The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-08-03

q Southwestern was to restore the wages
cut 10 per cent. three years ago by the re-
ceivers OF that road.
Traffic Notes.
The c., III. & ID. last week increased its
business at this point to the extent of 81
loaded cars
The Louisville division of the P~ennsylva-
MIA last week handled 64 loaded cars, a
gain over the preceding week of 26.
The Monon handled at this point last
week 461 loaded cars. an increase over the
movement for the preceding week of Sc.
There were 1870 empty cars moved by all
the indianapolis lines last week. which is
16 more than were handled in the preced-
ing week
TIL Indianapolis & vincennes last week
handled a total of 424 loaded cars, an in
crease over the movement of the preceding
week Of q.
'rhe Lake Erie & Western last week
brought in $50 loaded cars and forwarded
254, a total of 434, being CT more than in the
preceding week.
The four Pennsylvania lines last week
handled at this point a total of 1919 cars.
of which 3,078 were loaded. an increase in
loaded car movement over the preceding
week OF 1913.
The Big Four lines proper handled last
week, at this point, 6,759 loaded cars and
1.695 empties, a loss in loaded cars of As,
the loss on the Cleveland and St. Louis
divisions more than orsetting the gains on
AN (AA%06t otAo
The vandalia last week brought in Gel
loaded cars and forwarded 7SS, a total of
i. 759. being 81 less than were handled In
the preceding week. OF the inbound move
ment 116 cars were loaded with live stock.
General Notes.
The Cincinnati excursions were not so
literally patronized yesterday as expected.
b. z. Moody has been appointed superin-
tendent of the Greenwood Lake division of
the Erie. with headquarters at Jersey City.
J. III. Hill has been chosen as general
manager Of the Galveston. Houston q Hen
derson, and F. p. Olcott president OF the
same line.
The Erie. which recently acquired,
through perpetual lease. the New. York &
Greenwood Lake road. will proceed at once
to double track the line
Tho office of assistant superintendent OF
the st. Louis division OF the ILLINOIS zen
trail. left vacant by the resignation
of w. s. Wilson. will be abolished
r. B. Hartshorn has resigned the ONCE
and is succeeded by f. II. Davis. late as
sistant secretary of the Southern Pacific.
What with the excursion trains the peo-
pie pie going ena t 10 6ne the Union men'in Station pre-
sents a very busy appearance every sun
day.
I'm addition to the half million which the
Of its Cleveland terminals. 1t will spend
about $3.50, 600 on improving the terminals at
Pittsburg.
On Saturday the Illinois Central inaugn-
rated its fast day service between 81.
Louis n Chicago. 1t takes the Big FOUR
track to Pana and goes thence to its own
lines via Gilman and Clinton.
J \: vinipg; one S Of the 1ss oldest Mssk ra at fhe
age of seventy-two years. He worked MS
way up from the position or track hand 10
the treasureship of the Central Georgia.
The ANNUAL meeting Of the 3 St s%tof Panl Mili
he hello at Milwaukee on the 18th OF sep
tember. The transfer books will close on
the 18th of this month and reopen SEPT 81
The sierra Madre Constructions Company
viii begin work at once on the Rio Grande,
Sierra Madre & Pacific railroad. TO run
from Juarez. Mexico, to Mazatlan. on the
Pacific. via Corralitas and Guerrero, d us
lance Of about four hundred miles.
The Georgia Railroad Company has con-
tracted with the Ohio Falls Ca company
Of Jacksonville. for S150:00 worth OF cars
The contract includes 200 ventilated cars,
sixty-hve gondolas and ten stock cars. and
all will embody the latest ideas In car con-
struction-
The gross earnings Of the Chicago; mil NIL,
Of June increased s3t1.o14, and the ex.
penses increased $40, SO. leaving a decrease
IN net sarningn 81 , ScS;ias. fS s,2. sn s5s and
the net $2,113,4o4
There cannot be much profit to the roads
In bringing corn to ST. Louis from west.
in the West and the ST. Louis lines are
compelled to haul empties west free and
when loaded they get but 4 cents a hundred
for hauling them back to St. Louis
President Clark, of the Union Pacific. and
a number OF other officials of the line are
planning to get away from business some
time this week for a hunting and f s1i
has not been well for some time and the
outing Is taken to restore his health.
Patrick Gleason. an Erie employe. has
invented a contrivance for putting derailed
an engine He has conferred with officers
OF the Pennsylvania. who have tested Il;
and IT IL understood the company VIII
adopt IL after II Is patented and at the
same time secure control of the patent.
The Brooks locomotive works has turned
out the fist of en- order of several ten
, wheel re pssss Rapids sS e ! Northern her the The su cyiis-
dcrs are 1Sx26 inches. and the driving
wheels sixty-nine inches in diameter. The
i bo', diam as tne the The cab is Of steel and the
tender capacity four thousand gallons.
The Pittsburg Post says: The valuable
coal deposits In washington and Greene
fSanuSs sand snd extending west Of the Ohio
river and east to the Monongahela are at
tracing the attention of railroad men and
operators as they never did before, and
II Is aid that several short branch lines
from the Panhandle. Baltimore * Ohio and
Pittsburg & Lake Erie systems are to be
when the reorganization committee OF
| the st. Louis & San Francisco bought in
the property. the new company threw out
four OF the branches as nonpaying proper
ties. One Of these was the Kansas Mid
land. 116 miles In length. This line has JUST
/ passed into the hands of a receiver, A. l..
Violin. a ST. Louis cotton broker, having
been appointed TO that position. The new
/ company will continue TO operate the road
for Receiver Wolf and its affairs will 20
on much the same as heretofore. except
| that the comp2uy will not be responsible
for any loss resultfng-
The steamboat lines on the Mississippi
| taking advantage Of their opposed cfnch
| On q vast amoun OF frelGht for export via
] New Orleans growing cut OF the recent