The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-08-15
Big Four Employees, Picnic.

officers OF the new association may be
on Friday and Saturday next"
Big Four Employees Picnic.
The employees Of the Brightwood and Dill
lon-street shops of the Big Four held their
annual picnic at the old Indiana Battle
Ground near Lafayette yesterday. Three
with the employees and their families. Pres
ton c. Trusler and Lee Nixon attended the
ments and prizes for athletic e feats. "uSe
PERSONAL. Local and General Notes.
1t Is stated that the st. Louis Car COM
pany has purchased the Gilbert Car Works.
The Order of Railway Telegraphers will.
Sept ], remove its headquarters to Peoria.
The earnings of the Atchison system for
the first week of August were $6S5,05l, an
increase of 81 $50.
The seaboard excursion over the Pennsyl-
yania lines will leave the Union Station at
2:40 D. m. Aug. 2.
The Southern railway has decided to OPP
crate its own dining cars, following after
the Pennsylvania lines in this particular
j. r. Cavanagh, car-service superintend-
ent Of the Big Four. Is in st. Louis to-
day trying to borrow cars for the coming
heavy movement.
D.. l.. Roberts, general passenger agent
OF the Erie. is IN Chicago. The Eries Chi
cago business the past summer has been
quite satisfactory
The Chicago. Burlington & Quincy will
to-day open its new ticket office at st.
Louis. and the passenger men at st. Louis
will make 1T quite event.
Edward Erickson one of the eldest con-
ductors on the Pittsburg. Fort Wayne &
running on the Chicago division.
]. O. Van Wrinkle, general superin. endent
or the Big Four, is in Louisville to-day
arranging for the new passenger service
out of there Sunday next, the 18th.
giv he LAX Eric
Western credit for bringing in the largest
Niagara Falls excursion of the season off
los cars. 0A '''' me A' s'o"'S's ii'eu
For several days past the Indianapolis
sleeping car for New York on train No 20
has been SO crowded that it was necessary
to reserve berths In the ST. Louis and New
York
The fast express on the Wabash on sun
day last ran from Andrews to Toledo.
from dead stop. Tie train consisted of
seven cars.
On Tuesday evening loaded freight
train composed of l02 cars was hauled from
with one engine. The train was over half
a mile in length.
David p. Beach, who has just graduated
once into service as civil engineer con on the
Panhandle lines, under W. c. Cushing, en-
gineer of maintenance of way.
The Cincinnati. Hamilton & Dayton will
from Cincinnati and points on its main
line. via the Michigan Central. The train
will be run in several sections.
II is stated that the reorganization plan
Of the Erie provides for the issue of $780,
100000 general lien bonds and $50. 100000 of
prior lien bonds, to cover the Chicago K
Erie as well as the Erie lines proper.
superintendent Mansfield, of the Indian
apolls & Vincennes, returned yesterday
from trip over the line, He states that
NJ Pm, RI ha 0ro
r: w: Parsons. who has been connected
with the New York Central and Cuba
Steamship-line Company for thirteen years.
ass general
. Two large gangs of men are laying seven
ty-pound rails on the Indianapolis division
of the Monon at the rate of half mile
day. Fourteen miles of new rails are al
ready distributed. and more coming daily
The Wabash will hereafter have two pay
cars and two paymasters on It's system,
one for the eastern. the other for the west
to pay the employees in twelve days on all
divisions.
A bah team of the c., H. & d. local
freight. employees recently defeated like
team from the Monon. The c.. III. e. ID.
men now have quartet organized which
is an active competitor of the Monon In
this respect.
the president of the santa Fe. Prescott &
Phoenix r. E. Wells has been appointed
assistant general manager and superin-
tenient of transportation. vice II. r. Cole
man. resigned.
Last wee& Charles Mordaugh. travelling
passenger agent of the Chicago, Milwaukee
& st. Paul. with headquarters at Indian
apolis. sent fifty harvesters TO Dakota to
aid in harvesting the immense crops, and
yesterday he sent thirty more.
IL has now been settled that when the
New York 4 New England passes into the
ated as an independent road, but in har-
mony with the New. York, New Haven
& Hartford ana the Boston & Albany.
1.-THE troubles of the local Ticket Scalp
ers' Association have become so serious"
said one Of the members. that it is likely
maintain rates the scalpers have to vary a
little from their bylaws to keep up appear
ances.''
1t IS understood that after the reorean-
company will take entire control of the
.Chattanooga. Rome & Columbus. which is
now in the hands Of receiver. The c.. r.
& c. was built in 1887 by New York cap
italists.
The rate clerks of dozen or more
freight agents are at the Bates house adj
lnssing the rate ;o basng sheets for ilipois
every sixty days TO keep things in good
running order. All lines crossing Indiana
are represented.
TIE indictment against C. P. Hunting
to1. president of the Southern Pacific
Company; for issuing an interstate pass to
FRANK NJ STONE, politician and aftor-
ney, was dismissed In the United States
District Court. at San Francisco yesterday
on motion of the district attorney.
General Passenger Agent Ruggles of the
Michigan Central. likes the way the Cam
adam courts deal with ticket thieves. Re-
Gently one was arrested for srobbing the
ticket offices at Iona and Sheldon. ard the
thief received six months i'm jail for steal
ing the tickets and nine months for forging
tickets.
Joseph Wood. general manager. NJ. J.
Becker, chief engineer of the Pennsylvania
lines. and John F. Miller, general superin-
tendent OF the Southwestern system. made
a trip over the indianapolis & Vincennes
yesterday and returned very much elated
over the crop prospects In that portion of
their system.
$. ]. Gates. now general Eastern agent
OF the Big -Four at Buffalo. has beer ap-
pointed general agent passenger depart
ment OF the same company at Louisville.
The Big Four will inaugurate its new line
out of Louisville Aug. IS. and Mr.. Gates
will have charge or all passenger traffic
affairs there.
The business men of Indianapolis GER
tainly have no occasion 10 complain OF
the manner this city has been treated this
season I'm the. matter OF reduced rates.
Every day this week reduced rittes are
given TO visitors to the entertainments the
city offers. and in the last one hundred
reduced rates were given 10 indianapolis
by all the local lines.
The annual report or President ingalls,
OF the Big Four. which will soon be issued.
Will show that there was an increase In
gross earnings In wear ending June