The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-06-15

James McCrea. first vice president OF the
Pennsylvania Company, will sail from New
York to-day for Europe.
The passenger department OF the Penn
sylvania announce the opening OF the
Mountain House at Cresson. Pa
George Miller, division superintendent OF
the Wagner Parlor and Sleeping Car Com
pany, is in the city on official business.
The Chicago. Milwaukee & st. Paul is
delivering daily 10 the Panhandle at North
Chicago 80 TO 200 carloads OF grain for
Eastern markets.
George T. Daggy, passenger conductor on
the Monon, has resigned and goes TO
farming near Westville, Ind. William Lob
dell takes his train.
r.. y. Campbell. general manager OF the
Baltimore * Ohio, has gone TO California
TO be absent two months. He is accom-
panied by his family.
j. o. Hughart, vice president and gem
eral manager of the Grand Rapids & Indi-
ana. has gone East for a conference with
the Pennsylvania people.
The new line of sleeping cars between
Louisville and Pittsburg via Indianapolis
over the Pennsylvania lines will not be put
on until Sunday, June q.
1t is stated that the Pittsburg Akron
I've Western s which has Just come under
need OF both passenger and freight equip
ment.
C.. w. Cushman. general manager of the
Railway Car Association at Buffalo, has
been elected grand junior warden of the
Grand Lodge OF f. and A. NJ. of New York
State
A committee. of which c. L. Stone of the
Chicago & Eastern Illinois road is the head.
Is now arranging a new schedule of freight
rates on produce from Southern points TO
Chicago.
l.. ID. Bennett engineer on the ST. Louis
division OF the Big Four. returned yesterday
from a two weeks vacation. He has been
running an engine on the ST. Louis road
thirty-five years.
The Big Four will, on Monday, put on its
through sleeping car line between Cincin-
natl and Petoskey. over the Big Four main
line the Michigan division and the Chicago
& West Michigan.
George Bender, superintendent of the Chi
cago division of the Big Four, who is in
New York, will join the freight agents In
their trip looking over the terminals of the
trunk lines at New York.
The Ohio Falls car works yesterday COM
pleted the contract to build $50 ventilator
cars for the Southern railway. and will on
Monday commence the building OF two
hundred fiat cars for Southern road.
Master Mechanics Lawes and Mckee. of
the Big Four Swanston, of the Pennsyl-
vania lines. and McKenna, late with the l.,
ID. e. W.. left last night for Alexandria bay,
TO attend the Master Mechanics convention.
NJ. Foxhaven, ex-yardmaster of the Lake
Shore road, was buried yesterday at To-
ledo.- He had been in the service of the
Lake Shore road over forty years, but for
the last two years has been doing light
duty.
The vandalia now has four trains each
way between Terre Haute and st. Joseph.
Mich and on Sunday runs two trains.
round trip between any stations that
division.
p. A. Bonebrake, superintendent OF the
Ses bss 6 dxis on o6 6he
trains distributing gravel for reballastng.
and Is getting the track In fine condition
for fast service.
NJ. W. Mansfield. superintendent OF the
indianapolis & Vincennes, has been Sc
lected to read a paper before the Associa-
ton OF Railway Officials which meets at
Oakland. Mich. His subject is to be "car
and Train Loading
The Cleveland & Plt'sburg. a Pennsyl-
vania line. and the Pittsburg & Lake Erie
run between Pittsburg and Cleveland in
three hours and thirty minutes. The
Pennsylvania has ten miles the longest
James T. Browne. editor OF the Big Four
of late looking after manufacturing in
terests at points on the Big Four system,
and he says he has ample evidence that
manufacturing is resumng it's normal con-
ditions.
The regular quarterly passenger rate
i, TO make changes for the Central Traffic
Association passenger and extension sheets,
and also to prepare for the quarterly Issue
OF the joint rate sheets to take effect Aug.
!. No changes will be made thereafter until
Nov. l.
The master car builders convention at
Alexandria Bay. n. Y. closed yesterday.
with the election OF the following officers:
J; 5 Lentz, president: > A. Crone, r. ID.
Bronner and j. c. Barber. vice presidents:
r. II. Saule. A. F. Mitchell and III. s.
Howard. executive committee; f. W. De-
morest, treasurer.
The Lake Erie & Western earned. in the
the corresponding week of 1894; the Louis
vile, EvansvilIe & st; Logis, s2s,7 against
Evansville, $4,000, against 1885 last year;
the Chicago & Eastern Illinois, $1,000:
Yesterday morning the Knickerbocker ex-
press turned over TO the Lake Shore. at
thing occupied but four upper berths. Two
OF the cars were from st. Louis. one from
Indianapolis and two from Cincinnati. The
official report showed that 149 passengers
were turned over TO the Lake Shore by this
train.-s
Edward Grafston. chief draughtsman of
the Pennsylvania Company, =. A. Bone
brake, superintendent of the Louisville di-
vision, and Master Mechanic Swanston were
i'm Madison on Wednesday and Thursday to
which is to be built at the Columbus shops
for hauling trains up the heavy grade at
Madison.
w. l. Laird. general travelling agent of
the Chicago Great Western, is in the city.
He states that there will be plenty OF bust
West were never more promising, and the
roads which carried the seed for sowing in
Nebraska and Kansas free will Ill, reap h thou thou
when harvested
The Western roads will run no more
homeseekers' excursions into the territory
north of Kansas City for the present. They
have also decided to ignore, as far as that
territory is concerned, the excursion an
nounced for July by the Missouri Kan
sas e. Texas. Excursion rates are confined
strictly TO the territory in which COMPETE
ticn compels them 10 be made
NJ. Brown, vice president of the Augusta
Southern railroad and the Carolina Mid
land, is in Chicago advocating the organ
ization of a produce exchange. where early
turned over TO the bulls and bears. A call
has been issued for a convention OF Gov
errors railroad men and planters of the
West, to be held at the Auditorium. July
10. when the matter Of establishing a
produce exchange will be settled.
J. .. Van Wrinkle. general superintendent
OF the Big Four. went 10 Cincinnati yester-
day TO look after some proposed changes in
train service. After to-day the train arriv-
Indianapolis from Cincinnati at $50 p. m,
shortening the running time OF the train,
which is much of the way. an accommoda-
tion train, forty-fvc minutes, and the morn
ing train from Lafayette will arrive after
to-day at 10 a. M. instead OF 1910.
In the suit of the Kentucky and Indiana
Bridge Company against the Louisville &
Nashville railroad and Louisville Bridge
Company. wherein the X. and L. Bridge
Company charges the defendants with dis
eliminating against its cars and charging
on the 18th, ordered a reduction of % per
cent In the rates charged by the defend
ants on the plaintiffs The l.. x N
and Louisville bridge have been trying 10