The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-29

1t is stated that the Erie, which has re-
Gently received 1000 new cars, will soon be
in the market for 1000 more.
Superintendent Could of the Wabash,
who mas been seriously i'll, has in the last
day or two shown decided Improvement.
Edwin c. Hiser master mechanic of the
New York Central and its closely allied
lines, has rendered his resignation, effective
Feb. l.
II is stated that Joseph Hobson, the en-
gineer who constructed the ST. Clair tun-
mel. is to be the chief engineer of the
Grand Trunk.
Trainmaster Sieler of the Wabash, has
returned from Buffalo. where he was taken
for treatment, very much improved he is
staying at the hospital of the Wabash
company at Toledo.
The Illinois Central last week contracted
for fifteen more locomotives. Five are to
be built by the Rogers locomotive works
and ten by the Brooks works.
The Indianapolis & Vincennes will extend
the coming season and make other i'm
provements needed at this point.
Harry Zion, engineer on the Belt road.
and SON of A. A Zion, superintendent of
the Union Railway Company, was yester-
day married to Leila May Beard
Judge Bacon, general agent of the pas
senger department of the Chicago & Rock
Island. is in the city. He reports travel
with the lines west of Chicago unusually
light.
The receiver of the Cincinnati. Jackson
e. Mackinaw has asked bids from locomo-
tive works for five heavy freight locomo-
tives, the road being badly in need of more
power
Lucius Wakely, recently appointed gen.
eral passenger agent of the Missouri River
lines in the Chicago. Burlington & Quincy
system, has already established headquar
tiers at st. Louis.
On the 1st of next month the Chicago e.
Grand Trunk will resume the payment of
mileage on cars used for dressed meat ship
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favor such a policy.
George b. Reeve. who, on Feb. /, will be-
come. general traffic manager of the Grand
WontreaI taxing with him as his chief
clerk J. L. Dalrymple.
The Erie now turns over TO the Wabash at
Huntington, Ind, the connecting point of
the two roads. a larger freight tonnage than
does the Grand Trunk, which is supposed
10 be the natural feeder of the Wabash
lines.
The Lake Erie & Western earned in the
third week of January $74lS9 an increase
O67. The Chesapeake * Ohio earned the
third week sol, an increase this year
Of SD. 45S.
Vice President Finley. of the Southern
Railway Company. has begun a retrench-
ment policy by consolidating divisions,
freight and passenger agencies and enlarg-
ing the territory OF the travelling passenger
and freight agents.
E Il. Thomas, president of the Erie has
written TO the New York Stock Exchange
stating that important changes would soon
be made in the board of directors. The
present board was selected. he states, to act
only during the completion Of the reorgan-
ization.
The Brown Hosting and Conveying Ma
chine Company will put In at Sandusky,
for the Columbus. Sandusky & Hooking
Valley, one OF its rapid coal handling
plants, which will handle 1900 tons of coal
every twenty-four hours. Six are now in
use at lake ports.
The railroad officials and business men of
| Pittsburg ag:tating an exposition at
| Pittsburg, one of the chief features of which
| would be a railway exhibit of locomotives
| and railway appliances, this being one OF
| the manufacturing centers of railway ap-
| paratus and appliances.
| Austin Corbin is said TO have obtained
! absolute control OF the entire Long Island
| system of roads. He some time ago dis
| posed of his holdings of stock and securi-
ties Of the Indiana, Bloomington & West