The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-30
PersonnI, LocnI and GenernI Notes.

W. liiSduS, pTeSIuenI OF the Big -Four
ana 6 O. lines, is this week resting at
Hot Springs, w. Va
J. s. May, superintendent of the Rich
mond division of, the Pennsylvania lines
was in the city yesterday.
The directors of the New York Central
have declared a quarterly dividend of H.
per cent, payable Nov. 16.
George b. Roberts, president of the lines
IN the pennsylvania system, Is still SO i'll
as to confne him at home, but is improv-
ing.
j. II. Moddey, railroad editor of the Pitts
burg Commercial, has accepted the appoint
ment of press agent of the Baltimore &
Ohio.
William F Bruner, assistant general pas
senger agent of the Vandalia, with head
quarters at st. Louis, was in the city yes
terday on official business.
East-bound traffic on the Panhandle lines
Is at maximum. On its Chicago division
tho Panhandle last week led in tonnage
shipped from Chi ago, forwal ding 1882 MS
The United States Express Company has
resumed the payment of dividends. after
month its stockholders will receive a 112 per
cent dividend.
Mileage tickets of the Toledo. St Louis
honored on the Cincinnati, Hamilton &
Dayton lines, and the mileage of the c.,
ii. q ID. on those lines.
The Big Four people have decided to
postpone the date of shortening the time
of the White special between Cincinnati
and Chicago until the spring time table
eight hours.
Charles Lanier of New York city. presi-
dent of the Pittsburg. Fort Wayne * Chi
cago. which leases the road to the Penn
sylvania Company. with other stockhold-
ers, is this week making an inspection of
the property
lines have given instructions that the cleri-
cal force in the offices at different points
be given Saturday afternoon a half holi-
day for the year round, In the past it has
only been from May to Sept. l.
An official of the Peoria & Eastern road
states that within the next sixty days the
thousand carloads of grain, which viii be
transferred at this point. All this grain
will come from local points on the line.
Engines 10 and a, OF the Big Four lines
which purchased five years ago, and
were then considered the best switching
engines in the West have Just been re-
built one at the Brightwood. the other at
the Bellefontaine shops. and were yester-
day replaced in service.
Under the tourist winter rate sheet which
takes effect Nov. and extends TO April 80
1897. the round-trip rate from Indianapolis
to Jacksonville, Fla. Will be $500; to Gal
weston Tex, $500; TO New Orleans. SS2: TO
Savannah. Ga. $50, and to the other tourist
points in the usual proportion.
The traffic manager of the Chicago. Bur-
lington Il Quincy has received estimates
from all of their agents on their lines in
Illinois, Iowa. Missouri. Kansas and Ne
braska of estimated crops now in store and
crop Is 1855 sos. 900 bushels; wheat. 1916 sos 900
bushels.
j. II Somerville. assistant general road
master of the West Shore. was on Mon
day near Little Falls, struck by a passen-
ger train and killed. Mr.. Somerville has
been on the West Shore road but a few
years. going TO that road from one of the
Pennsylvania lines. He was n civil engineer
of considerable ability.
1t is stated that there are large num-
Der OF contracts out for freights which were
made by freight officials and which extend
beyond Nov. 2. the time set for the advance
ia grain rates. and while these contracts
may not he strictly legal 1t will be for the
interest of the railroads TO fulfill them and
they will be carried out.
The Western roads say they can see a
glimpse OF better times In the passenger
business and number of excursions have
been arranged for Colorado and California
points There has been business worth
mentioning for the last two months, and