The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-06-27

II. G. Parker, traffic manager OF the Lake
Erie * Western, is in Chicago.
The Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton yes
terday had a twelve-coach excursion to
Blue River Park.
The Big Four will do a heavy excursion
business next SUNDAY. Already ninety,siS
excursions.
VIM. X. Bells. general manager of the
Railway Officials and Employees Associa-
ton, has gone TO New York, TO be absent
several days.
Receivers of the Wisconsin Central have
been ordered by the court 10 at once make
a report of the physical and financial con-
dition of the property.
The Panhandle shop men are now getting
In so much extra time that the shops are
practically running ten hours a day. Re
pair work is very heavy.
A Cincinnati firm was awarded the con-
tract 10 build the new shops OF the Big
Four at Wabash, which are 10 cost SlVV'Voo
and be completed by Oct. i.
1t is stated that the Southern Railway
Company will extend the Atlanta & For
Georgia Southern d Florida.
Y. o. Mccormick. passenger traffic man
ager of the Big Four. who has been rest
ing at French Lick Springs several days,
will return TO business tomorrow.
Commencing July l the Pennsylvania, on
it's Western lines, will take charge of its
own dining. cars. as on the INES east OF
Pittsburg, the limited express excepted.
The Lake Erie & Western is expanding
considerable money in repairing and re-
building bridges. tt company. will this
wear purchase but little new equipment.
Freight traffic of the Cincinnati; Hamilton
& DAYTON on its main line Us so heavy that
at Toledo IL has placed in service another
switching engine and crew, making live in
service at that point.
Superintendent Darlington, of the Indi-
snapoIis division of the Panhandle lines.
will be given four of the heavy Class X
freight engines the Pennsylvania people are
building at the Juniata shops.
Il. McDonough, who has been in the hos
initial of the Wabash Railway Company at
Peru. Ind. for some weeks, has come out
all right, and says the Wabash has the best
hospital service an the country.
on Monday instructions were given to
build eleven new locomotives at once at
the shops of the Pennsylvania at Altoona.
seven to be class Z engines Tor western
roads and four class L switching engines.
Charles Walker, late superintendent OF
motive power of the Toledo. st. Louis &c
Kansas City. has declined the position Of
fered him on a Southern road, and may set
tie down in commercial business at Frank
fort, Ind.
W. r. Sterling. OF Huron. $. D.. has been
appointed general attorney of the Fremont,
Elkhorn & Missouri Valley. For five years
he held "A similar position on the Chicago *
Northwestern lines. resigning TO become
United States district attorney.
The Pennsylvania is greatly pressed TO
furnish cars 10 handle its coal and coke
lFdlIIs IdSl Ntth NV AO'A AoAANiNN ~ z
tons of coal and coke. and the tonnage this
year is ~3,Sio.070 tons in. excess OF that of
the corresponding period OF 1891.
William SwanstOn, master mechanic of the
shops of the Pennsylvania Company at In
dianapolis. returned from the East yester-
day. whittier he went 20 attend the master
mechanics convention. On his way home
ne stopped at Altoona and Pittsburg.
James Charlton. general passenger agent
of the Chicago & Alton, has selected Gener-
al Passenger Agent DAILY, of the Lake Ere
q Western. as that company's arbitrator in
the Wabash-AitOn controversy regarding
rates between 81. Louis and Kansas City.
Two weeks ago one-third of the motive
mower of the Lake Shore main line was idle
now its freight traffic Is SO heavy that not
only the main line Engines are all In serv-
Ice. but from other parts OF the system
engines are being transferred to the main
line.
The Mexican Central Railroad Company
has decided 10 build a short line connecting
the City OF Mexico and Tampico. The line
will follow the valley OF Panuca river al