indianapolis Decatur & Western be to
the Lake Erie & Western. or the Cinein-
NATL Hamilton & Dayton? Such persons
are not aware of the fact that s. per cent. OF
the corn used by the cerealine mills and
starch works comes off of the indianapolis.
Decatur d Western, farmers on that line
having made 1t a business to raise the grade
Of corn these industries used, and Of this
corn at least Is per cent is shipped east TO
Eastern markets or for export, and what
could be nicer than for the l.. Il. & W. or
the c.. II. & d. TO bring in this corn, and
then, after prepared for the market, reship
ii as freight in transit. by that method re-
curing the whole business, which in year
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