The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-09
Export Traffic Heavy.

Fast freight line men state that IN ocean
freights there is a tremendous boom just
now because of the demand for the trans
portation of grain to European ports, and
as a result tramp steamers from all parts
of the world are heading for the Atlantic
seaboard. It is said this increased exporta-
ton bids fair to continue for long time
to come and shipping agents are enthusiasts
tic over the favorable outlook. Among
local freight men, and in fact at other
points, there is some grumbling that the
grain FOR export is carried at q 5 cents
per one hundred pound lower rate from
Western points to the seaboard than is the
grain which goes to points in New York
and New England. The line men claim that
the shipments OF corn to points in the ter
ritory named above would be double what
they now are If the grain was carried on
the basis of Is cents per one hundred
pounds from Chicago to the Eastern sea-
board.
Personal, Local and General Notes.
Henry Frazer, general agent of the Big
Four, is so i'll as TO confine him at home.
Thomas T, Packer, mechanical engineer
of consii.~.,s~-e note, died at Pittsburg on
Tueso.-g
James McCrea, first vice president of the
Pennsylvania Company, is making a trip
over the Western lines.
The Pennsylvania and the Baltimore &
Ohio will join in building a viaduct for ele-
waited tracks at Tiffin, O.
d. It. Smith, travelling passenger agent
of the Panhandle, has gone to Texas TO
spend a two weeks vacation.
George Bradbury, vice president and gem
eral manager of the Brice lines, is putting
in the week in going over the various lines
The Columbus & Hooking Valley earned
in September $22S al. 33, a decrease in gross
earnings as compared with September,
1895. of $780, 1872.
Under the management of President Fink
it is expected the Norfolk q Western road
Will be on it's feet with any reasonable re-
vival in business.
Burt Talbot, freight conductor on the
Cincinnati Hamilton & Dayton, Indianap-
oils division, has been promoted to be a
passenger conductor.
will make a rate of one fare for the roand
trip to Dallas, Tex. for the State fair to be
held there the latter part of this month.
T. w Gore the veteran agent OF the
Pennsylvania road at Cresson, retired on
Monday and was succeeded by W. j. Gull
bertson, former night station master at
Pittsburg.
The Butler &, Pittsburg will soon be in
the market for $1.00o.0 900 worth of equip.
ment. 1t will shortly ask for bids for TWEEN
ty-five locomotives. 400 cars and 10000 tons
OF steel rails.
Every employee of the Vandalia who
passed the test as to sight and hearing by
an expert employed by the company is
being given a certificate OF good eyesight
and hearing.
Thomas Noonan. general manager of the
Central States Dispatch next week goes
to Cleveland TO establish an agency of
the line there. where heretofore it has had
no representative.
There is a car famine in Iowa, which is
growing worse daily. and the Railroad
Commission is receiving complaints from
all over the State of insufficient service. A
rush of grain is the cause.
The Lehigh Valley viii begin regular
train service on Monday next over the
Depew branch. 1T will run local train
between Buffalo. Niagara Falls and Sus-
pension Bridge over the new line
The Canadian Pacific has made official
announcement of the end of the te-
legraphers' strike > it's line and says that
all traffic. both freight and passenger had
been resumed at all points on its line.
Passenger circles are a good deal exer-
cised that the Eehigh Valley has entered
into an arrangement to run its Black Dial
mond trains. now running between New