The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-25
PERSONAL, Local and General Notes

1870 " hCaNS SkCEl ldlis IN
Is TO be laid in the main line.
James NJ. Boon. assistant superintendent
OF motive power of the West Shore, is Sc
riously i'll with nervous prostration.
James Laughlin, for many years with the
Big -Four. has been appointed general yard.
master or The Illinois Central road at Cairo
The Pullman company is building twelve
very superior sleeping cars, which, il is ex-
peoted, will be placed on the Baltimore &
NJ. A. Zook, engineer of maintenance Of
way of the Southern division of the Queen
q Crescent, is visiting relatives here for a
day or two. ..ssfsH .f5f
George Sherman. general manager Of
the city yesterday. and last evening went
to Cincinnati.
John f. Muller, general superintendent OF
the Pennsylvania's Southwestern system,
spent yesterday in this city inspecting ter
minals, shops, etc.
Z. A Ford, general passenger agent of
the Pennsylvania lines (weso. has been in
Chicago the entire week aiding in solving
the mileage book question.
On June l the United States Express Com
pany VIII displace the Adams Express Com
pany on the Evansville & Terre Haut and
the Evansville & indianapolis.
Official statements show that at no sta
ton on the Vandalia system the last few
months has so near the average tonnage of
freignts been handled as at Indianapolis.
The Ohio Coal Road Traffic Association.
6t us oAilAao 4l4CCtAl6 lAlo Voc Pao2S4 up
propriate resolutions on the death Of c. c.
Waite, who was one Of the founders of the
association.
c.. H. MCDOWELL. who looks after the adj
vertising interests of the Cincinnati, Ham
ilton & Dayton, is spending a couple Of
days In the city getting information to use
In his advertising matter.
The Veteran Association of the employees
on the Pennsylvania held it's annual meet
ing at Altoona on Thursday. Over one hun
dred were present who had been with the
road thirty years or more.
Herbert Wallis. superintendent of mo-
tive power of the Grand Trunk, who, on
May ], ~retires, to be succeeded by +. w.
Morse, of the Wabash, had. on March 10.
held that position twenty-five years..
Since Monday morning seven passenger
conductors on the Burlington, Cedar Rapids
& Northern have been dismissed and II is
stated that more are to follow. The reason
for their dismissal cannot be learned.
The Toledo, st. Louis & Kansas City
earned in the third week of April S7, 264.1 IL,
an increase over the corresponding week of
1896 OF N,40l.4l. Since July 1 an increase is
shown over the preceding year of 1874. $685.
The Southwestern Traffic Trust, organized
on the plan Of the Joint Traffic Association,
is in danger of going to pieces. The Mis-
souri, Pacific is not willing to accept the
General Manager Hays, of the Grand
Trunk, is alleged to have received a sum-
mons to appear before the grand jury. May
II !" k(l1 via Az 80
cutting of dressed-meat rate out Of Chi
cago.
The local Freight Agents Association of
st. Louis has asked the indianapolis
May 16, on the occasion of the annual ex-
cursion and banquet of the st. Louis ter
minals.
The Big Four earned in the second week
with the corresponding week of 1895 of $751;
IA. Since July 1 the road has earned $1O,-
80, 4S6 an increase over the preceding year
j. A. Barnard. general manager of the
Peoria & Eastern. mas gone to Cincinnati
to remain until Monday. While absent he
will confer with President ingalls,, and
probably come to some decision about new
shops for the p. & +.
Local freight agents of the east-bound
lines yesterday received notice that the ex-
port route via Montreal will be opened for
business May l.. Last year several hundred
carloads of export freights were sent from
Indianapolis via Montreal. ;
The Chicago Great Western has decided
to help out the theatrical parties and has
notified the Interstate-commerce Commits
sion that it will again put on sale ten-ride-
party tickets between all stations on ITS
lines, including Chicago, Kansas City and
St. Paul.
NJ. w. Mansfield, superintendent of the
Indianapolis & Vincennes, who has been In
Chicago for several days with the engineer
pany, consulting about the elevation OF tne
tracks of the Pennsylvania lines in that
city, will return to-day.
National Electric Headlight Company, re-
turned from Chicago yesterday. While in
that city he established an office Tor the
company and has appointed h. c. Was, a
company in the Northwest.
1t Is stated that the earnings OF the Bal
timere & Ohio system are increasing at the
rate of 5000 q day and that the next show
ing of earnings will be the most satisfac-
tory In the history of the road. Inc
result has been reached by reason on the
increased efficiency of the service.
Passenger conductors John Oourtwrignt,
of the Michigan Central, John Daily, or the
Grand Trunk, and James O. Donahue, OF
the same road, have just completed the
thirty-fourth year of service in that POSI-
ton. Mr.. O'Donahue has a lantern and
punch he has carried over thirty years.
The North German Lloyd Steamship Com
pany has fixed the foLowing 'tween-decks
rates: From Bremen 10 New York., lou
marks O37.5O by express boats. l4O marks
(S30 by mail boats and 100 marks ($Sz.5O by
the slow boats. To Baltimore the rates are
lao marks CsS2. 500 by the mail and slow boats.
Messrs. Blanchard, McNicoll, Gala way
and Caldwell, all chairmen of associations,
are trying to arrange a meeting the coming
bound competition with the 500 line. with
the hopes of lettering matters, as rates
are, working into a serious condition IN
the Northwest.
Inc edSt-OOuffI tfcieHt tldhfI u 'tHS ch
dalia is again up to about its usual volume:
The night fast freight trains. which haul
chiefly dressed meats and perishable arti-
cles, such as fruit and produce, handle
nightly from fifty to seventy carloads or
this class of freights. which are brought In
from the West.
A few months ago the Indiana, Decatur
e, Western. in connection with the Toledo,
ST. Louis & Kansas City, established a
through line from Indianapolis to st. Louis
and brought business to the line by making
a $3.50 rate, s. less than the old established
lines. On Sunday this rate between Indian
apolis and st. Louis will be advanced to
$3.50 one way
1t is stated that the Baltimore & Ohio
would gladly work with the Cincinnati,
Hamilton & Dayton In reaching into north
ern Ohio territory should the Nickel-plate
refuse to give it fair treatment. 1t is evil
dent the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton,
which in the past has lacked aggressiveness.
proposes to make up lost time should the
Big Four invade its Toledo and Detroit ter
ritory.
The Butler & Pittsburg railroad, which is
TO connect with the Shenango & Lake Erie
railroad, thereby giving Pittsburg a short
route to the lakes, was organized at Pitts
burg Yesterday yesterday. j. L. O'Dell OF
Boston. was elected president and Andrew
carnegie, chairman Of the board of direc-
tors. The new road will have a capital OF
scribed 100000.
The Board of Managers of the Joint Traf-
fc Association has changed the rule SO as
to allow free storage of -four at lake Erie
ports and at New York for twenty days,
f~-tooI 80 Ton as herafofore The allow