The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-18

settle the receipts no matter if it is ex-
cursion business, on which they cannot ex-
pect to make very much money.
Personal, Local and General Notes.
s. B. Liggett, secretary of the Pennsyl-
vania Company, has returned from his an
nual vacation.
j. @. Hicks, superintendent of the B e
Four yard terminals at Indianapolis, left
yesterday on a ten days vacation
If shippers are to be believed the roads
Louis are eager to inaugurate a rate war.
The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe WILL
in November, restore it's California flyers
shortening the time made last year few
hours.
Business is improving with the Panhandle
lines. On Wednesday night ten sections or
Pittsburg.
The Erie is selling some of its light
freight locomotives on the Chicago & Erie
division to. the Kawanee, Green Bay &
Western railway
The voluntary relief department of the
Pennsylvania lines west of Pittsburg has
issued its seventh annual report in PAM
phlet for distribution among the employees.
1t now looks as if the announcement that
the Western lines would cease to pay COM
missions on sales of tickets a false
alarm, and local ticket agents are feeling
easier.
Charles L. Chaplin, who died in PhiladeI-
phia on Tuesday, was the Oldest teleg-
rapher in the United States April he
He was one of the first operators under
Samuel F. B. Morse.
G. G, Waldo. general manager of the Gin
cinnati, Hamilton & Dayton and George
Lowell. general superintendent of the
Louisville, New Albany 81 Chicago lines,
will be in the city to-day to confer on
transportation matters.
H. S. Gable, president of the Pixies Peak
ccswheel road, was married this week at
Manitou, Col, to the daughter Of Jerome
B. Wheeler. a New York millionaire. The
groom is a son of r. r.. Cable. president of
of the Chicago & Rock Island.
It is stated that Andrew Carnegie is
seeking to secure control of the Pittsburg
& Western. intending to operate it in cons
nection with the PittSburg. Shenango &
Lake Erie. The prospects are said to be
good that he will accomplish MS purpose.
the Lake Shore who retired on account of
i'll health, has been benefited. by trip
South and will now engage in fruit raising
in northern Michigan, not wishing to do
any work which will confine him to an
office
Matthew L. Steele, who died in Chicago
on Monday, the first train dispatcher
employed on the Chicago & Alton road.
In 1858 he went to Bloom 1t3!5 Ill, to
Of iii health. he has been on the pension
list of the company.
At the shops of the Pittsburg, Fort
Wayne & Chicago at Fort Wayne a sam
pie car for carrying furniture and bulky
freight is being built. It is ten feet longer
than any furniture ear yet constructed.
Il
sample is satisfactory fifty viii be built.
J. @. Van Wrinkle. general superintendent
of the Big Four, and William Garstang
went to st. Louis last night TO look after
the improvements in progress there. Both
of the new freight dcDOtS built in place of
those destroyed by the tornado have been
rebuilt and the roundhouse is under roof.
The new monster freight engines which
the Vandalia is receiving from the Pitts
burg locomotive works have their disad-
vaEtages as well as advantages. One of
them got off the track at Brazil on
Wednesday and the wrecking crew found
it no small task to place it on the rails
again.
The Southern Pacific Company has issued
a circular announcing that the seni-week-
ly service of the Sunset limited between
San Francisco and New Orleans IS TO be
resumed in November. The trains making
the initial trip of the season Will leave San
Francisco Saturday. Nov. /. and New Or
leans. Monday, Nov g.
The report of the government directors
of the Union Pacific railroad for the fiscal
year ending June 80 shows: Gross earn
ings $14.0S3 34S, a decrease of S515 lS9: oper-
$50; surplus, $A735,616. an increase of ST.
GIG. The directors report the physical con-
dition of the property to be excellent in
every respect.
The commercial bodies of Cincinnati hav-
ing practically declined TO aid In the support
of freight bureau, an effort is being made
to maintain IL by funds from oriler sources
year the bureau viii pass out of existence
For years past this has been looked upon
one of the best managed and most sue
cessful freight bureaus in the country.
For several days past the Big Four has
been turning over TO the Chesapeake &