The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-25

indianapolis $50 loaded cars, exceeding in
loaded car movement the Louisville and
Last week the road brought in over one
Ing in 7oa and sending out 1ss loaded cars r,s.'
S & pes loa as eafa
which was an increase of $50 over the week
ending Feb. 16. but still about 800 to 800
for some months past. but a decided in
crease over the loaded car movement Of
the corresponding period of 1894.
Personal, Local and General Notes.
NJ. f. ingalls,. president of the Big Four
last night left for the East to be away ten
days.
The change in the transcontinental line
freight tariffs west bound become effective
March 5.
The Ohio Falls car works on Saturday
superior build to the Queen & Crescent.
Edward Cost. assistant general freight
a sgst., OF the =, Big Four at chicago spent
The Monon has made landing at Mich
igan City, near the prison crossing, and
larry.
C. J. Fellows. formerly chief car ac-
oountant of the Big Four now general man
ager OF the Burton Stock Car Company,
spent Sunday in the city.
The Toledo ST. Louis & Kansas City has
made arrangements with the Mobile & Ohio
for an interchange of traffic, thus establish
iHS a. SOOu NEW OElcdIlS uile
The local passenger association Will hold
special meeting to-day to consider re-
quests for reduced rates and fix upon rates
for the May musical festival.
The Wabash is fitting up one of it's pas
senger trains with automatic steam coup
lngs of new device. which it is claimed
Is an Improvement over any now in use.
The Wabash company has loaned some of
its engines to the Findlay. Fort Wayne &
Western to help the company handle its
business until it purchases new locomotives.
ers Of Texas show that in that State there
are 9,153 miles of main track and 1.247 miles
of siding, and the value of the roads is
placed at $93, $3.50.
Securities of the Wabash road are in
much better foreign demand than at any
time in years. Its friends in London think
confident that the road is yet to be first
class investment
Matthew Messena the veteran road su-
perintendent OF the Efner branch of the
Panhandle lines, has resigned, to take eff
feet March ], owing to failing health He
ranks among the oldest road men on the
Panhandle system.
1t develops that James Barker general
passenger agent of the Missouri. Kansas &
Texas. signed the Western passenger agree
ment on condition a. that new local passen-
control Texas and Arkansas business.
Few railroads in the South pay much at
tention to the progress Of the times in re,
roadbed. 1t Is perhaps due to this fact in
part that the c., N. 0. & T. =. is attract
ing universal attention by its rapid strides.
W. d. Ewing, formerly with the Mackey
lines, now general superintendent of the
Fitchburg road, is departing from his early
training anq Is an
twelve modern constructed passenger
coaches.
H. f. Bicknell late with the Pennsylvania
line, has taken hold as superintendent of
Western and superintendent of telegraph
~ \ Dali
tires. will rest for a time, his health being
impaired.
W.. J. Murphy, superintendent of the
cent, who has been at Martinsville for
some days. has returned to Cincinnati for
his stay M the springs no, han
had hoped 1t would
Warren Ladd, who died on Friday last at
New Bedford, Mass. had been in railroad
the office Of the New Bedford & Taunton.
now part of the Old Colony system. and up
at the time of retiring being president of
the company.
March is the date fixed for the passen-
ger trains of the Missouri. Kansas & Texas
to enter the Union Station at St. Louis over
the elevated line. This will remove all dis
advantage the NJ. X. & T. has been labor
ing under on business out of st. Louis. The
NJ, X. T. will then work very closely
with the Big Four.
C. r. DAILY, general passenger agent of the
ton on Saturday. He states that the meet
ing of general passenger agents in that city
held in years d. 8. Martin. general pas,
senger agent of the Big Four. VINO attended
the gatherings returned yesterday.
The Peoria, Decatur & Evansville earned
in the third week of February slS,909.59,
increase over the corresponding week of
1894 of $2s7ss.6O. Both the passenger and
freight departments show an increase over
last year. Since July l the road has earned
$s1s. b. an increase oyer the correspond
To-day the new rates on wines shipped
from the Pacific coast to Eastern markets
take effect, They increase the cost of
Franeisco c to Chicago $50 and from from San
Francisco to New York s1G0 In 1894 there
shipped from San Francisco TO East
which the freight was $S43.6io
a higher official of one of the systems OF
roads centering here on Saturday expressed
surprise that with the handsome Union Sta
tioil at indianapolis the old sheds just east
of the depot, used for storage rooms, which
have stood there thirty years. were not
torn down and more respectable buildings
erected in their place. He suggested that
meeting OF general managers.
An article appeared in the Journal o few
days ago suggesting that the Hon. c. $.
Brice would make the Lake Erie & Western
q great north-and-south line. by building
south from Indianapolis to Jasper. there
connecting with the partially constructed
county Mr.. Rrice. Gu seeing the article
writes that he Is now too busy TO give the
investigation of the advised enterprise.
John Brunton, a veteran Bee-iinc en-
gineef who for years had charge OF the
first division of the Denver & Rio Grande
His annual report shows that during the
year there visited the reading room. under
his supervision ~, 500 VISITORS he made Lilo
addresses to railroad men, attended twenty
funerals, married three couples, and in his
enlnIoyes OF the road or their immediate